The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-10-19
Gtre1nteIliqeuter:
A LETTER FROM EBSTER
COUNTY.
Legal BnSiEess-Sale of Delinquent
Lands - Medical SpTing-DescTiP-
IiOn OF the COunIY-What the State
expected 10 do for Webster.

lion OF the COunty-Whht the Stat'
is expected 10 do for Webster.
WEBSTER c. H., W, Va, Oct, I,
Editors Of the Integcncer;
suppose you would like to hear IRON
the proud State Of Webster, as you know
it is an important State. Our Circuit
| Court commenced on the 2jth OF sept
and ended on the Friday following Int
2gth. Our Judge for this circuit Is Robert
Irvine. The bar was composed OF the
following gentlemen Joseph A. Thomp'
son, Prosecutor for the state ID. H. Lilly,
ID. Stophcr, Major 7. Gaines, +. b.
| Whitehead, A. Mclaughlin, II. A. Holt
H. A. Anderson, G. w. Morrison, NJ.
Homer, Adam Gregory, Edward Frey
and B. W. Byrne, Tho Grand Jury was
sworn, instructed and sent TO their room,
They had no business Of any importance
before them, and they soon returned, find.
! ing no indictments whatsoever. Good
news for the State Of Webster. Some
two or three cases were tried. Tho case
OF the State against John G. Cove, indict.
ment found at the previous term, for iorg
cry in relation to tax bills, came up, and
a Jury was empannCled hcevidencG taken
! in the case, and after heavy arguments by
the Attorney, the case was referred TO the
Jury. The Jury could not agree, eleven
being for finding Cove guilty, and one for
clearing him.
The delinquent list Ot real estate re.
turned to the Sheriff by the Auditor Of the
State, for sale, was long and lengthy,
being composed Of from $50 to 800 tracts
OF land, ranging in size from about 90 to
100000 acres. About half Of the land
offered for sale was bid of by the State.
Benjamin Rich OF Pennsylvania, purchased
large number of tracts
Tho County Of Webster is one Of the
most healthiul in the State. 1t embraces
principally the head branches Of the two
| lIOlcs, the right.hand fork Of the little
Kanawha, Elk and the two Birches and
Williams rivers. The branches Of these
rivers afford some OF the finest springs In
the world. Tho Sulphur Spring, at the
county seat, Is one OF the best medical
waters in the world. 1t cures the sick,
aud gives great relief to the sufferers and
| think the day Is not far distant when
can safely say that there will be hundreds
Of visitors nj the old Fork Lick Sulphur
Spring The high mountains ascend to
the height of from 1000 to 800 feet with
fine table of level land on their tops.
covered in many places with fine largo
wild cherry, oaks OF two or three kinds,
chestnut, sugar maple and birch, while
the slopes Of the hills are covered with
the finest yellow poplar, black and white
walnut, hickory, yellow and white lynns
ash, dogwOod, and various other kinds of
good species OF timber. The soil ~ rich
and the climate good, and well adapted
to the cultivation OF wheat, oats, rye corn
grass, &c, and II improved would make
one OF the finest graining countries in the
State.
There are some wild bear, deer, panther
and many other small animals, that range
the forest, which are hunted to some Cx'
tent by the citizens.
The great objections that can be sale
about our county Is, there Is no roads o
any importance, but | hope the day Ia no
far distant when the Legislature will lenC
US helping hand, by making some ap
preparations for the construction OF sent
roads to and from the county, rs our goot
citizens pay a heavy tax, and besides tina
the sale OF Delinquent and forfeited lands
amount to considerable sum and w
have not received the first dollar yet Of
any internal improvement. hope on
Legislatures will Tor time to come remem
| Der the little proud state OF Webster, AM
end her u helping hand Is. M.