The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-01-21
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special Correspondence to toe Times.


special Correspondence 90 toe Times
ToLERsyuLE, January l9-From
T0lcrsyillc two branch railways run to
the sulphur mines i'm Louisa These
mines aye unsurpassed i'm the United
States. The Arminius mine Is only
TWO miles from this place. 10 was work
ed years ago for copper, but now the
sulphur ore is the principal product,
and is shipped daily by carloads, and
hundreds of tons 20 ont per week a
large force of hands is required to mine
and handle the ore.
A nice little village is sprincing mp.
and the cottages are neat and comfort
able. There are many buildings used
for mining purposes, and they are
models of utility, taste and convenience.
The plant OF machinery is extensive
and OF the most improved design II is
very interesting and entertaining 20 see
all this machinery and the crowd OF
hands az work, and it is pleasant TO know
that this great vein OF sulphur is daily
pouring q stream of gold into lhe pock-
ets ol hundreds of thr people ol old
Louisa The superintendent OF this mine
is II VI Bancroft, who is a most efficient
man. and one of the most popular In our
section Mr. Bancroft has recently been
appointed postmaster at IOlersyilIe, vice
John W Davis, who was for many years
railroad and express agent here and
whose, removal 20 Richmond is uniyers-
ally regretted.
The depot here was burned some time
since, but has not been rebuilt, probably
will not be, as the two branch roads will
bring an lreights from the north side of
the road, and while Pendleton station
will accommodate those from the South.
The second branch from here runs to
the Virginia Sulphur Mines, four miles
from the main line Daily trains are run
over this line which is standard gauge
and an immense quantity IS shipped
every week 10 Newport News and the
North New buildings are going mp here
and the large force of hands has CON
stantlv 20 be increased 20 meet the de.
mand for the ores. This mine can fur
nish both hard and soft ores, and the
supply is inexhaustible. Think of veins
which are from forty TO sixty feet wide,
of solid ore and of limitcss depth. Yet
growing richer with every foot the shafts
20 into the ground. From present pros
poets. this mine will be of incalculable
value to Louisa county.
These sulphur mines beat gold
mine all hollow" The gold soon runs
out. but the sulphur will last forever, and
give permanent work % hundreds Of
hands. The Virginia sulphur mines
are only four miles from the Spottsyl-
vsuia line. and we hear that a depot will
be built there 90 accommodate the ireights
from Spottsylyania and Orange counties
Already a new public road has been es-
tablished, and a bridge built to open up
a way to "The Orange Springs "a rich
station Of Orange county adjoining
Louisa and SpOttsylyani6 An amazing
quantity of lumber and railrOad ties find
shipment here-cOming mostly from the
forests of ~pOttsylyania. The Virginia
SULPHUR Mines Railway Company lNil-
liam @. Crenshaw, presldentl has char
Ter authorizing IL TO build forty miles
from Chesapeake and Ohio, which would
take il over about twenty miles OF great
mineral belt and land il al Fredericksburg
where il would have steamboat cOnnec-
lions with the North. as well as tap the
Richmond. Fredericksburg and Potomac
railroad. There has been some talk OF
this road being used by Chesapeake and
Ohio as a link 10 Washington c.a Guam
tico or OccOQuan-where il would strike
the Pennsylvania Such a line would
make nice site for rOad-bed, and
would strike a first rate agricultural sec
ton all through Culpepper Stafford, Eau
ouicr and Prince William, and would
give a very good road TO Washington,
especially from Richmond, but IL is much
more probable that Chesapeake and ONO
will run direct from Gordonsyille 10 Oc-
coquan or Quantico, as that would be
airline and grand completion of a
great system reaching from the Pacific TO
the Atlantic, and making Chesapeake and
Ohio not only freight, but leading
passenger route, from South and West TO
Washington and the North
There Is much talk OF hard times and
scarcity of money, but everywhere there
is evidence of gradual improvement
new and good dwellings and out-houses,
better farming implements, good West
ern wagons. plenty of horses and bug
gies, and people wearing good clothes
store clothes Also, more weddings than
Won "eyer heard tell of one winter.
The people have plenty TO eat in old
Louisa; not u single person starved 10
death since way back. Folks have
gotten above ashcake and rye bread
must have white patent Consequence
Two roller mills have Just been built
one at Apple Grove, by Mr. James NJ
Hart. the other al Holiday, by John VI
Holladay-both making nice houF and
getting big custom
Everywhere we hear praises ol The
TINES for its independence and con
seryatiye utterances BRANDON.