The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-10-30
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1 .oocron eEroRrs On
4 q. f. ,xp opgs OF THIS
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u q: .syf osss orr"is
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r.rc,,,ed by any Other
pre- '"n. Doc. Not hesitate
'r'e' timber is Larger ana
@ IN. rnsn ne has Ever see"
? p,,c.cr. Director of the
2'se , = snrrcy, was recently
@ 0.J1 report upon large
"a - near Biz stone Gap and
' =, After discussing the
'.ne,b. he then speaks of
. ,t% sill work in co"nec-
So, Goals, and afterwards
..a seurc. regarding the tim
- ,.,ec ially valuablc, show
= n. ,ouderful wealth of the
i our rcry midst. The P"'r
ei,c extract" A. below"
2 OIL,
sssI. Of hi. region are rendered
ss,s; ? because Of their proximity
sss -. Of iron ores. Along the
. n Cumberland and Stone
$50. Ped Fossil, or Clinton ORE
~ Stone Gap to Cumbcr-
& be,ond, and i. duplicated
! 81 ne. Of Powell Mountain" ana
3d. The main yea '""o'
s 6rc tcet in thickness. and
... fa7orally located for cheap
''s - the last ,cara reliable
.s,s.e depo.it Of superior brow"
ss.sae Was discovered extending
sls the red fossil ore. Under
:.jss. openings were made i" This
ssss nick dcporn OF ore aver
Isss 81 per cent of iron. The
'aSatic and Ohio road parallels
t. s-e. for distance OF about
s,. and The extension of the
i IS Snd Nashville from Cumher-
/, Stone Gap. runs near and par
tas auicror Of these ores tor II
sf:,7 miles. insurins an alum
ss3xof IRON ore for furnaces erect
ssSsichlorhood Of Big Stone Gap.
sssrc referred to is known As the
xsk,m the name of the rock as
Ea;h il, 1t is the same As the
SSsessrnllr used at the Low Noor,
sssabd other furnaces in the Cliff
ssss District. The Oriskan.y is
sasf hove drainage hy the great
iIsasa in fault, aud a large deposit
ISsh.s recently been discovered
SiI& and the evidences arc strong
siHao found along the northern
snc mountain for lis entire
HArc is an abundant supply OF
to which add the ores
..sSs; valley, the abundant brown
5SEnson, Carter, and Unicoi Coun-
sfisSste, s westward extension of
SS'lss Creek ores Of Virginia, and
4lSpecular and Magnetic ores
,sse Of the Great Smoky noun
st Tennessee, and Western
jna. and We have here n COM
8 Bcssemcr ores, and cheap
|led in any other region of
America. The great purity
sFScc Of the coking Goals in this
gHapsure a large local develop
I9n and steel manufacturing,
ssks from this region should also
ssSst in The Chattanooga, Decatur
Iia# districts. II cannot be too
1gsgSI,td that BesSrmsrStfel ores
sils9s ocl arc here nearer together
ssSbsrC IN .imcrica.
TIMBER.
eafhe tract under consideration Is
!TNb forests OF valuable timber;
sclIow poplar, black walnut,
se lynn, buckeye, chestnut. ash,
900 the prevailing timhcrs.
asspn'h slope OF Pine mountain
ssags mainly chestnut oak and
lsss .llia fine growth Of hem
sRss aIlcy, and neat the base of
'. IN some Of the sharper ridges
ss9 fine growth of chestnut oak
EH Hemlock prevails also in
A5'gSs on many Of these streams.
' ss over 40 large hcmlccks ON a
sgn The upper Roaring Fork.
% ss or'h and South Forks, white
ls'| we and quality abounds. For
fsgec alons The South Fork ] es-
arse yhlte oaks at from FIVE
acre.
~ Ss''''e TO say that the timber
ss '0uN MountAins'is larger and
aant han | have ever seen
is n order to fully realize the
! oeF 1t is necessary 10 make
egOn'' ! measured off at vari-
pa made count Of the timber.
s'sse ct 'aSsn because exceptional,
~ - 'eu \ ialr average on the re-
r. where the measurements
' l counted no rrcss below II
'ame'er. give barometer
|s men Will not garv much from
,f above sea. Count of two
Nns Biz plack mountain:
ass lcvel. / y. y
Alnd'- Diameter in inches.
sSaF maple u
rs
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