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Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1853-06-18
LOCAL MATTERS.

0BoY LOST.n-A son Of Nj. Bur T.
Mos,cler, Of this place, aged Obont ten
years, was missing d! roIl-caIl on lueS,
day evening last, and il being asce;'a'E'e"
that ho did not return 10 school alter le'
cess, the idea prevailed that he had sonc
10 the river, and was dtOwmed' a rally
of the citizens was madc, aud an organ
lied search entered upon. About ten o.
clock a, night the welcome news was
sounded By the bell that he wos 'onn"'
The little fellow had stepped 10 the house
Of a relative, some four or five miles III
the country, and retired lie was traced
out, and brough, home in hurry
n. B.-Boys, when they play truan''
should by all means let their anxious mo-
theirs know they're out
Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1853-06-18
% The Baltimore Sun Of Tuesday last,
was received here on Wednesday evening.
MOnOngahela SlackWater.

We give place, to-day, to very in
tcresting and lucid statement Of the
wealth, resources and trade Of the
upper Monongahela Valley. from the
pen of w. 7. Wiley, Esq. This
statement is deserving of careful at
tention from our business men, and wo
doubt not it will give a higher idea of
the importance to Pittsburg of a direct
and regular means of communication
with a region so rich nits productions
and capacities.
In this connection we are requested
to state that tho committee 10 canvass
tho city for the subscriptions to tho
fund for extending the Slackwater i'm
provcmont to the Virginia line, have
divided the work among themselves,
as follows:
N1essrs. Allen Kramer, Josiah King,
Geo. Darsio and VIM. Bagaloy will
canvass all that portion Of tho city
from tho Monongahela river to Cecil
alley and Fifth street; and Mcssrs.
w. w. Wallace, Joseph Pennocl,
and II. S. Fleming will canvass the
remainder.
These subcommittee will com.
monce their work on Monday next,
tho 18th Of June, and they intend to
make very thorough canvass Of the
city. We bespcak for them a hearty
concurrence on the part of those who
will DO waited on by them.-Pitts'
Gazette.
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a5av ggsoe @aoeGs,

Godey's LGdy's Book for July. common
COS the 2iIh year Of the work. Embel-
lishments: the Creation, in seven tableauS,
q splendid line engraving by Tucker and
the handsomest colored Fashion Plate ever
published in America in all "A ensrav.
ings: SO contributors and 100 pages.
Graham for July is splepdidly cmbel-
lished, and contains some highly interest,"
ing articles, among which are Tho Rhine
and its Scenery, High Lands of the Earth,
the Pilgrims fthe grea, st. Bernard, Sc.
Arthm's Home Maga=ine for July com
mences the Cd volume Of this work. 1t
is henceforward to be illustrated with
steel and wood engravings. Their, is 4
moral in every thing tina, comes from Ar.
thurs pen.
Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1853-06-18
SlackWater Correspondence.
MoRnAYrowN. Va, June 4, '53.

MoRosyrowv. Va, June 4, '53.
ALLEN KRAMER, Esa.-Deor Sir ::
During our recent visit to your bu,
~ eiIv, was much surprised 10 fluid
that Your citizens, aud especially your
merchants and manufacturers, were
almost entirely macquainled with the
extent, topography and mineral rc-
sources Of that part Of the "Mononga-
hela Valley" which lies above the
State line. j have supposed that
few facts touching these might not be
unacceptable to yourself, and might
contribute to convince your friends Of
tho advantages Of extending siackwa.
ter into our midst And first,
gnE TOPOGRAPHY Axp EXTENT OF THE
NoNoHGAMELA VALLEY"
IF you will cast your eyes upon the
map, you will SEQ that the Mononga-
hela River enters your State about the
center of the north boundary of Mo-
Mongolia county. Passing up the ri
yer, you enter Marion county, about
tho middle of its northern boundary.
Still ascending, you come to the head
of the Monongahela river, near Fair
mont, formed by the JUNCTION Of tho
west fork and Tygart's Valley rivers.
Following the West Fork you pass
through tho fertile and productive
counties of Harrison. Upshur and
Lewis. Coming back again to the
mouth of tho Tygalt's Valley, and
ascending it, you will pass through
Taylor, Barbour and Randolph coun-
ties. and near by the county Of Pres.
lon, whose streams flow down into the
Tygart's Valley. These counties, l.
g.; MonongaliG, Marion, Harrison,
Upshur, Lewis. Taylor, Barbour, Ran
dolph and Preston, constitute what is
called the "NTonongahela Valley" in
Virginia. And although the country
is broken, and in some parts mountain
Gus, ye. the soil is rich and p:oauc.
tive. and well adapted TO agriculture
aud grazing. There is no better
country for grass anywhere,
POPULATION.
The counties named, in 1870 con-
tanned o population of 5000; in 1850
Of $4,000. Increase in ten years 49,.
73S. Since 1850 the increase has
been much more rapid, and will so
continue. The rapid development of
the natural resources Of the country,
brought about by tho completion OF
tbs B. and Q. r. Road, and other I'M
provements. viii necessarily produce
proportional rap;d increase of pop
lulatiOn.
Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1853-06-18

OrA sojourner at Clarksburg. Va,
who recently passed up through Marion
county, writes TO the Republican, Of this
place, as follows:-
"The slackwa,er fever, | found, pre-.
vailed to some exten, in Fairmont, as !
came through; SO sure as the river is
Stacked to Morgentown, that sure ii will
be hurried up 10 the Mountain city. And
let me tell you that Clarksburg is watch.
iug anxiously the movements below. !
heard an inieligen, business citizen say
that the Stacking Of the river would be
greater advantage to the country than all
iEe railroads that could be construcled.-
He is a Northern man, aud knows some.
thing Of railroad improvements aud river
facilities"
Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1853-06-18
From Our Correspondents.
NNVN@-NO@V"0"N<27S
10 the Editor Of he Mar0f'
CISclSSArL. JrSr 10; 1853.

CISc,SSAtr. JrSr l3 1853.
Dear Sir -.
Iom sorry 10 sag the public meet
ing for tho Suppression OF Gambling re-
suited in about nothing und though one
or Two gamblers were arrested, aud srG-
fenced 10 fines and imprisonment by the
Police Court, the Judge Of the Criminal
Cour, released the prisoners on the ground
tina, The Police Court had no jurisdiction.
So the excitement upon tho subjec, is
passing away, although an article is Occa-
siOnally 10 be seen in the city papers. In
this connection lie! me transfer tho Stats.
tics Of the two distilleries-ORe Of which
is tho largcs. in the United S'aNs-in
New Richmond, Ohio, en- the liver about
20 miles above this city. At the largest
there are made 1875 barrels Of whisky per
DAY. at tho other so. III the former are
5000 hogs; in the latter 1000. These
hogs are changed three times a year
making $1,000 from one, aud $1,000 from
tho other, or $4,000 hogs from New Rich
mond annually. In the lust two years
10000 hogs died a: the two list.lcrieS.--
Last year, $50 barrels OF lurd were s'uda
from the hogs tina, died in the pens. In
the larger dis.illery there are now in store
100000 bushels Of grain; and the trade
with Cincinnati supports q daily steamer.
As an interesting item, il is said this whis-
key, purchased in Cincinnati, is sent to
Pittsburgh; there branded sod MOnOn-
gaaela,p sent back to Cincinnati, and pays
well for the operation. What cheat!
and what libel on Tho pure, cool. aud
health.sivins waters of your beautiful
river, tina. the runklrl's "unmitigated
domination" should be misnomerPd "0M
Monongahela'! But that is The fault OF
the actors OF another ago-aciO!s that ate
fast passing away from amongst us.
The Horticultural Show closed recently,
and though not as fine as last years,
tempted the senses BY the delightful pro.
fusion Of fruits and flowers. The excel
lencc and variety Of the Strawberries at
lractcd attention Indeed it is said no
city in the Union can produce as fine
ones. noticed many McAvoy's Supe-
rior, (which were the premium strawbsr-
ries,) no, inaptly compared, as to size, 10
hulled walnu!s, and as 10 taste, were IN
surpassed. Many bushels Of this delicious
fruit arc sent of BY expiess every morn
ing, north and east, The price here now
ranges from to Is cents per quart.
The Stradtr has made a few trips. Her
dimensions are as follows: length of hull
1872 feet, Of deck 3S4, Of main cabin 900;
width over warehouses GO feet. Cylin.
tleEs Of condoasing engines are so inches
in diameter, with len fee, stroke. Water
wheels 40 feet in diameter, with 10 feet
buckets, 20 buckets to each wheel. Her
entire cost is about $4,000. The great
mirrors occupying the extreme end Of the
ladies' cabin, and rejecting the whole
length of the main cabin, cos: $500 each,.
and IRE / fee, high By 6 wide. Thereis
also a thousand dollar piano on board
Tho boat, of the Union md Pittsburgh
line, respectively. are drawn of and their
places supplied BY low.wa!et boats.
OHIO.
Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1853-06-18

O. We were introduced, few days
since, 10 Miss Ayv ARcnDoLD, who we
understand is returned Indian missiona-
~, and whose Autobiography" will be
found on our first page. This lady has
published "a Book for the Married and
Single, the grave and the guy, and espe,
ciaIly for Steamboat Passcngcrs'"-'l's
pages, price 50 cents; copies may DO had
at J. K. shean's Store. 1t contains Indian
manners and customs, sketches oil travel
&c., and will be found interesting,
Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1853-06-18

UT The following cXtrac, Of a letter
from Virginian, now in Ohio, was not
written for publication, but it is SO much
in point, jus, now, tia, the writer will
doubtless excuse lis for laying it before
our readers -
DEAR s.n,-Your paper reached me in
safety, aud was glad 10 see that at last
your people arc in earnest upon the sub
iect Of Sluckwater in the Mcnongahela.-
If your liver had run up inlo Ohio, as it
does into Virginia, it would have been
Stacked long ago. There is the little Mus
kingum, Stacked up TO GAINESVILLE, and it
has made it one Of the most important
towns in the State; while there is your
beautiful River. and also the Little Ke.
nawha, running up into agricultural re-
gions, not surpassed in Eastern Ohio, as
happen 10 know, unimproved and compa-
raliyely useless to tho vast agricultural
and mineral resources Of the respective
territories watersd by them.
l look forward with pleasure 10 Tie Viz
sinia aud local news supplied by your pa
per, and which j, will bring, to cherish
my Virginia attachments.
Truly yours, h.
Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1853-06-18

ately passes, us well as Of the fertile
valley of the Monongahcla in general
"The following brief summary"
continues the Professor "of the more
important contents Of the upper coal
group, as disclosed along this section,
will serve to show the great ailluencc
Of this portion of the Goa! measures
as regards those valuable materials,
coal aud limestone, along the valley
Of the MonongahcIa:
Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1853-06-18

Commander Lynch, of tho United
States Navy, who went on prclimi.
nary expedition of observation, a few
months ago, to Africa, has returned.
1t is stated that he has explored all
tho rivers on tho coast Of Liberia,
and found none navigaLlo higher up
than the mouth
Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1853-06-18

ROBERT e. ScoTT.-lt will bo seen
that our townsman, Robert G. Scott
Esq, has rccciTed the appointment Of
consul to Rio. General Pierce could
not have found q man of his partyin
this city more deserving and more ca
pablo, Tho appointment, as Tar as
we can learn, gives general sasIsiact
ton to both Wings and Democrats
-Richmond Republican.
Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1853-06-18
TIE SALTWATER.

We insert in Our columns to-day, let.
ter from our townsman, W. T. WILEY,
Esq. addressed TO ALLEN KRAMER, Esq.
OF Pittsburgh. The letter contains brief
statement OF the natural resources oil this
region Of country, as well as present pop
ulation, with the rain Of increase for the
pas. len years. While we eau endorse
fully the statistical statements set forth
in the letter, We can assure the readers
Of Our paper abroad that the half has not
been told, in reference 10 the advantages
which this country possesses. We have
never had any outlet or inlet 10 this sec.
ton Of country. Within the past two or
three years our Farmers have begun TO
farm in the right way, and the result is
grea, change in the general appearance
Of the country.
We are highly gratiied with the spiri,
that is abroad among our Farmers. There
is every thing TO encourage them in the
prosecution Of their labors. They have
a rich and inexhaustlbIc soil, q genial eli
mate, and a prospect of continued high
prices for the product Of their farms
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, though
it runs through two or three adjoining
counties, has thrown its reviving rays Of
light and hea, across our own hills and
vallies in Old Monougaln; and we can
see and feel its effects 10 n gcodly extent,
distan, from US as it is.
To how much greater an extent would
we realize the benefits that would result
to our county, if the Monongahcla river,
our natural outlet, were improved, SO
that We could daily, instead Of quarterly,
have access to that great commercial
mart, Pi,tsbursh--so that we could daily
pour into that market the iron, coal, -four,
lumber, SC. SC. Of our hills, and bring
back in return the manufactures Of that
city. A new era will be opened for this
Country when this great improvement is
completed.
Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1853-06-18
AGRICULTURE, &c.

I am sorry tina, we have not yet re-
,coeived the statistics which The census
of 1850 would furnish. Recurring to
the census of lS40, however, find
tina, the territory | have described
produced in year as follows:
of Cereal Gxaias--Wheat 3so,374
bushels. Oats sill ,653. Corn l.249,-
322 bushels. Surprising that these
have Increased in the same ratio as
the population, it would mako the
present products atleast,
Whsat 100000 bushels,
Oats 10000
Corn 100000
Uool.-In 1910 the amount Of wool
grown was 1s2.944 pounds. 1t is
now, have no doubt, 100000 pounds.
Lire Sioek.-In lS4o there were
1884 horses and mules--uow at
leas. 25, 900. Then there were 49,
COS nen, caltle-uow at least 100, 900.
Then, l04,s74 shcep-now ct least
10000. Then, 90,322 swine-now
a, least 10000.
MINERALS, sc.
Tho range of the Laurel Hill"
skir,ing the eastern boundary of this
valley, abounds with iron ore of en-
csllent quality. Ono of your citizens
MIR. Samuel McKelvy-has pn'cha-
sed, and is now putting in operation,
several furnaces some six or seven
miles from Morgantown, in the valley
Of Cheat River. There arc several
other furnaces in the county, not now
worked. Equal, if not superior IA
eilities for making metal exist in the
counties above us along the eastern
boundary Of the valley; and tho only
reason why there arc not furnaces
there is, tho want of ways of cgress
TO market. understand since the
completion Of the 3. and .. r. R.,
that companies are erecting furnaces
in Marion county, These will be
multiplied as soon as the Petersburg
Railroad is finished.
To showlhe extcnt and volue of our
coal mines, &C., | hero make few
extracts from repos, of u geological
survey of our State, by Professor Ro-
gers:
"Coal-ll1aia Stem Of Me Upper
Groyp.--Considered in regard to its
thickness, and the quality Of the coal,
MS we'll as tho extensive area over
which it is found, and tho facility with
Which It can be mined and conveyed
10 market, this is unquestionably the
most valuable scam in the coal inca
SUES, either in Virginia or Pennsyl;;
vauia. By careful iracings conducted %,
in both States, this seam, extensively
exposed in the valley Of tho Monon'
gahcla, from point some distance
above Clarksburg to tho State line
las been shown to DO identified with
that which is SO largely developed in
The northern part of the same valley,
in its prolonga,ion in Pennsylvania,
and which is disclosed SO extensively
in.thc vicinity Of Pinsburg.
"At Boyer's mine, near the mouth
Of SCOTS run, the main coal of this
seam at,ains the great expansion Of
nine and half feet"
Again: at will furnish useful
pic,ure Of the general features Of the
dtifrsrcn, groups of strata, which nsu'
ally preserve scme predominant char.
meier oyera wide area, and will serve
10 exemplify the extraordinary min
s.aI weaIIl, through which it imme''''
Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1853-06-18

CoxGREss.-The following is
Congressional delegation of Virgin;
for tho next Congress. |, is entirel
Democratic: .'l
l. Thomas II. Bayly.
2. John S. Milson. 1
3. John S. Caskic. s F
A. William o. Goodc.
8. Thomas S, Bocock.
6. Paulus Powell. tes
Z. William Smith. r
s. Charles J. Faulkner 7,si'
0. John Letchel -
10. z, Kidwoll, Jr. (
IL. John T. Snodgrass.
12. II. A. Edmondson.
10. Fayctte M. Mullen.
Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1853-06-18
Late and Interesting !!

E. W. Tower, Esq, who has just re-
turned from Pittsburgh, reports that the
sluckwu,cr Committees appointed to can
vass the city ore dong nObly. There is
no doub, that all tho stock will be taken
a, an early day. Ii is said that the work
on the extension will be commenced in
July.
Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1853-06-18
THE MIRROR.
"Pra'SS whcre rge car, and tcasHrt
uhcre arc mast"
NlORGANTOWN, Va.
SATURDAY. JUNE As, 1863.
EASTERN AGENCY.

IJMr. c. PIERCE, No. &c, South Third St,
Philadelphia, il one of our most ubliging and
attentive Agents.
Z. W. CARR, Third street, opposite the Ex-
change, Philadelphia, is also orr Agent for that
City. -
OTHER AGENTS.
DR.. +. PARSONS, Gladly Greek, Barbour CO.
has kindly consented TO act as Agent for the
Mirror.
d. NJ. ANVIL, Nes,ovillc, barbour CO., Va.
C. CRE$hp, ESQ.,, Kingwood, Preston
county, Va.
Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1853-06-18
Limestone in u

Making total thickness Of lime
stone, in this group, along tho line of
section, of SO feet. Adding TO these
the 5 feet of coal, and 2i feet Of lime
stone in the lower slalo and sandstone
group; and the Q feet of coal and s
feet of limestone of tho lower coal
group, we have, for the whole extent
Of Goa! measures embraced in this Sec
ton, q thickness of about forty feet
Of coal, and seventy feet of limestone
"a result, which, making all allow
ances for fluctuations in particular
strata, is well calculated to show, in a
striking point, the ample natural re-
sources Of this highly favored portion
of our State"
mako these extracts from actual
survey aud examination, that you may
be assured that when VIC speak of the
great natural clements Of wealth in
this valley. we arc not speaking at
random, or with any view 10 deceive.
1t is scarcely necessary to refer to
the fine forests of excellent timber in.
terspersed all through this valley, aud
penetrated BY the fresh and perennial
streams which flow out into it from
the circumscribing mountains.
In view of these things thus hastily
aud lmperiectIy ie!eiEe" 'o-'h VIC"
OF tins large extent oil country mus
rich in the natuFn! elements OF wealth.
population and power, soon 10 90 de-
se!oped BY recent internal improve.
ments-may l not ASK II 1t DC no! 'ne
interest OF your city to push uPsiack-
water navigation into our midst =
Where can you nnd richer ana more
convenient supplies OF the raw male
rials for your manutac'or,es-especi'
ally your IRON works "hefo can
You Ind better or more convenient
market Tor your maqniactures-espe-
cially your iron! | recently stated,
when IN your cry 'hat inc merchants
and people OF MohohgaAa county u
lone, already pnre'iaseGsooaS III ms
buIgh to the amount Of one hundFe q
thousand dollars ANNUALLY anu 'hal u
a direct easy and constant c9m mn;
cation ny water were 'peneI, sn.s u.
mount would DC tf'pIea. 'o"oSeIue"t
examination mas eo'''i'ecu '!o sMas :
was rather anoer 'nah oEei a r,op1l
estimate. ADA 10 Mohonga''a u. inc
other counties named whose r euS. .''
and patronage tsaue anu 'fa1n ns. you
might GD'ail'-a' i e. 10 la very ~, co.. u,
siue,ao.e eA'entMn ~" vi 4 ,La - a.. Nc
reach them, aud 'ney mao ',a I"o III means
OF Dr. reaching yon' ana uo' o',n "" nn,,,;a
fn'soufgn can pa.'o'', ,I aI I;,d pT.
work when won'u repay "e' '''e'H'"y
and pn1'ic sP'I'' 30 wei, r. ~,
But the trade ana resources e, .. ,t ~,
valley WIZ anu mus '.'u ~. T' w 1u'to'
somewhere ana '"ey wiz ~ 80
soon. we are wiling 10 'n nc s!aJ y,
water at Tue o'u'e ll'i.. !. sUa , Ill
cine our o owe. i we e,,.", 's snMo"bore
nee" a." ~ o"''v -, IL 80 III, ro,,,ri.
Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1853-06-18

0TA Hunting Match came oirin Up
shur Co. not long since-l5 persons Of q
side. 27e6 scalps were taken, according
to The North Western Observer. Anolh-
or hun, is to come Of in the same county
on Saturday the % inst.
Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1853-06-18

Captain Perry, in the Mississippi,
had arrived u. Hong Kong, on the
7,h Of April, and had despatched Chg
Plymouth to Shrngln on the 9tli,
Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1853-06-18
Chcap Staging.

CO. Robinet,'s Mail Coach carries pas.
sengers from Fetterman 10 Parkersburg,
and rice rersa for $3.50. The distance is
l04 miles.
Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1853-06-18

70 Upwards Of twenty licenses to
make drunkards were granted by the
County Court Of Wood county, Va, at its
last session Awfully behind the ago!
Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1853-06-18

ny Tho Breast Pin that was brought
10 our Office several days since, in res
ponso 10 an Adv,., was no. the right onc'
Tho owner will please Gull and get it,
Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1853-06-18

making a total thickness of work
able coal in this group along the line
of this section and vicinity of 20 feet
Limestone in UDper Coal Group
Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1853-06-18

The Hartford Anti-Biblo Conven-
ton has adjourned to meet again some
whore in New England on January
/, 1854. The last session was very
disorderly; strong.mindcd women and
weak-minded men getting into violent
disputes about Woman's Rights, tho
authenticity of,he Scripturos-sacred
and profane subjects being strangely
in,erminglcd,
Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1853-06-18

accident to Gen. ScoH.-The New
York Post June 9th.,l says:
We regret to learn that General Scott
met with an accident last night which
is likely TO prove somewhat serious
As he was passing down the Filth Ave-
nue., between Eighth and Ninth streets,
about hall past nine O'Clock, he stumbled
against a tagging stone that had been
raised above The surrounding pavement,
and fell headlong. He was assisted
promptly by some gentlemen who hap
penpd to be near, and taken home
When they offered to support him by
the arm, he said, "Don't touch that, |
believe il is broken" We trust that
this impression may not have proved
correct His face was also badly brui-
sed, though we have not yet learned all
the particulars. The night was quite
dark, and the ifregularity in the pave
ment was not visible.