Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-11-17
ya.e Virginia ss;GIsas, Railway

The Virgins. M!jiEaI Railway 1ua mas is
| enIlRce:a in Tie Icid ia iho North M,uls.in
region. west OF tao Shenandoah Valley, N fred
ericl: ed Shcas2tosh c:uaties. Va, SID
Hardy s,l Nan ashirc cGln.iss, IT.Fa exp'or.
;aE 20: +. ToGta for he extension q: its Manassas
Branch :;olu &isasbure, is p-esen. terminus
ard iUac}inn with ths Valley Branch Of the =.
& q, or Ia vicitiiy, IL The wcstps7t, through
the iron ore i,iI. Il Vi-ginis nrd Wet Viz
SiHls TO ;a9 coal Holds CT West Virginia either
iuo ives. 20 ito Eor,h Branch Potomac cosi
fields, - 8 Connection with ths new partially
consi1uc.ed %'a.t Virgins Coctal ard Fits
burg Railroad III Giant couotv, w. Va, or
snu'hTc:t 80 The crest (ho river c2al basin
ltaei q: iha head az Gsulay and XIX riv<rs in
PIcsh"0tss aId webster counties, ". Va
We hsra IL from tIn very best auth :r;;1 sbst
teia eStersicn Wal 30 begun rs 5000 rs :5e o.
sina:rs h.ve locs.ed tie route. CD! }. =. Bgr-
b0uT E;5 th9 OTTER H.i&e snd ;, pr0ler urprtcis-
:lan ot tue advantages hist will accrue 20 the
Virgl Ia 2I1inad by tais extension, coay .rtiuy
HoT p,TaiI G elln OF that road 63 miles ia
length, into is mcsi Important feeder. Hereto
'oTa me rssns aa7e been wanting by which Re
ctud hi!5E shoc. u i; pst desirable extension
row the "Lly do yAliea!s" hiss become q fsclor
.: Eoai;s Ia in" question aid tho extension will
5! crca be n:da !! is gratifying ~ know that
his Weaithy cooperation this. now controls more
than 30 miles o. Virginia raii1ay, is net ua.
mindful Of the fact that its Interests will be best
prGmo:cd b developing tho resources Of tho
country traveraet ey snd ,rIbutsry to it; snd
hist It is not entirely carried sws7 By the de,u.
son that iAN host Interests OF The owners OF rail
waEs arc aGTSc'"ai ny ncEiGc.irg the business
hist is i:ccc =; hs RI AID carirs fer that which
is far aw:S.
n glance a. Ito seo'csi ri n.ap Of the Vireia-
les Ii SKIES j oviaen. thai this eastward reaching
on! o. Tie Virginia j ld!sDd Csl be- ID eds very
profitable oEe. Iha sir line distance from Strss
hurg-a p.acs tU. % miles by rail from tbs har-
Dor OF A!ezsr!ii.-is only about 50 miles frcm
The North Branch Of Potomac coal field, one
stoELdii& IN $40 best Of Goals. judging from the
reports ia0! have rccooNy como to US from that
quarter; snd :: g oiiy shoas lC0 miles CT mir
line from !ae sswo place 10 the gree. Ohio basin
coal E:ld ii ICcshont1s or Webster. Within q
iew miles o; S.r.s6urg i. vii! reach Sensn6osh
Cacapoa aroIp cE Oppe. Silurian mountains
end vs:legs, that 10 Frederick snd Shenandoah
coLn!isE, VS., and IL Hardy ccuGty, W. Va.
aSoana II IRON ores, especially ia the red shsIe
sGd fossil ores OF the Clinton rocks which in tho
southwestern psIt o. this group. in Shenandoah
ccua!y, hsvo the iacss raI;srksble DEVELOPMENT
Of these ores the writer has ever seen or heard
o.; sonis OF lis st'aEed beds Of ore are Is fee:
ard ever mOrs, il thickness. samples of which. |
oy analysis Of Pref. Geuth. conssined S.. 4s Der
cent metallic iIol, 0iO1 manganese, OO.2 sui. !
rh2T sad 0.0.6 phosphorus ore so chesply |
mined lbs: !! is delivered ct furnace for ST |
!o1. ssriheT 20 the IVES. j! will reach the Warm
Spfiu2s rlouE.s!a snd tho Jackson River or
Highland groups Of Upper Silurisn rocks, al,o
i;cb IL iron o:ss.--T'te IIrgi:as.