Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-10-16
VIRGINIA. WEALTH.
chs.,,rx Notes rem cemmission"r Jtd.
Iissctkiss- Zine Virginia oe"'c"o" e'
Minerals for rev OrIean'.

us,etti.s- fine vurinis Collection OF
minerals for rev cr'eans.
To the Kditor of tie Dispatch'
sTAuvrcx. Va. October IL, 1851.
E.ov,ag that yo,i tskc deep interest in
virs,n,.,s exhibit ri the Nes Orleans
,yer,S,s Far i take q moment from press
=, eor,esrondepcc in reference to matters
~ ,ho denarf,r.pt confded % my care,
,h.t ~ ot.e. rnirer3l-, &C.. to say thit |
s,,1 very much encouraged by whist has
an Lorn dore. and still more
s'v what "a being done and will be done IN
tic mex, Thirty days ~ bring together at
ctsunton. Roanoke. Bri.tol. aud O9ny,le,
n,crarntsry for shipment TO New Orleans.
i.r',,i,s Of the ores and ether mineral re.
so,,rc,s q Virginia. | took hold OF this
,,s,ter with the intention Of securing some
,,,,,', from each az the hundred counties 81
Vrcinia. and tie prospect " now good Cor
bs,ing many things from nearly every one
~ tb,s soun.iIs, especially II some
one In oach OF the counties re-
m, te from me will send In something.
An the railways IN tie slate have issued
crders 20 hsye anything directed to me (as
v,ll as 10 The Other assistant commission
er.h seut On passenger trains free OF charge.
having no excuse for any one that will
t,Lc The trouble to send me samples OF
orfs. cIqys minerals OF all linds, buIldins-
stones. &c. sc. .,
THE Richmond and Allegheny railroad
kindly gave me the aid Of special car over
,ts line; The result was good collection In
l,rd iron tie rich mineral deposits OF the
valley Of the James. and promise Of still
larger ore from paities interviewed during
that trip. Specimens were obtllned from
Uenrico. Chesterfield, GoJchland, Buckine-
IAN. Powhatan, FluyanDa, kppomnttox,
nelson. Amherst. Campbell, Bedford.
Woodbridge. Botetourt, and Allegheny
counties.
Captain +. J. Chapman, OF Salem. has
sent me lsrge collection from Boteiourt,
Craig. Roanoke. Franklin. Montgomery,
Pulaski. ard WytEe counties.
Captain C. II. Boyd, OF Wyiheyille. has
collected sixty-two different specimens oil
ores. marblcs, Goals. manganese, etc., etc.-
,rom Washington. Wyihe. Russell, Taze-
well. su yth. Carroll. Groyson Pulaski. and
BLAND counties, and he il now engaged IN
ddirg largely TO this list from the same
region. MIR. Andrew Porter Is also making
= collection from the same rich mineral
section.
General John ID. ImbOden has just re-
tuned % Bristol with Liz wagon.l0ad OF
iron orcs, marbles, Goals. building-stOnes,
ctc., etc., gathered from Wise. Lee, scott.
Buchausn, and Dickinson. The marbles
lie LIS collected and j. now having dressed
Will probably be among the most beautiful
| at New Orleans.
The Amimius Copper-Mines Company
las sent me splendid collection tHVe
| loxos) Of tie famous pyriteS and other ORES
| in fbcyiciniiy OF Tolcrsyille. Louisa county.
ColIecting-Ageut W. II. Barclay, LeXinS-
| Ton, has contributed iwenty-nine samples
! Of marbles fiom Eockbridge county, col
| lcctcd 10y DR.. l.. A. Gibbs.
Mir. j. l.. Mohior, OF Weyer's Cave, has
| lcXcd and sent NE over thousand pounds
| # sIecmcns OF rare beauty -stllactItes
stalagmites. Gale spar in almost numbericS'
| IOlms, encrustcd articles, ETC., etc., from
| that famous cavern, a collection OF more
| than hundred varieties Of clYe-rOcks -
one that can hardly De duplicated.
Professor w. II. Seamon. OF the Miller
School. has started, prepared to collect d1d
transport, "to go through the county o.
Albcmarle ard collect everything OF in
tercst that (hc) can find for your (ny) de
| ysrllnent." / look for q collection OF SeY
cra hundred interesting and valuable spc
cireLs from this laud ible exploration.
These are cheering items from my note
| Look. Are there not hundred other mcr
! in Virginia that will do rs these and Others
| have not time TO name have done, ana ar
doing, and by little effort send me- some
thing from their counties!
There is 10 reason why should not taxi
10 New Orleans large and more valuable
| collection of ores and other minerals thar
shy ether State in the Union. Virginia Ia
| all these in abundance. | hay- no none.
| 10 spond for them, hut am confident tia
there is enough CT STATE pride LEFT amon'
Virginians 10 move TO aid ne promptly il
an effort to accomplish this desirable object
,JED. li0TCHXlsS,
Assistant United States Commissioner.
Papers Il the state please copy.