The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1862-07-03
JACKSON COUNTY.

cnliarly situated, being nearly e1udis-
tanl to The two Kanawha rivers, living
with Mason county on the lower side,
aud Wood county on the upper side,
and fronts on the Ohio river about thir.
ty-lhree miles And although bounded
on the back end by the counties of Kama
wha and Rodne, yolit is but short dis.
tOnce to Elk river which runs nearly
parallel with The back OF the county. -
From this view, it will be seen that Jack.
son has kind Of Island position; sur,
rounded by rivers no, for Of, yet touch.
ing none but the Ohio. Any one would
naturally infer from such lorality that
the lands are rich and fertile, which in.
deed to a great extent is so. There are
two large creeks-running
parallel through The county, emptyiug
into the Ohio about zen miles apart
Mill Creek and Sandy. Up both these
streams there are fine lands, Perhaps
the valley on Mil creek is not beat for
extent and fertility anywhere in West
ern Virginia on stream Of this size;
and before the rebellion, was in high
stpte Of cultivation. but like all other
portions OF Western Virginia, shows the
withcring marks Of traitors Down this
Valley Gen Wises cavalry swept last
summer on fer5ging and PHundering OK.
petitions. while the old arch traitor was
encampcd at Ripley, tho county sent,
with isregimcnt Of rebels. And when
driven from hero By the FGIeaI forces
ho saeake! back 10 Kanawda, but as
soon as the Union settlers passed on
from this county, the old traitor Wise
gilh his bgnltii, were back here again
as il not satisfied with their former ex.
cur,ioG OF punloring and thioyins -
Add from their conduct at Coltageyille
if villouy aud pilicring one could read,
iIy suppose j, wos Floyd instead Of Wise
in command. Since theso-two visits Of
Wise there has been iOaugurated 0. Gu.
erriIIa wariate in this counly,avhich il.
any county is a disgreee-.ot the age aud
s-....Jj-;---..llss.Ina Jnibf men.
have suffered from these G5i'ess marau.
dcrs and midnight assaaius, But forln-
uatcly, by the efforts Of our Union sol.
diery, tho GuarriIlas or "Aloclsio' Ron
gers' as they term themselves are get
,ingsCarco, and we hope soon TO be en-
tirc'y secure from their ravages, aud re.
loy d from the necessity of killing the
scounlrels.
Ripley the county seat is situated at
The forks of Miil creek, and was once
pretty little, growing village, has a
fine large, new Courthouse and jail; one
church and one school house, with n
population Of three or four hundred, |
wouIl suppose. Cottagevillo is at the
grca, Fails Of Mill Creek, three miles
from the Ohio river, Horo are the cole,
hraJrd Mills OF Mr.. D. D. Rhodes,
thought to be the hest Touring Mills in
Western Virgins.
Angerona is the name Of tho village
situated at what was once called the
Long Shoala, bu, now McGrew's Mills
and occupying nearly central position
between Ripley and Cot,ageviIo. The
beautiful and thrifty town Of Ravens
wood is at the mouth Of Sandy on ths
Ohio river. This is decidedly the most
business place in the county, and is dcs'
tined (ifprosporjty can ever be restored
to our country at no very distant dav,
to be a town Of note and wealth. There
are two or three fine Chopes, two
school houses, and seminary, which
speaks well for the morals and iotelli.
renee OF the place, I'h6 "Virginlo
Chronicle" is published here under the
auspices of c. NJ. Harmon, Esq 1t is a
beautiful weekly sheet, a6ly edited, and
is, as i, was under its former proprietor,
GOOD sound Union paper and should
be read By every family in the county.
Here Colonel Norton threw up some
csrthworks last Summer to defend the
place agoin,t the attacks of Wise, but
the old rebel uado,no attempt to pillago
the town.
Ten miles up Sandy at its forks is the
vilinrn cullod SnnIvvillo, anita N notorinnq