Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1857-09-19

titha are good, and men ofsense do not Of
ten,invest their mssanss ssllands without first
themselves thoroughly as to the
titleby which they are. TO hold their pur-
chase. Upshar is rapidly improving COIN
ty, and the lands on French Creek. asae e
qaal to any in Virginia; while other portions
q the county produce we'll There is yet
large amount of land in this and the adjoin-
ing counties to be brought into market and
they are advancing in value as the rssour.
ces Of the country are developed.
Lewis is on adjoiaiFg county to Upshur,
Of which this latter once formed part, as
did portions of Doddridge, Braxton and
Gimer. Had her territory remained undi-
gided it would now have been one of the
largest and wealthiest counties in the State.
Weston is the county seat, handsome lit
tie town situated on the Moneneahela, with
a population of about eos Inhabitants A
new Court House has just been erected at a
cost of near $40 900, which for architectu-
raj skill will vie with any in the State---a
Branch Of the Exchange Bank is located at
this place, it hes the entire confidence of the
people and from its admirable management
ise one Of the best branches in the State and
Yields heavier dividends to the stockholders
There is also a fine Academy at this place,
four Churches, eight Stores, and various
mechanical houses, all of which do a good
business Besides these, there are three
Hotels, and an Iron Foundry, which have
profitable custom. Lewis is certainly q
good county and with well-dirccted industry
and proper enterprise could easily sustain
treble her present population. It is not
improbable that railway will bring 1t into
connection with the North Western Rail
Road at Glarksburg, in few years. We
spent a day or two here with our cid friends
from whom VIC received much kind attention
and for which in this public way, we express
our kind regard for them.
From Weston We went to Draztoa G. H.,
a little villaes builsthc wrong way over the
pat Of ground it occapies, which mars its
beauty considerably nevertheless Sutton
has some remarkable advantages, one par
ticularly which it does seem to us the peo-
PIE of Braxton do not rightly appreciate. -
Built Immediately upon the Elk River, an
arm Of the Great Kanawha, navigable at al
most all seasons of the year, to Charleston,
distance Of about So miles, no good reason
can be assigned why her people do not en-
gage largely in the raising Of Wheat and
Tobacco, which would be far more profta-
Bile than the lumber trade, and would give
active and constant employment to the pop
ulation, while it at the same time it would
open up the country to cultivation. With
cheap transportation at their doors, Lum-
Der, Wheat and Tobacco might be sent to
Charleston by the cargo, and amply repay
the producer, even at moderate prices. be-
cause of the eheapness of transportation. ---
The sell Of Braxton seems better adapted to
the raising Of these two important staples,
Wheat and Tobacco. than it does for graz.
ing purposes, and we are certain would pa7
a better profit. A wire suspension bridge
has been erected across Elk at Sutton, 400
feet long, and cost Sii 500. 1t is superior
structure and at a.. elevation Of 40 feet a.
hoTo the stream. The water below, which
is very clear, seems shallow, yet its depth is
between 5 and 6 #. The whole country from
Randolph to the Ohio will produce as good
Tobacco as any part ofthe State; look at the
quantity raised in Kanawha-one farmer in
that county expects to realize $l5, 900 from
/ 100 acres of Tobacco this season. The same,
we think, is true Of Wheat, as far az re-
! CARDS Brazton and some other of the neigh
Boring counties--the want Of facilities tc
market has hitherto prevented the cultiva,
ton Of this grain, but its cultivation has
not increased as the facilities to market have
increased. A road down the Elk River
would be Of great service to the people 0,
that section, and they ought to ask the lie.
gislature to grant a charter for the con.
structiou of one. Sweet potatoes Of fine
quality are also produced in this whole re.
gion of country.
Returning from Braxton We passed 8
night 1t the hospitable mansion Of Col ASS
sqstires, all old-tashioned Virginia gentle
iaan, originally from Fauquier, and for thu
last fifty years resident Of Braxton, but a
the time Of his removal belonged to Harri
son county. The Col. related many anus
ing and interesting incidents in his early
pioneer life. but we have net room for de-
tails,--we doubt, however, whether 'Noune
America, of the present day would be will
ing to go fifty miles through IN uubroker
Wilderness to mill, or pound his meal in ;
mortar, as did Col, Squires and many Of tht
early pioneers. Such labor they could no
undergo, preferring to lang on government
for some petty Office, or wait the death o
some rich relation to furnish the means o