White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1866-01-04
An Old Acqaaintance.

Many of our readers will remember
DR.. E. H. Grant, formerly of this Coun-
ty. Although a Radical Abolitionist. he
has somehow managed to become State
Geologist of Old Virginia. The follow
ing appears in late number of the Rich
mond Wing. and will be appreciated by
those acquainted with the Dr.'s visionary
enterprises. and his faculty for making
gigantic discoveries and calculations. He
appears to have these Virginians just
where he wants them; and we hope he
may make good thing of of them be-
fore be let's go. But We predict that this
report of the Dr.'s contains ten times as
much about the mineral wealth of Vir-
ginia than will be developed by actual
discovery. during tho lives of the present
generation 1a
The State Geologist, DR.. Grant, has
recently returned from tour of the State.
and is more than ever impressed. with the
vastness and variety of the material re-
sources of Virginia. He appears to be
surprised into an unusual degree of admi-
ration ct the wonders be las witnessed.
Although Virginians have long heard
vague accounts of the vast wealth in
mines and minerals. concealed in the
bowels Of the earth. and are prepared to
expect gratifying disclosures, they will
scarcely be prepared for the wonderful re-
suits exhibited in DR.. Grants recent ex-
plorations. Virginia energy has been
chiefly directed to agriculture. Few of
our citizens have sought to explore the
hidden wealth and wonders Of her soil.
But little has been known in regard to
these, and that little has been revealed
more by accident or casual and superficial
examination than by continued and we'll
directed scientific exploration. Doctor
Grants professional ardor and personal
energy are in keeping with his high at
tainments. The State will be much in
debted to him for making her vast re-
sources known to herself and, to the
world.
DR.. Grant travelled about twenty-five
hundred miles over the State. visiting
nearly every County, and carefully exam
ining and exploring each. He says that
Virginia possesses every metal and min
eral that all the other States possess, and
any specific one. in q great abundance,
and Of equality with any other single
State.
Of the metals examined by him may
be enumerated gold. silver, copper, iron,
lead, tin, zinc. platinum, molybdenum.
tellurium. cobalt. nickel. bismutb, anti.
mony, arsenic. plumbago. etc.
Ofthe minerals, coal, marble, ksolin.
porcelain clay), potter's clay. 6ne clay,
fuller's earth, hydraulic cement. asbestos,
soap, stone, slate, red and yellow ochre.
mineral paints. magangese. gypsum, salt
mark, white sand, numerous mineral
springs, etc.
DR.. Grant has visited over one hundred
gold mines, forty silver mines, twenty
Eve consecutive mines of copper, lead,
and zinc, three tin mines, one platinum,
two of molly bdenum. one of tellurium,
one Of cobalt, one of nickel. one of bis
muth. one of antimo ony, four of arsenic,
and twenty Of plumbsgo.
There are aboat two hundred square
miles of coal lands in the Shenandoah
Valley, one hundred sqnare miles in
Chesterfield County, twenty square miles
in the Farmville fields, and two hundred
and fifty square miles in Botetourt, Mont
gomery. and other Counties of South.
western Virginia.
or the valuable ores be says: The gold
ores of Virginia are more brittle, more
easily crushed, and by analysis equally
valuable with those OF Colorado, and
cover fully as great On area.
Silver is found both in simple ore, in
argentiferous galena, and with native
copper.
There are lesd mines in Southwestern
Virginia as rich as any in America
They supplied the whole South during
the war. and show no signs Of exhaustion.
The ores are compact blue sulphuret, and
are frequently found in solid veins six feet
wide.
The coppers are carbonate and sulphu-
ret. Masses Of native copper have been
found in this State Of gaeat size. The
mines extend through at least eight
Counties.
The iron ores are red and brown be-
MATTE. ferruginous ochre. specular, mag.
netic spathic, black band, sulphuret.
The Goals found are adapted to the fur
mace.