Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-12-10

tEsw Hs1pshirs has bat hcyty ger eeat- Of
tks territory Of West virginia, yst, 1Lder
the more sKts1de1 Gu5 vigorous system of
ti1pe0Fsae1t, 4 surpassed II IN every re-
gpeet. Sdu there is q great future for
West Virginia. particularly when. New.
/ 4 llE7Elulsira 111ey Epd genf1s are intro
f6Ree4. La Mason Ru5 2KEEsvha eoustiss
salt has been found- These salt forma.
tons accompany the vast strata Of sand
stone that undeThss the Whole Of tie north
TesteE6 So11dss Of FRgiaiG, aad the
works were used BY tke rebel authorities.
a tsW miles hpn ChArisstozn, On the
great EzHAwhR, and u The line 81 ths great
I QpHeaTAl, the 58lt wells are very Pr06ae
tive. They Rre several huEdred feet in
| depth, yielding lime Of reuarkIhfe purity,
free from sulphate of Gms Of gypsum, aIdl
| crJstAlIiEed with less trouble than Gus
toRRry, and seat iatO commerce AZ sIPe-
rior muriAte of soda Hascn county ia
AiaO famed fOE sAlT@Bi1es, bUt the rebel
lion has quite ruined the manufacture, In
consequences of rebel ineurszons ana tie
dearth Of LABOR. Ia the Esllsy and IN
Preston county iron furnsces are in OPe-
ration, and the ores Of LaETel Hill are rich
| aod pure. These ores oeear IN two groups
upon the western slope, the upper group
above the seeond seam Of coal resting uP5u
lead csIored sandstone, and 5gsclRid by
tSI6eian states. The ore Is foan1 IL large
codules resembling sandstone, Gad is easily
blasted coaI-RrodRers Of the State
are boaadIsss--T hs- -6sl5szofShe KAraWhA
Valley are aRoug the most valuable on
the cODdneat. Indeed, for salE, coal, ron,
sd probably petroleum, West Virginia
bids fsir TO rival, if not surpAss, soy StateI
nf the Qnisn-
T1nu11R LTE N wzsrEKE vIReEEIA
EJudee n said a Wsy-eompaaIoa
sbo jeggAi with Re over hills On our way
to EiIZE6eth. SWas 8 wheezy old feloS
Who got into some dIneuIry in New Orleans
s6O1t thirty years ago. and was troubled
1Ith 8 great renorss Of conscience. He
came TO Western Virginia and settled n
Writ county because be Ranted 70 hide
himself, and get as near Hades as possible
before he died" The emphasis of ny CON-
panion'z must-Bt=oa must excuse lis pro-
family, but In q rude way l could give you
no better idea Of the first impressions made
upoc the -tfaEsiIeF By, this country. The
population il sparse, ana We fad lev of the
noble trRits thst Poets fsad Is 70 sspPoze
are found In the character OF the noun
.Alnsez- The Ezdesz dWeIlIaR Il MoFGmen-
sing or KensiRgtoR we4Ia be Pafsee N
Writ comfy. The broad hills and sweep
ing streams which group togeEser many
rxset pictures Of Nature, are dull Aa6
hssVy II The eYes If tasse Es7- Let ne
take n1e cut If 3 hEndEed-s7Eh = one - I
found loungicg st the tavern corner N
Elizabeth, and s man OF Erest importance
In his eEn country. Tan. gauat, uoshsEsu
AnS uaeonhsd wiki 4 cold gray eve thai
neFeF sesnsa 70 smile, hard lOag EEgers,
that made perpetual appeal for soap and
WatEr, a1d ssrroE, high cheek bcces, very
gsEnt and eadavero1a, straigbt coarse hair,
and iuusrfEcf teeth. Fns shoulders we're
high and Psrehed, aad the lang s-us SWING
over ihs body, Ike branches Of a weeping
w4Ile= trss. They are so much gwen to
FTisrpa- a-ms1ntRi1 Eaa5,n sid M con-
pa1Ioa, Ethat they cant stand Straight
enc Eoot IL iEsys higher than the
other. His BODY, Thai might bs
| realized, If the rszdsE toak eAricA-
ture O. the Yankee, the Sc1the4uer- and
the negro, we're combined tie Hdieul0as
traits Of Al, vas covered With homespnn
cloth, thar cane ron TIE dying vat bias,
bat had assimIIAted to-itse1 every color
tha4 eodld be gathered from the cay ca
| the roads aod the bark Of The trees,-
Thess people sre cisn1isd II thEic trAdI-
rious a5d nisrdships. The families have
fRtsFuErrEed. and the c@pring of three
tR=uzradouz Ii 5cartered oTsr TIE hills
4 fa.hsr has large fArm, and a. each so1
/ uarriss, he receives slice. builds himself
log cabin, probably obSzIas hnrse for
| dowFy, plants corn, sends his vile IatS
/ the fele win hoe s1d harrow and with
his gun snd dog, lounges II amid the
m-uarAi1s 70 Ehoof squirrels, rabbits and
toIes- He has never bsea 70 sc5ooi-he
cau1et rEsd Ok Bribs-hez rsSsE- ssss 3
1 os=BP8PeFi thsFe il . e ewBeaiied FEzks-s-
brrg, where many greaH men i've, Wno
can Rad and write, and czH theDEelTes
I kETEsr-
berk, where TIE squire lives, G5d which
eoarajns the village tavern, At which ace
| eTerT SATURDAY afternoon he eR1 lear the
Insvs- There i q Methodist and Baptist
church within tea miles, vhAre the young
! pAopie sre married, aa5 the Children are
! IchriEfsEsd. asd the dead oeAs are buried
These people bary their dead o. the high
! hills, O1e o. Two Of the cemeteries tora
scenes Of SURPRISING i0SelIness, and dwell
IN the -recoIecrioa a. the only things Of
beanty il Western Virginia 0nly IN ttelf
zrnRes do these people approach tas taste
and dscoTua ef life, z15 The clTlLzAuca OF
the last hunaret years has beea the civil
ration q death
Tniz goaIhy to the world that lies be-
Tond acd around tAsR enters into the At-
fscHaaz of these people. Parents love
sheir- children and husbands love their
| TfTEz. bat I ro1id sss nothing OF the pure
/ fove that s4nefi6es cur URu ehLdh0od
! home And makes Life sacred rsnOmbeT
the shock my feelings O1ee received as
heard poor snigrR1s woman iAmsut1ag
furH sushasd whm asssh had taken sway
/ afrsr wedded life of sRe1EE years. I'ae
Tvs decent, hAed-EoEknE mRo, Vas
Barney she said AMID Ee- tears '-aad
algaya earned Hv1ng fDr his family. To
Eher tWsaty years Of eOuPAnionship had
Ebeen nsthing bat ehil4-bsarIng and bEesd
and butter. have foard few exceptions
ITO this illustration auOnE .tae PsoPls have
aazn IN western EIrgIuis. Marriages are
/ made % mite contiguous traetz OF lAnd or
70 fesD dssirnble posseasious IN the sane