Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-02-07
OLD GORDONSyILLE.
An INFUSION OF ENERGY AT THE cp-
FORTUNE MOMENT.
she Gordon Land Company's Enterprise
Railroad racnitiss--Minersi Pro-
perry, sc.

0ospoSsvrtrr. February 6.--This SUD-
stantial old place looks forward 10 more
than usually prosperous year, ana why
noti Gordonsville has been growing
slowly but surely for somo time. IL was
putting down q good foundation before
thc general wave Of development struck
Virginia, and now that IL has so much TO
build on iss people make no mistake in
predicting for IL remarkable growth In
population and industries in the very near
future.
ANkTuRAL RAILROAD GENTRY.
Gordonsyilie Is natural railroad centre.
It's climate is delightful il has pure AR,
and its people, while conservative, are as
energetic and pushing as any community
that can be found in weeks travel
All that the place has needed IN order
that II might attract capital was q new de-
parture. That departure has been
taken and at most opportune mo-
ment by the Gordon Land Com
psny. The capital Of this company iss
e750. zoo, and IL has acquired $500 acres OF
land which constitute an ideal sito Tor
residential and manufacturing city. The
property is located at the base OF south.
west mountain of an elevation OF from 500
20 1, 200 feet above sea level and commands
stretch of scenery unsurpassed IN tne
etate OF Virginia. One thousand and slx
hundred acres of the land have been laid
of In lots and 200 acres divided into block
S3ox500 feet have been reserved Tor manu-
featuring plants, several OF which nave
been secured by the company and the con;
etruction of which were 10 be commenced
Ut an early day.
MINERALS.
On the company's lands are inexhaust-
able deposits of zinc aud lead ores, q pet
ter idea of the grades of which cannot he
given than to publish the analyses marked
respectively Nos. 1903 and 1904:
1908
LABORATORY 10 NORTH FOURTEENTH ST.,
RICHMOND, Va, December 16, 1890. }
Analysis of one sample of lead ore re-
ceiyed from N. w. Bowe. ESQ.,;
Average Of samples in box except. those
consisting entirely or nearly so OF zinc
blonde, the sample dried Mt 2l2 II, con-
tains-
Silica. ESQ per cont
Lead .........,................50 1924 por cent
Zinc. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. hO2b per cont
The ore contains per ton (2,0OO pounds
esiver, 6.5 ounces on
Gold .0di 20
HENRY FRoEHLINe,
Analytical and Consulting Chemist.
1904.
LABORATORY 10 NORTH FOURTEENTH ST.,
RICHMOND. Va, December 16, 1890.
Analysis Of one sample of zinc blende
received from N. w. Bowe, ESQ: Sample
selected from box of lead ore. The sample
dried at 2i2 Il. contains:
Silica. A1bO per cent
Iead..... lOooi per cen@
Zinc ........6O5el per cent
The ore contains per ton 1900 pounds:
Silver, 666 ounces. .......SS0
Gold, .0sl ounces '''''''''' Lo'
HENRY FBoEHLNG,
Analytical and Consulting Chemist.
TIE oFFICKRs OF THE COMPANY.
The officers Of the company are: N W.
.Bowe, president Richmond, Va: w. l..
sFleming,. first yice-president,, Richmond
Va. w, l.. Walters, Jr., second vice-presl--
dent, Staunton, Va. Z. y. Barbour, third
e-president; II. l.. Hoover, manager,
Staunton, Va. r. II. Stratton, treasurer.
Gordonsville, Va; c. i. Linney, secretary.
Gordonsville, Va. Directors-N, w. Bowe.
Richmond. Va. w. l.. Walters, Jr., Staun-
ton. Va; @. b. Linney. Gordonsyille. Va;
j. A. Cooke, Stanton, Va. George @.
Walters, Stanton, Va; X. III. Stratton,
mond, Va. ii. l.. Hoover, stanton, Va;
p. p. Barbour, GordOnsville, Va; j. Il.
Bland. Baltimore. Md, and G. G. Thomp-
son, Staunton. Va.
RAILROAD FACILITIES.
When these facts are considered and
Gordonsville's present and assured future
railroad connections are studied II must be
apparent to every practical business mind
that there Is a correlation of conditions at
Gordonsville that cannot fail to make the
Gordon Land CompanYs stock pay hand
somely. The Chesapeake and Ohio railway
Is already there, the Orange and Keysyille
will soon give il another connection. 1t
can get deep water at Quantico only dis
lance of sixty miles, and the Chesapeake
and Ohio will on the LIST OF March take
charge OF the branch road from Gordons-
vile to Orange Courthouse, and by the lst
OF April will begin TO run fast trains North
uid that route.
There are numerous details could men,
ton which would emphasize the fact that
the Gordon Land Company's plan Of de-
yelopmont'n not only means al early expan-
sion of Gordonsville as a residential and
manufacturing centre, but a good invest
ment But / must defer these until my
next. X.