New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-11-14
THE PASSING THRONG.

DR.. Francis ". Harold accompanied the LIST Call
fornia Volunteer Infantry to Manila as surgeon
Since he left the Army he has
NORTH gagged In the mining brokerage
CAROLINAS business. in the pursuit OF which
RICH COPPER he recently made trip through
MINES the mining regions OF North Caro-
lima In speaking OF what he saw
there at the wadorf-Astoria yesterday DR.. Har-
old said:
One OF the richest copper deposits known IN the
South lies in Person County y. C.; 1t Is IN me
Pittsburg Capitalists and at present they are
taking out about one hundred tons Of ore day
This ore when cobbed-that is picked for snip
syndicate is building a smeter at Norfolk and IN
tends smelling It's own ore. At Virgilns on tn. the
Chicago and Grand Rapids has secured GonIrO the
South. as the ore vein runs from SIX 70 eEn' aee
In thickness and is an all pay streak II IS "a a
cheap mine 10 work and il is said that taking Out
one hundred tons day viii net g 900 day TO the
owners. With copper at 10 cents l. am tolS Ia aS
each ton yields $l9 Il of copper and s. !" OF solo
and silver ,,-
There is a. zinc and lead mine in Davidson pay is2l
dcate which is doing well. This mine carries cop
per in It's ore while the other zinc and lead nnS
in the same county, which Is down SIX hu n,ie
feet. shows similar ore but without any copper.
The Besse ner Iron Company is turning out aDout
one hundred tons Of ore day, with practlcaHy 10
The tale interests are being pushed by Boston
and New-York parties and are getting no" on d
pay basis. There are immense pockets OF II IN the
State and 1t runs IN value from s. 10 go ton
when ground and ready for the market; ~ -,
Corundum, Of which sandpaper and IKE POI,
ishing materials are made is being largely worAeu
at Waynesboro. and they have orders there TOT an
they produce II is one OF the growing inter-
ests OF the State.
\ tract OF 1900 acres IS just being opened up
in the State This land contains some or the oest
timber in the country especially OF cherry, an9 -
reported to contain twenty miles OF copper Iead.
Reginald Davenport, of London. who has been on
a ranch in the West. is on his way home on MS
annual visit and when seen at the
A BRITON'S Waldorf Astoria yesterday. In
CRITICISM speaking about the Transvaal war.
OF he said Il notice that the as
THE WAR. patches in your papers seem 10 in
dcate that in England there is an
outcry against the War Office on account OF the
apparently unprepared condition Of our forces IN
South Africa but from what I CLEAN from our
PAPERS which regularly take, and from what my
people write me ! that the blaine Goes
NOT lie here. but should rather be placed on the
Shoulders Of that party in Parliament which has
persistently made cutlery whenever the Govern
rnent showed n disposition 10 increase us FORCES
or equipment In thar part Of the world mere,
and there alone should the blame rest. and wnen
IL is all over I think they Will be called TO account
Personally. do not think We shall near many
more tales Of disaster TO English arms and t9oHl
this time forward look for steady retreat OF tns
Boers After Natal is cleared which ! thlnK IS
Sir Redvers Buffers first tntenuOu, ana LhS lbs
Colony as well. I rather imagine the attack VIZ
passes would be an extremely expensive utu ,t .
taking especially when you take mo accpuIlr e-s
pre-emnent hghting abilities when the pu'sHe'
have already shown"