Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-12-14
For the Intelllsoueer.
HVeston-Ths AsyIum-heVyIs County
Coal and OIL.


This place is the county seat of Lewis
county, situated on the south side Of the
Westfork of the Monographs river, TWEEN.
ty.three miles from Olarksburg and near
the centre of the new State. It is thFiv-
ing town, of about 1900 Inhabitants,
beautiful court house, bank, two good ho-
tells, foundry, five stores, q frat class drug
store, steam mill, DC, sc.
On the north side of the river stands
the beautiful and substantial structure the
Hospital for the Insane. 1t will be q, mag
nificent building when completed. over
1900 feet front, built in the most substan-
tial manner, out of closely grained blue
sand stone, slate roof and finished to COR
respond. One cannot but think when view
ing it that it will stand the test Of time for
ages and pass 70 future generations proud
monument of artsas we'll as philanthropy.
One wing is already completed and fur
uished with the necessary heating spPs-
ratus for steam-hot and cold baths, 30,
and occupied by about sixteen patients
under the supervision of DR.. Hills, formerly
of the Insane Asylum at Columbus, Ohio,
man emineutly fitted for the place, who
together with his estimRble wife, atten-
dsnts and patients form little community
of their own, each one moving and acting
in their own peculiar sphere; kindness aud
affection reigps supreme. No straight jack
cts, hand-cuffs, chain or ducking apparatus
seen or tolerated here, as of yofe; for
you must know that until within the
last twenty-five years the insane were
treated with the utmost severity With
straight jackets, terrible shower. baths,
hand. cuffs and other tortures. No wonder
reason took its everlasting fight. But
now by what is called the "non. restraint
-. ma q
chance to scs and TO resume their sway,
and the over-exoited brain is invited
soothingly and sweetly to cease its
wandsrings and halluoinations-to think,
to reason, and to become a responsible
being. We understand it is now ready to
receive and accommodate twenty to thirty
more patients, and 1 would say to the
friends of the unfortunate that by all
means bring them Immediately; as the
chance of cure is greater when early
treated, as ia any other disease.
The county of Lewis abounds in mineral
wealth, although hidden by the finest
farming and grazing lands in the United
States, yet under its surface lie immense
beds of coal, of the finest quality, which lie
furnished at 6 cents per bushel; and re-
Gently the oil excitement has sprung
up. From the usual signs of oil,
GUM go SkAAABS t%AN 9NNAo<SS
indications along a line extending
from the borings in Pennsylvania to the
borings in West Virginia, one can almost
trace an imaginsFy oil line. Already bor-
ings have been commenced in Harrison
county on the east. aud in Gilmer county on
the west. Oil has been obtained, and from
thence to the Ohio river oil territory has
brought immense prices and eagerly sought
after. So we predict bright future for
Lewis. Lands are cheap, ranging from
So to $25 per acre. Large tracts of wild
lands in this and Braxton, Nicholas and
Kanawha counties, can be had lying along
the route OF the projected railroad, (West
Virginia Central RaiIway,) for which q
charter and right of way has already been
granted, and a large amount of the stock
taken, offering to capitalists safe and lu-
cratiVe investment which il already being
eagerly sought after. Yours,
RANBLRR