The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-04-05

Hlttlo Oorrlnne Gold Mining COMPANY
the Koltaline Mining Company, the
Nora Mining Company, and the St.
kevin Mining Company, and superin-
tended the construction of the Wyom-
ing Copper Company's works and mines.
he discovered and developed the ex-
tensiye zinc mines at Bonsack, now
owned by the Washington Zinc Com
pany, and erected the reduction works
OF the company at West Lynohburg, now
in successful operation.
lie was appointed ON March 12 O mem-
Der OF the national committee for the
promotion of the celebration of the
beginning OF tho second centering of the
American patent system, by inventors
and manufacturers OF patented inven-
lions, at Washington, in April 8, and
lO, 1891, for the formation Of the Ma
tional association Of Inventors and
Manufacturers.
Chas. s. Churchill.
Is q native of New Britain, Conn. His
early life was spent at New Haven. In
1878 he graduated in the course of civil
engineering at Yale University. He
was engaged in 1878 and part of 1879 on
various engineering works at New
Haven. Conn.,, and in the latter part OF
1879 was with landscape architect in
New Haven, Conn.
In 1880 he was principal assistant en-
gineer on railroad SURVEYS and esti-
mates between New York and New
Haven, and in 1880 and 1881 was princi-
pal assistant engineer in charge of the
construction Of the Nashville and Louis
vile railway, Meadville, Pa. In the
latter party OF 1881 he was in charge Of
the preliminary surveys and the locat-
ton of the Pittsburg, McKeesport and
Younghiogheny railroad from Pittsburg
to Connellsville, Pa.
In 1882 and 1883 he was division enri-
neer in charge of the construction on
the above road. From January. 1884.
to May, 1887, he was principal assistant
engineer on the location and construc-
tion of the Pennsylvania Schuylkill
valley division Of the Pennsylvania
railroad, Pottsville, Pa. From May,
1887, to May, 1888, he was engineer
maintenance of way, Shenandoah Valley
railroad. In 1888 he was engineer in
charge OF the West Virginia and Irontor
extension of the Norfolk and Western
railroad. He was appointed engineer
maintenance Of way of the Norfolk and
Western railroad in October, 1884. In
1885 he was elected member of the
Engineers Club of Philadelphia, and in
| 1889 was elected member of the
American Society of Civil Engineers.
IL. S. Richards on,
OF Buena Vista, learned The o,rpenters
trade in his carly manhood, and after
ward took up the study Of archite cture,
and first practiced his profession in Bal
timore. He has been engaged as an
architect and builder in Maryland, West
virginia, and the Valley, principally in
designing and constructing residences
and churches.
Major Jed Hotchkiss,
| The subject of this sketch was born in
New York. He came to Virginia whom
quito young, and taught school at
Messy Creek, Augusta county, several
years before adopting typographical en-
gineering as profession. In 1851 he
| visited the section of tho State which
has been famous as the Flat Top coal
| fields, and was largely instrumental in
promoting the organization of the South
west Virginia Development Company,
which opened the first vein at Poca-
| hontas.
During the late war he was Stonewall
Jackson's Typographical engineer, with
the rank of major, and was often con-
suited by President Davis and General
Lee, who, as we'll as General Jackson,
reposed the greatest confidence in his
ability and Judgment. He mapped out
tho extension of tho Shenandoah Valley
road from Waynesboro to Big Lick at
the request of the president, L. j. Kim
ball, and was accorded the honor of
naming the new town.
AS it was to be built on Roanoke river
and in Roanoke county, he decided to
call the coming city Roanoke. at Mr..
Kimball's request he also mapped out
the line from New river, on the main
line to the coal fields, and named tho
first mining town established Poca-
hontas. lie named every township in
Augusta, Rockingham, and Shenandoah
counties at the request of authorities.
AS mining engineer and geologist,
Major Hotchkiss is we'll and favorably
known in this country and Europe, and
by invitation delivered public addresses
in England several years ago, which en-
listed the capitalists of that country and
led to the investments of many millions
OF dollars in mining properties in Vir-
| ginia. He was invited to write an
article on Virginia for the Encyclopedia
BRITANNICA. and did so with credit to
himself and incalcultable good to the
State. This invitation was a high honor,
for it is only to the most distinguished
men in the profession that it was sent.
He Is also the author Of the Physical
Geography OF Virginia. For several
years ho published at Staunton The
Virginias, devoted to acquainting the
world with the resources of tho two
Virginias. He is now editor of the
Shendun News, published a. Shendun
(the Grottoes), and is president of the
Grottoes Company. Those who know
him do not doubt that he will build
popular and prosperous city at Shendun.
Prof. ID. C. Humphreys.
| ThiS gentleman occupies the chair of