The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-10-16
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INDUSTRIAL NOTES.

''"'h Z" h'ontu StUourn IN Mi0uleSC0rOugh,
and says it was we'll fer all southern towns,
that the English, at this crucial period of her
existence, concluded to stand by her by put
ting up 81 100000 of new money. Here other
towns would have succeeded bye and bye. but
as many of them would have their progress
facilitated by getting.Eng!isl money for which
they are trying, the failure OF one of the most
prominent of these foreign ventures would
have 'eadcned their hopes Tor some time.
The above sum will finish the Charcoal
Furnace, the Water Works, -thr Belt r. r., the
Brewery, and the South Boston Iron Works,
all large concerns, and which mus. be finished
before the officials can collect $l,OOO,O00 of
land notes, payment of which can not sooner
be enforced.
1t is not generally known that friend of
Big Stone Gap Inns been working for u year in
the London market, to raise 81, 250, 900 for use
here, but the times have been so unpropitious
that but little progress has been made. These
new developments will PIT new life into all
such efforts, and an earlier outcome may BIZ
expected.
Mr.. Proctor says that the explorations of
the English at Middlcsborough i'll the red fos-
silifcrous ore on the Tennessee side should
give great good cheer to Big Stone Gap, as it
settles forever the question of the persistence
and reliability of this ore down to depth Of
200 and even 800 feet. The English, from
simply the radiatons of their entries, have
already mined and stacked up $4,000 to 100000
tons Of this ore, aud can easily supply $50 tons
n day to the Watts Furnaces, or as much MS
5000 tons daily, if necessary.
Austin 4 Bro, of Arlington, Mass, have
finished another house in Pat3. More owners
of lots there should be erecting houses, as tho
furnaces will soon be going and many families
will be without residence accommodations Of
any kind.
Tie Exposition Hall wishes to acknowledge
tie rcc,p: of an Indian stone Ratchet, the
most perfec. specimen the custodian has ever
seen, from Mr.. William Wolfe, of East Big
Stone Gap; some ginseng plants, five years
old, from Mr. W. b. +. Stidham, which have
bccn set out in The Exposition Hall grounds,
ans! cast iron pepper pod from Mr.. Byrd, Of
the furnace.
Gen. Ayers offers to give the water free and
remit the usual fees for tapping the pipes.
ETC.; Mr.. J. l.. Jennings, Superintendent of
the Water Works will do the work gratis, il
some friend will provide the $2j to $40 with
which to buy the pipe, cement, etc. for erect
ing two rustic fountains in the Exposition Hall
grounds Let some public spirited Ean vol
unteer this sum, and the work will soon be
done.
Stonega Academy uses Tie first CRATES
turned out BY the Big Store Crate ard Mantcl
Company.
Mr.. NJ. II. Smith, President of tho Lonis-
vile 4 Nashville Il. r., accompanied by Mr.
August Belmont, Chairman OF the Finance
Committee Of the l.. s K, Mr.. Fairchd, of
Lee, IIigginson 4 Co., Boston, Mr. Speyer, OF
New York, and other stockholders arrived
here last Thursday evening in private car to
examine the mines of the Virginia Coal &.
Iron Co., the furnaces, the ore banks, and see
the general Law of tile land. Unfortunately,
Mr.. Belmont received while here, the telegram
informing him Of the burning Of his house ~
New York, end the narrow escape OF bis
family, and so had to return, taking back his
friends wilton. seeing anything. Mr. Smith,
however, spent Friday here, and apparently
was much pleased, and it is believed, is pre-
pared to build the branch road up Callalian's
Greek as soon as the Virginia Coal L Iron Go.
is ready. That Company, j. is understood,
will perhaps begin operations after it knocks
the other fellow out" at the December term OF,
court.
The Appalachian Furnace people are uncov-
ering yeinn of red ossiferous ore Oh the
Preston tract IF land, owned jointly BY the.
| PAYNE heirs and the South Appalachian Land
Go. The location is bnt two or three miles
from the furnace, and is on the y. A. q u
r. r. The vein is from 80 to 40 inches thick,
and vii. perhaps average three feet, and Is
mined by stripping, from three to FIVE feet OF
earth BIZ blasting. Some 200 or 300 feet are
uncovered, and the seam runs apparently up
and down the entire slope Of Wa!ien's kldge'
thus affording an unlimited supply OF this orc.
| Mr. Byrd, General Manager Of the Appa-
lachian Furnace, is how working about ioo
hands, and everything is gradually and rapta-
lily getting into place. Fifteen bricklayers ar
8 rived this week and are now at work.
4 q gentleman who il Interested in hre Gay
and fire brick works III Pennsylvania, hen l'.,
tueky aud Alabama. has exresscd his wiling
ness 10 establish, plant here, MS soon as inc
Virginia Coal Is Irno ca. is reads 20 beassa ING
work os building IFS coke evens each q sl,ssh
viii require perhaps 200 worth Of snsa brasks
{. Nov i the time 10 hug fssaisare TOM
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III
IN order 10 make room for an lu'aslss IS
hall stock, u. Il ssshorts vii close oas hl ls
prsse,t 1t Il Great relactio price on sas