The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-10-31
MINERALS, MINING, METALLURGY,
GEOLOGICAL AND MINING PLANS
AND SECTIONS

AND SECTIONS.
Best collection of useful minerals found
in Virginia, with descriptive list, $25 or
medal. The committee would award this
premium to Messrs. j. d. and M, f. I'm
boden, If it would be allowable to do SC,
in view of the fact that individual specimens
of the collections have received seperate
premiums under other heads. In any
event, the collection is creditable one,
and deserving of mention as such.] Best
specimens of mari, green sand, gypsum,
hydraulic limestone, marble, calcareous
tufa, with descriptive list found in Virginia;
best specimens of sach minerals as are
useful in pigments best specimen of gold
ore found in Virginia. [Some interesting
specimens but not sufficient to justify an
award. Best specimen of cop
per found in Virginia, certificate |;
best specimen of lead found in Virginia,
certificate, T.. N. White. Best collection
of iron ores, with description of their
properties, found in Virginia, $25 and
certificate; best specimen Of pig iron made
from Virginia ore, $40 and certificate, Pow
hatan Iron company. Best specimens natu-
raj coke 10O pounds or more) found in Vir-
ginia, $40 and certiGcsts, Messrs. j. d. q f.
M. Imboden. Best specimen dressed granite
Il cubic foot or more), $25 and certificate,
Messrs. Sands & Williams. Best stspecimen of
slate, certificate and $5, @. w. Harrison.
Best specimen Of sandstone, certificate
and $5, of manganese, certificate and So, Of
baryta, certificate and S., of kaolin, certi-
ficate and So, Messrs. j.. D. q f. M.
Imboden. Best specimen of soapstone,
certificate and $5, j. B.. Wiggins. Best
specimen of loam-sand, useful for foundry
purposes, $40 and certificate, j. W.
Beveridge. Best specimen Of fire-clay
cement, stone cement for building and plas-
tering compounds, artificial purposes, all
or either, $40 and certificate, j. R. Cham
berlayne. Best specimens of any or all
clays used in manufactures, pottery, bricks.
crucibles, &c., $5 and certificates, Forbes
& Allen and honorable mention may be
made of the specimen exhibited by
Thomas j. Hooper.
SHEEP.
Fine Wools, including fine bred Spanish,
etc., Merino. BEST ram, two years old,
$50; under two years, $40; pen ewes. three
in number, $50 second best, ditto, $25, to
s. S. Bradford best pen of eve lambs,
three in number, $25, s.. S. Bradford best
fleece fine wool grown in Virginia, $40, DR..
j. r. Baylor best pen ewes (grade), three
in number, $40 second best, SIS; best pen
eve lambs, SIS, to s. s. Bradford.
CATTLE.
Aurshires-Best bull three years or up
wards, $25, DR.. O. A. Crenshaw; best
COW (grade) two years or under three. sl5,
Atlee Johnson.
Aldemeys-Best bull three years or up
wards $50, F. T. Lee; second best ditto,
Rush Burgess; best bull two years old
and under three 500, A. p. Rowe; Sc
cond best do, $l5, A. P. Rowe; best
bull one year and under two, $l5, Atlee
johnson; best COW three years OR awards,
$25, f. Il. Lee best COW or heifer two
years and under three 500, f. T. Lee; Sc
cond best do, $15, A. P. Rowe.
Decons. Best bull three years or up
wards, $50. f. W. Chiles best bull two
years and under three, $40, F. w. Chiles |;
best three years and upwards, $25, S. s.
Bradford second best do, $25, F. w.
Chiles best COW or heifer two years and
under three, $40, f. W. Chiles !; best heifer
one year and under two, $12, f. W.
Chiles; second best do, $S, A. j. Bondu-
rant.
Deuon Grades. Best cow three years
and upwards, $40, d. M. Hanes best cow
two years and under three, $15, A. j. Bon
durant best heifer one year, So, S. S.
Bradford second best do, $4, A. J. Bon
durant.
|! Work Oren.--Best team of four, $50, B.
W. Haxall best yoke. $40, r. E. Lee.
Herds.-Best thoroughbred bull, SIS,
George w. Palmer best thoroughbred
heller, $50, John Y. Conan best bull and
four cows, or heifers. not less than two
years, all of one breed, 800, 4. s.
Cooper.
FLOWING MATCH.
Best plowman, horses, silver plate
worth $40, to William Sheppardson bes
plowman, horses, silver plate worth SIS
William Sheppardson and j. M. Garter
| divided; best plowman, 9 horses, sllvel
plate worth $40, William Sheppardson
best plowman, l horse, silver plate worth
So, j. M. Carter best colored plowman
A horses, $40, Horace Day best colored
plowman, 2 horses, $40, John Harris.
n HORSES.
Horses for General Purposes. .-Bes
stallion, four years and upwards, $50
| George W. Palmer second best do, $50
John ii. Timberlake best entire colt
three years and under four. $50, Samue
H. Whitegar second best do, 500, A
B. Anderson best brood mare, four year
or over. $50, John Stewart second bes
do, $40. John Hughes best filly, thre
years and under four, $25, w. @. Saur
ders second do, SIS, j. I'll. Drewry bes
| filly, one year and under two, $15, S. A
Thorpe second best do. $40. e. "
Powell.
| Roadsters adapted to Quick Draf.-
Best stallion, four years and upwards
$50, Joseph Walker; second best do, $3
John A. McCaull best entire colt, thre
years and under four, $35, j. l.. Carrins
ton; second best entire colt, do, do
same; best entire colt, two years old al
under three years, $25, Joseph Waldo
best entire colt. one year old and und
: two, $15, A. G. Babcock second be
colt, one year old and under two, $40, |
B. Haxall; best brood-mare, four yea
old or over, $50, w. O. Saunders
second best brood-mare,- four years O
or over, $40, r. B. Haxall; best file
s three years old and under four, $25, r.
Haxall best fillet, two years old al
under three, 500, DR.. d. s. Watson; secol
!, best tillet, tvs years old and under thre
: SIS, G. A. Wallace; best fillet, one ye
J. old and under two, Is, Alexander Ker
= second best fllet, one year old and und
- two. $40. r., Is. Uaxall best pair mar