A hand book of Virginia . ck into this county and will ultimately be extended. A newline of railroad, connecting with the Norfolk and Western at Marion, has beenbuilt into the Rye valley to reach the valuable timber and mineral of that section. This county possesses unusual importance on account of its great mineralwealth, the principal source of which is the immense deposits of salt and plasterat Saltville and vicinity. The latter is also developed and being mined in othersections of the county. These salt and plaster deposits are considered to be themost extensive and valuable to be found in
A hand book of Virginia . ck into this county and will ultimately be extended. A newline of railroad, connecting with the Norfolk and Western at Marion, has beenbuilt into the Rye valley to reach the valuable timber and mineral of that section. This county possesses unusual importance on account of its great mineralwealth, the principal source of which is the immense deposits of salt and plasterat Saltville and vicinity. The latter is also developed and being mined in othersections of the county. These salt and plaster deposits are considered to be themost extensive and valuable to be found in the United States, immense quantitiesof each having been mined and manufactured for many years, bringing intothe county a large annual revenue. There is also a large alkali plant at Saltvilledevoted to the manufacture of alkali, soda ash, bleaching powder, etc., erectedat a cost of $3,000,000, and employing a large amount of labor. Besides herrich deposits of salt and plaster, she has within her borders valuable deposits. 213 of iron ore of the different species (brown, red hematite, magnetite and ironpyrites), lead, zinc, barytes, manganese, marble, kaolin, in brick, clay, lime-stone and onyx stone. A full description of these minerals would require morethan the allotted space for this subject. Some very fine timber is still to be found,especially in the mountain sections, consisting of walnut, poplar, ash, oak, pinehickory, hemlock and maple. The county is watered almost wholly by the different branches of Holstonriver (the north, middle and south forks), the two latter having their sourcesin the county, and all flowing southwestwardly toward Tennessee. In Ryevalley, this county, are some of the head waters of Cripple creek, which flowseastwardly to New river. These streams, especially the Holston waters andtheir tributaries, afford extensive water power. Besides the extensive alkali and salt works at Saltville, there are other impor-tant manufactories in the county, such as
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