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been in Russia. Cf. Chastellux, Travels in North 

 America &c. Dublin, 1787. II, 154. 



P. 67 The projector was John Mayo [1 760-1818] 

 who after many difficulties succeeded. His daughter 

 married Gen. Winfield Scott. 



P. 67 This mine of John Chiswell's was worked 

 as early as 1766. See, will of John Robinson, Virginia 

 Mag. of Hist, and Biog., XVII, 319. 



Cf. Acts of Assembly (Virginia), 1776, p. 42. 



Colonel Byrd mentions a Chiswell in 1732 {Prog- 

 ress to the Mines, p. 343 ff.) who was interested in 

 iron works near Fredericksburg. 



" Copper near the Roanoke " The Virgilina Belt, 

 described by Colonel Byrd in 1733 (Journey to Eden), 

 see Bassett, Writings of Colonel William Byrd. New 

 York, 1 90 1, 283-85. 



P. 67 The Midlothian mines, once celebrated, the 

 history of which is not enough known, and would be 

 very difficult to determine. 



P. 68 E. g., Gentleman's Magazine, Vol. 56, p. 801, 

 (1786). See, Note, Vol. I, p. 291. 



P. 70 See, Jefferson's Notes, Sec. VI Mineral 

 resources of Virginia. 



P. 70 See, Jefferson's Notes, Sec. VI Mineral 

 claimants are mentioned in the Senate Journals 

 (Virginia) as present Dec. 18th, 19th, and 22nd. 

 Names occurring are Elie Toutant Beauregard, son 

 of James Beauregard, Charles Gratiot, attorney, and 

 Savary de Valcoulon, agent of Coulougnac & Co. One 

 of these claims was for supplies furnished Col. John 

 Todd, in 1779. 



