Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-03-25


Incs In Bucns Vista, but the demand sui
| far exceeds Tho supply. There ~ 10y
| over two hundred houses under consrscsi
and vet IL is confidently predicted on soosss
grounds that this Is but . sugeeetion y.
what building operations viii be later OF
| in the spring and curing the summer a. =
fall. Tho outlook IN this respect alone
foreshadows q multiplication OF p1ich-
yards, planning mills, and otner e s.auaH'; ~
| nents the products OF which sre useu If, ~
| building and the raw materials for supply
ing which exist In upersbundance heio'
EXPANSIONS.
| In a letter to the DISPATCH from neIo
written some time in the latter psrt OK Iast
year 1t was stated as q prCbapii'ty en ~
| portions OF Buena Vista now buiit oFer "a
residences. &c, might have to be cleared
| up for manufacturing sites. luSs pa"ih" 10
| bility not only seems strengthened oy
present conditions, but IL seems eviuo i.s
| that the North Buena Vista properly VI.
have 10 be brought into re9nlsi.~n ~
| industrial plants. This property - in sns
hands OF the Buena Vista COMPANY az. .;,s
| The company Is also in condition 20 con-
| troll valuable property adjacent 70 N9rtn
| Buena Vista and the development tnsre
would largely enhance the yaiue OF VIZ
company's stock. The company, all ougn
GENERATING in its enterprises on an e41en-
siye scale. is conservative IN every Nv
and that no false steps have Deen saas 49,
speak volumes for the sa2acity anu 0'S"
headedness Of its officers.
TIE NEW HOTEL.
The new hotel will not be surpassed "
any of the modern inns IN virginia, eItnei
in architectural beauty or conveniehSosi
while IL. location and SURROUNDINGS anu
the beautiful stretches Of scenery II COM
mands must make II q fayorite resort LOT
summer visitors. The hotel IS unaer
management that insures that IL WIZ oe
kept In the very best style. lee hotel
property is valued at Si2o,
Every visit to Buena vista ueepens sno
impression that there is no more charming
nlaoe for private residences and summer
villas in the State. There is picturesque
ness on oil sides that one never grows
weary Of contemplating, and an inyigor-
atlng tone in the atmosphere that seems 10
give new life. No wonder the people here
appear to love work. They, can be 10 tne
rush In the day and completely out OF IL
when business hours are over: Inc eauGa-
town are equal to all the present demands.
and that every future demand Will be sup
plied does not admit of discussion. Tue
trend of tho land renders drainage perfect.
The richness Of the surrounding agrlcultu-
raj country contributes to cheap living. Inc
water supply is pure and sweet and aoun-
dant. and the fast trains OF the two great
railroad systsms that cross here put Buena
Vista within few hours ride OK the pfin"
cipal older cities of the country.
TIE SUSTAINING BASE.
But the sustaining base OF Buena vista
is its resources in raw material. his IS
the point for capitalists TO consider. Much
has been said heretofore in this CORE
spondence of the wealth OF Buena vista
in this respect, but it may not be unln-
teresting to those seeking profitable IN
yestment to go somewhat over the ground
again, particularly as the most far-seelng
are confident that the tide OF prosperity
in this section is far from having reached
its food.
TIE IRON ORES.
The moro theoretically prospecting is
prosecuted the more certain becomes the
proof that the iron ores on the property or
the Buena Vista Company are almost limit
less. There IL ore here for a score or stacks
for an indefinite period. Rufner in his re-
port on the property enumerates the foi-
lowing ore-beds: The Anderson. the Moor
man, the Shale. the Patrick. the Glasgow,
the Jordan, the Leake, the McCorkle, the
Miller, the Barclay. the Colonial, the Moor
NAV, and the limestone ores. The hrst
four are among the great sandstones. and
all the rest, except the limestone ores, lie
in the upper Potsdam states.
IN SUMMARIZING.
In summarizing the Rufner report says;
Every one acquainted with iron-minIng
Cor any other ore-minlng) knows how
irregular are all ore deposits in respect 20
either quality or quantity, or both: We
find such irregularities in Buena Vista,
but less than usual. The upper Potsdsm
ores chose usually worked) of Bueua Vista
not only average better than Potsdam ores
generally, but they furnish more workable
ore in proportion TO the whole body OF ore
than is found in any other ore-leads in the
Appalachian range. The shaIe-ore
bed, where 1t exists, is, / suspect, always Of
superior quality. And the Patrick Is one
of course the Potsdam ores are the chief
resource. So far as the evidence is now
before us the unavoidable ores are excep-
tionsble. There are parts of the McCorkle
and Barclay beds that could not now be
worked proftably, but / confidently ex-
pect that much If not most OF the ore in
these leads can be worked to advantage in
mixture If not alone. As for the Glasgow,
Jordon Leake, Colonial. and Moormaw
regard them as high-grade ores. An ave-
rage Of Buena Vista ores shows: Metallic
iron, 5l.411; PHOSPHORUS. .2l2; Silica,
1892. The Buena Vista ores worked in
former times yielded an average Of So per
cent. of iron, and samples have been taken
that carried $3.50. In the Buens Vista
ores there is o remarkable freedom from
sulphur"
Compared with valuable ores elsewhere
that have been thoroughly tested in the
furnace this is q splendid showing for
Buena Vista.
The consensus Of expert opinion and the
geological indications are that manganese
in paying quantities and of high grade will
be found in the Buena Vista property.
Such finds are regarded only as questions
of exploration, and, as has been repeatedly
said, exploration here is yet in its infancy.
Manganese float is found in every direc-
ton.
CLAYs, ocHREs, &c.
The Buena Vista clays are Of endless va
riety and adapted to almost every use TO
which clays can be put. There are potter's
clays for earthen- and chinawares. ordi-
nary pipe clays, friedrich, terra cotta. and
claws for ordinary building brick. IL can