The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-01-18


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q out ma a011ea bons0f valuahss nasssAAs
and AtosaAas alAfAg ard manufacturing
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tical pagposMk seaAtn . stseAled BOOK
ThoixAt ~ atst % MAGNITUDE. IN extent and
valaeef ~ mineral tDsourcas, she u the last
among 1inasal SsatM - develop them. A
ooaAal1ul aPsuvidsncs has given her the
&rsAeDst sxpease Of coal helds, with The useful
orss n 0oet avaiIabts proximity and abund-
Ance. oaNay those rieAss Wers not given
were nUe aepoefssd n our mountains, without
Apurpose Would II not be wise 70 consider
sAis matasr I. Cannot We profit BY the insx-
AAuMtAao mtaoo e WAlth which exist In
almost svss, section OF he -Ssaaes-locked up
IN M trsssurs-yaults Of our mineral king
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Acknowledgement Of oar iaeraal
We ~ MI intsrsstsd. TIE peopse Of the East
have their coal hsIds connecesd BY rail and
water, with rich mineral regions along their
MasS.yDvSsy fseility 6er tAe mining and manu-.
lActefing u iron, copper. had, manganese. and
AvaxSety, Of miaevel MAaxyss, exist. The South
wssa = stiu steher In nndevslopsd treasure
Herscsaa, tsos, eoppse, lead, gypsum, salt. &C.,
are Adutrably distributed for all practical
purpGps but NO ~adyantaees OF importance
have Sssa derived, merely because they have
been neglectsd. so, 5
The Northwest and The West 10 one immense
coal Aaad, while the middle portion Of the
Stats, thass deep valleys and vast mountain
rantss, ase' absndantly supplied with q pro-
fusion OF rich ores, that may how down to the
coal, either East or West, 70 b elaborated into
AnisAsd metals. II Great Kanawha Valley
and Surrounding region h . vast emporium Of
mineral wealth, unlimited and literally mex
haustihle In extent y quantity. Gas, oil and
fssL Aos, saIf, To-, are here stored mp TO supply
the wants Of . nation for hundreds ofage., and
vet no systematic effort has been made by the
State to make this vast domain what 1t might
b. tho richest and most productive part of the
Union. With much less extent of coal fields, a
neiGhhoring State produces annually for con-
N-As IN NM mn NN~~~ ENn~1 -hSOh In nNn-
nectiou with the iron 1t smelts, and the manu-
factnring interests 1t sustains, 10 worth a hun
drsA milions Of dollars. Though richer and
more ahandant, our mineral fuel lie neglect
I'd, while we send money to the North for Goa,
and transport it 500 miles to cross our deposits
At car doors. The same may be remarked of
our ORES. We bring iros from abroad, while
we have enough at home to supply the world
foragss. With itS value the gold Of Califor-
niaoaanot b compared. ear
Engiand exports over 100000 tons Of iron
annually which, manufactured in rails. bar
iroa, stseL and REPRESENTATIVES,, needles.
Acs-is worth eis0,OOo, 200 q year!
The mineral wealth Of Virginia has been
neglected by our representatives-those who
should study her best interests. Consequently
1t has received bat little attention from the
people. % Sst.
We are all interested in the development of
ourinterual resources. The services of the
geologist and chemist could b made valuable
70 both State and citizen. The farmer or
piaatsr are directly interested in the mineral
1ssawses. Their labors would realize marls,
linaestones. igypsum, and the potent fertili-
zarA ammonia, sulphuric acid, &c, &c, that
nov NJ imhsddsd in our Goals, our iron and
Othee ores and their combinations. The value
OF these manures and fertilizers, when pro-
perly applied, Is almost heyend estimation. A
word will be convincing. Our soils are well
adapted 70 the culture of wheat. With care
fdl management they cannot be excelled. Yet
oar average crop does not exceed twelve bush
els to the acre. With the same labor, and seed
and capital lands Of less value, intrinsically,
in othsr parts, are made, by the use Of these
xgsnciss, 70 produce from twenty-five to thirty
bushels per acre. Scientific and practical OK.
animation in this department would tend ma.
tsrially 70 increase the products OF our soils
and advance their value.
Alocaa market for the products of the neld
musta arise where mining and manufacturing
%ie proneted, and the home consumption Il
doubly balanced by the more valuable pro-
docps Of the manufacturer. Again, our far.
mers and planters are generally the owners OF
our mineral lands, the development Of which
must eventually enrich the possesscrs. But
not only our farmers and planters, but all
glasses are deeply interested in the promotion
Of oar mining and manufacturing industry
In all wealthy and influential countries, the
great bulk Of trade and arises from
the mipe, the furnace, the workshop. factory,
10. Railroads and canals derive their CHIEF
support from such tonnage or freight, and 1t il
sxtrsmsay doubtful whether our transport.
tag aWAues can b made to pay without such
ala IN fhet, some Of our principal roads
we're bailt, or projected on the strengthen the
ninsrals along their lines. Il 1t nota ruinoua
policy that now delays their proper develop.
ynontf We may walt . long time for individ.
ual e~ntsrprise, unless the State make some ef-
fort to encourage Ito attract capital and
practical experience In the proper direction,
and v put the knowledge Of our mineral
wsaltA and internal resources before the
A an instance Of the value of mining and
manufacturing pursuits to our greet lines Of
transportation, We may mention that the new
stuEnacs erected by Messrs. JORDAN, WINx 4
Go, 1t Westham, will increase the fretghtins
Aasinsss ON the James River and Kanawhs
Canal sss.[e~vtA! Ifsuch b thu result Of on
'farsAsst what may We not expect from sucl
IN tpcrsase - our vast and varied ninsra
cwsalih nay justify We may also state tia
~ va1ns q its products In iron will b worth
eaGo.oos per aanun 10 Richmond and The resi-