The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1865-09-04

LOOK Il The terEif rdeal through
which they have u. -Four yeara
M desolatinR wafitF dAmpened the
aYdour Of tLis peof 81 o single day
they perseVered, u nght, and con-
uuered; but ere The lQ Rl OF tn9lr 7eiln,
non had ceased "a pernle amengsl
their EOrest-cl6d n ins their loud,
eSt aspirations Wl i1edi they were
masters OF the situ and they had
tbe pFood sRtIsfi bellolding their
first banner thr6i be breeze, bear
INC fIle sSul-inSpIF stiptl0h, THE
FrSs stete ofWesf 4 li6s1 Such Is
n bFigf outline 6ftii 0ry Of the past,
Ma 'wfli now ta1ts OF hGF- -;
Va Eii Ia my b called
a land Of hills and valleys, Tor there b
scarcely a plain Of one mile In width
throughout the state; Il B, therefore,
NOT an agricultural country, although
many parts are susceptible Of cOnver-
SION Into eXtensi I've grazing districts, on
wii6h large herds OF cattle can be ind
nre produeed. It's chief wealth lies In
INC abundance OF It's ininpFlls! There
iIre ten prominent rivers interseciing
State; all Of these How into the ONO,
which forms its western boundary;
they are the Cheat river, 9ygarts Vai-
lev river, tho West Fork 0l the MonoH-
p6hela. Little KanAwha, Elk, Big KAN
awhn, Gaulcy, Coal river, the Guyan,
and tho Big Sandy, the latter dividing
tho State from kentucky The cOnn-
ia, bordering c0ch Ofthese streams diff
for somewhat In their respective pro-
dueis and commercial ARDcCtS. The
Cheat, Tygarts, and West Fork, which
nre Int large branches Of the MonOngh-
heln. n rivCr whose union with the Al
lepheny forms the noble Ohio, contrl-
bnte their coal and iron ore to supply
tile great Ironw0rkS Of Pittsburg; In
SbInt OF ftltDse illeys aFe beautiful farms
rich with an allIIvinl soil and abundant
ly Droduotiye, The Little Knnawhn, at
whose confluence with the Ohio, stands
tho flourishing and rapidly extending
little town OF Pnrkcrshnrg, nbourds In
and has often been consider
al the contrc OfthC oil district Of West
VInptnin, The Elk il u beautiful river,
about 1850 miles long; II emptics itself
into tho big Kaliawha at Charlestpll, |,
This valley Is destined to become the
great hishwRE- OF tho State; II ls cole
bratod for the richness and purity OF It's
Camel coal; speCILnens from one part
itho Fniling Rock mines are uneqttnlled
by any In tho world. Fine oil works
have been erected, and with the return
5f pedceful times In The districts IN
which they are located will present a
scene Ofbusy industry. Iron ore DIVA
rfous descriptions, excellent In quality
and proCuse IN quantity, are found
Tho Big kanaWha, tho
finest river in the Stat0, Is nlviglblu for
100 miles; several steamboats, ply daily
m a. jfar na Charleston, % miles Tom
|tsl4ldltll while smaller sieamer slina
weekly u Canne elt1tls and gqea u qt tlilY.
a.. & 3 fli0s q ,iiil 'ef,
q i5yi9llI1 ~ ~ .'
Csnls ~ snee M tie distinctions
hitherto so detrimental TO It's car
rying trade will be removed. kallawha
b chiefly celebrated for Us extensive
salt works, which are aIllonst the lht1g-
nst In the United States N zen RlI the
works arc in full operation they are
,apable of producing nom ., 2,OOO, ,O0O TO
|. 600 600 bushels oftiB best quality suit
annually. Coal md Cann0l mines are
Tound all along the river, on works,
for the production Of Camel oil, are
carried on to some considerable extent,
md. d.nreparatIons ure making for their
sxtensi6n. Charleston, tie county seat
4 Kanawha, Is a tOwrtof 5000 inhabt-
.nnts: II carries on a brisk tFllde boat
building and coOperage, which are adj
Iuncts OF the sHlt manufacture, with
carding. Saw and -four mills
IRE the chief business Of the town. The
merchants nfe all prosperous, as nm In
ilex Of which It has been affirmed there
has not been more than threo cases Of
positive bankruptcy during the past
nine years. Iron works and machine
shops, ship yards, agricultural imple-
ments, wood working, md other me
torics, hrelvery much wanted here an
immense trade could be prOtitably car-
lied on II Anch were once permanently
There Is a splendid open.
Ing also for large Transportation c0m-
Daiy, there not being one worthy Of the
1alIie nt present on the Fiv0r /; should
one be ablished, with an efficient no.
Ella they could be insured at this time
/ 900 tons q day freight. Charleston
Ii,ist become the great trade centre, ana
gRbllld be the capital Of the new Stgte.
The Gauley River Is n tributary OF the
KanaWha 1t traversss thinly-settle d
country, The timber OF
this section is very hne and abundanti i
rs head branches are in Greenbrief
county, n place celebrated for its min
aral NSateri,; here Is situate that place
az fashionable resort, White sulphur
the medicinal virtures Of which
lre pFoverbinl throughout the country.
CJoai River is also a e0nflu0nt Of the
KnnnwhO; II runs In south.easteFly
l801liles, Is u rapid stream,
subject to dronghts in summer and IN
floods in winter; II contains
the most productive Camel mines in
the State; those OF Peytonn have hith-
eftb supplied New Orleans md other
southern cities with their hestgns Goals.
The great BriarpOrt Mines (seYen years
the residence OF the nuthorl nre on this
river: they aFe noted for the variety,
quality, and quantity Of thelt Goals.
These lands yield 25,00p tons 10 the
aere above water level, md, us far rs
VET known hy bOrings In the adjoining
valley, 30, COO tons below, Araiirnad Is
now III contemplation To connect the
ISnnawhn Valley with the heart Of this
coal field; when completed, 2,0OO, 900
tons OF cOul, cske, and CaniIel
may annually be exported to the
south and western markets. The
Guyan Is long river II enters the
Ohio near the extreme western corner
Of tho state; It contains heavy beds pf
iron ore, and sOnle coal, The tlHOst
shlpbuilIing timbeT--white oak-eyer
found In this country renl,lins vet iitl-
Ia tx back i(OFesis isi AYe.hnvc
recently rclurned from mi eXpl0F7
IN, avno5ittihn on iis upper brNnCli-