The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-08-08

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pondent. a few days since visited the
Mt. TORY property. situated ON BACK
creek. at the western base Of ths Blue
Ridge Mountains. ten miles south OF
Wavne.boro. One hundred years ago
uig iron was made az Mount Tory DID
an old hot blast furnace. Welding about
eight tons PEI day. The ore wac
hauled ten miles i'm wagons. and the
pig ten miles 90 put IL ln market. The
furnace was in blast from time o.
time. until about twelve years ago.
when It blew out. and has silce re-
NAMED idle. One hundred hands were
at one time Employed but now. where
once was busy life and activity. all i-
hushed and silent. old Aunt Sarah
Norris alone remains of all the army
Of workers who once inhabited the
narrow valley. She has not been out
of this valley for twenty years. works
the garden and cooks for nefsrs.
Wissler. who are prospecting for
manganese and says she Loves To- 1--we
here too.
Amid euch surroundings, seated 10
front Of the old country house. which
has witnessed the busy activities of life
for more than a hundred years. Mr. Ja-
,UD " lroi... .l.4 f.tl,a". ond Mr. Arthur
Wissler. the son. entertained your Ger
respondent and his friend with some
selections from operas and sweet.
quaint Id times Mr.. Wi-sIer, Sr. is
an accomplished viOlinist. and the iu-
Nor has a sweet touch on the guitar.
Ii was a pleasant surprise and very le-
freshing % bear She sweet strains of
beautiful and select music IN this mar
row valley. hedged In by towering
mountains. where the music of nature
is rarely disturbed by the intrusion OF
the genius of man ia his efforts TO har-
monte his talent with the symphonies
of the surrounding elements.
The push and energy of this age may
restore again the destroyed plant Of
Mt. TORY with all the modern improve.
ments. but before that day Mt. Tory
will be before the business world In
another role. Mr.. Jacob Wissler. a
practical miner of thirty years stand
ing. j. devoting his time. energy. and
talent to the development OF manganese
on the Mt Tory tract, which bids fair
10 rival lNf ilih0A SUI N'n"t Ni litAh "a 80
mines ever opened in this country.
On the Kennedy property which adj
Joins Mt. Tory. some prospecting has
been done. with highly satisfactory re.
suits. and the presence of manganese in
large and payingquantiiies has been iul-
ly demonstrated. Near WaynesbOrO is a
section of country rich in mineral de-
posts. On Kennedy ana Mt. Tory
are manganese mines. Al the Blue
Ridge tunnel. Immediately ON the line
of the Chesapeake and Ohio RiilrOad.
j. the celebrated ''Dividia specular
iron ore deposit. and near by is the Bel
mineral property. lately purchased by
a company of which General Rose
crauz Is president. Other schemes are
on foot net yet ready TO be- given TO the
public. which Will make the Wayn,s.
bOro Junction. or WayuesborO, a thriv-
ing. industrial point.
We have another heavy rain tonight.
Thousands Of dollars have been Lost in
wheat and hay by the farmers i'm The
Valley. and 1t Is sill question of very
serious moment as TO what the outcome
will be on the wheat. Thousands Il
DunltlH VIII DC tuAllt4N lb~t. VI llc W ~
much can only be used for course feed.
The question OF the appointment Of
postmaster for Stanton is becoming
very interesting. The four years OF
Postmaster Burke expired tho first of
this month. and the appointment was
expected then. II has not come yet.
and the Republicans are charging that
1t Is a part OF the consideration of that
compromise and that Democratic
officer IL kept in place by the advice
and consent Of Malone of Virginia.
Major ). VI. NOst j. an applicant. aud
bis high standing in the party. his recog
nized usefulness. and faithful service
in the past, together with the univers !
endorsement OF our people, should Sc
cure hlm the position. IL seems to be-
the purpose of Malone. however, 10
postpone the appointment until after
the election. and 50 handicap lOst
during the campaign. The utterances
of the VALLEY Iirgmi1n show how sadly
his calculations miss. Great indgna-
ticn - expressed at this course.