The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1870-05-02

depth, is Of unsurpassed fertility. Corr
has been grown on the same lands for q
hundred consecutive years. without ap'
parently diminishing the yield; and thi'
splendid region is only needing proper
outlet for its productions to become justly
far-famod, From Noorefsld. tho Balsi.
more and Ohio Rail Road is distant On The
north nearly ffsy miles, and the nearest
railroad on the south is the Chesapeake
and Ohio, distant more than enc hundred
miles. .asrfah 8'' '-''.'e
Leaving the Valley ot.he South Branch,
and crossing several minor valleys end
ridges, the Allegheny Mountains are
reachcd,l and passed With tunnel; scnr
which point most splendid panorama is
presented. Loolins eastward, the whole
country, FROM Harpor's Ferry on the
north, to the Peaks Of Otter on the south,
is spread out in sns grand Wow, every
range Of mountain being clearly sees and
distinctly marked, and the pen ofthe most
Imaginative writer would fail to overdrav
the picture; while to the south and south
west, the visvis,if possible, more grand.
though less extensive. 'iae. 'a'4 'a
% On western slope Of the Allegheny.
the first soal is rcached-distan. from
Washington city sao hundred and eighty
miles; ani from thi, point to the Ohio
Kiver, valuable beds, from three to twenty
feet in thickness, are found, ip every
ccunty Of Yves. Virginia through which
the.line will pass, riz: Tucker, Randolph,
Upshur. Lewis, ilner, Calhoun, Roaue,
Jackson and Mason. These Goals are Of
a bi,uminou. character, aud most Of them
the best gas-eoal in the country, furnish
Ing On illi,nitable supply, and very cheap
y worked. In tho valleys Of the head
waters Of the Cheat River, known as Dry
Fork, laurel Fork, Shavsr's Fork and
Glade Fork, are found fsrests Of The
original growth Of oak, pine, chestnut
poplar, walnut, maple, sherry, and other
woods, Of the finest quality and in in
mense quantities. In Glade Fork may be
seen forty odd poplars on b an y acre, 4 thirty
ofwlioh will measure an average. ofoigh,y
fee. without ! liunb-many of.hsn l , han
dred- straight as as 3 gun gun barrel, and five
feet through The butt. Al other points.
where the cherry trees preponderalc, an
acre maj be selected having on it twenty
cherry trocs whioh will measure City feet
to the frs. limb. arc perfectly straight,
and three feet through sts .tump-and
appareasly 10 tho eye) as n largss. gs.i'a at fly
fee. from tile grouad as at three feet.
There Is, in sinslc covo Of the noun
s.ins. group Of sugar naples, containing
more than i've thousand trees oflsrge
size. The oak and pine timber is not e1-
celled in quality BY that Of any other re-
sion9 Of Tie United States, many Of the
pines being more than Two hundred feet
high, and six feet thick The entire
country, from the mountains 10 tho Ohio
River, is, s covered With equally fine timber
The irea ors Il this region is abundant,
aud Of tue best quality, aud water power,
immense and .onyeninn., would fitni.h
The means oidririug rolling mills and other
iactories uununlbered. Tn
From the Chea. River, in Randolph
County. The limo ,rayerscs the counties
named above, and reaches the Ohio River
without a tunnel or serious obstruction, on
q distance Of ono hundred md fifty miles.
All tue country wetl Of the mountains
sbounds in coal and iron, and the most
valuable timber, besides being enc Of fho
best nattiral grass regions asywhere 10 be
found, Tho sell is clay naturally under
drained, and the hills do not wash.
Cattle are kept unhoused, and grazed
throashes! the year, only requiring hay
when the snow prevents them from roach.
ing the ras!ursge. Blue grass 10 indi.
ginotis. aud Timothy grows most luxuri.
antly. The oil wells In Witt aud oths,
counties are very productive, aud many
others wsuld be opened If proper outlstl
existed to market. The region known a.
the Eternal Centre" produces Thousands
ofbarr.ls Of oil pei day, aud would fur.
aish alone a profitable employment for ,
railroad. In Mason county, containing
fods handred and thirty square miles, al
d which i tillable land, about ous.iourtl
is productive bottom land. worth an aver
age Of hty dollars an aero for farming
purpOses,i III this county is good COS