Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1906-04-13
rHENEWS FROM CRlMORA.
improvements to Mine Pr0psrty-A Sue.
cessful Comm ission Business
Shipments Of Fl0ur-Fine wheat
Prospects Etc.

Shipments Of FIour-Fine Wheat
Prospects Etc.
Crimora, Va, April nth, 1906.
A visit to this section of Augusta
county, at all times interesting. is the
more pleasing at this season Of the year
when nature is putting on her mantle
of spring life. Those who are favored
with trip of inspection to the Man.
gar ese mines tell of it's interesting
sights aud its novel method of mining,
a process that has to be witnessed to
be duly appreciated. The work 10
known as the Crimora Manganese
Mines and are now completing valua
BILE improvements that will enable the
company to do q greatly Increased
business. The drainage tunnel that
has been building for about three years
is finished and will DO valuable not only
to this mine but to the Old Dominion
that adjoins. Another expensive
improvement is the great water dam
that required 2t car loads of cement for
the grouting alone. Besides this q
dam of great strength is to be put
across an adjacent mountain ravlne
and later large settling pond. All this
means much for the successful and
protitabl opeSAtion of the mine.
To the north of this mine is the prop
srty of the Augusta Manganese Co.,
where the openings have brought to
light some very fine ore. Not long
since Mr.. Sparkle was here going over
the property and prospecting In the
interests of Pittsburg parties.
In this connection it is as we'll to say
that tho Old Dominion Co. is expected
soon to develop its property. Its rights
are owned by Mr.. c. II. Hartman, OF
Now Y ork, Messrs. Massie, of Char
lottesvilIe. Patterson of Richmond. and
others.
Since warmer days are at hand the
Sunday School for the summer has re
opened in the Methodist church, MI.
w. r. TalIey, superintendent. At pres
ent there is no secretary and treasurer
owning to the removal from the neigh
borhood of Mr.. l.. B. GochenOur, the
obliging mail carrier OF r. f. d. No. l
ope rating from this place.
As rural carrier he is succeeded by
Mr.. E. r. Kennedy, who with his fam
ily have long been residents OF tnls
place. The route though q long and
difficult one has been we'll maintained
and an excellent service given by both
Mr.. Gochenour and his successor.
Messrs Hartman and De Rundsau
have been shipping lately quite good
deal of flour from the Crimora Roller
Mills. most of which finds its market
in this State and the Carolinas. The
popular brands are Acme, Eureka and
White Lilly-1OO barrels per day being
the mills capacity.
A business in Crimora that has grown
to proportions of usefulness and pront
ia the commission house of Plaine q
Koiner. 1t has in the past Y months,
furnished the manganese mines with
2.4OO tons of coal, besides what is sup
piled to local consumers at the village
here: it has handled 900 tons feed, 200
barrels flour, 9 car loads Of woven wire
fence, about 200 car loads of hay AND
straw and about 800 900 chestnut
shingles. This last 1.-THE shlngles) has
become big proposition, some years
since our people used no shingles, but
covered with tin and other roofing
Now they prefer thesshlngles. which
in chestnut, are practically indestruc-
table, lasting it ia said many years
longer than other popular roofing ma
terial. This firm ls owner of tract Of
| timber land across the mountain from
which they expect to cut a million feet
ia oak, poplar, chestnut Snd other
woods, that will find market in Balti
more. Their right hand man in thu
heavy hauling necessary to reach tue
railway at this point is Mr.. Joseph r
| w God, teamster OF skill and expert
ence. Mr.. Wood has himself brough
over the mountain since last summer
more than half million manufactured
shingles.
Our people are pleased with the ap
pointment of Rev G. D. White Of From
Royal, as the new presiding elder TO
this district.
Mr.. Charles H. O'Neil of Mt. Craw
ford, has accepted position a. sales
man n the general merchandise stor
of Mr.. w. r. Talley and entered upol
bis new duties last week.
Wheat in this section is looking fine
much better than in some other sec
tiops of the county usually a. we'll IA