The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-05-05


| whippoorwills are all awake again, after
being put to sleep by the "snap" Of the 18th
and 18TH ultimo. Nature is Just looking into
her wardrobe and airing a few of her modest
dresses TO appear in before the season sets
in. when she will come ont in a dazzling
| splendor Of summer fashion. H
| I he people. too, are beginning to wake up.
Tobacco has got into their eyes and opened
| them. Such another effort fer a crop OF the
tweed" has not been made since the darky
left his previous condition"
Other industries. too, are engaging the ut.
tcntion of this part OF james river. The
ore business. however, seems to be taking
the lead. Between New Market and Lynch
burg there is quite an excitement. North
crn enterprise and industry have come down
among Us with their picks and shovels TO dig
in our hills and mountains, driven by green.
backs and with Giant powder, 10 turn over
and uproot those hidden mines OF magnetic,
specular, brown, and red hematite ores, but
more especially q new one, heretofore not
considered to be of any value. 1t seems to
contain a certain percentage Of manganese,
and just the very thing wanted to make
BeSScmcr steel.
The Dover. formerly under the manage
nent of General Stone, and latterly the Pow
hatau Iron Company, by General Bartlett,
! have been raising ores at Riversville for seve-
raj years past, and making an iron OF very
| superior quality--said 10 be the best Tor many
! purposes in the United States.
! 4 company from Philadelph'a-the flr-
! gnia ReSSemcr Iron Ore Company tfisner,
/ pre>ident)-- have just made extensive per-
| chaSes of mineral lands on the river at XIV
crsville. twcnty-four miles below Lynchburg,
Z h,,.n in,
! have commenced tunnel on the Derme-oapk
! size of the canal at its level, and intend dr-
wing il through the mountain to where they
are now operating, about one and q hall miles
I distant, in shafts. whence the ore is haul
! ed in wagons a considerable distance round
! the mountain. But in driving the tunnel
/ they expect to cut through several tne veins
( of different kinds Of ore. think they nave
| already numbered twenty-five VEINS from
! the canal back about 4 mile aud nail.
! Other companies have also come III ana
/ bought largely besides the Bcsscmer Com
! uanv. Sales have been made at what n short
! time ago would bave been considered laoC-
/ lous prices. Captain John James Dl''ard
| sold his tract of lSG acres ION the river) Tor
! 10000, and another small mountap.place,
! two miles back. for $4,000. S. b. Walker
sold his (on the river) for $4,000. DR.. John
! c. Muudy Ton the river for $4,000, Charles
! NJ. Watts for SIC, 900, and others IN the same
proportion. Some Of the sales are optional
till the LIST of September, and If the money
is not then paid the sellers have the right OF
Withdrawing the lands.
understand it is the intention Of the BeS'
Semer Company to put up naceat Rivers
vile as soon as coal can be bad from tue
/ West. If connection was made between
kN, ,lrnn
canal at Buchanan, -cither by water" or
iron so we can have coal, the smoke OF
furnaces and The thanks of men would as
cend in majestic columns to heaven for miles
along the banks of the James. A new era
would dawn Tor Virginia. Instead of the
din and noise of party strife, and poltica
haraugues about old issues that are dead AND
stink in the nos,ris of good men, we should
hear the mechanics BANNER and the WORK.
Ing Of that mighty power the steam-englne-
ave, and one mighter still, the Schoolmas'
ter-not Us he is now-half fed, half clothed
and BALI paid lin the country, with voice
so weak il can hardly be heard. AYE, We
would have him as mighty man, WELDING
mighty power with voice and pen, training
: a new world in all the mysteries OF the past
and pointing out to them probable practlca
results of the future. s...
See the composition of. this new world
They are noble boys and girls, with an index
Of intelligence on their face; we'll clothed
we'll fed, and looking happy. They are IRON
bright and pleasant cottage-homes, where
everything is comfortable and in abundance
See the mrgnionettes in the windows, and The
woodbiue and boneySuckle in the porch
Aye, and the newspaper, too,-that great
lever of power and progress-wege'a gllmpse
oy, Thrtrt - IN
Think We these boys will let their ole
mother, Virginia. 20 to the poor-bouse, to be
byword and reproach among the nations
No; but with willing hearts, strong arms,
and wei.educated minGs TO direct their en-.
ergy, soon will they pay of the old deRt ano
set Virginia free.
The valley of the James may yet be the
great iron foundry Of the Union. And
with the establishment Of furnaces other in.
duS'rics will be needed 10 assist each other.
Mr.. Meigs. OF Philadelphia, q gentleman
Of long experience, and thoroughly posted
in the mauuflcture Of cotton, has shown q
most untirinc zeal in trying to have 4 cotton
factory put up IN Lyncaburg. Mos of the
stock has been taken, but somehow or other
cotton don't wake our people up like t0bac
co in their eyes. LyDcbburg had better look
sharp about her industries, for when VIZ
get furnaces in sight Of each other. from
Calls Mills to Norwood, there will soor
follow factories of cotton, factories OF WOO
and fix, and scores Of otner Industries VII
spring up. giving employ ment to the chill
dreu of the strong.armed men-and the
printer and his devil, they will be there too
letting the world know What we are doing
up here.
Now, sir, this is no fancy sketch, for i
those iron-yeins just discovered prove VIVA
is expected OF them the wealth OF this coun
try cannot be told. Pennsylvania and Can
fornla will DC lost sight of in the shade JUS
think what it will do for the canal ana tht
CITY OF Richmond. And all that's now lacking
is the twenty conn sction between
Buchanan and Clifton Forge. Let Rich
mond least her bread upon the waters, ano
after many days she will lind it."
think | can look ten years ahead OF the
experimental" and see the change that pro-
greSs has made from the negro mud-cabln tC
the Corinthian cottage.
ooh! Rip Van Wrinkle, what art thou
doing and where is Shnyder?"
remain yours, very truly, y. Il. III.
From AppOmatfOx.
49, MI L. ali,