The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-04-15

oihorlinc. and sprinklod'ahout are finds of
kaOlln, glass SAM. lead. marble. 6c..Nc. south
Boston has leapcd into the area backed BY
lynchburg. She h right IN the heart Of The
yellow tobacco with many factories and
warehouses, just inside the cotton belt.with
recent discoveries of valuable iron and coal,
besides She Is In tho region of valuable
iithia water. aud in the line 81 mica ana
k00lin.
Mineral city. late T0lersyillc, b. candi-
date for capital. based on two minerals.
which none II The other cities claim %
have. gold and sulphur while she has de-
ycl0pcd iho richest specimen OF snecilar
magnetic and brown hematiic iron ores.
Very little BIAS been said of This baby city,
hut "a hate number of The Manufacturers
Record has Hn article by ". IT. Adams, VI.
g.. which di-closp- the Immense value of
Che uYrifHs ores of louisa county. and win
tlo exception. perhaps ol Georgia. There is
n0 such deposit in value in the | niicl
states. The article viii Do found Boo the
issue of March Sth and win Doe most in-
struciiye and interesting reading t0 AT feel
irg an interest iu ODE future Of Virginia.
These ores contain gold and silver. MS well
ae copper. and the article shows That they
are valuable independent oi their great
value iUr sulphur fO he converted INTO SUE
phurc acid. and furnish ara article Chat
would SAKE ihe southern States annually
>l.UN.OT paid i0 foreign countries. The
author ably discusses the value of tnefn
mines lO the exhausted lands +
Virginia. just now when The discovery Oi
immense beds of rich phosphate iu Florida,
bid far tO greatly reduce The price Oi phos-
ph0ric acid iu fertilizers. and this may Ne
suil further reduced By she discovery bon
Nelson and Amherst counties, of mineral
phosphate OF high analysis and easy rednc-
zion. The fact that 300 tons per- day have
been raised frequently and Chat last year
10000 tom. were shipped North. shows chat
"a wonderful industry IFS already established
behind this new city. Some Is months ago.
sent an agent 90 explore and inspect these
mines and procure samples fer the mineral
cabinet oi Che Department Ol Agriculture.
and his report. which was published. a-ton-
shcd people living Don ihe Capital. within
$50 miles of This great industry. Besides
ihis mine Cine Ammons Copper Company
fhc Me--rs. Cren-uaW own one adjoining.
of great value tO considerable extent
worked hy Them and used in their ieiiil-
ilor works DOB this city. TIDE gold mines
which this city. or IFS projectors claim.
have been productive and valuable In ODE
past. and The richest exhibits 0i gold ore ai
the centennial in ltliwore from tle ~ alton
mine. some two yclrs ago ! found 300 oil
pamphlet, which ! have lott 0r mislaI0.
giving an account of iho gold mines CO
Louisa and ORANGE in the odd times long
"IofIra DE war;" chat read HEe fiction, Nuf
the names of ihe ODD people were genuine
and location eiN-ani fortunes .n tlo..
days were made Doe season. One man.
after laying br Dbl. crop. put the pteisoef
and hands t0 gold hunting. breaking roct-
and washing sand. and got nl-.NW iur hls
.. .H |.|. 10.
for M-. There ls BOO doubt of tli- richness.
and many have no doubt of the quantity or
of llcir great profit with new methods iof
separating.
ln these. Mineral City oilers an entirely
new basis. THE gold for ID boom. The iIun
i- % part of fle formation Or Vein worked in
old times iu ~nrif-FIflnia. Now. H- 81.
have said. all these new cities have % flir'f
solid foundation for their ho0msi ilcapit1l I-
secured and TIDE various minerals worked.
there can bo n0 doubt about Oboe profit If
these mineral industries, bui ail the energy
must moo Doe directed t0 minerals nor i0 o.
iev large factories 0r manufacturing estate
muis. most valuable furnace mll
stand and make iron 0r zinc or lead i0r
years with only the managers and hande
ile surrounding population. Pulaski CTS
was Martins station % ieW years ago.
although ihe bcrihH/inc Iumace.W ihluI-
0rei- off NeI-nmen. stood there rlnn|H
ni-ht and day.
s. splendid furnace made excellent ifan
just above BHcla Vista lNr frHI-. and H
ifl-e iann.rf $50. il0n i0r yDlr- before a
city W1s iMd ont. laiuaD.e minerals NI.
secure capital. and Investments with onI
local enterprise and without capital. lH
fact. "a Dig gold. or silver. or zinc. 0r t'n. II
even iron. 0r manganese nnu WIlI have u