The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-05-05
WHEN The RAILROAD
COMES TO DANBURY
CONTINUED from 9th page)

mid dose OF salts 1t is claimed that it
is a positive cure for all kinds of malig
nant blood and skin diseases. The water
may be bottled and shipped ana kept tor
a long time without losing its virtue-a
quality very few springs possess. MIR.
Moore has for years been doing good
business shining the water from his
spring. He also runs a hotel Last
year he had application for a great many
more guests than he could accommodate,
Notwithstanding the place is very mac
cessabie and the way so rough that il is
advisable to make the trip on horse or
foot A splendid road at considerable
expense is now being graded to each of
these springs. This will increase the
demand for accommodations, but it will
now be divided between the two springs.
This in turn will add TO the fame of the
water and increase the shipments from
both
AS has been minated, this will be the
first season at "Vademecum" Already
mere than thirty buildings (cottages)
have gone up and others in progress be-
side the long dining halls and pavilions.
Two miles from Moore's Springs is the
immense quarry of flexible sandstone
that is so noted for its leXiblity, varia-
gated colors. fineness and hardness OF
grit. The grit of this stone is said to
be harder than emery. 1t is dressed by
rubbing two pieces together. SO far it is
not used for anything save as a curiosity.
Mr.. LYON. has some very fine specimens,
He says he is Of the opinion that this
particular quality will some day be used
to supplant emery-both on account or
its hardness and cheapness. In Winston
and Greensboro as we'll as Danbury the
newsbcys have small slabs Of this stone,
which they call timber grit for sale.
Everybody has to buy a piece and carry
home to show his folks how stone will
"wabble" and flop about like fish
out of water.
Stokes county is rich in many different
minerals. Besides the large deposits of
mica. there are three different leads OF
lime rock running entirely through the
county. This stone is exceedingly rich
in lime and in time past when railroads
were scarce and Danbury was no more
in the hackwoods than other towns the
lime kilns were running necessarily. The
lime that was used in the capitol build
ing at Raleigh came from these mines, so
Capt. Taylor says.
When the railroad comes, all this will
start up again.
IT. has been recently discovered that the
great hill on the opposite side of the rail
read from Walnut Cove is full OF the
finest kind of anthracite, or hard, coal.
The property belongs to Mr.. Cabell Hair
ston He has been boring all over his
premises for quarter or half mile around
and everywhere he has found more or less
coal He sunk several shafts with similar
success. and now he has gone away down
in his low grounds nearly on level with
the creek and begun a tunnel right UNI
der his wheat field He had not gone
over 80 or 40 yards into the hill before
he ran right up against great black
wall of hard coal. Mr.. Harston has an
expert who is manipulating the work for
him While making one of his borings
he struck an artesian spring. He put in
a pipe and the water continues to flow
making a branch now where there wasn't
any. This water is also claimed to have
excellent mineral properties.
1t is impossible for me to stop without
saying just a word about the two incest
towns | struck this week They are
Madison and Mayodan, both lying in the
fork of the Mayo and Dan Rivers on the
Norfolk and Western Railroad, and just
a mile and half apart
Mayodan, which takes its name from
the two rivers. is a bran new town.
Five years ago there was only one house
anywhere about, but the large Mayodan
Mill was erected and later another
little higher up and the town sprang up
like magic. There is a large amount OF
business done in this hustling town and
the buildings continue TO go up They
say these mills will not close down
Madison is an older town and tobacco
market On the floors of its warehouses
sell the highest priced tobacco sold in
the State. II is the market for the famous
rich mahogany wrappers. This is the
point where the Southern from Green's
boro taps the Norfolk and Western. The
railroad coming from Danville to Leaks
Vile has been graded on half way to
Madison and will soon be completed. This
will give a direct route TO Danville And
when the road from Danbury gets there,
Madison will be quite railroad center
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