The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1872-09-05
.Neav advertisement.
BaIdwin.s Slate Quarries in Ann
herst County, Va, 8 miles from
Games River Canal, FL Miles
above the city of Lynchburg.

YTyHE attention of Slate miners and manufac-
turers, architects and capitalists, railroad
companies and builders is respectfully solicited
to this SLATE. which has at last been thoroughly
tested The slate is inexhaustible. WEIGH
slate miner said, ga thousand men could not work
it out in thousand years" As much of the slate
lies in mountain ridges 900 feet high, 100 quar-
ries can beopened having natural drainage Inc
slate comes to the surface and is easily quarried
and worked. Three hands opened quarry on
this slate field and got out No. roofing for mar
ket in two weeks. The slate is fine grained hrm
smooth and tough. of dark color, easily polish :
ed, and we'll adapted to roofing, school-slates
mantles, table-tops and every purpose for which
slate can be used. Water power and timber OF
all kinds are abundant, provisions and labor
CHEAP, the climate is mild and healthy ION The
South eastern, slope Of the Blue Ridge and there
is water transportation-much cheaper than rail-
almost from the quarries to Richmond, Baltl-
more and all our Eastern cities. Roofing slate
is now sent in large quantities from buckingham
County, Va, to New York and Boston. firm,
we'll shaded road descends from many quarries TO
the canal along the bank of Rocky Row Creek
all kinds of slate work be produced here
much cheaper than at any other point in the I'm
tied States. The Valley Railroad from Harris
onburg to Salem, now under construction by Bal
timore capital and Robert Garrett. will be within
few miles, and the intersecting branch of the CO
so R. B. from Clifton Forge to Lynchburg will
run within three miles of these quarries and bring
them within days ride of Baltimore.
A few LARGE ouARRIEs will be leased on a mo-
derate royalty, for term of years, to practical.
90 ahead men, having sufficient capital to work
them to advantage. Special inducements are
offered for the establishment of large SLATE
Factory, for the manufacture Of school States,
mantles, sc. 100000 worth of slate-work can
N5. ~ JIvy OF hJ.pN
profit.
A highly favorable report by Profs. Campbell
and Allan of Washington and Lee University, en-
dorsed by the late GEN ROBERT E. LEE, and
practical report by an experienced WEIGH slate
miner who leased a quarry himself, will be sent
to applicants. with samples Of the slate.
I add few testimonials from competent and
disinterested sources: Mr.. john w. Abrahams,
a highly respectable and intelligent merchant
who owns valuable slate property in Bucklng-
ham county, Va where he resides, in the midst
Of those celebrated slate-quarries, says, (June
23rd 1922 II have just examined Mr.. 9. =.
Badwin's slate property in Amherst, and am OF
the undoubted opinion that he has the best slate
property in the State Of Virginia. think MIR. BIS
slate ouarries can be worked at less expense than
any otherI know. E. F. Baldwin, Esq. the ar
chitect of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad lana
also Of the new Episcopal Church in Lexington
slate, I do not hesitate in recommending it as
equal to any haze seen in the market for roofing,
being strong and Of good color" Messrs.
Garthe & Lowenstein the leading skaters OF Bal
timore, who are now stating the new City Hail.
after comparing the Amherst slate with the cele-
brated Peach Bottom. heretofore considered the
best roofing slate used in Baltimore, endorsed
Mr. q. F. Baldwin's certificate by adding to it,
.sWe agree aoith the above august Sd. 1872. y
Mr.. Pratt, highly respectable architect Of Staun-
ton, Va, certifes 81 have examined SAMPLES
of your slate, and have no hesitation In saying
that it is an e1cezlet article for roofing and any O.
Their purpose for which good slate is required"
George A. Frederick, Esq, the Architect of the
splendid new City Hall in Baltimore, who stands
at the heed Of his profession, says: 81 have ex-
amined the slate samples you lett at my ONCE
and believe the same to be first class article Of
roofing szate Mr.. John Lloyd, an experienced
WEIGH slate-miner who has worked in the best
slate quarries in Wales, Virginia, Pennsylvania,
and Vermont, testifes, 81 consider your slate
property the most Uaysable hnosO belonging to any
one man in the United States"
1t will give me pleasure to furnish slate to roof
all the Churches, Odd Fellows, Masonic and Tenn
perance Halls in the counties Of Amherst, Rock
bridge apd Augusta, at a discount Of IL per cent
from my regular price, as feeble expression OF
nv gratitude to Providence for throwing into my
improvident hands this immense property, SO far
exceeding my wants. desires and deserts.
Corresp ondence and orders solicited. Con-
tracts will be made with Railroad Companies to
slate all their Depots and other buildings on the
most favorable terms
[ refer to Col John B. Baldwin, Staunton, Va.
Address C. C. BALDWIN,
Balcony Falls, RockbriGge Co., IA.
September 5th, lS72-1t