Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1857-11-10

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lion. Sd am certain remarks8 most
practical and intelligent gcieluaii Of
wealth and talent, and who asassil spent
MANY years in d rigid enquiry MHAd per-
sonal examination into the ihalre-
sources of the different the
Union, III am CERTAIN. thatY iniap pos
sesseS q gfeater land with Min Water
Line conpleted-a more anal
gate .9f mineral wealth than ankE fiNIfH dcz
len other States of the Union dSNbI6 M
Gold has been found III many lAes md
with some promise. Eminent lpsists
claim The existence Of sapdS zessF along
the Blue Ridge. In5ther entirs ssathHrna
tier Of counties west Of Halifax. VI
dications Of the most unmistaKabA Char
actor are seen wherever quarlk FoI s
upon the sarface--proving thestknce
Of vast deposits f copperbeIeW is
also found in mapy other cpunfie
Lead mines ofgteaE value and uIsnsalleled
yield are worked II many coana and
are found iii many more. NrNgaNesS De-
ours ID greater 81 less quanties in|Aearly
every:monlftain range. Sainse ttngs
superser to any other known. andspnmense
beds pf Rock Sab, two or three Ililndr rid
6et dcep, occur III several pEacess the
best defined being attic SALINE i hos.
lL. Preston. Esp. in Montgum and
those of the kanawha-thc pressNk rieldlof
the litter being 5000. 600 bEslNels per.
annuri. Lime of the best aualilIis dis
tribnted throughout the meuntai eeliittt-
TRY also. hydTdaiic cement o~fssaperipri
qualify, immense quantities Of Wsilsha arc
now manufactured at Balcony KalRsE
MarfS and green sand underlieSlls Whole
delta portion5of HE State. Imnaease beds
of gygsnm oftwo and three handfs feet
liz depth have been discovered. n
s.a and dlaa eartlls alsoabound. kaN ipus
marBas pf nearly ali colors and shs finest
texture are plentiful III the uppeEn6anlry
Aiumsaam, that new metel, brightk AS sill
yer, duetile as gold and as strog asiton,
will be plentiful. while grd,aks s1aP Rndl
sand stones, porcelain and fire esof the
6nestEauality and ID any qaapHtS may
be found in nearly every county west Of
Richmond.
Bnlitis in ller coal and iron aalat Eif-
ginia must lock fol. the crowaihg glory
Eof her mineral wealth, and the gland nm
failing source pf her future grsslness
No Slate or Country in the Mofla has
such coal and iron, -quaptltE quality
and Convenience, all consideinl Iron
ore exists III the mountain sections il in
IexhaustabIe quantities, and of quality
not exceeded BIZ that of sweedesS affd far
superior I'D any other iron Of thIslcoSatrg
nits power Of resistance to crisA asdrst,
Or teasioss as sgrogqht iron, as Ese would
show byla hundred Of the sever t tests.
did oar space permit. In the iIholil,tain
sections of the State, the beds Dr layers
of this are. il found over and AlslaaslalA
~ beds of the finest coal, while lhe Same
mountain Or hill produces FIRE Rnd
n dux, and wood for charcoal. SM thatIey-
1ery material, not only for tile msEafaeture
fofiron, but its refinement and Sarbiliza+
[tion into steel, are found CT owdsA tpgftht
er, in the happiest possible conHlpeElonk
lPig iron has been made ia thsaA3 Iedali
ties al the cost Of less than iii dollars
per ton
. The COAL FIELDS of Virginia may be
said ii occupy one-third other argate
surface. Mines have been opaed, and
more OH less worked, at three o~tdouraadift
Y ierent points On the east side oi Sie Blue
Ridge But her main wealth iRnealSlies
in Tia Kanawha valley, which II RIairned.
by q. late article in the HaaaseKd Edkley
Star, to extend through q copsitry 200
miles long BY 100 wide. and With III ag
~preaate thickness Of 100 feet Tliis est
Inmate, which Is claimed 70 be bslseA anpf
I'm scientific examination, as welIRs pfac+
teal tests, would give us the enormous
aggregate Of tfoarhandred triLkn 400
600 900, 900. Of toas Of cOaiA LAt us
throw OFF three. i oarths ofthis aInaltlts foI
error Tor exaceration, and weHhaye sont
haadred tf;Hions. or even seren- and
we still have nm tru;oas o1 biz
Ions TOM per ohnum, Jord MouSdad. years
j kD come, III The KonawAa vaKey t -4oJ
4 coal acknowledged to be sape7so K. Fng
5aumiaous coal III lie Word ;frayons al
f6reign matter, sulphur. or nokH8as gas
Se8 Z C0NkuLNfRsy IUNsy tWV sV.yONH zss4H gp"t
of ask so rich IN 6itnnep az Weld
nearly Adf It's freight In he crh4e Atro.
sene biz Of commerce, worM auhS cfaed,
$50 mhisk is mind al q cost Of 81 pc,
|. toa. and il sold otrhs Kanq0ha SO
: us. Der ton and sOhicA Nth III WAfKH
!, LINZ co4PLETED. can de PET aoie@ ii
(, L~gncA5arg 1t $500, IN Rithmoad a
! So. I'D, aid III Norfolk at S4.O0a ioh-
Price sdhiA womld enable tie lIfs Dor
to command ne Unanimous co.'s t0ds b
ne Atlantic coast, ia coal Of s11l qkdlit,
2 being sold at less than 81 per t6A It i
; we'll known that the wealth Of Rennsyl
| yania, het manufactures, the gWth ant
\ prosperity bf her cities and towns j
2 founded upon her trade Of iron And Goa
which NOV yield their annual fsibute 9
Z S4O, 100000. But If Pennsylvbnia ma,
be called "the blind giant" foE neg
iect OF her opportunities, vhatSN4Nst "
caIl Virginia, who with better ar0n ans
2 coal, much more cheaply mined. ihlcl
\ more chSaply delivered in TIP market
Of ths Atlantic States, is not asKEIER
but to AVERY HEAVY extent, isSHPuR
CHASER of these articles
III But ii & only ID = comparison wit
N England that We can get even anapp5oz
4 Innate idsh OF the value of that N8at "a
rWf Ah#f--HENf = - AFE4EFH4 = 81 - LAZZZ&&@N#MX@