The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1867-12-17
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We started on this 6ns steamer on the
10Th inst. for Mason City, whore she
expected 10 gel tow, 10 which che sue
cecdsl Immediately on her arrival The
tow consisted Of three coal bsrges and
six floats loaded with salt. for Cincinnati.
This tow was worth $4,000 10 tho
owners Of the Bowen. while she has o
tow for her retnrn trip worth something
over $500 90, This trip accomplished
they hope 10 have water sufficient to en-
ter upou their contract Tor towing coal
from the Great Kanawha Valley. This
boat was once fine passenger packet
and has recently been converted into a
first class low-bost She is owned by
Capt. Fred. Forl, Charles T. Latham,
A. NJ. Wilson aud Robert Wilson, all Of
Point Pleasant These gentlemen mol
only own, but man their boat. Captain
Ford with his usual degree Of modosy
commands. Leaving The "Bowen" at
our quiet town, we stool upon the banks
Of the beautiful Ohio. watching her as she
glidod down with her precious freight
md as the sound Of escaping steam died
away in the distance, and we were left
in the almost death.like Stiffness Of our
town Of Wooden Factories, Marine RiiI,
ways and Chesapeake and Ohio Rail
Roads, we could not but think that the
bulk OF the energy of Point Pleasant had
left with the "Bowen." May her own.
owners meet with success until their
capital is equal to their great energy
Leaving the "Bowen" to tho mercy
and protection Of the Ruler of The winds
add the waves; we now return to some
of the incidents of our trip. We saw
nothing worthy of note until we reached
West Columbia, which for soms years
past has been in rather a dilapidaled
condition, but we were gratfed 10 see
the once thrifty mining and manulactu.
ring town of West Columbia, putting
on q dress and filled with nav lifo-bns
mess and enterprise, There you may
see one oil the finest Salt Furnaces on
the Ohio, The capacity oil which is sad
to b. $50 barrels Of salt a day.
Two miles above this point is the
young and thrifty city Of Clifton, which
one year ago was conceived in the
minds of its outerprising propriotOrs.
and although it has lcaped into existence
within the last six months, yet it pre-
sents all the marks of Young American
enterprise, having one Of the finest Roll.
ing Mills aud Nail Factory, TO bo found
Onywhere on the Ohio river, besides there
are two huge Salt Furnaces aim ost ready
to begin to granuIato the Saline wafer
that undetie al tho upper end Of our
county. General Powell Of considerable
military nolOrieiy, is general SuperD-
lcndent of this grand enterprise, aud no.
bly, he carries il on.
Two miles further up the. Ohio river
is Mason City. Here we found the Ma.
son City Salt Company is 10 full blast
every day, and the greater part OF Sun.
day not excepted. Next above Mason is
Sargeant's coal works, where thOy seem
to be doing thrifty business.
Next, wO come TO Hartford City, q
very fourishiug mining and manuraclu.
ring town Of about 900 inhabitants. =
Here is the location OF the Hartford City
Mining and Manufacturing Company,
established some ton or twelve years
ago. This Company has been emuenrly
successful, and with our worthy fellow
citizen Geo. W, Moredock, Esq, at its
head, it is bound TO continue so.
While at Hartford City, we learned
that the coal and salt properly owned
by Major Brown had recently been pur.
chased by Rev, r.. A. Arthur, with a
view of starting Salt Furnace and
probably Rolling Mil and Nail Fac.
tory. This is very desirable property
for the purposes contemplated.
Upon the whole, our rip cOuyin ced
US that We have enterprise in Mason
county. The older citizens of the towns
above named, remember of having once
read Of Point Pleasant as the location