The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1882-03-30

MINERAL LAND FOR SALE.-We call atten-
ton to the advertisement of M. l.. Alexander
of his large tract of land, lying east of South
River, and south of Waynesboro, and near the
line of the Shenandoah Valley Railroad. The
special value of this property is its extensive
mineral deposits Brown Hematite ores and
manganese are known to exist there, and be-
ieved to be in large quantities. Distinguished
biologists and mining engineers have given
the property casual and partial examination
among them Prof. Fontaine, of the Uni
versity of Virglnia-and express the opinion
that both hematite ore and manganese exist in
abundant quantity and Of excellent quality.
There can be no reasonable doubt of large
mineral fields being included in Mr.. Alexan-
der's tract, and the time is not distant when
not only this property, but others along the
route of the Shenandoah Valley road in the
same locality will expose wealth very little
understood or believed now The construct
ION of this road through that portion OF
the county will be the means of calling at
tention to this heretofore unnoticed mineral
belt, and bring it into active value. The AL
exander property is good investment for
anyone who has the means to purchase and
hold, for within few years, at farthest, its
marketable value will be double what it can
be obtained at now A bargain may be had
in it now, if immediate application is made.
A FELT WANT SUPPLIED-The gradual
i &C.
ton has been one of the marked features of
The city's improvement during the past two or
three years. No doubt we would have had
still greater cessions in this direction but for
the scarcity of suitable residences for persons
of limited means. There were enough cheap
tenements about fireplace, but very few houses
that man could rent or lease and feel that he
could have about him the comforts, conyen-
fences and exclusiveness of home. Persons
with families always like to be the sole occu-
pants of the house in which they reside, and if
small yard and garden is enclosed a new
attraction is added. To meet this felt want in
Staunton, Messrs. Gooch & Abrams have
erected about dozen neat cottages on Sears
| Hill, within five minutes walk of the centre of
business, and in location from which the
view is extensive and beautiful, and the air is
as pure and fresh as in the heart of the noun
tains. These cottages are well built, nicely
painted and supplied with all conveniences.
Water is plped to the yard and in the rear of
the building is little plot OF ground suitable
for garden or play ground. The houses are
we'll arranged inside, neatly and substantially
fitted out in every particular, painted, plaster
ed and rendered altogether home-like. There
is ample shade from the native oaks, and in
fact nothing seems wanting to render small
family comfortable.
1t is the intention of the proprietors to rent
these cottages at very moderate figures and
we have no doubt but that plenty of renters
car be found,
We congratulate Messrs. Gooch & Abrams
on their solution of a problem that has hlther
to proven more or less perplexing in comtem
plating the increase of our mechanical popula
ton. They have not only supplied fell
want, but have added an ornament I'd on,
city.