The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1890-04-10

of the shops Is a separate building and fifty
feet part, for better safety in case of fire. The
foundry will be one of the largest and best
equipped in the country, and the whole plant
when finished, will be the most complete agri-
cultural works in the South.
The work of building is being pushed forward
with vigor and the shops will be in operation
by the first OF July, and 5000 Alliance plows will
be put under way at once. The Company pro
poses to make plows, harrows farm rollers and
whatever agricultural machinery is in most de-
mand, and Will increase the line of articles
turned out, from time to time as may be needed
The location is believed to be an excellent one
being on the line OF one of the principal rail
roads in the State, with connections to all parts
of Virginia and West Virginia. Mr.. Jacob Wiss-
Ter, who has had charge of the factory from the
start viii retain the active management of tho
new works. His long experience manufac-
turef of iron and machinery, especially fits him
for the place. and by his appointment the Com
pany runs no risk i'll experimenting with
tried man.
III addition to the plant occupying four acres
the Alliance Company has secured thirty build
ing lots, el1glbly situated, for the convenience
OF the hands employed i'll the works, many of
whom are married men, and will remove to
Iron Gate. yearly all of the old employees of
the Company at Eainburg will be given work at
Iron Gate. 1t is intended to erect at once
dwellings, to accommodate the large influx OF
.workmen who will be drawn there by the cree
ton OF the new Alliance works. 1t is confidently
believed that the change of location viii be adj
vantaguous to all parties concerned. The old
plant at Edinburg will be retained, with view
to establishing foundry for plow castings and
repairs. MENTOR
Rover" Reyidivus.
MINERAL DEVELOPMENTS NEAR FIsHERsvILLE.
Fishersville is likely to have a boom while
booms are being handed around, for it has been
determined beyond peradventure that the
hills lying adjacent to this pretty village are
filed with a high grade of iron ore.
The old Gibson mine is being worked on a
nan scale by Capt. W P. Young and the ore is
being shipped as far away as Roanoke. This ore
bank "a few years ago yielded quite large guam
titles of an excellent quality of ore, ana some
fifty hands were kept employed in getting it out
and laying it at the railroad.
In another letter shall give more extended
description of this bank. For a number of
years it has been known that ore of a high
grade existed on tract of 40 acres, the proper
ty of the late Frank NJ. Conner The "bloom'
lay thick all over the surface the hillside.
This hill is but an extension OF the one on which
the Gibson bank is situated
of Kinney Terry, OF your city, purchased this
tract for the purpose of working the timber into
slaves, spokes, &c.
The fine surface showing OF ore attracted the
notice of these gentlemen and they began pros
pecting i'll a small way. So far as this work has
progressed, the results are highly satisfac
tory, and you may shortly hear of great
things from the mining operations of Messrs
Terry Il Kinney.
They have had an analysis made of samples
taken from their bank, and | give it, the
reader may see for himself that there is a fine
promise of future wealth on tie lands of the
firm above named. This analysis was made in
the office of the chemist whose analyses appear
weekly in the ViRaINIAN. Here it is:
Insoluble siliceous residue. Ala per cent.
| Metallic iron Observation-Disclosures. .56.sT Z"
i Phosphorus ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. O.0G 4"
Sulphur. ......................... 0.0l
Manganese None.
| That fine vein runs the whole length of this
property into the lands of others at both ends,
there can be but little doubt, and in but few
months the correctness of the prediction will be
verified ! am sure.
Besides the iivening up of business hereaboutS
through the active operations expected soon to
begin in mining other property owners are pre-
pairing to quarry limestone for building pur
! poses and for conversion into lime
1t is well known fact that the lime burnt at
| Fishersville stands higher on the markets than
that from kilns any where else The local de-
mand for lime will tax to their utmost capacity
all the kilns that are now ready for operation S,
and therefore others will have to be built
/ Our popular merchant and deputy poatmas-
ter, Mr.. j. S. Scroghum,s took the village by sur
prise last week by getting married. The mar
rage took place on the End inst. at the Hoover
House i'll your city, the officiating minister be-
ing Rev. Samuel Driver. The bride las Miss Fl.
c. HUFFMAN, formerly of Rockingham, but lately
of this county. TO Mr.. Scroghum and his beau
tiful bride we wish all the happiness possible as
they journey onward through life together