Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1880-01-16
ImnroYing Times in Virginia.

The Arcadia Iron works, the property
of William W. Boyd, deceased, were sold
on the 9Th instant by John W. Johnston,
commissioner of Bath Circuit Court, to
Pennsylvania parties. The property lies
on the west slope of the Blue Ridge, ex-
tending down the river from the town Of
buchanan some ten miles and running
back TO near the Peaks Of Otter 1t con-
tains about %. 900 acres in fee simple, and
ore rights in about 1000 acres additional.
It has on it a hot-blast charcoal furnace,
immense bodies Of wood land, and large
deposits of valuable iron ores. Inc pur-
chaSerS have already begun the op-hlng OF
mines with IL view TO the present. Shipment
of iron ore l,ys the canal. and to. the con-
struction O: furnaces and larger shipments
of ore so SO nj as he buchanan aud Gift
ton Forge r,ad stall be compfeted -Rich
! naond DisDatch. -ss1,fa Y
Lynchburv is fairly :'bo, ming" now
and is entitled 10 tne credit Of btlng con
sidered tile ..livtst'" town in Virginia
| Several new firms have established them
selves here s,nc- the iirS of January. All
| of these. coming from ,neighoorng. coun-
| ties, will, of course. attract III acdltlo:la
amount Of trade whlesti'e establishment
| of new iron interests III the vicinity of The
| city, will t,.nd to increase is Importance
| as centre OF trade and commerce.-
Lynchburg Virginian.
We und, rstand that Mr. HenryS: NOBLE
| of New Jersey. has purchased 2,lOO acres
| of Lick Mountain land, with a view IT de
| velOping ii great coal and iron deposits =
| Wytheville DISPATCH
A large lumber of white oak logs from
| Southwest Virginia are passing through
our city da lily tor European ports, for snip
building purposes The logs are or the
| largest size So far, about htty Car loads
| nave been shipped to Norfolk, aud from
thence they go TO Europe by Steamers
| Lyncfaburg -Neaos.
A meeting of the stockholders in the
Narrow Gauge r. r. Co. is called al Har
risonburg IN the Goth inst, at which
movement will be made, which, ii success
full. the ssSpirlt of the Vall-y" thinks,
will Increase our chances in the road be
ing speedily built, and which will be OF
| immense advantage to the town and'coun
| Is IN the present stock beng made valu
| able by tie development ct our 'blacl
| liamond' hills
The sales of our merchants for 1879 ag
yregate some $200.t00. and of our produces
| lealers $4,000. The business OF Adams
Express Company has been large for thu
past year. 250,"0O pounds of express mat
ter passed through its office.-Front Royd
| WARREN Sentinel.
Steam has been introduced into tn
Winchester Furniture Factory. Indeed
he whole face Of things about the oil
| Stackhouse property has been CHANGED
and 1t is now . very busy place. Ven
chester Netos.
Our special reporter represents tina
4 agents for four different companies ar
now at Riverville bidding for the iro1
lands there, and great excitement prevail
in that region in consequence thereof
Messrs. VIM. A. Il q. S. Pavne and Thos
Emmett have leased their lands to tn
Edgar Thomas Iron and Steel Compan
for the sum of $50 per month for five years
aud the money to be forthcoming If u
mining is done.--Anaherst Enterprise.
More cattle have been shipped from
Frederick county this fall, than in an.
year since the war.
Major r. F. Mason has leased an iro
mine, recently discovered on the lands G
John M Ship Of Orange county. The min
is of red hematite iron ore. Maj. Maso
has leased it for twenty years. and expect
| to have large force at work very soOr
! AS soon as the Charlottesville and Rap
dan railroad is compile ted, branch roa
| will be built to the mine.