The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1890-08-29
Industrial Notes.

The l.. x y, When in few days it gets through u
troublesome sliding cut few miles this side OF Cum
bcrand Gap, can lay lis track to Big Stone Gap with
out delay, save the time necessary to put up an iron
yialuct near Fulkcrsoi's Gap. An extra price has
been paid fur the iron bridges the road, the
agreement that the false work necessary shall be in
position before the arrival ot the track layers,
and sufficiently strong bear the train, the iron to go
into position afterwards. y yard has been prepared
this side OF Cumberland Gap where will be kept six
days supply OF material, to guard against accident
ami the otherwise consequent delay. This with the
new appliances FOR putting the rails and ties In front
Of the rain should cni Die mile OF track To be laid
daily And it i hoped that the arrangement under
stood be agreed upon last spring will Yet be carried
out and track laid from here both toward Cumberland
Gap ani Norton, which would weeks Of valuable
time
The double-track tunnel for the Of the l.. & y.
and 5. A. 4 O.. at the north end Of the gap is pro-
crossing f,vorably. the heading ut the west porta,
being in l25 feet, and the other to he begun next
Monday The entire length, 80 feet will probably
be completed by October 1T. Sufficient room is being
lef; for the brick "rching.
On Mud Lick Creek few miles from town. On the
land, Of the Virginia Coal & Iron company, is the
precursor OF what will bc Of our largest induh-
tries, that will cmploy thousands Of mcrl-the first
coke oven yet erected here Of stone and lined with fire
| brick Mr. Hodge had already shown Us in his rough
experimental oven that our coal would coke satisfac
tory but Mr. Taggert has gone further and produced
II coke that he said he thought superior To the Con-
la a
and in the manufacture Of which lie has had large
experience The first charge was drawn Monday and
Others will be burned Till load Of coke is
INFLATED, which will be sent to n furnace The l.. &
" and S. \. & o. are preparing to build branch
line OF road that point for joint use SEQ ovens
will furnish large amount Of freight for both roads.
The L. 4 y. has contracted for eight rock crushers,
witt. capacity II 800 tons Of broken stone each
daily to be delivered rapidly rs the track Is laid
This arrangement together with the large amount OF
stone being gotten out BY hands now, will enable the
management TO ballast the track very rapidly and
have it in shape for business this winter.
house Of six rooms aud lot 33xl32 feet sold here
last week for 81 500 and rents for $780, another whose
construction cost 1892 rents for $500 and H. Poinsett
Of the Troy Laundry, has been paying $50 per month
for the cheap building in which he has been located
Can anything than such facts as these invite the
investment Of outside capital here In building cheap
and artistic class of houses for rent.
The South Atrliic Ohio railroad has furnished q
freight shed, which, while 1t is not beauty, still
affords some p',ectinn to barrels of salt and kegs
nails Accomni dat1.s for passengers are limited e
two platforms, one . feet By twenty, and the othe
three feet by Atty I'D pen OF railroad ties, and NJ
station. Ii would a'em that place that yields th'
railroad revenue nf 5000 or $1,000 month wouit
he entitled Immediately to at least good aecommo