Hand-Book of Virginia Volume 81; (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1885 Excerpt: ...From Virginia Department Agriculture: 1. Garnets, common. 2. Quartz crystals, a group of. 3. Garnets, in gneiss. 4. Magnetite, from A. N. Price. 5. Tourmaline, from A. N. Price. 6. Mica, sheets of. 7. Quarts Crystals, peculiar group. The following were collected by Mr. E. D. Frazer: 8. Hematite Iron Ore, from "Gravely" property, one mile west from Axton station, Danville and New River railroad. 9. Magnetic Iron Ore, from "E. Davis" property, near same locality. 10. Magnetic Iron Ore, from "Lucy Davis" property, near same locality. 11. Magnetic Iron Ore, from "H. P. Davis" property, near same locality. 12. Magnetic Iron Ore, from " McDonald" property, near same locality. 13. Mineral, from "Koger" property, one mile east from Bull Run, ten miles west from Speneer station, Danville and New River railroad. 14. Mineral, from same locality as above. 15. Steatite, from "Gravely" quarry, 2 miles west from Axton station. 16. Steatite, from "Barker" quarry, 2 miles east from Axton station. LOUDOUN was formed in 1757 from Fairfax. It is the northernmost of the Piedmont counties; separated from Maryland by the Potomac river, and by the Blue Ridge from Jefferson county, West Virginia, and from Clarke county, Virginia; Fauquier and Prince William adjoin it on the south and Fairfax on the east. Within these limits are included 322,395 acres of the finest land to be found in any one county In the State, and it is assessed accordingly at an average of $30.60 per acre, which is considerably higher than that of any other county. The surface of Loudoun is varied with mountains, gently sweeping hills and broad valleys, of which the greater part is exceedingly fertile, yielding immense crops of corn, ...