The West Virginia journal. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1864-1877, 1866-08-08
Table Of DHhnets.

The Goals Of the Great Kannwha. re.
eiou, as wo shall specially describe, areof
various constituencies and ore adaptable.
to all the requirements ofthe trades and
anufactures. The hard and caktng, with
the fat and gaseous bituminous, the "a:
iiabIo splint. and the rich and oily
con mel, aro all fouud'i 10 the samo noun.
tains, and are MI accessible to the miner.
and to navigation, through tho agencies
Of tho eroding waters, which have ex.
posed coal in o thousand places. d.. -
Tho avenues to markets afford the
cheapest. and most avnilabls transports.
ton on navigable rivers; while tho
markets themselves are unlimited ia ex.'
tent, and rapidly increasing their con-
sumption. .-' 80 Er',t sea- ~
The whole valley Of the Mississippi is
open beyond controlling competition to
the trade aud, the production Of this ~.
giou, while the. present avenues 70 tho East
and the commerce Of the world Are bat
little less available than, from the, Older
and more developed centres, With fhis
advantage over opou to the: KsnAWhs
region - that . route. may DO con.Ruot.
cd having ovory advantage over the most
favorable avenues OF trade now opeu
from tho East TO the West. ...-, ~. "'. '"s.' ''
This il, therefore, tho natural mining
and manufacturing centre not only Of
West Virginia, but Of the Great Alls'
ghany coal.aeld; and had the Virgin.
ians any share fof''freo enterprise aud
energy, Charleston would long ago have
been formidable rival to Pittsburg.. q.
-, Looking. to the natural results Of 10;
oution and availability, uow-thst this
magnificent region is open to free labor
and a corresponding development, xo
may anticipate for Charleston tho dignity
Of the State capital at no very, distant
day, or, what may be"bettcr, tho metro.
polls Of the mining and manufacturing
interests Of the West. '"' ~ ''.-
" Coal Riycr, Elk River, and Gauloy
diverge from the Great Kauawha, and
spread their branches over one o. tho
richest aud mont magnificent ooal:segions
in tho world, and briag,Sdown" their
woulth 10 ono common >ceusre 'ou the
Great ,Ksnsxbs';7 or such might and
may bo tho result under future develop:
4TSs coal. of :tSi.' '.st;ll rsstsllon, generally,
are, better. pursr, and moro available for
all tho requirements Of trade and manu-.
facture than the Goals Of any other. .por:,
tion, or tho Allegheny coal:aeld. The
seams Of coal ife moro numerous, and
their thick ness greater thtl 70 any other
portion Of thiS coal: :fsld;; 1t can be
miood cheaper, and With. more economy
enerally, under tho same rates of.hhor,
tbau,in, 20 y4otbertceiou' this country
Without exception. The nilrkett. .ol the /,
West. 81 ithe srsis Ohio, md Mi,iiSs;Ppi
EY.lleyi,,' ars 10 opsn beyond any controlling
oompcti,ion 70, The trade: ofths Kansvhs
linaooal} oI,rpsalt,stro*,': end :,lEn'6e':
Charleston Is 200 mile ntatet Cfnetn.:;
| nall 'thISin Pitsbuifs /, I'D 1lslSa opsls te
aalJIiieation,;., Hhils thesO Obie 70 Ritssbarg
1iis freq ssatiy slosed'by ios osis'tis;wistss
and" interfuptcd 81, low watsr 10 the
s,mrSersa TGerWiSeifSl SciuneaS6sh the
lor,at Sad ;rsp;dl5 5iasssssisGlt tfsjs ss*ks
WssanIsy tsAtassteG J. ~ thee SsaPotne.
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