On the eastern side of the state, watered by Big and Little Sandy rivers, Tygart's creek. Land is very much broken except in the bottoms of the rivers. Stone coal and iron ore in the hills and salt in considerable quantity. Only town mentioned is Grayson the county seat. Lies in the middle part of the state on the head waters of the Green river and Rolling Fork of Salt river.
Surface is high and broke with corn, wheat, oats and potatoes the principal productions.
The southern part has rich, fertile and level bottoms and produces tobacco, corn, wheat, rye, oats and grass. Northern portion is broken and almost mountainous, less fertile soil, finely timbered, well watered and has beds of coal and iron ore. Abounds in caves and caverns. It contains the head waters of Pond, Trade Water, Little and west fork of Red rivers. Mineral and sulphur springs abound.