New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-11-06
FROM A SETTLER IN WESTERN rYR.
GINA.

To ~ Editor " Thsx Y Tri,sse
SIR: Leaving my s.ye Scotland fsw years age
on account Of i'll health went to Canals for the par
pose Of buying some land thinking to tura my s.tea-
ton TO the raising of stock the cny department u
farmlrg had any knowledge Of or taste for. Bee
after due inquiry and come personal experience 6n6
the climate not well suited for that purpose on -.
count Of the trg Winters notwithstanding there srs
some very ere cattle raised there 90 resolved 70
60 farther South. Seeing an sdvert'emen. which was
published in ycur paper, regarding some lsnss vsioe
for sale in Western Virginia, by company styled
the Em'grsrt Aid and Homestead Company, Ieslsd %
on John c. Uneerwooc, esq., their Secretary, corner
Of Nassau aud Cedar streets, where 20: descriptions
Of the lands. made up my mind TO 20 and see then.
cslled at No. % Broadway, where got fret clsss
Oud.class can be had fer Sc SOY. the tune to this
point being % hours, leaving at ss. NJ. There was
tothing worthy of notice on my journey, only may
%s1sn Rs the sss, .SS grand and
county town Of Harrison; Il has number OF good
buildings but rather scaitered it has population a
about 600. But there does not appear b b~
much doing in the way. Of business yes the
There is rather more stir just now on 90
count Of the As.izes being held; end their Judge
Camderl Is much respected by all parties on account
Of bis Abilities ard strict imparslity IN sdminlstene
Justice. Coal is here in great abundance being de-
vered for three to four cents per bushc The country
around Is very fertile, although hy; Com g'o.ss!
the yeiy tops eleven and twelve feet high Wheel asa
potatoes grow magDifcsn y: took stage to Weston
The county town Of Lewis distant % miles BY COED
macadanized road il is an exceedingly neat, thriving
little place II has saw ard gri:t mill. three very
good hotels, four Churches weekly newspaper, .
well conducted seminary, branch OF one Of the Viz
enia banks tspecie.paypg at that . daily mail, win
all kinds, which makes living very cheap. paid -
cents meal and they were good a. any ordinary men
would wish and well served up. The Same for my
bed. 1t Is easy accounting for this when they have
- Aht, aatI
cents piece turkeys from 80 to 40 cents, and othse
things in proportion. found these prices generally
al the country. Tie houses are chiefly frencs
SssS s R9sPsy 1;sa s ;Hs .ons,
here as it Is all the way, very billy, but very feralss
emipenty adapted for grazing, on account Of the ans
grass which grove the hills, and mLdnes OF the
Winters. WAS told 'hst in ordicay mid Winters
they need not feed their sheep more than too weeks,
their neat cattle being fed once day for about four
months. The pelt place worthy OF noece q bsA
Town, on account q .alt works which hes bee.
| established there for forty Years: The wessc
is found $50 feet below the surface. They mako ae
now about so bushels every "a hours, which . sold e
fast as made for IS cents per bushels but, with tae
more energy and improve binery they could make
100 bushels. The Little Kanawta passes here's 50
beautiful clear stream gith plenty OF fue Dish 10 N.
There are two saw mills and grist mill q @w miles
from ME place: About five miles from this stopped
at Colonel Squires for the night He an old veteras
Of 70 years OF age and has been ~ years where no is
was told all the way along that the country vss veY
healthy, fever and sgue being hardly ever known, puS
This vigorous old gentleman aud his family ere living
witnesses Of that. He has eleven obldren, tAsY
are oil married, and have children, and
the first death that has occurred Ia bis family was isse
year. when bis sons wife died In childbod ! found
ieyeral cases quite as remarkable l started nexe
uvrrir for Snfnn, the county town OF Brartou ~
quite small place. but increasing, ss saw scvefsl
fame houses going up. The Elk passes here-n 9
beautiful Gle ar stream with water enough the moss
part of the for sfipg timber to the Ohio Riy:r.
which lie from so to 100 milee. All along its banks
camel coal is found in greet abundance, which Y
eng ex nsively Manufactured Into oil. saw field
Of Chine De sugar cane the stalks varying from ~ b
Is feet high; also, Q splendid Geld Of corn be-
side il; and as proof Of the richness OF the
soil I was told there had been corn grown
on the same place for the last Is years
without being nabured found the country quite
equal, and in some respects superior to what It wac
Represented TO me by Mr.. Underwood. why MS
country il rot teen ing with inhabitants would to
hard matter to explain; FOR in point Of sell climate
and neral wealth il certainly has few equsls Thees
is great disposition to welcome industrious stt,lers
throughout the whole country. They ere actually N
starvation for mechanics, such as blacksuns wsgca-
makers joiners and such Ike In view Of tho gea-
eral distress likely to be felt among such men this
Winter in Nev.Yorksard elsewhere, II would be web
for them TO 90 there q. once where land can DO had
cheap, as well ss p.srty Of employment 81 fema.
neratipg prices. expect 10 about two wseks 70 Dc
busy putting Up ny house, near to Bull rown, snN
when il is finished shall be very happy to welcome
spy person Who Gay be disposed to take the seme
view Of the country ss have DONE
SIN yours. respectfully, ~ McokE0oh.
Ckayksbuyg, Va. Oct. l, 1871