Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-06-25
COAL AND IRON.
TWO VALUABLE PAPEzs TREATING
THzsE EuBIEcIs.
Discovery Of Coal IN Virginia 1rade Of
the city-iroB-MEnufactarffe,
Past and Present. &C.

In the statistical report prepsred by
Mr. X. a. Brock fcT the commercial OF
earizations Of the city the following
papers appear:
To Virginia, tine first Of the English
settlements N America, belong the
honor Of iaangurztIng within her limits
a. colony the important industry
The Virginia Company. IL n exhibit
ed, contemplated variety Of nanuiae-
turing enterprises from the yery begin
ming o. iss authority. Prominent amous
them was that Of irer. Under new
administration OF It's aiGirs the Com
pany, IN 1919, after twelve years OF un-
prortabie expenditure, sen; 20 Virginia
large BODY Of eInigrsnts, including
worknen and materials for ne7
branches Of INDUSTRY. These embraced
no less tnsn one hundred persons skilled
III the manufacture OF iron.
Works for Emeiting iroD-ore were
erected II 1919 OF Falling creek, a tn
butcry OF James river II Cnesterheld
county. ABOUT seven miles below the
CITY Of Manchester. SanguiRe nope OF
profit from TINS undertaking were cneT-
ished. ont the jealousy and snnIty OF
the native inhabitants had unfortunste
r. been aroused. IL 81 hour Of fGncieo
security, when all suspicion Of hostility
had been iulled by the friendly protests-
mons O. the Indians, o. the morning Of
FRIDAY March %, 1922, general s;-
tsci was made by tine ssvages upon the
settlements in the colony and j4I per-
sons siam. OF those engaged g. the
Iron-wcIks 81 Falling Creek al perisned
save & boy and girl. VINO he'd % the
bushes for safety. The iron-rcrks De-
ing demolished, So greAt was the dIs-
coursgement consequent tnRt long De
riod elapsed before the usetnl msuuiac-
trre was srGIn attempted II Virginia.
LieutenEns. Governor AioxRndeT spots
WOOD appear 70 nave been the FRS; u
break the spell Of dormEncy 5y the e.
tablshmont II l7l4 o. smelling
furnace OF the Kappknannock rivcf
near the present site Of FREDERICK
burC am o. very complete
a. furnace, fifteen niles distant Oh the
same riveT. ana nesr the site Of Ms SET
tiement 6ermanna. There we're seve-
"a furnaces End forge l. successful
operailou IL diiiereEt sections @ VI
EinIa prlOr = the American Revolution.
In0mAs JefieTson wa int 1rst II VIZ
ginia. Gnd KInonr the ETst II the United
state, % manufacture cut ntils. Inc
hrst AmerlcED pstezt. issued II 4ijo.
Oh JEnuarv l6tL. wa one . Jacot
Ferklns ior cutting nails. Another
patent foT the same purpose wa lssnec
% JOSIAH &. Piersou. o. Nev crE. o.
March 2Sd following. some time dH-
rinr the yea jefferson commgnceC a
III ses,. Monticello. the mEnuiscturs of
nails. Prom letter O. nj written 70
Iicu. Archibald stuart. Stsu1tol, Va,
L i-g5 an 1876. md which zre = tn
of the Virginia EIstoricEl
Society, itne gif, Of the sol o. Hon.
Archibald stuart. Ho1. Alexander l.
L stuart, president o. the Society, g
GpDeGrs tina; the dairy proeuc-
o. Ar. Jefferson wa eighty pound
IilR sgeuclee isT the sale O.
the nail were 81 Milton three miies
distant iron Monticello Clzrlottss
vile. .taEn.on, liOncsstel. Warren
and Eicnmonl. Tn sizes meluoned
range iron Kil-psnny 70 twenty-pen1y
bgt the following prices ouiy are rIven
Erhi-penuy. litd. teI,-penny ll-.
IJe. an rTentF
penny. I'd. pc poun1 Virgins CIT
rencv. winch TEgel oniy a. two tuira-
O. the value o. kn-liEh sterling
The nAn1iac-Ure Of Irou and tnc
erection O. mil zno iroa-works were
Dv the VirglaIs AssemolE
,r0u T. eEriv psrio1 AZ Elr-isrnace
wa oul.t a. Nsstnau 81 ralies above
Richmond o. the jane rIVeI 1rrInr
tbs Revolution, m one o. tn Des-
cnnDon-iounG1es T. the counrry e.
lGblIshed tnerC.
Ire works. with e isTge TuEutItY
,rol an otneT InIlltsrv stores. were
oestroyed vhe- the traitor Arnoll ia-
vEde3 tins state Il January, l1sL-
clone WlliKr. BYRD / SAL q nave
q forge o. the soGth SIDE
JAIME rIver opposite Richmond IDOL
.he ste o. the present Marshal Manu-
isctUrlng Company eottOB-mli--in
1igEInc the foundation for which. Z.
~ an E1Yil znd otner appliance were
sxnEmea L rolling zn1 sllirIng-Iuil
wa IL successful operation y Elchunonl
u ISL OK the brother PhlIp an
y lIliau HaxGL. rnder the Eru-nEme
o. = haxGl s. 10. It's sit wa upnl
.he upper portiO1 O. ta2. Of IN present
haXG,-crenshsV touring
mills. wb,ct were ioundod g the %
iuru uizn Nils = ! ,n- o. the same nm.
Iae location hcc however, before ! ~
peer usec a { Milling STE. IN - IL
;Crv j. q hirh loc2 interest. 1he Oh
-4att AA~41 Acta- At s@--4ii= Al ---'
ting NIL are preserved IS bgiwzrEsStth
cerners o. Tweif.h an Thirieenth an
Czry streets. Richmond Ths sxssasiVe
znd saniitbly-Ippoiniei Old DomInlor
iron Rnd NLis-N cTk- ,the ooly MI
la1uuiactorl g. Eicnnondl. the ANNA
report o. winch Is EppeDae1, are 10
caled o. tne commanding Belle Isle. =
james rlveI winch ootElneo CELEBRITY
1ur1ur the iSto iE-nsntE5io wa Oetwees
the States g. an secure prson O. tnoH-
sands q Fedora. soldiers. The estGs-
.lsh1aent vas Hrs; chsrtered Ms-ch l.
: So a. the Belief isie MEn1iactrriu-
JuInpznT. with Genera. JGc9nsiIn j.
Iisry1s. D.. 5nhu brooken nDrOuEe- JohI
l.. iripitfi, Gnd other g. corpora
.c7s. Operations were nrsi cotamenced !
n l66,-0He yefr pnor q tne sstGs-
lsEInent OF rne fxmed Ircasza- WoTss
l. J. consequently tne 0iasst establish
ueri q "a kind Z RichI19nd o. u
iclnlty. iis products nave sve- Dee1
isssrvesiy held Il the hishest ssieem
aS ACCOUNT Or TEiL DIscOvER1 co. (