The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1880-03-03
OUR OWN STATE.

NEWS FROM THE GOLD FIELDS IT
is gratifying to hear of the rapid and successful
development of the gold fields in this countav.
Mr.. y. II. Barney is pushing ahead night and dsS,,
at the one hundred and forty foot level WHERE
ne mas cut vein three feet wide, which prom
uses rlch results. This Is one of the Greenwood
groups. Mr.. Wiswell is a prospecting nro,
perty adjoining the Greenwood and renorts most most
nattering prospects. Mr.. E. l.. DOYLE, a Pacific
coast miner has negotiated for the Randolnb
fnlne' and has large force at work. The wild
ernesS Gold Mining Company are pushing
anead' ana meeting with great success. They
have recently added ten tons of macb;nor,, -
their already extensive works. which ;s 80
the skillful management of Mr.. Valentine. We
nave In our midst an immense gold bearino
belt; excellent water, unequalled climate and an
abundance OF cheap labor and all that IS neces-
sary to make this section one of the most attrac
1--WE mining camps on this continent is men with
means who have will pluck and eneraI, W.,
learn from the Louisa Farmer that Mr. lanes
Il. Jones, OF that county, has recently SOLD 70
Luce brothers, OF Connecticut, his tract of land
winch contains about so acres for between SS
oO0 ana $4,000 cash. shaft has been sunk
ana the gold ore is said to be rich Other parties
are turning their attention to that mart of tbis
famous vein running through Louisa.-Freder
lcksburg Star.
MINERAL INDUSTRIES of the
luuuSCrleS along the line of tho
Chesapeake and Ohio railroad is to be coke mall.
ing. Already there are four or five establish
ments IN operation in the New River district
each receiving orders beyond It's CAPACITY to fnr
nlsn. Fire Creek is running about sixty ovens
Quinnlmont about eighty; Sewell about fftv
Mhicn is exclusively appropriated to the uses of
the furnaces OF the company at Longdale. Nut
tallsburg about sixty Two others are in nro-
cess OF constructlon-one at Lowmoor of about
1orty ovens for the use of the furnace at that
place now rapidly approaching completion. and
another In the New River section. bv BramwelI
q: Co. OF about two hundred ovens This estab-
lIshment will make coke for SHIPMENT All
the others which have been shipping their nro.
ducts contemplate enlarging their facilities to
meet the increasing demands as the sunerior
quality OF the coke becomes more generally
known.-Staunton Virginian.
-IRoN.-It is rumored that the iron
property near Buchanan Botetourt county
winch recently sold for $3.50 has been
Ge-sold to another party of capitalists for S445-
OOo. several new veins of the finest quality of
sPecular ore have recently been discovered ON
theSe lands one VEN being fifteen feet thick and
Vne ore turning out 20 per cent of pure metal
DEMAND FOR LABoR.-On the Bucb-
anan and Clifton Forge railway, where the con,
NlCts are employed, 1t is said the demand for
labor is greater than the vicinity can snDnIy
Hands are drawn from other counties. The IRON
mines also are bringing laborers from Lynch
purg Their wages are seventy five cents ner
day.-FincastLe Herald
The PATRICK IRON WoRKs-We
understand there Is a good prospect of these
valuable IRON works in Patrick countv heing
sold to wealthy Pennsylvania comnanv T9
the event that they do buy them, and. as soon
as the purchasers are assured that the narrow
gauge railroad will reach Henry Court House
a will - l.. ! -
the iron works.-DanviUe Times.
WATER PowER-It is rumored on
.ne streets that an enterprising company is nego
tlating for the whole water power on this ada of
the river If they succeed in maxine the mr.
chase ana VIII manage the thing right, we ex
PeTc soon 10 see cotton mills, Touring mills and
rolling mills on the banks of the canal.-I6.
DANyILLE THE PLACE. Either Lynch
burg or Danville must work the immense beds
Oh IRON ore which are in Pittsylvania Franklin
ana fatrlck counties. Lynchburg has water
power, and so has Danville. We think Danvilie
Is the best point because coal is so convenient
The Bertha Zinc Company com
menced smelling zinc ore at their Pulaski mines
on the 18th ult -''''' 60
"A large number of able-bodied col
ored men left this week for West Virginia 70
work on the railroad and in the mines Mont,
go"'ery Messenger.
The Arcadia Iron works Company
nave nave IN E their employment one hundred and
twenty-five hands. The specular ore that il
being mined is of superior quality, and viii
yield from 60 to So per cent of metallic iron A
corps OF engineers are now engaged in LOCATING
narrow guage railway to be built from the
mines MI to buchanan, a distance of 81 miles
The Dover Iron Company (Which
owns about nine hundred acres of rich mineral
Land, IN Amherst. formerly bought by General
Stone OF Captain J ]. billiard, some years AGO.,
i mas commenced a railroad from Riyervlie9 to
ginia Midland Railroad at some pointN,oost
probably Amherst Court House. LynchJ,SrG