Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1867-07-13


take OF dinner prepared for them at the hotel by
The corporation authorities Fiizhugh Coyle,
Esq, gracefully responded, returning thanks on
behalf Of The visitors for the hospi'aiiiies shown
hen. and expires ing the hope that their sue
cess in their enterprise wouli be of great and
lasting benefit, TO the people Of that vicinity.
The party then repaired to the hotel and en-
joyed the very excellent dinner provided. AZ
er~srds they repaired to the cement mills which
are situated about a mile from the town, and
the new ,uschipery vas put in operation, and
xorked TO the satisfaction Of those present.
The stone fro which The cement is made lie
species Of Iimeslon-, and is commonly known
as cement stone. II ia found here above The sur
face In seemingly lneI hausiible Quantities. The
deposit Is IN two lave s, one Of which furnishes
quick and the other slow ting cement
The discovery Of these deposits was mace in
1877, by Judge Wright, OF New York, the chief
engineer Of the Erie canal; Charles Fen,on Mer-
Ger, first president of the Chesa pc axe and OF 10
tsnsl-the leading spirit in that enterprise
and DIR. Henry Boteler, who erected mills there.
Boieler & Reynolds were the original firm.
Buildings were erected for grist mill, and in
1887 preparations were made to utilize the dis.
coSery OF cement-stons. Colonel Alexander r.
Boielsr finally inherited the properly: being g
member Of Congress his time was much occu-
pied. and he rented it 10 Mr.. Grove. of Maryland,
who managed It I'LL the outbreak Of the rebel
lion. Early in 1851 the Federal forces destroy
ed The works. They remained in very dilspi-
dated condition until the present company pur-
hased Them and about thirteen acres OF land in
December 1866. They commenced work early
IN the spring Of S67, and have rebuilt the ce
menl mill, and erected cooper and blacksmith
shops, office building and stable. The kilns,
which were in very bad order, lave been repair
o.. and three are now in working order. The
main building is SO by 100 feet, four stories
high. and the cement mill is 80 by 40, three sto.
rles high. Burnham's turbine whe. is used.
and The ma, merry, which is Of simple and sub
stantal construction, was made by Messrs. Gray
& Noyes.
TIE process Of manu- fastu's is as follows :
Altar he ng qua,red. the stone il broken with
hammers INTO pieces OF three 10 ok inches in
diameter; 1t Il ther trans pOitej 10 Ike kiln and
burned, the hmr OF caleuLaiIoD vary ing pcc ording
TO the kiGd OF stone; II is then passed into a
breaker similar TO that used for gypsum or plas-
tf. and thsu 10 the milestone, where il ~ ground
In'o powder "i any required degree Of fineness
II - then pacl rd into barrels and forwa rded 10
mM@ei. The isclIl'ies Tor performing these va
nous operaiIoss srs re'y great. Tho wafer.
power is unlimited, but the dam ros. the Po-
iomac, which backs the water up the river for
eight miles. needs, aud will shortly receive. re.
pairs The Cement mill running two pairs OF
stone Will then he Of he capacity 10 supply 400
barrels daily and employ SO hands.
/ The cement made at ihis place J.. considered
TO he superior 10 all o.her kinds and feeding ar.
chltecls aud builders 80 certify. Nearly every
luck on the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal. The
Ieorgeto"p Aqueduci, the Pensacola aud Cos
port dry docks, and The foundations Of the Cap.
I'oi tnd other ublic buildings are laid With H.
The demand ior II exceeds he upply, and II is
steady, moi only here, but abroad. Ia I brief
time lis manulEctur will M Joabl become an
b important interest. Mr. John Collins 10 the
Company = superintendent lie wa. unriring in
bis attentions to The VISITORS eudel vnrng Ia SUP.
ply them wlih'aII information. FIlzhuah Coyle
Esq, is President OF The COMPANY; Jas L. Bar.
bour, vice-Presldenl; VIM H. Clagsri. Treusu,
rer; /. NJ. Hanson, Secrstar Directors
Messrs. +. Coyle, Barbour, Metcalf, Morsell
Kennedy, Collins, and Sullivan.
| Yesterday morning the visitors called upon
Col. BoieIer, aud were hosTitaby entertained by
him aud his accomplished wife aud daughter.
Their attentions will ever he gratefully Temem-
tere5 ly their visitors. At Col. Buteler's his
guests were shown dressing, gown formerly be
l,ngiug TO General Washington. The interest
ing relic contains one two patches, supposed
to have bten The handiwoik oi Mr.. Wa,hung,on
The visitor 10 Shrpbefdsiown cannot fail TO be
struck with the amount of available water pow
er. Salt dozen fact 'rics in q very short dis
tsnce can lie run by the same stream. Two OF
.Ihlee manufacturing establishments are in ope.
rat on. running by this power.
We have already alluded 10 the wheat crop.
jefferson COZ MY, West Virginia. and Washing.
tan county, Mary land, are the Two most prolific
whe II growing counties in the United STATE s.
On every hand, stretching Tar as the eye
e could reach, were waving fields of golden grain
The corn also,ookrd well. This is OF course
very cheering; but there is one very serious
drawback, snd this is the want OF labor. Labo
rers are ScaGce and the highest prices fell TO
overcome tie natural lndoence Of some Of The
negroes. Much OF The wheat is already stacked
/ but there is very large amount still standing
which should have been harvested days il not
weeks ago Immigration IL sadly needed and
, we are glad 10 hear OF some Pennsylvania farm.
settling in this locality hot unli The patton
al questions at issue are settled inning alton will
I be backward.
! The soil Of this limestone region is very rich,
and'the entire country abounds ~ valuable; min.
ersl tcpo it, and the finest water. yOwer. BY
! The introd ruon OF sSIli,d labor and some cal
tai. the Valley vii again be nude 10 blossom as
the rose aud the busy manufactures will again
be heard. Bul the Ieope must wake up aud
put Their own shoulders to the wheel. BY al.
dnional railroad facilities and the canal III = ma
Ierisl wealth Of the Valley will be poured into
our lap, increasing the prosperity OF Washing
tot end aff5rding the best possible market for
the products OF the citizens Of that favored spot,
the Shenandoah Valley.
An attempt at murder occurred in ShepI erds.
town yesterday morning. Some time ago tel
low named Henry Miller. late Of the Twelfth
Pen: sylvania cavalry, who remained in Shep.
berdS,own when the regiment was mustered out,
snd who now keeps drinking house, entered
another saloon while into csted and behaved in
liz. L. L.,