The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-05-01
FROM WALKERsVILLE.
WALKERsvrILE, W. Va,
April is. 1871.


have seen in your valuable paper
of a recent date an item complimenting
certain improvements in the way Of
fen 1g, &C., near Weston, on the
" tiers of Stone Coal, which directed my
a ention to the fact that there is album
dant proof OF the same character in this
loc-lity, showing that thele are living,
active, enterp ising men in Battelle
who seem to be making unusual and
almost unprecedented exertions in
building, fencing, clearing. and other
improvements, short sketch of which.
together with other items, is herein
given with the request that you give
it place in your paper, as it may be
more or less interesting to the readers
of The DEMOCRAT.
There are valuable lands and farms in
this part of the county, portion of
which cannot be exceled in point of
fertility by any county in the State
They are exceedingly we'll adapted to
the cultivation of all kinds of grain or
grass. All lands lying on tue West
Fork river and its tributaries are pro-
ductirs, and l may say the greater por-
ton of them are immensely rich.
In the immediate vicinity Of and ad
Joining Walkersyile, there are some
very large and valuable farms under
going thorough cultivation. few of
which I will mention. Mr.. 6. j.
Arnold owns a large aud valuable farm
at the forks of tho river, adjoining the
town, which. in point of richness, will
equal, and l may say excel any lands
in Lewis county, which he is improving
very rapidly, from so to 70 acres
having been cleared last winter. He
has at present many laborers clearing,
fencing, &c. This farm has for several
years been rented, occupiedSand success
'fully worked by very industrious, enter
prising farmer, Dir George A. Hoover,
formerly ON the old State. who per-
haps has ,ne more clearing, fencing,
and other work since he has occupied
it than has been done on any one farm
in this part of the country in the same
lens h Of time. He has on hand and
gazing about sixty head of cattle,
number of horses and other stock.
Mr.. Jonathan NJ. Bennett also owns a
very large and fertile boundary Of land
at the same place, upon which there is
a vast amount cleared and fenced.
There has been great amount of work
done on this farm during the past fall
and winter. and is still going on.
Seine of the longest strings of new fence
have been built recently that l ever
saw, enclosing from two to eight hun
bred or thousand acres, one of which
was bnilt by two of our most industri-
GUS and persevering citizens, Messrs.
Samuel sprigg and Charles hcCraig,
hOOuY Wv ~. n,nhbod ord sooded
acres n .,,;,h;D D ~, na.t vs,r 7 lsarn
down within the past year isa J. 4
that Mr.. bennsIl ln.snaS s ;nan'"s rn NJ n
very valuable graa.pg .,,; a:u ov.r a twn
when ne Is AZ present ,li ' az otIs U stooI
hundred cattle, as wei as o'a sr ; :. !.
This iarm' WIN Tue s, s.0'H v TvT ~ Ron
under inc enarge u M WI MI an ~.
nett, a pF0'ne5 .. mr. q. ~. M' .n an
ceed'ngly Industrious Si nos..a An NV tho nroner
man, anu wen es poster b;ud vi of ' .,sok and
management. Oh any kinu y. s'ssA: ;. I
by the way Is : very W vStIt, aa'''
gentlemen, resiaing ~ ma IN. nsaDI" Of
tn aoo,; ~ 90 not bobind other iscal-
thus section are n?s Dca;no D ~ sar,
itlfs y? , ,h".s and sntarnriso but arc