The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-05-19

AT one time the utiles''i' w
posts in the BoylSton area were
of sufficient importance to com
mand attention and deYeIGpfniitth'
and the Southern railway DUH i"
branch into that section.
There are still very vaI9aple
limestone deposits IN seVeraI 10
cations in the county and some
quiet effort is being carried on
| not alone to rebuild the lime
industry, but TO induce the state
10 open quarries for road oUliu-
Experiments are being car
ricd on looking TO the utilization
Of various deposits OF clay for the
manufacture Of concrete, DITCH
and pottery products. 80
There are known 10 exist some
deposits of first class granite OF
undetermined value and eXleh'
and lead has been discovered ou'
has not been developed SuttlcleI'-
IN to determine whether the "e-
posts are Of commercial import
anee or not.
There are many who believe
that the county has u brilliant IL,
ture as a producer OF Eoia ara
Z silver.
1t is believed that crossing the
county from the northeast 10 the
southwest is what i known as the
! pre-Cambrian strata Of gold bear
! ing ores. which extend from Can
ada 10 the northern Georgia &oid
I fields. passing from the Virginia
line through the counties 10 inc
! north. across Pennsylvania coun-
I " on the south into the northern
section of Georgia counties.
History is rather obscure as
to established facts but from the
information obtainable, II Is stat
ed that the Cherokee lndlanS
knew Of these gold deposits and
that this was the principal reason
they were removed a hundred
years ago TO Oklahoma.
AT times during the past one
hundred years, gold mining hes
been attempted but lack OF moo
crn methods OF mining and proc
essing and lack Of efficient man
agcmcnt and sufficient develop
ment capital. resulted IN dlSap-
pointmcnt.
AT the present time III mod
est. careful, efficient Way 4 DC
ternined effort Is under way, an
der the direction Of q well known
ycologist and mining engineer. l"
proye whether this area i goid
and silver mining area OF com-
handing importance.
If the result of the research
and development under way y
nallv proves the belief % some OF
the mos noted biologists and
mineralogists that large bodies Of
low-graGe gold and silver ore are
looted here. Henderson county
may well become a NATIONALLY
known gold and silver field OF M
poTtance. -
while the operations Al tn"
Boylstnn Gold Mine property Is
the only outstanding development
i X understood that the veins on
which their operations are being
carried or extend entirely across
the county from northeast -
southwest, 80 that the outcome a.
this property Is OF great import
arce 20 :he whole county because
a satisfactory result there, VIII
4 bring thousands Of men ard large
capital into the county.
In fact this may well become
the outstanding producing indus
try of this area.
/ a visit to the property is
demonstration Of the careful, Ell
ficient and legitimate effort,
quietly being made TO add this
new and important industry 10
this county, for, while this is a
private operation, even those III
charge Of this development admit
that, if their efforts are success
full. their work would cover very
small part of the area IN the
county these veins pass through.
! "Of course, mining is a long
range development and takes
time. money and efficient effort,
/ but once established becomes the
very backbone of daily income
and steady pay rolls, II months
in a year.
! The situation, based on the
/ satisfactory results to date, would
seem TO promise a very substan-
tial future to Henderson county
from its gold mining industry and
from the negotiations being car
ricd on covering the non-metalilc
and new discoveries, the result OF
research. would seem to assure to
this area over the wears to come
a permanent, substantial mining
industry that may well become
its principal commercial asset ana
assist every other line of business
as we'll as bringing many ne"
permanent families to Henderson
vile and the county.
1T means the building OF per-
manent homes and home market
! for the farmer and its Importance
| cannot be overlooked in an ap-
praisal of the future of both Hen
dersonville and the whole couh-
, ty."
TRANSPORTATION
Two different types OF trans
portation are found in Hcndrr-
SON county = railway and GUS
travel. The personal automobile
Is of course, used extensively as
Well The main line Of the South
ern railway from Ashevlile 20
jacksonville, Fla, and Charles
ton, S. c., passes through Aender,
SON county, with the main depot