Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1858-08-17
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LOCOMOTIVE sKETCHEs-Eo XVI
CENTRAL

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CENTRAL.
Central s city In embryonic young g;s..; d. j..
South West in its nfancy-on the banks of IA. brv,;
and beautiful New River before il plune.s ;., ~.
| tawney Kanswha-that dark "riv.r of The wood. -
"Central Depot" however is still the undy, f.ttif.
OF this young "Myrthyr Tedville" for w!ich w. AZ.
"clpate such great things. By any other pans. .:
present its friends would not recognise lie !i,l.
inslgn'hcant Depot of the Virgins and Te7,..se4
hail koad at New River But much smaller mace.
have grown to mighty cities, with less advantages
than Central, under the fostering and .ncnnray ~
auspices OF enterpsng men. Lying in the cen'r. 90.
'irgna's great South Western line which cosn-c,s
Tue NORM and South, and situated on thu banks ol u
spiehoid river capable of producing an unlimited
wa'er power, or OF being made pavgabe from Nnr,i.
carolina to the Ohio Central appropriate tl,ie
ana lie bearer is destlned TO become not only H..
centre OF tnls great region, where its enterprise AMI
capital will concentrate; but will also become The
great emporium of not only agricultural but nj
manufacturing community, whose ultimate history 10
pen can now portray. The site is all that could Il
desired, either for convenience. comfort beauty OF
effect. The surrounding country s rich Ia ,o
| those we'll acquainted with this part Of the
Valley OF Virginia; for no part of the srea;
limestone formation west Of the Blue Ridge s richer
or deserves The title of valley than this. Thouh
the Valley Of Virginia proper generally acc-prrd
lies to the north Of the Alleghaes they are M barrier
here TO lie progress south, and tins i. hs nluci -.
Valley as that at Lexington or Wnches,er Iutry-
the Aileghanes not percrpiible here since they
are but the water shed" Of the country or the rsg
ground which separates the waters of the east from
those OF the west and geoogically, the Aleghsnios
would stand beneath the Salt Pond Mountain or there
| about. We should be disposed to call the All.ghG-
niss here, misnomer, since on their very SUNNI:
lies one Of the mos, beautiful and productive pianG
tions, perhaps, in the world and indeed, many oihee
that are composed OF fine lime stone sos-the u,oun
talns are not visible, except the blue outline. fho
| easf and west.
But Central s not only surrounded by beautiful std
productive plantations and hne unduating lin, sions
lands; the mountains around her are replee with he
most valuable of minerals. and amongst :hem lie
most useful, emphatcsly the precious metals thongi.
neither eiIver gold We have said before, tLni
the GOAL Of the Brush and Prices Mountains is To ~
ine1haustbls and sufficient for all purpcse- Va
not only Of The best quality but super abundant
That II exists in mountains which will defy the hnnd
o man ever to remove; and reersie the fact, Ak
ing those who doubt 10 come and see if they are coa
cerned. But we have said nothing about the lead -
We were afraid to say too much In srric!.. ~
who, that did not them, would credit the fac Inn,
such region also rich in lead That Galeas
itself may yet be ecipsed n its mineral, by the
young city of the New River But that such may be
the case is not only possible but probable since u.
existence OF lead, 10 great quantities. and over nte
extent OF territory, s certain, and demonstrated b.
many years of profitable experience AT the Wyiho
county lead mines, where Veins Of Gaena al rEifscf-
binary richness now worked TO a large eJ'cn',-
At may points the has been found and the prots
biliy is, that many years will not espss befors the Ca
lena OF New River, will be as productive and csls
brated that of Illinois And Central will be its
poriun, since here only osn the coal be obtained will
which it must he smelted
And yet another mineral exists here, which .s,
made no little noise in the South west within the a
yesrs-the copper Of Floyd Carroll snd Grsysou -
That it 10 rich and abundant appears evident. though
the prospects at present are not as fstterpg II:
too sanguine anticipations Of bold ADVENTURE,
could wish. Yet certain that the faur e
more with themselves than with the copper, sinr,
nothing like systematic mining has been persueG
and the explorations have resulted more 10 confusion
than certainty Though perhaps not as rich
CANT reports would indicate still copper that ye- ~
TO Is per cent rich enough for us, and far better
than the old copper miners of Cornwall could hope for
and the day will certainly come when the minerals Of
these mountains will also come TO the coal OF Centrai
to be reduced There otber minerals in the "!
cinity but those FOUR coal, iTon lead and copDer
enough on which 10 base an assertion that Centrti
must become the centre Of greut mining and NAM
featuring community. Even now splendid prol.c,
il on foot which, if carried out, will inaugural.
once the beginning Of Centrals greatness and the
encouragement Of the people Of this county, i1 II
that is required 10 CONFIRM and carry out the enter
prise. Virginian gentlemen of wealth. eIperencs
and influence, who recognize in Central the aspect
of great things, have made advances which ~ hope
may end in satisfactory contamination audi go tie
coal will be mined, the will be sneed, the rIge'
will be made nsvgsble, the furnace will glow sud
,hs vhsele of machinery will commence to revolvs.
and. with their revolutions, Central will grow HnI
grow INCREASINGLY, until the city that promise -ia'i
arise on the banks Of the beautiful New River.
| CENTRAL, August 1853. DEBo"
HON JOSIAH RANDALL.