The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1884-12-04
Augustus Exhibit at New Orleans.

Maj. Jed. Hotchkiss, the interchangeable
Assistant Virginia Commissioner for the
mineral exhibit at New Orleans. is push
ing forward his work with a zeal and eff
cheney Which will insure the most iiatter-
ing results. We venture to say that no
department win show greater care, care
fulness and completeness. than that under
Maj. II. s supervision and We doubt not
that as the outgrowth Of his earnest work,
the state he loves so we'll will be greatly
benefited. Augustus contribution is an
extensive one and valuable, Tuesday last
a car load of specimens was started south
ern and another follows this week.
| The following are among the selections
made from this county:
Brown hematite iron ore. from Kennedy
tract. foot OF Blue Ridge, i'll considerable
amounts.
Jonted sandstone from Blue Ridge near
Black Rock spring.
Ochre. from Samuel Steele's, near Fish
ersyiile, where in large. amounts.
Mica slate with chlorite spots. from west
end OF Rocktish Gap tunnel Exists in
considerable amounts.
Staactitic marble, from near Greenvile.
Quartz crystals from near Waynesboro.
Oclre, from Samuel Steeles in large
amounts.
Manganese from ''Faalvern beds II miles
from Nesuvius sn.l Shen. Valley K. r. ::
from $50 acres tract. minerals of which
are owned by Rawlings Il Ingersoll. of We.
suvius. Va. Analysis by DR.. Nv. Froehl-
ing, Richmond. Va, of average sample of
assignment OF 50 tons, gave: Manganese
o,noxlde = ~, iron sesq uioxide 6.34, phos-
phorlc acid 0.l02s %letalic manganese
1926, phosphorus 0.45 About 400 tons of
ore have been shipped fr ON this property
70 Liverpool. Eng. and .Johnstown and
Pittsburg. Pa. At Pitts burg it has been
used In the manufacture Of spiegeleisen. \
! with good results. aat 4a4z
Is ,Brownshematitei iron ore from :Fauver,'|
I tract, owned, ETC.. as above The iron ore
on this property has not been developed,
but there is a large amount of .sfioatn on
the surface and it is in the lore range Of
this region.
Ochre from Samuel Steeles near Fish
ersville, from bed 49, thick in well H.
deep. Contributed by Col J. M. McCue. |
Brown iron ore. limonite, fibrous. radi-
ated two Jumps. 50lbs. each from '.Mine''
bank IN Pots(am, No. ], near head of S.
river of the James in WI. Blue Ridge, from
lands Of A. A. Low, OF New York. OBJ |
tanned by W. III. Cash.
lion ores. DToWli HelndJILo ana red Slale, |
from mines of Buffalo Cup furnace, Of !
Virginia Icon & Steel Co., Buffalo Gap |
Station, g. & O, Ry.
Limestone. Lower Heidelberg, No. VI, |
from quarry at Buffalo Gap that supplies |
iiux to Buffalo Gap furnace. IA
Iron ore, from banks in No. VII, Oris- |
kany. that supply Elizabeth furnace at |
Ferrol Station, z. s. O. Ry. From Samuel |
Eorrer, Messy creek.
I W FNr.-
beth furnace. where used for fiux. Ferrol |
Station, Ches. Il Ohio Ry- From Samuel |
Forrer, Messy creek.
Marble. polished slab and blocks. from |
quarry Of Coral Marble Co.. in Lower |
Heidelberg, No. VI, on CT. & o. Ry., near |
Craigsville. Quite extensively worked |
and large Quantity shipped to Northern /
markets. Il. p. Bell, Staunton, superin-
tendent. /
Brown iron ore from old Messy creek
mines in formation No. II; mines that
From Samuel Forrer. Messy creek.
Marble, encrinal, frorA laid of Martin
X. CARRIER, Marble Valley. Big Calf-pas-
ture river
Manganese ore. pyrolusite, mammillary
forms, from Crimcra station, S. V. II. r.
These mines are worked extensively, and
have supplied large quantity of high |
grade ore. Contributed by Samuel Fl.
Donald.
Brown iron ore from Kennedy mine of
old Kennedy furnace property, W. foot of
Blue Ridge opposite stuart Draft station
of s. v. II. r. ft
Kaolin, washed china clay, from beds of
Virginia China, Clay Sc Fire brick Co., J.
). l4ipscomb. superintendent, Lipscomb
sn.. 5. V. r. e.
Fire bricks OF high grades for all pur-
poses, from Virginia China Clay 81 Fire |
Brick Co. ,J S. LlpScomb, superintendent.
Lipscomb sn. and p. O., Shenandoah Valley |
r. r.
Iron ore from deposit in Valley lime |
stone, No. III, from George Seawright,
Stonewall p. O.
Stalactites, stalagmites, calcspar, en-
crusted articles, etc, etc, s; a large and /
splendid collection Of over ahnndred speci- I
mems from the magnificent formations pc |
culiar to the famous Weyer's Cave, on |
bank OF South river of Shenandoah, nearJ
Weyers Cave station of Shenandoah Valley |
Il. r. Presented to Jed Hotchkiss by J. |
l.. NlOhler, manager of Meyers Cave. and !
by him sent to n. O. Exposition.
TufaceOuS or calcareOuS mari, recent de- 4
post from Lewis creek, near Staunton !; 4
with casts OF leaves of trees now growing \
along the creek. This'hasbeen ground and |
used as fertilizer; it makes q good blast |
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lime. From cabinet Of Jed. Hotchkiss. |
Sand-rock, from No. TX, Catskill, from |
summit OF Mount Rogers, 4.500 feet above |
tide, on line of Ches. 81 Ohio Ry., near |
North Mountain station. Thislis from a.
bald knob in the Big North Mountain
range on the western side of the Great |
Valley of Virginia. 4
Anthracite coal from Dora coal mine in
North River gap, north from Stribling |
Springs, from formation No. X, the Yes |
pertlne from bed that has been worked |
considerably for local purposes. Con-
tributed by Samuel Forrer, Messy Creek.
Slate. ''SlickenSided'7 or polished by fric- /
ton OF rocks in a great downthrow of !
geologic formations. From Dora coal |
mine. Cabinet OF Jed. Hotchkiss.
Two large stalactites and one stalagmite, !
two boxes, from The Fountains Cave, one |
of Virginia's remarkable and wonderful |
caverns, near the South river of the Shen |
andOah and Weyers Cave station of .Shen- /
andoah Valley II. r.
Iron ore. limonite, eubical black, 49, by |
l6", from Elizabeth furnace ore beds, in |
Oriskany, No. VII, at Ferrol station, |
Ches. u Ohio Ry. Va. Ayr. dept.
Argentiferous galena lead and silver, |
from land of NJ. X. CARRIER on Big Calf |
pasture rivera Marble Valley Post office. |!
Good surface outcrop has not been worked |
Analysis by DR.. Ell. FrOehling.
Spiegeleisen from Edgar Thompson Steel |
Works, Pittshurg, Pa: made with Man |
ganese from Cri.nora mine on S. Y. II. r., |
in this county.
Flaggy limestone, from No. II, or Tren- |
ton from Long Glade. A fine building |
stone makes good lime. Contributed by |
Col S. A. East. Long Glade,
Slate. from 'sRedbud" quarry in Forma /
ton No. III, Hudson River, on i. 81 0. |!
Il. R., n. Il. from Stanton. Good for
fagstones, marbleizing, etc. Contributed
by Capt. c. A. Holt. Stanton.
Bricks, from the brickyard of i. L. |
Bagby, near Staunton made from clay of |
the Silurian of the Shenandoah valley
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