Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-10-24
THE PRECIOUS ORES.
INDICATIONS OF A sEVeN-MILE VEIN
IN ALBEMARLE-NELSON.
A Six Hundred-Dollar Nugget Found
Disqualification for Investors--The
James River on a Swell.
Correspondence Of tho Richmond Dispa,cb.l

In yesterdays DISPATCH allusion was
made to sample Of silver ore at the De-
partment OF Agriculture from vein dis
covered recently near North Garden,
which is station on the Virginia Mid
land railroad in Albemarle county. This
rich vein of silver, gold, and lead COM
mingled was discovered several months
since, at which time an option was taken
on the property by a capitalist, the own
ers being Mr. Mark Durrett and several
others. Whether or not this option has
expired | do not know. In ante-bellum
days a lead-mine was discovered in Nell
son county and worked in a small way
by Mr.. John Fsber, now gone to
his "long home" The vein OF
ore in this county is believed
to be q continuation of that in Nelson,
and as the outcropping in Albemarle IS
some miles remote from that in Nelson
it is probable that developments Will
enable your correspondent TO furnish
you at m early day accounts OF other
rich discoveries between the two points.
Gold-mines have been protitably worked
in Nelson, and recently conyersed with
Young man who was employed thereat.
and who on one occasion took out
nugget for his employers worth 5000 but
several years ago.
40 SUCH WORD AS FAIL.
Thomas S. Martin Esq. Of this place,
but who has law offices in Richmond
and Charlottesville as well, is in New
York for the purpose of interesting capt.
talists in Charlottesville rs an attractive
point for investments. The various land
and improvement companies OF that city
have consolidated, and it is this aggre-
cation whose interests Mr.. Martin repre-
septs, and as be "knows no such word
as fail" the result Of his trip may be an
ticipated.
The Farmers Alliance of Albemarle
will establish an exchange at Charlottes-
vile, and Mr.. o. B. Bocock has been
elected general agent of the same. Hon.
j. II. Wingfeld is president OF the OK
change.
General Thomas l.. Rosser and Hon.
J. II. Wingfield are announced to speak
here politically tomorrow.
DpHTHERIA BROKE THEM UP.
The revival-meetings at the Disciples
church here were suddenly brought TO a
close by information reaching Rev. Mr..
Abbott, who was conducting them, that
diphtheria had appeared where his fami-
" were domiciled, in Charlottesville,
and he hastened to remove them to
Southwest Virginia. A deep interest
was manifest in the fine sermons de-
livered by Mr.. Abbott, and our people
much regretted the discontinuance OF
: the meetings.
Mr.. James A. Brown, merchant and
agent at Browns station, three and a
= half miles above this place, was
J stricken desperately i'll Tuesday and has
, had several physicians with him since.
= His condition, learn, is very critical.
,, TEE MELON FULL OF IT.
Mr.. G. A. Council, Of this place, was
ont hunting this week and came across
several tempting watermelons LETT over
from last season in patch on the river,
of which he heartily ate. The palatable
bait was very quick in its effect-Con'
nell has been wrestling with the chllls
and high feyers since.
Rev. j. w. Crider, who has filled the
pulpit of the Methodist Episcopal
: Church South here for the past foul
I wears, and who would be appealed to to
4 remain for years to come if the voice OF
D his congregation could have any effect
r above that OF the Conference, which
? limits each minister's term to four sue,
D cessive years at one point, will preach
/ his farewell sermon here Sunday. Mr.
D Order is much beloved by his congre
cation and our citizens generally, anc
his removal, with that of his very inter
esting family. will be much regretted II
the community.
NEARLY A CENTENARTAN.
Mrs, Bellew, who is nearly centena
rian, was at church in this place Sunday
nv which it is thought she took cold
: from which pneumonia in both lung
resulted, and to-day she is reporteC
. very Ill.
THE DISPATCH APPRECIATED.
+. Iassure You am not fulsome when
/, saw the Dispatch of to-day IS beat
ideal specimen OF a first-class newspaper
knowing it to be extremely popular anC
much sought after here, even by thos'
!. who are not subscribers, have takel
occasion to inquire of Postmaster ,. h
Gault (parenthetically one OF the mos
- accommodating in the country, and h
r informs me, after actual count, that Their
O are SEVENTEEN TINES as many copies G
n the daily Dispatch received at his Ollie
It as the number Of any daily that come
7. here.
"a In addition to this large number c
10 weeklies are enjoyed by the countr
"a people, who only come to town occasion
=. ally for their mail Ii seems to me tn
d DISPATCH bears the impress OF great III
d movement in many respects since II
IS fortieth birthday several days ago. ,
N A heavy rain fell all through last mig
s. and the forenoon to-day and James rive
10 is on swell.
II OPPOSITION.
v Some of the colored fraternity here d
Is not fraternize with the colored alllanc
IN and they are principally members OF tn
new aid society and are going to open
store under the auspices OF their orde
The colored alliance store contains sew
~ raj wheelbarrow loads Of goods, prime
pally composed of ginger cakes, blsc
pepper, sugar, and candy, and the ma
10 who keeps it gave up good situate
h on the farm to " stand behind his oW
hi counter" except that about twenty oth'
az colored allies share the profits" (O
u SUCCESSFUL OPERATION.
s, A little daughter Of John L.. Harri
or the colored barber OF this place, vi
IL taken to Richmond several days SIM
ID for Dr.. Joseph A. White to perform
e. operation for apolypus. The father al
I'd child returned here at noon to-day al
to tho former informs me that DR.. Viii
is in his search for apolypus discovered
n sprouted bean, which he extracted, al
O. the child is now all right.
IN ATERRlflC BLAZE.
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i'll Heavy Loss and Only Partly Insured
o. Severe Gale on the Day.