The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1890-05-28
FACTS WORTH KNOWING ABOIl
BUENA yIST---ITs ADvAN-
- TAGES.
Enterpsises and Future Pros
poets.

pects.
Bunea Vista takes Its name from
the old Iron Furnace, so called, which
was operated on the lands OF the
present company during the Mexican
War, and which was endowed with
its appellation in honor of the great
victory achieved by the Americans
at the town of Buena Vista in Mex
leo. -a >ss~ ..-
There is tradition that the metal
from which the cannon of the inr
trepid little American army engaged
upon that field was made from the
ore of the old workings near the
town. Whether true or otherwise,
the stranger, arriving upon q bright
spring morning at the plateau in
front Of the hotel and looking out
from between the trees upon the
grand amphitheatre ofthe mountains
enclosing the broad valley, busy With
its hundreds OF workers, each doing
his or her part in the great work Of
founding city, will testify that il
is indeed Buena Vista; the place Of
Beautiful View.
The Buena Vista of to-day 10 .
new city of that New South, whereof
the distinguished Pennsylvania pub.
licist, William ID. Kelley, said.
"Wealth and honor are In her path.
way. Her impulses are those which
are impelling the advances OF ciyiliz..
ton throughout Christendom; and
as her resources, including geograph-
ical position and climate, are greater
and more diversified than those in
the possession of any other people oil
equal numbers, she must at no distant
day break from the thraldom of q
misguided past, and resume her once
proud position in the van of civilizs,
tion's advancing column. She 10 the
coming FL Dorado of American. id
venture" (The Old South and Tho
New, pages161. 1927
In q section Of Ell Dorado OF which
Mr.. Kelley writes, where climate i
most propitious, where soil Is fertile
where labor is inexpensive and plen.
tiful, where the means of life ara
ample and cheap, where society j,
refined and agreeable, and religious
and educational advantages are
abundant lies the new city. Locs.
ted on practically inexhaustible bed
of iron ore, upon q river with mag,
nifclent water power, surrounded B,
virgin forests of hard woods, in easy
reach Of the three great cokinz,coa
regions of America, it presents il
its advantages of location sucl
attractions as are seldom founs
united in one spot II lies in th,
County of Rackbridge, in the Vale,
Of Virginia, at the western base of th
Blue Ridge Mountains, whose splen
did peaks tower Immediately abos,
its site, and afford o spec tacle OF pic
turesque and unexcelled beauty
Five-and. s-half hours away, BY raj
is Washington city four bours ava,
is Richmond; twelve hours, Ne,
York; and seven hours, Nswpor
News.
Through the corporate limits O
the city run two great trunk line.
spanning the American Continen
from north to south and east 10 west
while 9 third great east and wes
trunk line makes connection ut
point six miles distant with one O
the other two.
THE BUEsA VISTA COMPANY.
The Buena Vista Company wa
organized in FEBRUARY, 1889, under
liberal and comprehensive charter
granted by the legislature Of Virginia
In nine days after its organization
1880 shares Of its stock, OF the %
value Of 500 per share, were sols
and the books closed. The stock i
BY act Of assembly, non-assssssbl.
after the payment Of the subscription
price Of $50 per share.
The lands owned By the compsn,
embrace $4,000 acres, which inelud,
$500 acres Of level land, suitable isl
building purposes, and 10000 acre
ofmineral and timber lands.
They lie on the west flank and a
the base Of the Blue Ridge, and In.
clude bottom lands on North Rive
and South River, wide foot bills ant
plateaus, bigh Ipun and outstAndin,
peaks, the last connected with IN,
main Blue Ridge by saddles or cross
ridges. The boubdrY lines Of ID,
property run for FIVE miles along III
Greet Of tie mountains. Tue bottom
lands have front Of on, -a1d-a. hal
miles en- North River, 9 branch o
the James, and one mile on Soutl
River, which fJws through the west
erD proloDgstion Of the track"
THE CIT.
On the Eot:h River, surrounds
by picturesque mountain peaks, hal
been laid ont the new industrial Cit,
OF Buena Vista, covering an area O
some / 800 acres, with broad streets
parks and sroyes--a spot Of which
Mr.. Z. Z. Peehin, the distinguishes
mining expert and general manage,