Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1891-06-19
The Big Mines Near Fdinburg.
VISIT OF OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES SOON ~
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VISIT OF NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. SooN ~
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On Wednesday, of last week, Presluep'
Richards, of the Maryland Mineral MIN
inc AMI Manufacturing Co., brought 10
Edinburg a party of Baltimore capitalists
consisting of L. NJ. Tough, S. Frank ben
nett. JOS 3. Stafford, L. II. Neudecker'
F. Sanders. Robert Hayden, L. E. Linde-
mann. Rev. Franklin Wilson and W. ii.
II Raleigh. and w. P. Hill, of Washing
ton. d. c.. to examine the now well-Kno"h
and immense ochrc deposits that have been
discovered on the river, about mile sonth
east of the town. Upon arriving at Ed
inburc they found Messrs. r II. Lacey
and Joseph w. Hoffman, the resident
members of the company, awaiting them
with carriages, and, after the short but
pleasant drive along the beautiful Shen-
andoah river, the party found themselves
in the presence of deposit of ochre that
made them actually stare with amaze
ment for with all they had heard of this
wonderful discovery, they were not pre-
nared To see the thousands upon thou
sands of tons that they found before them.
They had scarcely commenced an examin-
alton before they became convinced that
the supply was practically inexhaustible.
The solid veins of yellow and black ochre
and umber from two to four hundred feet
thick could plainly be traced for hundreds
of yards for, in reality, these great hills
were nothing but a solid mass OF the val
liable mineral. Another great surprise to
the visitors. some of whom were mineral
experts. was the singular purity OF the
deposits, it being equal to the very best
quality of the foreign ochre. The black
ochre, especially, cannot be surpassed any
where, and, as it has been rather scarce
and extensive article heretofore, these de-
posits must prove of the greatest value.
The location of the mineral makes 1t very
easy to work, fully twenty years OF drift
ing in from level, the cheapest form of
mining, cannot exhaust the supply, and
it will not he necessary to sink single
shaft. This alone must add immeasura-
bly, to the value of these deposits. But
the ochre is not the only value of this
great store -house of nature. On the land
of the company, embracing 300 acres,
large deposits of marble and slate of good
quality have been found. Taking every
thing into consideration this is probably
one of the most valuable mineral deposits
yet found in Virginia.
After a careful examination, and fully
satisfying themselves as to the advantage
of location and exceeding richness Of the
mineral the party returned to the Eureka
House with appetites keenly whetted tor
the delightful supper OF Virginia spring
chicken with all the other "fixens' fol
which this section is famous.
The company has organized under it:
charter with Mr.. B. Il. Richards, as presi
dent and treasurer; E. c. Lindemann
as general manager, and R. II. Lacey, E
A. Herbst, J. T. Young, Jos. W. Hoffman
JOS. B. Stafford, L. {. Lindemann and B
/ II. Richards as directors. Much Of thu
stock has already been taken, and the res
will soon be placed, as it is gilt edged
sure.
Mr.. Richards, WHO'S a native virginia.
and a member of the large firm of Stone
burner & Richards, of Baltimore, is yer.
wealthy man, while the company repre-
sents large amount of capital. Th
work of getting out the ochre on a larg
scale will soon be commenced, and a com
plete establishment is being built at 10
Gust Point, Baltimore, for working tn
Ochre. Already orders have been secuie'
E for the manufactured products, and Their
is no doubt bat what the company will b
> taxed to the utmost to supply the demand