Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-12-28
THROUGH THE SOUTH.
THE MINING INTERESTS WHICH Aae
BEING DEVELOPED.
Exhibition Of Cotton Goods at Ataats-Jhs
Mineral 0isplay-Iron, Copper.
Silver and Gold.
RESOURCES OF THE NEW SOUTH.


Spccoi Co~rrgondrrce o{ tie ReDiA~.
ATLANTA. GA, December 25-The State
Department has on exhibition here speo-
mems Of cotton goods manufactured by the
various nations Of the earth, which wcre
collected by the United States oonsuls. Al
explanatory Of this exhibit. As we'll - for
the information Of American cotton man
ufacturers. Secretary Blaine has caused 70 /.
be compiled from the consular reports and
from statistical authorities an exhaustive
statement Of nearly four hundred pages Of
the cottou-goods trado of the world. and
the share OF the United States therein. Tho
report will show that the product OF raw
cotton in the different countries Is rs fol.
laws:
pDsnsis
United states. s,,.0.0QO
Fast Indies. tLD2D
Egypt, smyrna, &C.. ............e...... .,N!nlnD
Rra,ii ''''',.''''''''''.'' ss.oss
West indies. iop0
Total.........-.......... ............. S,S.ooono
These figures show tia, the United States
produce nearly
four-finhS Of the Cotton Crop
Of the world There j. every reason 10 be-
lieve that this proportion can always be
maintained. and il is probable that it can he
made even greater. Ii will he remembered
that the census bulletin ON the cotton crop
made showing that warranted the census
agent I'm asserting that the entire cotton
crop Of the United States could
be grown in Mississippi alone.
The acreage in cotton in tho South
err States has steadily and enormously in
creased. North Carolina, which was until
few years ago considered practically out
of the cotton belt. is every year increasing
,tS and Ia. Wall a..y, and h,rT
now possibly the finest specimens oI cotton
on exhibition here.
The Cssssa RrIt
can be extended rs far north ~ Petersburg.
Va There is cotton here that was grown
by the judicious use of fertilizers in Penn
sylvania as far north as Philadelphia but
the past summer was exceptionally long
and favorable, and IL is doubtful II this
could every year bc made successful, Hut
there il no need oi considering these posi-.
bilitics. The yield per acre as well ~ tho
acreage in the recognized cotton belt Of tho
Southern States il steadily increasing, and
within few years iO,OoO,OoJ bales so
OO0,0D pounds or morcl will bc the total
yield instead of 6,0UO,O0.
But IL was not Of cotton that intended
To speak. However much its cultivation
may add to the wealth Of the south, Il 10
her great
Mineral Resosrres
upon which that section must rely for its
future greatness and development. Tho
nina. :, Ai."lav =. the Exposition i an
unriyaled showing Of precious IN, ....s. .asc
metals and wide range Of minerals gcner-
ally that IL seems almost impossible to he
lievc my eyes. ] cannot yet quite compre-
hend that this great metalifcrous belt of
the South is unequaled In the Rocky Noun
tains.
From this time forward begins the boom
over Southern mining grounds. which will
show cotton II IN no longer king product In
America, nor can IL remain king In the
South another twelve months and ] am In
clined 10 think that the product Of South
crn mines, including coal and iron, would
for 1851 round up fully as many millions
Of dollars rs cotton will figure this year.
But We will now enter the specimen reprr-
-""'"' 'tsO..G.-.ssvts s's'p ss~is -s---sris. di.-
and other ores now spread for exhibition
by the various railway companies which
pass through the Southern States, eHccls In
comprchcnsivencss any and all other oI-
hibiis ever made in the United States. Tho
exhibits are made With single exception,
hy the enterprising steclclad ways which
have been built In part or wholly In me
last few years. Al least they have added
Joints making trunk lines out of detached
roads, until a number have tcrmini on two
coasts and soon will he W connected - to
add another coast-the Pacific
The Rirhmond and Daasilie
comrany's exhibit under the supcrin tend
cnce Of Capt G.. &. McPhail, their agent, 10
much more complete than any other. The
Stale Of North Carolina has fine exhibit
under the charge Of Gen. N. McGebcc, but.
not bcing allowed necessary space. they
I,,t . fraction nf tha and
minerals Of that Commonwealth, which.
without exception IL the richest State in
the Union in its range ~ precious metals
and minerals. Every metallic substance
and every mineral known to arts science
and manufactures Is found within her
boundaries This IL m assertion most
sweeping. hut can be substsntiated with.
out difficulty The Richmond end DanvilIe
road will have all the minerals exhibited
by North Carolina and many others from
Virginia. Georgia, South Carolina and Ala.
bama, consequently yOur correspondent
has examined ~ far, this department
most closely. All they exhibit Is from
along their road and branches from Alcf-
andris, Va. 10 Birmingham, Ala. where
are being rapidly developed and utilized
iron and coal from the greatest deposits u
these metals ever found ia such handy juI-
Imposition. In gold there are about 2.JOp
specimens. One nugget of native gold
weighs 500. They have $500 gold bot
ton. an illustration ~ retort product. o.
how the metal is precipitatej Into the re-
tort after the quicksilver is evapOrsted
from the amalgum. In the sarne case with
the native goln specimens and button are
eight gold bricks from Georgia mines, and
quartz with free gold in wire. leaf and
grsnulated forms. In two other cases are
All the Pvsrtsss NSSass.
except the turquoise gem. One George
diamond. weighing ~ osrsts. IL fine 10
color and cut There are ssppbires, ori-
entail and other ribies. topaz, ciialcsdony,
garncts, ngatcs, green quartz. onyx, also IN
the list are number u specimens of the
Hiddcnitc. the newly discovered precious
gem, which commands q 800 Q carat, and
n In big demand among the lapidsrie, sod
manufacturing jewelers.. The Asbestos
cludcs mountain wood and cork and the
long. fbrous. silky textures. More vasie-
ties of the species are On exhibit by this
railroad company than IL held by any one
museum Of the Old World.
The vsssstsss
exhibited here are from mines on ube line
Of this road are Amithus, common aebeslo-,
mountain cork. ligJiiforn asbestcs. noun
tain leather and mountain paper. With
which iron hreproof safes are made aiso-
iutely sure to preserve documents II lined
with Il, ~ many companies manufacturing
safes do, hence their success In their ssies,
although the reason of their sshsstoSline1
safes not burning documents Ira passing
through fires ever 70 bot In not n,sde pub
lie. Thus We find that thousands PCS
these besvily freighted tables of the Ncls-
mond and DanvilIs railroad exhibit, little
needing this mineral, thinking nothing q
Il, while it IL such an important fscto1 In
the world Of arts and manufacturer. Untii
this ground from whence these specimens
came vas discovered 70 hold % mach a To-
tho,e who used it we're fessfui IeaA tks
supply should fAll shogt u pecssssFy -
msnd. Nov thst 10 10 abundant, sshsstas
will 10 used fer more extensively.
RBss6oos01ooaA
The diamond sbovs nestiensd, and 90
of finest color and water, u sufroandsd by