Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1905-12-29
COPPER, GOLD, ZINC
ANT MARBLE
VIRGINIA AND OTHER SOuTHEhN
STATES RICH in INITIALS, MIN
ERALS AND BUILDING STONE.

VIRGINIA AND OTHER SOUTHERN
STATES RICH in INITIALS, MIN
ERALS AND BUILDING STONE.
For variety OF minerals-iron, granite,
limestone, copper. lead, zinc, slats.
gold. etc.-there EXISTS no richer sec
tion in the world than the territory
embraced in the Appalachian range,
including the States of Virginia, the
two Caro.inas, Georgia, Tennessee,
Alabama ant. upper Florida. Hidden
wealth, according to the U nited States
theological Survey, lies in every section
of this territory, and in some places III
such quantities that these States bio
fair to rival The world i'll their wealth.
of rich deposits.
Virginia is full of large deposits OF
iron ores, red and brown hematlte ana
| magnetic ores. AS far back as 1901 she
ranked high as a mineral producing
State and her pig iron business has
been steadily on the increase for years.
| In her borders there are variety OF
m ,rbles. In LoudOun county Is beau
tiful white marble and in Campbell ana
Pittsylvania counties may be found u
good supply of white, notified gray ana
marbles of other colors. Nelson and
other counties also produce much OF
the same kind.
The building stones of the South IN
c'ude a great variety OF granite OF @ood
quality, brOwnstOne, ETC., and OF the
first named many places in Virginia
abound. The Richmond granite de-
posits are noted and command a good
price.
Lead ores have been found in North
Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia dur
Ing the past few years These deposits
are of comparatively recent discovery
and will. in the near future. open up
markets for a product which has here
t,fore been rare in the South.
The gold belt of the South, accord
ing to recent Investigations by the
geological survey. is very extensive
lone. 1t follows the Southern Ap
palachians from Virginia to Alabama
The general trend is from northeast To
southwest. The belt is about 100 miles
long and from so to 1870 miles wide and
ia divided into different sections, some
of which are now in operation.
Virginia's deposits of slate are found
most near N,rth Garden Station, on
the Southern railroad, in Albemarie
county. Slate also abounds in the Val
lev of Virginia. but not as much OF tnls
is found as in some other sections.
The commercial production OF barry
tes for the years 1903 and 1904 was re
lstricted to Missouri, North Carolina
Tennessee and Virginia. In Campbell
and Pittsylvania counties active min
ing operations are now going on. Mill
at Lynchburg and Knoxville grind th
rock and prepare it for shipment.
North Carolina has been producing
!, the larger part of monOzile production
in recent years, though there are good
! sized deposits in Amelia county, va
This is one of the most valuable OF re
cent discoveries and good prices ar
paid for it wherever it is found. Sout
Carolina is also producing it in sma
amounts.
8 Recent Investigations have show
3 considerable quantities OF phosphat
to lie in the Virginia Valley. Linn
, stone and sandstone. which go wit
= phosphates, are found throughout tn
- sections.
Z Virginia is exceptionally rich in mag
3 nese mines, which exist in August
= Rockingham and Campbell countie
2 The Rockingham mines have been Il
! largest producers in the United State
$lOf the total product of 1903 Virgin
Z 4Iprdeuced GA per cent.
In the counties of Amelia, Meckle
x burg, Fluvanna, Chesterfield, Amhel
Z and Nelson excellent beds OF kaolin
I6 euualllng those of South Carolin-h
baen found ana they promise to pI
duce good results.
From the variety of minerals wh
have been discovered in different s.
ltiops of Virginia it will be seen tt
the geological survey has recently az
much TO uncover her hidden wealth.