New-York tribune., 1866-12-22
WEST VIRGINIA.
7 BUS1yESs-POLIuCs-INTE IMPROVEMENTS

orr RrsrNFSs-POLIrICs-IN IMPROVEMENTS.
From Our Own Correspondent
PAEKEnsuuES, West Virgins Dee. 10 lsC6.
D~inc the week which has just passed, the waters OF
the Ohio and Little Kanawha Rivers have been HnusUaI!
bh and partly in consequence thereof business has been
active Light on reached its minimum price here on sat
urday when it was sold In large quantities for 81 cents per
Gallon The ST. Louis Refinery. through its agent, has
INST made contract for 600 barrels OF OIL 10 be deliy-
eyed n usalments az an advance upon current rates The
rco Of u6rcating oils such are produced IL hit
Oak and Guiess Fork, are adyaHong IN consequence OF
tt opcriDc Of foreign market; several large orders from
Europe have been received here dIuns theGstWo weeks
and the producers entertain sanguDc expectations OF an
eteu5ed market and la1-e profits in the future The bus
ness Of this CITY largely dependent upon inc rouucpH
Of OIL aud nearly all the business men are interested 20
some extent il that region known as bcnE Wth INC
break where all the discoveries Of OF have thus i1rbeen
made very small portion OF ths territory bs mas Ia
been developed but the work Is pogesSlnSiapdly ana
new wells beingsuck very frequently, III WIS WIZ
ity'tLc oil fever 10 have entirely passed away
and men bore wells with the same apparent cooIehs 'H4'
woud characterize any Ordinary business transaction
Our State Legislature meets The lJt OF january, ara
hvev session is anticipated. Al attempt VII be made
10 modify the dsfIauChisng laws, TlHch VIII % Y IT,
sisted by those Rcpu caIs who agree with Gov b"eIal
IN sentiment. The deepest fee!ihg s'I"lliaS S 81 w,
Subject on both sides, it well known tnH Whout lhe
test oas and the disirancnsng cnactmenS ne Siale
woud be carried by the Democracy, and 40 n gAeNt s
very existence a. an independent commonwealth would be
Tc STAT Of West Virginia is not over-bu7dcned with
sources Internal Improvements are not very eznTyeIy
prosecuted. The Laurel Fork aId Sand Hi lsaliioad
which will br tEeo regions 81 W hte Oak ana NcLi'.
into communication with the NorhN cstern Brlhch Oh
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad nearly coupleie- ana
will be open 10. traffic shoyyafer the ~ o. January An
engine viii be placed upon portion ot tle ROAD afeao
finished this week II is the design Of the pro cofs OF
this road 10 extend 10 20 point on the ONO i'cE'
nearly opposite Marietta and the citizens of ATeta L.e
Offered 70 contribute hbe-aly toward carrying ouI ms
pUrpose company has been organized f3rhoWe llule
for the pupos o improving 'lc navigation ~ tLc ltIc
Eauawha River from BuLug SPRINGS to tbs Po4l, ana
they have jus, advertised iorproposas c1 tle pdns o
dams ana otLer WORKS. 80.
canal 10 unite tie waters OF Cheapedkc bay with uo'G
of tie reat Karawaha, point near Charssto oiu
thence with the Ohio. poweffu eioii D. iotDemane "a
procure an prGton froC CougIess 10 ana ~ tle pos
ecu0u Of this work. It's construction N0GA Dc o lAcs
cuTblc value % the states Of Virginia aEo csi Virginia
oe IL would bring into market some ions oi acres o.
wild land with a tAclr mineral resoLTccs ana lhey arc
very rich IN coal and iron 10 say nothing oitLc valuable
/ timber which covers the hills.
The agricultural interests Of this and the adiolRg coun
tics are not foushine. The ssacc Of the lud 'DToEcI
and the soil is not adapted 10 The r1g o. coN or wheat
SORGHUM grows luxuriantly Tobacco IS cultivated sue
cessfny but Is 10, produced in largo quantities ~
halls clear of the forests MAKE most excellent pasture IL
ray ouu opio0n. ami believe lhay. tined al the VaIr
ties tie mutton raised upon these mountain pastScs, can
moi be- oxceled N favorGlthough II may be IN size TIT
hills which arc 80 admirably, adapted 20 the business
I stocL raising teen with MINERAL weakh; eycTywher'
along their sides veins Of iron and coal cTpp ont wien
the great break" 20 DO found withinsgnt o. eacI
otHer iron, coal, and oil IL apparently lne@A'u guam