Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1873-07-18

A $500 CHIMNEY. lin the last six weeks the COM
munity in and around Craigsyile, Augusta, have
been greatly excited by the discovery of several
different varieties of fossilated Marble in that
vicinity, running from the light grey, through
the pink variegated Mahogany varegated
black, grey very light green and white inter-
| mixed, to jet black, and all of fine quality and
susceptible of the finest polish company was
promptly organized, which purchased the lands
on which it is found and, also, several adjacent
| farms and will proceed promptly to rapidly de-
velop this immense deposit.
A few days since a number of gentlemen WIS.,
tied the locality, and found first, on the West
side of the small stream which winds its way by
Craigsville, South of the G. + O. R. R., an i'm
mense deposit of Grey Marble, in height about
100 feet and running from ! to } mile F.; on the
East side of the creek and in close proximity,
the pink varegated is found lying in correspond
ing strata about the same height, while in the low
lands it appears of mahogany color variegated
with white and showing numberless beautiful
fossils, and probably on going deeper the bill
side will preserve that color. As the mountain
is assembled, in South Easterly direction, the
grey and pink variegated alternate, probably
of mile in width, and about the same heighth
until the intermixture of black, grey, light green
and white is reached, lying in horizontal strata,
several hundred feet in heighth, when beauti-
full fossilated grey, exposed by noun tain streams
is reached, and on which the mountain can be
assembled to within about mile of the top, when
jet black marble is found, lying as all the rest
in horizontal strata, and running over the top
of the mountain and in a Northerly direction
with the mountain and to its base near the
| G. & 0. R~R.
| 1t was novelty to those present to see rude
| stone fences and the abutments of railroad
| bridges built Of what had heretofore been sup
| posed to be limestone, but upon examination of
| the most beautiful marble, and what excited the
| greatest surprise was to see rude negro cabin,
near the SUNNI of the mountain, scarcely worth
| FIVE dollars, with large chimney of the differ
! ent varieties of marble, worth probably $780,
A company called the "Coral Marble Company
| of Virginia, has been organized with B. B. Don
agile, Sam'l J. Day, VIM. G. Eskridge, VIM. H.
| Tams, Jno EchoIs, Fl. NJ Bell and R. H. Cat
lett directors to quarry the marble. The charter
says the capital stock shall not be less than
$50, 900, nor more than 1000, 900 in shares Of
| 500 each.
| A PLEASANT EXCURSION TO ELLIoTT's KNoBB.-
| The first four Stanton summer excursions took
| place on Wednesday, under the leadership of
DR.. G. G. Phillips. The party consisted of Capt.
Orlando Smith and lady, David May and lady,
| Mesdames N P .Catlett, Lizzie Hamilton and Bar
ron, and Misses Minnie King, Bessie Irion, Fannie
! Gay, Serena Williams, Sue MCGOWAN, Lizzie
Gay, Kate King, Carrie Gay, Mary B. Berkeley,
Minnie Gay, Mary Berkeley Donaghe and some
young ladies from the Virginia Female Institute,
and Messrs. G. G. jackson, Garter Berkely, S.
Travers Phillips, Preston A Baylor, Willie
McChesney, c. W. S. Turner, Erskine Gay, F
T. Striblng, James Ker, David Williams, Hen
ry jackson, J. Halle, Capt. D. Ransom, Capt.
Goldsboio, Cadet Hamilton, and DR.. c. H. Per-
row. The party left here on Wednesday morn
ing in vehicles for Ellott's Knobb, the highest
point on the Blue Ridge, and lunched at the foot
Of the mountain At night balloons were sent
up, music by members Of the Stonewall band
enlivened the occasion, and the company re-
tired to tents, which had been already sent
ahead and set up for their accommodation. Be-
fore day, yesterday morning, they assembled to
the top of the mountain, where there was nice
breakfast and nice sunrise, both of which
were enjoyed under the State flag Of Virginia,
which had been carried there by the party. The
party then started homeward and returned te
Staunton last evening, having spent most de
lightful time.