Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1890-05-30
Western road, in Tazewell county
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SlSAne property acquired by inc Iaze
well Land and Improvement Com
pany, on which the town is laid out
is bounded on the south by Clincl
river for distance of two miles
This iB % beautiful stream, affordiDg
IN abundance of excellent water fol-
all purposes. The town, located, as
it will be, i'll tho center of that ex
ceedingly rich and fertile Richlands
Valley, which is about ffv. miles long
and one mile wide, with the
new town of Ricl.lands in full
view, will have a beautiful aud health.
full situation, with sufficient iregu.
larity of surface to insure perfect
drainage.
TIE PROPERTY.
The property acquired embraces
about 270 acres. A beautiful level
of about 100 acres, suitable for bust
ness and manufacturing purposes, is
situated south OF the railroad. The
residence lots to the north are nd.
mirably located OH an elevated knoll,
commanding magnificent view of
the valley.
BUILDINGS AND INDUSTRIES
A force OF mon is now employed in
excavating for the erection of IL hotel
to cost $4,000. The company has
also authorized the immediate cree
ton of Il large boarding house and
ten dwelling houses, supply store
and warehouse. A broom factory
and brick plant have been secured.
AS an additional assurance that the
company intends to build up an in
dustrial town here, | may mention
The fact that a resolution has been
adopted by the board of directors
agreeing to invest all the proceeds
of the sale of its lots in industrial
enterprises, except tho amount neces
sary to redeem the capital stock.
Water works to supply the town
will be provided Mt onco. Streets so
and GO feet wide have been laid of
and grading commenced. The Nor
folk and Western road has promised
to erect depot on tho land convey
ed to it for that purpose.
RESOURCES.
The question now very properly
comes up, What advantages hns Do
ran outside of location, scenery and
climatic influences ? Within ono half
mile Of tho town are grent stores of
coal, iron ore, brick clay, sand and
limestone rock.
Coal, extending northward for
miles, covering thousands of acres,
has been located aud coal veins dc
veloped. Workable seams with al
average thickness of 1 feet have boon
found. Tests of tho coal demons
trate its excellence as steam fuel
and for domestic purposes. There
are two seams OF gas coal not less
than 80 feet thick and in some PLACES
6 feet. Ten barrels of this coal wcre
sent to Messrs. Perkins & Co., of
New York, to be tested. The analy.
sis was highly favorable, and the re-
port addressed to Col. Frank Huger
said: '.These Goals will successfully
compete with The best gas Goals now
i'll use.' This endorsement is SUD.
ported by careful analyses made by
Prof. a. S. McCreath and Prof. Hen
~ Froehling, and by their high COM
mendation of tho coal in this section.
IRON ORE.
Deposits of brown hematite and
red ores have been found in close
proximity to the new city, and plenty
OF it. Brick clay in unlimited abund-
arce exists on the property belong
ing to the company, rs well as build
ing sand, and limestone especially
adapted to building purposes.
In few localities is there q more
fortunate combination of high grade
raw material and fuel under condi
tons to be SO cheaply brought to.
gether. And all these natural nd.
vantages are supplemented by q wise
management. The company is com
posed of men who are we'll AMI
favorably known in business and
financial circles. Mr. N. L. Rey.
nolds, the general agent, is broad
minded, wide-awake, enterprising en-.
ergetic man, we'll calculated to bring