Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1893-02-16
HERALD AND NEWS.
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WEST RANDOLPH, VERMONT.
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Mineral Wealth.!
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STAFFORD.
A Sketch of the Town; Its
Attractions and Its
Resources.
That Lies Buried in Ver=
mont Hills.
STAFFORD.

Strafford has shared in the general
prosperity with which Vermont has
been favored the past year, and the
sum of her gains is, probably, larger
than that of the average town. The
town has exceptional advantages for
the support of large population and
for the creation of wealth. Her people
are planning for the use ofthese advan-
tages and consequent gain of pros
perity. A large part of her gain in the
past year has come from summer vis-
itors. Good roads are the rule, and
few towns can boast of such delightful
drives as are found in the valley that
reaches through the greater length of
the town and then on down the Ompom-
panoosuc to the Connecticut, or in the
many cross country roads that branch
out from this valley in various direc-
tions. City people have been coming
to Straford for rest and pleasure in the
summer season for many years and
these summer visitors assert that this
town affords one of the most beautiful
and restful retreats to be found in New
England. The number of these visit
Ors has increased rapidly in the past
two years and now, in the depth of
winter, applications for rooms and
board through the coming summer are
pouring in by nearly every mail. The
gain from this source the coming season
promises to be more than double that
of the past year.
The greater advantages for the ere
alton of wealth, possessed by Strafford,
are found in the great bodies of miner
ais that underlie the surface of large
part Of the town. In the light of recent
discoveries, it seems safe to say that
the largest and richest body Of copper
ore to be found in the eastern part of
the United States is that found in a gi-
gantic vein that has been partially de-
yeioped In the Elizabeth mine near the
southeastern corner of the town. Adult
ting this is bed of iron pyrites, said
by Prof. Hagar to be one of the larg-
est metalliferous deposits in New Eng
land, from which, for a long term of
years, more than million pounds of
copperas were made yearly.
THE ELIZABETH COPPER MINE.
Lying in a right line with the "Ely"
(now Copperfeld) and the Corinth cop
per mines is the mine now owned by
the Elizabeth Mining Co. The vein be-
ing worked by this company contains
copper that refining companies say is
OF extraordinarily fine quality. Some
Of the copper has been shipped to Bir-
mlngham, England, for the manufacture
Oh pms, for which only the very best
copper is suitable. Mr.. Isaac Tyson,
Dr., OF Baltimore, Nd, came to Straf-
lord at an early date, as adviser for
the company that was manufacturing
copperas upon the eastern slope of Cop
peras Hill; some small pockets and
VEINS OF copper had been found in the
great body of iron pyrites which this
company owns the copper ore was of
a low grade, but profit was gained
rom smelling it in the early days. Mr..
Tyson bought large number of min
erai rights in Vermont about 60 years
ago and spent large amount of mon
y IN explorations in various places.