Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1871-08-04
The Mineral wealth of virginia.

Abiding to this subject, and to the ef-
forts now being made by company Of
Pennsylvanians to develop the resources Of
the two Virginias, the Washington Patriot
says:
''The Hon. Hester Clymer, and other
eminent Pennsylvanians, recently examined
that portion of Virginia which is traversed
by the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad, in or
der to ascertain the geological features Of
that region, particularly in regard to the
presence of coal and iron ore. The result
Of careful examination has proved beyond
a doubt that some of the richest Ids of lig-
mite and seml-cannel coal in the country are
to be found in the vicinity Of Staunton, tx
tending, so tar as examined. beyonn the most
sanguine expectation, y! those ne ,reuant-
ed with the rich mi eral dep>is II the
and magnets iron i'll WIS, Vlry,,l.H, On he
same road, are scarcely 49, - IL
point of 4 ain, .na iici,n.'> AN a la g
number capitalists undei e lu,c;un o
corps OF skilled metal u, yi>ts and engi
neers, are now making arrangements to cree
FORCES and blast furnaces at convenien,
points for the manipulation of the ore. Ow
ing to the abundance of fuel, and the facili-
ty with which the Virginia ore is reduced,
the day, is not far distant when Pennsylvan-
la will find formidable rival and competi-
tor to her iron interests in the Old Domin-
ion, and when the people of Virginia may
have occasion to congratulate themselves on
the magnificent contribution of their noble
State to the mineral wealth of the nation"
These, and other facts of similar charac-
ter that are constantly transporting. show
the interest that is centreing in this State,
and afford the most pleasing augury Of its
future development. The time is not dis
tant when the Old Dominion will come up
out of the ashes, and take rank among the
foremost of the sisters.
THE WESTERN CATTLE BLINDNESS The
telegraph on Tuesday made the singular
statement that whole herds of cattle on the
western pastures were attacked with blind
ness. The Kansas City Times gives the
following particulars of the disease as it has
appeared in jackson county
"In Independence there are thirty or
forty-some of them the finest kind of AMI
mals-that have completely lost their sight,
and are now wandering about. in pitiful help
lessness. In Westport the disease is spread
ing rapidly. Along the line of the Memphis
and Kansas City railroad the epidemic is
raging, and in Blue, Sin-a-bar, and Lone
Jack townships the reports come up very
gloomily Of the ravages Of the strange afflic-
ton. In Kansas City there are not less
than two hundred blind COWS Some of the
diaries have had, in the last week, fifteen
blind mixers at one time. The eyes begin
to swell little, lasting, generally, from
five days to two weeks. As soon as the
swelling commences, the eyes also begin to
run clear water, just as though some hard
and foreign substance was beneath the lids.
After the running ceases, hard, white film
covers the eye.balls completely destroying
the sight. The disease does not seem to ef-
feet the general health Of the cow Her ap.
petite is as good as ever. There appears to
be no change either in the quality or quanti-
ty Of the milk, no pain, no uneasiness Of
any kind, no peculiar thirst indicating fever,
and, indeed, no symptom that would indi-
cate disease. The eyes alone suffer, and
are destroyed"