The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-04-27

Cor. Of Intelllgencer.
NoRTH FORK OF Rock CAMP RUIZ. !
(Which same Is Branch Of Fishlng Creek, :
WetEel Co., ". Va April Is, 1871: }
Avery obligiDg conductor drops US off
OF Milford, near the mouth Of Rock Camp,
on the banks OF the piscatorial creek. II
there is anything in name this should
be taking with ye disciples OF Izaak Wal
ton. We liDger not beyond look at the
peculiar construction OF o bridge over
which runs u tran" road for taking lum-
Der and ties TO the Railroad, andup which
We walk TO our boarding house, where we
are enjoying late dinner with our clever
hostess.
At the suggestion Of K, we have taken
pole and pin, and have been throwing
lines among the hills, and over the waters
OF Fishing Greek for the past few days
with success enough to satisfy US thus far
like the boy who wrote under his picture
"this is dog" l write a pun. Consider
ing expectations, l am pleased with what
l have seen Of the banner Democratic
county," It's improving-being cleared
ont, plowed and sOwed down in grass
and fast becoming part Of Goods cOun-
try" Lin Murray was travelling from
the borders Of this county 10 Valley
Grove q few years ago. Passing up
through Greene he thought lie must he
nearing the corner oil Ohio county. Wor-
ried, angry and disguised with his weary
ride over the rough roads and through the
sparCcly settled country, meeting boy
he blurred out allow far Is It 10 Gods
country" "Seven miles, SIR" This was
unexpected, and giving the boy one Of his
peculiar sidowise looks, he rode on to find
out that he was seven miles from Haney-
town, corner Of Marshall and Ohio counties
If some oil the Wet2cl county hills are
steep, one experiences the same relief In
climbing them as In climbing the roof OF
q house and sitting Astride the comb. The
ridges are narrow, but all are not so
steep, and the stGGpest will compare favor.
ably with the hills OF Wheeling creek
say Elm Grove or TriadClphia-where u
little farm costs little fortune.
Little attention Is given 10 farming;
timber rules just here. Tic and staYU
timber, and lumber Of all dimensions,
meet with ready sOlG-Cash, Yet the soil
seems prOductivc-lAst years corn Is In
big ears. The few fields Of wheat look
splendid, rs docs wheat oil over the Coun.
try. For pasture, this country Is really
uneXcellcd, and one can truly have his
cattle upon thousand hills, which seem
to be free from SLIPS" which ruin the
Ohio county hills in many places.
From the railroad, like branches from
the artery, run the little wooden rail.
roads-"tram.roads" nearly every ra.
vine, 10 convey the timber to the track,
one horse hauling from ten to twenty
heavy railroad ties.
This section OF country, or portion Of
It, may not be rs desirable To locate IN 40
could be wished-some drawbacks.
Where is not sog My friend X. and 9th.
ers tell me 1t Is much better than formerly,
and the rough element Of the population
Is passing away as surely as the poor In.
dian before improvement in the West.
Some dark pail seems 10 have been thrown
over the county of Wetzel and other por.
lions Of our State. Just across the line In
Pennsylvania, ones eyes are greeted by
green meadows and pleasant pastures and
fine settlements. with land selling from
fifteen to fifty dollars per acre. On the
West Virginia side, stumpy, sprouty
patch Of ground here and there shows the
attempt at clearing, while land-a better
quality than Pennsylvania lands-nearer
the railroad, sells for five TO twenty dol.
lars per acre, and the timber on the land
will pay for Il and the trouble Of taking
OIL, and you have the land for nothing.
Many Of the natives are seeing this, and
securing themselves pieces Of land who
never owned land before, while others are
coming in, and the dark places Of our little
State are being lighted up, and as a nota.
BILE fact, we believe, the Democratic ma.
lority Is already on the decrease; and, in.
deed, / Involuntary look around for P,
V. Nasty, D. D., as l sit in the country
store and listen to little political rough
and tumble discussion.
1t Is well to speak a word now and then
for ones State, and from detached OBJ.
Del NhlAOus III uOb44 cast uI4u hCots OpCak-
ing from money point Of view, where
we all seem to stand nowadays, there
are probably few sections more desirable
than portions Of West Virginia to make a
start in.
But l have advanced on my return as
far as LittletOn, trying to catch the noon
train. "CannOt stop" thcagent tells me;
no possibility OF getting in Wheeling be,
fore evening, which Is too late for the
IIempfeld. complained. ~ am sorry
to tell you, sir, that there is no GeeOmm0.
dation on this end OF the road" the agent
informs me. So much for the B. & O.
road. One Of these days she will ask the
Pennsylvania people to assist her TO com.
plete the Hempfeld from Washington tC
her Cumberland Branch.
Leaving my pole and line for the pres.
ent | drop the latter to you.
As ever, "75."