Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-05-08
EicLe1 cur Doors.

Eiehez at cur Beers.
representative Of the L,pchbur.. Elrsiu az
last We. |; accompanied Ccl. Jcha s. Barbour,
Of the Virginia MdIs1d Railroad. Col. Walker
8. Ffsuklir; CT The hbbotS Ir2n Coarsay, q:
Ashland. Bsltimcrc ccu2ig, Maryland. &nd
NJ or Robert M2soo, Iuizoraios;s! Q. Cla'
lottes7ii!e % "rrosree!as' trip a'ors ,hc
lice of the raiIrosl 10 Campbell end PtIsyTa-
MIA COUNTIES Tbs report e;Dts;n2 yollc highly
t:res,ipg and ys!usb:a Information abcut the
uiosri resources of this see;i5a. ';craT'o-
Guce the following sx.,aas !geGl !hc FI:aia:s-' $
reporS:
Ga Friday mo.sias the par.y a!Irtd O!
Whales, where they were '!ued ~ C0io1ei
Sims, of Caa,hsm. Within Ii nils Or tEo @!
the station large quantities Of mineral crcs vera
| fouCd on the surface. that la1 baen gaihcrc!
! 10 clesrirg tho lands for tobsc,o. and p'l d ct
short intervals, where they have sen Sag for
the pas! ltry years, Hthou. ut;rIe!iDg any
attention. A vein fge feet 10 thlckGe.s sas
discover d few feet belGT The suffice. aoc! <
caY .tioos Of several plcus within radios ct
| tgo miles have bcon made, With Sail .otoTg
! indicsions.
Aoous two mica from ths p9io cxp!ors:;ona
have been made, aGd vsios Gi<oorsred Q!
quality equally vsusbIe il nas suneyi 10 tho
Puts7llle Micea. Thpy viii BE- developed in
the next sixty days. Tbs ttaBk!la aaG Plts
| syivauia Railroad uo7 in ccuf3c ii c :ns!!uc.ioa
| has beeo graded for thir.eeu Lai!cs heyoad P!us
vile, e1d will be completed By OMoi:.r. Thi&
Will open Up en- uoav7c!opei s,c!1' u c1ll;Ty
| abouaGioE 10 mineral deposits q she ucs'
| valuable character asa IL Lab.n,i;eta nusc!.
| IS The oiStauca CT The :oad coru,c !ng
Ruoy hGuai the o1ur.;y 5'a: :. t:ausiig, Gin
| tbs Firgail Midland Haircai, is onty thr'y
| miea, aud IS s,oa ~ il Is cIi:,p':tsd. Gil:iog
operations vii! c)Gmenco IL shA; c-u!ty.-
| 3u!enn6 !eZoert rep'r5.at th;! thi5 rdAi sill!
| opeu ~ Uoc OF The most rauA&'a EiG2ra ca!s
10 tho Uutsd Slasea. A win @! QIagaeuc
| irnn ore has been discovered 81 Ii c4y MJuut,
"a icet 10 ald, b, < c.dlnx Uu t)f Y .arGrEh
Patrick couoty. i,hess cr-s pre IN ta:h cz
| naus;l=ss q iauiirs LhaLiwa hugdle; s9n. ? r
day OF me,ailc rou car be :'FoGnrrd, '''ch @Gu!d
Keep the projected r0sd 10 ctrsss3' c:'.:ail n.
lo add!tiG3 u Ills toe cOuuty ties avirg !o?eIts
| If haevy ship liGher, u ,jnu:, 77a!,e u-:. s5h,
e., iur carrlssv tu,ilirg fn:c,vra. &c Ii
tuis eJpueeHon We Diga! taGr,iJ1 IT," !-ct li!at
along The lin5 ct rallo.,: b;E"rco S:auhtod
| river aud N ytiey5 !aTLs iu.rDa: or s,y mE!,H
are IN operation, !nrbl>tlJ3 iiuG;-noc & ia3:iI=s
| of foe lumber aud llGha. ih=ru arr as, ihTc,
saw IL | g Oh The uarEu;T r'u,2 EGGG, a-d Ium
| Der is bsGum!lga s3urto u! JGsi6tra5ir .Ts.1e.
The DsTruW gsuge Rss cJrEtiuc cd rs trcdar
to the Midland read. ani Tie cju:5 oaiy G!l~W-
| ed CIl. Blrb0ur SO 00Q 9,sh watch - COZ
struc. it. /; has been ia 0pcGaijn IL. lns
| past eight DcEih.-peue:ratiy peer c, ua.ry
almost uuiubabitcd, AID tE@r.Qrbue FIR s:.ps
portaiiou Of ore ard :uDbs: has lnr. sisce
| paid tbe cotirl cast ;Gcutrri 70 bli!3!ag Is.-
About 67e thtusald ,oas Ct ore pr !8on:h h173
passed. oyer it.
Erou Whitte VIC reiurGei 10 Ward
spring. Tnis s The ja-cIOn ct tbs Piits7lle
| mines (oiGo miles dis.aut,) %ii3h nre clnucci-
| ed wish tie main stem otthe ii!s!als Mi1iaad
railroad ty tram wsy cT 5a:ro5T GGice 1al!-
road
The Pittsviilo Mines ere 9oT ~ suacos,idi
operation, and aith' ugh oopperG!iv=!g il their
iLcip!ency, abuu. 80 shafts ba7e baea snlk ard
| and some o! them arc abcui ESQ feet 10 depth,
gieldicg about 60 per cant. apd three a0d
half tens 10 the cubic yard. The Gre is OF Il
peculiar character, and frcm It's deccup:3ed
appearance Wtult 10! seem 70 b, Of Eng va.Ge,
bu! i. is the Only ore 10 Virginia that can be
used 10 the manufacture Of steel. 1t il OF
superior quality. About 50 tens are thippad
daily to the Peunss!y4ns Steel Company, Bllt'.
viz, PJ. The distance from the MICS 10 tho
furnace is about 400 uiles, the COST OF leei.ht
alone bsing oae cens par toa per milo, mskns
81 GO per to7 10: transportation. The works
are under the supervision OF hiai Rob IT Mss;u,
sad ire leg operated Tor TIC Ptnnsyi7 -
MIA Steel Company, that nave orders fer $50
thousand tons, aul demand for al that can he
procured.
In addition 10 the .t:ei Gro share "a large
Quantities Of hemstits which e used for foundry
purposes. 1t has not however been utilized yo:,
but will be soor. Some veins have been touad,
The magnetic attractions arc SO stEoag tbs those
found arc only supposed to be oyer-laps bepsrs
ted from the trus vein by nitro rock. On Wards
lands, about mid way betwean FlttsGillo anG n
jutc ior, heEaiite il found ii large quantities
on the surfsca. with indie :tioas Of rocget fer.
matIone.
Large deposits OF b.uniaous ccal mas been
discovered on the lands Of Coz. ~. e. aius, i've
miles south Of Chaih ,m. near Er7 Greek tcpo. |
which i, vein OF ;hst at Usn river. Thr eZ-
piorsIions only eitend fJr about - feat, and
that found is In Dregnhted Il siroGt with slate
to BE- OF material value BIZ. Nj. job Atkins, |
with an experience OF fJrty years Ii. miner, sill |
co nmence operations st tho mines shortly. H. |
guarantees btu ninous coal deposits vf the most
valuable qua I!y, ST depth VI oO let. TEL; !
coat will Do fIrLised in Dsnvllle St 81 per ton
More lum Der is saved and he~ed. and more
iuet7o eApioleA ni't LIZZIE po seN OfoE tHi- pa!t
of the Piedm mont se.lion no - than o: saY period !
In its history, and the explorations Gu ing The
past ) ear in mineral regions heretofore unknown |
oemonstrsle the fact thGt the area OF Riners |
deposits Is much l.rger than ever before COM
ceiVsd The Capitalists msy fud here nhundant
opportunity for The profitable investment q bis |
resources.
Wi this wealth of t!e3:u.a now Corms1t
it cannot be doubted tha:-wth th, nctca: ed |
iaciIisiss Tor transportation aod Access t, The
mines Iurnisled by these spurs AID out.
let's from tho main line Of trade, that arc
l OF In process Of colst,uctiun-tao yield