The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1878-06-20

are exhuberant in their growth. There is
in the scenery OF the Valley delightful
union of romantic and rural beauty, a bold
variety OF broken ground, plain and noun
tain peak, llarmcnized by congenial groves
and clambering vines; intervening marks
of cheerful cultivation and the quiet pres
ence of herds of cattle, horses, sheep. graz
ing upon the luxuriant pastures.
It is admitted to be one of the best wheat
growing sections In the Union, and is re-
garded by many as the finest grazing coun-
try in the world.
In addition to its fruits. apples, peaches,
pears, cherries &c., which nowhere reach
greater perfection or have more delicious
flavor, it is remarkable for its tirnber-much
of which is already exported for manufac-
turing purposes to our more enterprising fell
low citizeLs of the North. There are in fact
from three to faup hundred different varie-
tiles Of trees aud most Of them valuable.
Among them may be mentioned as the most
priced for making furniture, farm nipple
mems, for coach building, &C., the following:
Black Walnut, Sycamore, American Elm,
Slippery Elm, Red Maple, Sugar Maple,
Silver Leaf Maple, Black Maple, Soft Maple.
Striped Maple, Black Oak, White Oak, Red
Oak, Pm Oak, Chestnut, White Pine, Red
Pine, S, ruce Pine, Cypress, Beech. Iron
Wood, Papaw, Hornbeam, Honey Locust,
Swamp Locust, Wild Cherry, Persimmoh,
Sassafras, Ash, Hickory, Birch, Black and
Yellow Birch ard others too numerous to be
mentioned. The underground consists prin-
cipaly OF Sumac, Dog Wood, Spice Wood,
Greenbrer, Bed Bud and Hazel.
But as valuable as are cur forests they
constitute :. small element compared with
the riches buried in the bowels OF the earth.
The Valley of Virginia is indeed richer i'll
mineral resources than tie famed Califor-
mia, the modern Ell Dorado, with her gold, or
than Nevada, with her silver mines. In the
Valley are found inexhaustible deposits OF
iron, salt, plaster, copper, zinc, baryta, lead,
marble. limestone, and other minerals The
lead mines, in fact, OF She southern part OF
the Valley supplied the Confederate armies
with shot during the civil war. The Valley.
too. is II ted for its mineral springs, such as
tie White, Blue, Red and Cold Sulphurs,
the Sweet and Red Sweet, the Warm and
Hot Sulphurs, the Healing, the Rawley and
other ferruginous springs, and all OF these Wa
tiers po, sess rare restorative powe Several OF
them have myself taken for mild forms OF
disease with good effect. The people OF the
Valley are descendants OF English, Scotch,
Irish and German emigrats, and are remark
able for their sturdy virtues, industry, fru
gality and hospitality. They cordially in
vte and warmly welcome all worthy settlers.
1t was from the splendid population OF this
great Valley, (of 5000 square miles, that the
.',otonewall" brigade was formed the flow
er of the Confederate Army. l think this
much may be said OF it without disparage-
ment to the heroic men OF the other COM
mands. The climate of the Valley is per-
fectly healthy, the water bright and spark
ling, the cir habitu4lly pure and elastic. In
August, 1867, European colony at New
Poland, in Virginia, issued an address to
their European friends, in which occur the
the following words: ''The congeniality OF
it's climate with our constitutions; the as
certained productiveness OF the lands, and
their adaptation to greater variety OF crops
than is the land of The Northwestern States
and Territories the hospitality OF the peo-
pie, and the consideration that its local laws
extend the same political rights and equal
protection to the native and natnralized cit
izen, and to all religious creeds, in our
opinion, entitn Vlrginit to the preference
of the settler who in is in search vi health
and competence for his family
Lands with good improvements, with run
ming water through them, AMI an adequate
supply of timber for fencing, convenient to
churches, schools and market towns, may
be purchased in this magnificent r.sion for
from $40 to 500 per acre.
1t is not desirable, in my opinion, that
LARGE families shoal undertake farming in
the best portions of the Valley with a less
capital than G3, 900. A young married couple
who would not wish to cultivate more than
from 40 to 100 acres might do well with
smaller capital.
The entire Valley is well supplied with
roads, McAdamized turnpike extending en-
tirel, through it from IIarper's Ferry to Brls-
toll, on the Tennessee frontier. The Baltimore
G. Ohio Railroad extends to StaunJon, the
heart of the Valley, t4e Chesapeake y Ohio
Railroad from Richmond to the OHIO river
crosses the Valley, and the Atlantic d Ohio
| stretches outfits arms from the sea board to
her Southern limits. There is consequently
no portion of tins region more than 10 hour
from Washington-the seat OF the Fedora
government or than SO hours from New
York, the Com mercial Capital Of America
The expense OF marketing produce is trivial
compared with that of sending it thousand!
of miles from the fever stricken regions o
the western prairies to the Atlantic. hav
no hesitation then in extern ling to you an
, my English friends generally who contem
J late emigrating, an invitation to pitch the
tents in this fine region, "a country unsurpas;
| ed by any have seen in my travels at HON
{ or abroad Here they will find religion
, federation, and religion is the basis OF civ
e soc iety and the source of all good and a
comfort; free schools, the nurseries OF wis
dom; equality before the laws the right t
: elect their own rulers, and flag which pr
!, tects its children, native or adopted, on ever
: shore and under every sky.
n To the great natural advantages OF on
9 country and the excellence of our institu
n tions. we owe the fact that from an Eaglis
j. colony of less than 100000 of souls in lis
V we are now an Independent and one OF tn
a foremost nations OF the Earth, with pol
d ulation of 45 900, 900.
VI Virginia forms historically, TERRITORIAL
n and socially most important part OF til
e. great Empire. And in nothing is she mo
le conspicuous than in the weight OF her IL
s euence, felt in the national councils ar
is among the States however remote from til
III seat of this mysterious power. All OF til
- arises from her manners, her civilization al
h. all the good things which are connect
lis with manners and with civilization. In vi