Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1890-09-19
improvements All Along the Line

are the works of the Columbia-Liberty
Iron Co., where the deposits of the finest
quality of iron ore are 1nexhaustible,
and the furnaces of which have been TOR
years making iron the quality of which
IS not surpassed for some purposes in the
United States. For some years thes
furnaces have been idle, but Mr.. II. H.
Yard, of Philadelphia, the proprietor, has
decided to put them in operation again,
and with greatly increased facilities. To
this end a large modern furnace with all
the latest improvements is being erected
at Liberty, a large force of hands are also
at work in The ore banks, collieries, aud
other works Before many months this
furnace will be in operation, making
large quantities of iron of the best quail
ity and giving employment to many per-
sons at good wages. These works are to
be connected with the B. 81 o. X. X. at
Edinburg by narrow guage railroad,
work on which has been in progress for
some weeks and is being pushed with all
speed from both ends, as many hands be-
ing at work on it as can be used to ad
vantage. A portion of the iron for the
track is already on the ground at Edin-
burg as we'll as some of the lumber for an
engine house 3Ox4O feet. This company
will also build warehouses, office and
probably a repair shop at this point. A
number of miles of the road have already
been graded and the carpenters are at
work on the bridges. Several locomo'
tiyes and a number of cars have beer
ordered and will be ready as soon as the
road is completed. This can not take
very great while so that it will not b'
long before the Valley of Stony Creel
will echo with the shrill whistle of the
engines and rattle of the cars over the
new narrow guage railroad. This road
will prove of great advantage to Edin
burg in many ways, particularly il
opening up a rich bark section and afford
ing the means for transporting it to thu
town. Edinburg is already the receiving
and shipping point for large quantities Of
bark, but as a steam tannery is almos
certain to DE erected at this point IN {
short time, this bark will no longer b
sent off to enrich other more favored com
munities but will be used here giving
employment to many hands and circu
lating considerable Sums of money in TIL
community. The town is blessed witt
an abundance of pure water. Ston.
Creek, upon which it is located, is con
siderable stream of bright, sparkling
water, heading in the mountains ten
twelve miles west of the town, and fe'
by numerous springs along ITS COURSE
This stream furnishes the motive powe
for some large Touring mills ,everal o
which are in the town, as oil as for
number of chopping mills, saw mills, &c
1t affords large amount of power, ia
beyond what is now required of it, an
offers many fine sites for factories of dill
ferent kinds.
As an evidence of the value and in
portance of the mineral deposits of th
section Mr.. J. w. Hoffman in prospectin
on lands leased from Mr.. J. w. Santmier
near the town, discovered a vein of yello
ochre 100 feet thick, which an expeI
paint mixer of Chicago, pronounces
fine quality, equal if not superior
English ochre, and says he can make 81
: different colors of paint from this one.-
, He has also found vein of raw lumber
fine quality and 80 or 40 feet thick, AL
= a vein 800 feet thick and fully as long,
fine black mineral, said to be We
Iscarce, and of which a paint is made tn
is used in painting engines At the oil
of this vein are indications of camel col
= one of the scarcest and most valuable co
:, now known. Among the ochre Mr. Ho
" man has found three different shades
yellow, and one of clear and beautif
=, mink. There can be no doubt abo
:, the quantity of these deposits
!, tie depths of the different veins can
plainly seen as they crop out and foil
the side of a ravine several hundred fl
deep Mr.. Hoffman has a plat of I'll
ut hill with the different colers of the mi
e, erals and the depth of each vein mari
X, mon 1t. There are also IN the hollOws
m this remarkable hill places where
el strongest kind of alum water oOzes fr
ly the ground. Mr.. Huffman also has lea
cd upon a number of tracks of land west
OF Edinburg, which must prove valuable,
Us upon them large quantities of fine mar
n. is found. That this marble is OF
nd quality is beyond doubt samples OF
by having been thoroughly examined
he analyzed. Mr.. Hoffman has letters Fl
mt we'll known mineral expert of X
he mond, making inquiries about the t
,us for which he has this land leased, as
~. thought he could get parties to take I
an, of the land and work it. Mr.. Hoffr
He has this land leased for 30 years All
en-. indications go to show that this ma
exists in large quantities., and as it is c
to the railroad and easy to get out n
rn- prove of great value.
18th From present indication 1t is II
esi- that creamery will be started at
in place, as we'll as some other enterp1
ed. that will give employment and b
had money into this section.
Oh Edinburg IS place Of some imports
ana from railroad point of view. The
A ments from here have been large.
''oP railroad agent at this point, Mr.. D
dith, is a popular gentleman, prompt
correct in the transaction Of BUSH
ture and kind and courteous to passeni
it'll On the grounds surrounding the dep
D as large amount Of iron is piled, sonnet
gre like 1000 tons, awaiting favorable
wer for shipment. 1t was made at Colui
aala .nd Jihartv furnaces while under