The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1866-05-24
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West Virginia.

Few persons, VINO nave not vlslteu tne
little State OF West Virginia, and have
not noted her vast mineral resources, can
have any conception Of her ultimate i'm
portance as a sister State in the Union
From Parkefsburg, her principal CONNER
cial mart, On the west going east, we find
vast beds of the richest iron ore, stone coal,
principally bituminous.) limestone, in
lodges Of 100 feet in depth, copper and sill.
yer ores, and laa, though by no means
least Of all. vast basins OF petroleum oil,
and heavily I might soy HUeELY) timber.
ed lands, we find all the concentrated ele =
ments Of success, which want but the de-
veopiug hands Of capitalists Snd enerpris-
ing men 10 make her one Of the weallhiest
States IN the Union.
In speaking of recent discoveries in that
State, the Purkersburg GAZETTE says:
"a compeny boring for oil on the farm
Of VIM. Cunningham, situated in Jackson
county, West Virginia, in going down went
through a vein of metal abont eighteen
inches thick The company took no par
ticular notice of the borings, but they con :
tinued drilling until they became satisfied
their efforts in search Of oil were lIuilless
when they abandoned the we'll. In recur.
ring TO the strata through which the drill
had passed the owners thought Of the metal
vein, and Immediately concluded to have it
anayzed A quantity of the metal boring
was sent to New York, where i. has been
assayed and proLounced to yield 9S per CT.
Of pure silver. Underneath this VEN,
which is three hun lred and forty fee! from
the surface, is vein of silver quartz four
feet thick. The gentleman from whom we
learn the foregoing facts, gives the follow
ing account OF the strata in the well First
forty feet hard flint rock, next two hundred
feet soft soap stone, then a layer OF blue
rock, next soap stone, then the silver vein
eighteen inches thick, next four feet Of
quartz. and then bed OF black sand. simi-
lar TO The sand found in the gold mines of
California.
This valuable discovery has been made
on small farm located aboye Letart Falls,
six miles above Ripley's Landing, West
Virginia. The owners have been offered
since tho discovery two hundred thousand
dollars for the farm but they have refus ed
to sell al any price, as they desire develop
ing it themselves.
They are alleady at work roaming out the
well prepar atory to sinking shaft, the ma.
chinery for which was brought up from
Cincinnati on the steamer Leonidus on her
last trip.
Having resided for upwards of four years
in this State, snd having traversed its en-.
tire area, fee myself capable OF speaking
with certain knowledge Of the advantages
to be gained BY the inv estment OF ca pital in
the development OF her resources. In the
Eastern and Southern portions of the State
where the mineral deposits are the richest,
lands can be purchased at from SO to $40
per acre, according 10 improvements made
thereon. In.regard TO salubnty Of climate
verify believe. that there is no country on
the face Of the globe that is more healthy.
There the services Of a ply sician are seldom
called into requisition-for with a pune
mountain atmosphere, and the best of water,
man must outrage naiure to an alarming
extent, ere she will need an assistant.
The counties that offer the greatest in.
ducements 10 capitalists are Wood, 2itrhie,
Tyler, Harrison, Lewis, Upshur, Randolph,
Taylcr, Marion, Preston, Tucker, Greenc
brier, Pocahontas, Gimcr, Calhoun, Web.
ster, Fayette, Kanawha and Mason, in all
of which the mineral deposits are extensive,
lands well timbered, well watered and
cheap.
AS have heightened out this eommuni.
cation 10 greater extent than intended,
when first sat down to write, l shall bring
my remarks 10 close, promising. however
to tevert to this matter again ere long. A.