Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1890-09-24

nose of ascertaining the mineral wealth of the
two V1rginias, and he stated that there was
more mineral wealth in the two Virginias
than in ell of the United States. have other
minutia but do not think 1t worth recording.
DR.. James T. Clark, of Augusta. reports as
follows:
We have very fine deposits of coal in our re-
gion of which you all know, and don't think
any purer coal exists in the United States
DR.. Clark exhibited specimens of coal from the
Dora coal mine and other coal mines in the
same locality taken from an eight foot vein,
and also exhibited specimens of bituminous
coal taken also from an eight foot vein. ALI
of the veins run from two to eight feet. He all
so exhibited specimens of iron ore taken from
North River Gap, including a fine specimen
of hematite ore There is a coarse sandstone
that underlies the whole valley and crops out
along this section. Specimens Of manganese
ores taken from the Zimmerman farm were
also exhibited. We have inexhaustible guam
titles of timber, including poplar, walnut and
other hard woods, many of the poplars meas
uring six feet across the stump.
Mr.. Chichester, near Stribling Springs, Au-
gusta. reports as follows:
A station at stribling Springs would receive
from thirty farmers owning 5000 acres of
hand, 600 tonnage per annum. TO- 1000 feet Of
lumber, I,50O to 1900 head of cattle and 5000
head of sheep from section west OF US. Most
of these farmers report iron ore. three report
manganese and one has coal. A resolution
was passed as to right Of way that will give
and should the best lands be needed we would
only ask nominal damages on an assessed val
ne, and some propose to take the amount of
their damages in the stock of the company.
Captain Henry Hanger, from Churchvilie,
Augusta county, reported as follows F.:
We have been particular In taking the tom
mage rather from last years crops and what we
may hereafter possibly get. a depot at
Churchvi would give 5000 tonnage per an
mum.
Mr.. S. Brown Allen. from the same neigh
borhood. reports:
have conversed with men such as David
Ruckman and Mr.. Williams, from Highland
eounty. and they stated that ~ depot at
Churchville or in that locality would receive
shipments of stock amounting to 6.00O tom
mage annually. 1t would also receive $50 600
pounds of wool, 100000 pounds of buckwheat.
500 900 shingles, One firm in Staunton handled
during the past year lbs 900 shingles from that
locality. There was sent to this town last year
would develop 10 600 pounds of bark. We claim
manganese. iron and other ore and marble.
John s. McCorkle, from Middlebrook, re-
ports as follows:
We have large deposits of iron and man
ga nese, q great variety of timbers and the ag-
with any similar area of country in the Valley
of Virginia for an extent fourteen miles square
W. R. Turk reports as follows;
Our plan was to visit each farmer and ascer.
tain what he raised for shipment,and sum med
up is as follows Hogs, 800; hay, 1900 tons,
wheat, 10000 bushels; corn, q, 600 bushels, and
oats, 5000 bushels. Under the head of supuries
estimated at about 5000 pounds. Marble.
pink, white, grey and black. Abundance of
manganese and iron. One vein of iron ore
crops out for about four miles and mangan-
ese vein crops out for about $50 yards.
n. S. Beard. of Moffett's Creek, Rockbridge
county, reports as follows;
We have evidence of iron ore in abundance
all along the base of the mountain, and in the
Valley some distance from the mountain a
man is opening mine.
Mr., East, from the Walker Creek Valley, in
Rockbridge county. states that be cannot give
the tonnage of live stock that would be SHIPPED
from that point. but as to values, he does
about $50 010 worth of business, and he suppos-
business done in that locality. in handling
live stock.