Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1866-11-03
Mineral Wealth, &c.


from the Hagefslown WHil, giving an ac-
coun, Of the Mineral wealth, &C., OF that
portion Of " ashinglon county, Md, an1
Jefferson couhiy. W. Va, which lies ad'
j4cen, TO Sheph"rds'own -
/ Mgssgs. EDIroRs In ,he decided
march Of Improvement manifest IN vaFi'
Gus seclions Of our county, we oil Dls-
!rict No. !, can perhaps boast OF as great
advancement. if not greater, thah our
neigi bnrs- Of Other sections, N"i"iIh'
Standing tie lart that the late war has
comparatively impoverished The wealthy
and rendered INDECENT those OF moderate
circumstances; though our fences have
b en- used To COOK raIions. our herds 10
feed a hungry soldiery, and our grain and
hay has sslrd the quIckened appetite Of
army mules, 10 our ~ yet unTeqni''eu
loss, we suIl have tie soil and The miner
ais WHICH nature bestowed upon Us, anC
fortunately, enterprise enough 10 tuih
them 10 account.
The Anrietam Iron Wor"s, since the
ownership % MIR. Daniel All, are onder
the inilacnce Of bis great energy anu
abundant capital fast a-sumin! lheF won :
Ted appearance. 'T!:e oil hu'Iiing-, are
being thnrGughly repaired, new ones are
being erected and the Whole eslaoiish-
mens is enliyened with The busy hum "'
industry. A large quantity OF coal ana
ore has been accumulated on the ea""l
wharves. many coke ri!s are burning ana
in a shors ume the Anllciam sar'"l VIII
again he manufactured. the honrlng
Mil j. said 10 be ready for operation and
the rolling mil, iu:nsce, &C., are III an
advanced slate Of repair.
Two miles up the Potomac from The
mouth OF The Anlieiam YOU may Temem'
Der tie rams nf HE Potomac Mills, Tor
mcrly owned by Hon. a. X. Do'eler, o'
Virginia. Tie walls reMain, a monu'
mcnl Of he wanon vandalism oi some ct
Colonel L"onafd's 1911 Na>.arhussu"
Yankees, WHO as eAtly as 1851 had I"r'
, b.beI the Gesirr for bOrnlng. So iashl"na'
bla iA ont arny a, a later day. lEi'
property has hrru purchased recently Ir'
lhriv five thousand dollars by company
Iof Capitalist, principally Of Warrington
u. Z. VIZ" nave organize" n'''"s '"o
m'i"ng company WIN a e'Pa'a' "' ."'''
hundred thousand dollars. Their officers
are Fi,zhugh Coyle, President Of Bank ot
: Republic, Washington. ID g.. Presidents
I, Hon. A. r. Bo,elrr, Vice President; w
IL. .CIagGrn, 'e's"fe'' " ,'''" ~ ~ III '', -
Secretary; and MeSsrs. o'"S' ,""F','
. Ne'cail' Van HOOK anu h'"'o"'"' -
ing'on, Directors. :.
Tins company contemplate ~'' ~"
the cement quarry anu mus "'''' =
saId, propose 10 efec' '"''! ~
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