Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-09-05
CAVALRY REUNION.
Chesterfield Troopers Have Barbecue at
Bon Air-Many Visitors.

Bon Air-Many visitors.
The Chesterfield Cavalry had their an
nual reiinion and picnic at Bon Air yes
terday. H..
The celebration was joint one gotten
mn bv the survivors of old Company Is
and the present troop.
Tho attendance of both veterans and
active military was large. and there were
number of guests present from Richmond
Manchester. Chesterfield, and fowhatan.
Many visitors went up by private con-
veyance, while others made the trip cd
the Danville railroad. Returning. quite
numher came down or freight train
which arrived in Richmond ABOUT b
o'clock.
DINNER AND SPEECHES.
The pleasures of the day we're en}oyea
in the prettily-shaded picnic grounds not
far from where the hotel which was Durn-
ed last year stood.
The dinner and barbecue were together
the feature of the day. Other things were
agreeable, but these were Tdr eIcent7'ce.
After full Justice had been done 10 the
bountiful supply of choice viahds lntei-
esting speeches, abounding in tine relation
of incidents of the late war and dwelling
upon military valor. were made by Hon.
Cieorye ID. Wise and Judges William l.
Clopton and J. II. Ingram.
THE VETERANS PRESENT.
Among the survivors of the old troop
were Messrs. ]. +. FlournOy, Williams, A.
S. Fourqurean, Sidney Lacy. J. \. Lips
comb. Jefferson Baugh, John Baugh, Dr.
A. ]. Mclntyre. Buck Fisher, John ko-
berts. David Moore. Thomas Tinsley. Al
nhonso Duyal. Carey Winston. George
Moss. Henry Gary, and Bob Childress.
Among the visitors from the Powhatan
Troop were J. X. Goode. Captain Joseph
Hobson. Robert Branch, and John Martin.
THE TROOPS OFFICERS.
The following officers OF the present
Chesterfield Troop COMPANY, r. were aiso
present: Captain A. C.. Atkinson, FIRST
lieutenant J. G. Winston, Second-lheu-
tenant Charles Keller, Third-Lleutenant
Walter Moore. Sergeants A: l.. Adamsoh'
z. L. Morrisette, and b. W Nunnaiiy'
PROMINENT GUESTS.
Major Percy G.. Hawes. Captain w: X.
Mathews (adiutant), Captain William
SimDkjn Ordnance officer), and Sergeant l.
Major George Pegram. OF the stan OF Vhe
First regiment Virginia cavalry, were
among the invited guests.
Captain Peter Euker, of this city, was
also at the reunion.
The day was most pleasantly. spent IN
conversation. eating and drinking, ana
wos a thoroughly ENJOYABLE occasion to
avery one In The evening the oid ana new
members of the cavalry were groupeo
together and their photographs were taken
RICHMOND CAPITALISTS GooDluCK
Messrs. Logan. Pace Christian and DOC
ley HaIf-Owners of "A Great Nine
Fonr Richmond gentlemen are interested
.o the extent OF two and half millions II
n mining enterprise soon 10 operate soni'
newlv-discoyered ore-beds which are re
presented TO be the richest III the worlu.
They are about thirty-tve miles iron
| Seattle, Washington. ooo .;.o, l.
| A coinpany with S5.000,0OO capltal ma
been chartered to develop the rich pro
perty. and Messrs. I. NJ. Logan, James b
pace L. d. Christian. and James IL. Doo
Law control one half the stock.
These gentlemen recently made q Dl
nroat from the sale of railroad IN wash
inrton in which they were largely Inter
ested.
RECENTLY DISCOVERED.
II ia claimed that these mines are IN
richest ever discovered. They nad pee
found. the land purchased. and the CON
pany formed before more than very lev
persons knew what was gong on. 90.
made the first publication OF the mat
the dav after the company was charteree
II sent a representative TO the nei,
who wrote glowing account OF wnat r1i 1il
raner termed the new Eldorado." In
d;ltrict is located about thirty-five, mile
east Of the Seattle. Lake Shore. and Eas ~,
ern road in a very rough country, IN
lode runs northeast and southwest. an
has been traced distance OF four an
one -half miles, all of which has been take
mn. In width it varies from two 10 thlr'l
, two feet. although the general average
about fourteen feet. This company ow
one and one-half miles of the location
, The ledge runs over one range OF noul
tains. across narrow valleys ana up III
sides of two other mountains, proving.
, IS claimed. that il is true hssure ven
Covering the ledge there Is cappins
iron ore yarying from two inches to seye
feet The ore is represented TO eonta
fifty ounces OF silver and 60 per cent.
lead to the ton
D WORK OF DEVELOPMENT.
The company will work all the winter
developing the ledge, and next spring tn
: will be ready to start in with the reductio
works. The smelting-works VIII prooao
be located in Seattle. Until the plant
ready the ore will perhaps be sent
t Swansea. Eng. as 1t is thought that 1t CT
q he sbinned there and reduced cheap
p than it can be at Denver or Tacoma