Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1872-02-17
CHARLESTON. W. Va.

/ February B. 1872.
EnTCoEs Jor RNAL w inter in shis part
Of the country has taken fresh hold and
, has closed the rivers on us---a fine arrange
ment for skating purposes, or for filing ice
houses. but is "A iamper On business -
! Huntington ana Portsmouth,, the term3nj Of
the railroads on which WI are dependent
Somewhat. aud We are cut OF fron- rs1pplies
Our mail ag"D; thinks he can siaT.d matters
ne long as the river can, and Ne.:s for it TO
open Az the ice d,r't i,reak up worth
a cent, hut continues to sc: thicker we are,
, y. pcif:t Of f'o:, r1t CT from any knowl-
ledge I'll the workings of the world outside
of oar own town, with the exception Of
chance occasions, when a man ventures
overland. We get no news less than five
s.ayS Old, and letters exist only in the mem
cry with the days "f long age. In short,
we're showed up, frozc up. blocked up. and
most OF the visitors here are mad enough
10 'hlow up this whole place. With q
christian like rcSil,nn. ion--a marked pecu-
liariiy of mine, hy the way--l am waiting
for better days. for il is a conceded fact
that this stale of affairs cannot last forever :;
ri least, Judging by the host of charters
| granted, and being granted IL railroad
Companies.
, During last fall the West Virginia Cen
trial r. H. Co. sold their franchise to the
kentucky & Great Eastern IT, r. Co. the
. latter agreeing to huiid the Central railroad
inside of six years II is glorious hope
that the future gives us. it is.a }slg time
yet and VIC may grow gray-headed before
Il comes, bat we feel a little more content
led tofEink that in sir ycars We can start
from this place and get to the northern
part of the State in few hours, while it
, now takes us some DAYS. Prcuniarily we
think of it with tears Of gratitude. Think
of it yonrself-Six wears from now we ex-
! pect three dollars will take us to Parkrrs
! burg but now, while the river is frozen it
would take about forty 1t is splendid
thing to think # and in the fruition of the
hope We'll have grand jubilee, build
pyramid maybe, at least fire torpedo or
sky-rocket.
: The Convention and Legislature are still
IN scs sion and succeeding admirably in do
ing Eothing much AS yet, a great deal o.:
noise bat not much work" Rctrenchment
, seems to be the ruling passion that maddens
, them. For an instance. II motion was
made some days ago to have some printing
done which would have cost, probably, fif-
, ty dollars, but the war-cry Of "re,rench-
, ment' was raised and after half days de-
batting the bill was defeated, and the cham
pions Of fctrenchment had gained signal
victory. Get out your pencil, put down
', siAty-siX, the number of delegates; multi
ply by three dollars, their salary per diem ;
divide by two,--what is It? The theory
| Of retrcnchmcnt is all good enough. but
, the facts in this case are "nasty" The
Legislature ntchds edjouining on the 10th
of this month, however, Which will be a
! saving to the Stale.
l have not the lras, ;,l.a when This ktter
! will reach you, probably not before it gets
| n,ouldy, But never mind, the ice will he
gone in next August and maybe the mail
will be more regular. &. L. B.