The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-11-27
VIRGINIA MINERALS.
sales OF Gold and Copper Dimes IN
Goochland and Buckingham

coocblond and Buckingham.
Tho nublishor1 ~ Appleton's Standard
Geography mIgheo have not overlooked
vircmia's mineral resources an lmpoi-
tart feature i'm the education Oh inc
youth of Virginia. as viii be seen Dy lhe
sub-io.ued extract bearing on inc -iil-
erals of Virginia. in rs last eull'H'
(coDyrightodJ. Tie assays OF inc Fe''
vauic5 of the gold mines in TINS 9la'e
al,rnt 10 be set down az lrom So -p >LvV'
per ton. The writer has seen ore 4n
Goochland gold assaying $z,tO 10 saw"
per ton. The avcrasc, though, Lor y H-
giuia is SlI55. which is aread of tho
south African gold fields. hut mere u"
Appletous official statement.
Virginia contains valuable deposits or
gold. silver. iron. copper lead, zinc,
plumbaeo. ciunalar, cobalt and maned-
ness: "a great variety Of building stones,
including granite OF the finest quality,
stauary marble. coral and other lurni-
turs marbles of rarest beauty roofing
states, brick and fire c.ays. hoalin,
OGRE. salt, gypsum, mica. asbestos
milestone. s0apstoue, emery, white glass;
sand. DC. IO present au adequate picture
of The mineral wealth Ol ti-e STATE "oulu
ne equivalent 10 describing every acre
Of her surface, and 20 enumeiA.lnB H.
most every mineral OIL value To man.
..Virriui. has veins as rich in the pre-
cious metals as amy that California can
boast of. and men of enterprise ana cap.-
fal have now begun lu earnest the "oIA
Of developing them.
..Yle cold Belt fifteen 10 twenty-five
miles i'm width. trayerses Middle Virginia
for 200 miles from Washington city 10
Halifax Courthouse DO contains ores tntl
Weld 81 900 go the tom. Native gold oc-
ours iu quartz in the shape OF spansirs'
grains and crystals. and IS often assoc
ciated with silver
.The great Iron Belt is included ln the
AppalacLiau section. but valuable iron
ORES are found also in tie Piedmont aud
Blue Ridge counties and occur in pocN~
ems in MANY parts of the great Valley;
unue the nrst successful furnaces ia
America were established on the hemi-
lite beds of Middle Virginia The ore
teds OF the James River valley are now
attracting the attention OF capitalists.
lead is encountered boz many parts VI
the Great Valley the most productive
mines being those ol Wythe county.
"Fields OF bitumuous coal, covering
an ar.l OF lsI sQu.Io miles. occur iu Mid
die Vireinia. west of ll .nmond and In the
southwest corner of the state. Carbo-
mite. or natural coke, ls associated with
the bituminous ceM. particularly In the
Richmond field. one thousand square
miles of Great Ohio or appalachian
coal basin. ls within the limits vi Viz
ginia.
"Salt made from brine raised by arte-
sian wells that penetrate solid bed OF
rock-salt I'm WASHINGTON county is pro-
duccd TO the amount Of about 10000
bushels annually The agricultural min
erals. rich I'm fertiIzing properties, belong
chiefly TO Tidewater Virginia, and I'M
clude several varties OF marls. peat and
green sand. containing phosphorus, pot
ash and ammonia.
"Iad she no other than her mineral
resources. Virginia would sun De one OF
the most attractive OF our States 10 the
industrious and intelligent Immigrant. A.
no distant day she is destined TO become
the theatre OF immense mining opera
tons which will bring wealth 10 thous-
ands."
Mr.. G. A. Wauamakcr. Jr, Of Phiia-
delphia. has recently been on Visit 10
the Spotsylvania gold mines IN when
he IS interested. lie has been prospecting
there for weeks and much IS enthused by
his prospects
NEGOTIATIONS are progressing ana VIII
soon close. TO starting up the Dig elmer
gold mine I'm Goochland county INTO ac-
tive operations. night and day work
Mining experts state it's one of the rich
est gold mines I'm the Appalachian belt
the large veins Of ore assaying from
s. 10 500 per ton.
The STAPLES copper mine is shipping
ore 70 baltimore by the car load.
The Tirhtfoot copper property. near
Bremo. Chesapeake ana ONO railroad
has been purchased by Indiana capital
lists for 5000.
The Rappahannock gold mine aban-
doned years ago. is ABOUT TO De started
I'D again The chlorination process wal
now make It a successful mine as II VIII
an other refractory ore mines IN Nlrsinlt'
some time ago the agent OF an l-'l-'.5.'
s,-nIicate offered se1Wo Tor CERTAIN
eold Dropertv in Virginia without any
improvements Oh H. Slv'"'V ""9
manded Some years hehce INC o"40''
viii oct three times >sor' lot III
some few DAYS ago Western capi'aiisls
v,ere prospecting for Investments @'
caledonia. Goochland county.
The Hughes mine 'solo) Is al Work
night and day. ,,.-, It'll, -
The Belzora mine placer ",'iIh au-
Joins the big Gilmer NINE ana quart
80, go en-, Nr Charles Graham, OF Phil
aSafnhta nv the Hoag Brothers. OF Wall
s,raa, New york and II is being worked
Cor an ,bat II is worth by two steam
nnumn, IN hydraulic sluiclng with good
success