The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-12-30
An EnElI.hman on ms Trayell.
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NEAR HEAD WATERS BucKlIAH.
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GArLEr AND Elk, Dec. 90.
Mr.. lIoFndia.
Ny DEAR Sin This is vas. high.
land country. Trees Of poplar, cherry,
chestnut, oak and marie, grow here
,o-an immense size, and in gren. mum.
'berss i have never before seen 20
much ofchoice and valuable timber in
any country. Only think Of Thousands
Of yellow poplar trees. from five to sig
feet in diameter, aud moro than one
hundred feet to the first limbs, and
capable Of making enough material,
whom sawed up, to build an ordinary
house Aud wild cherry, in great
quantities, from four to five feet 10
thickness, and from eighty to ninety
fsrt in length; and sugar and eurlcd
maple Of great size, and numberlsss
giant O1ks, covering thousands Of acres
Of lands which. q, yet, have. never
been touched by the axeman. indie.
pendent Of the vast bodies Of valuable
timber which cover these; wide and
extensize plaieaus. II seeils.io me II
these lands could be cleared Of their
mighty forests, ii would make a most
excellent grazing and stock raising
country; for purer, colder and more
healthy water DOES not flow GU. Of the
earth, than that which forms tho
sources Of these rivers. The time
cannot be for distant when these valu.
able bodies Of timber vii. be Sough.
after BY the thrifty and enterprising
Northman, with the came intsrsi. That
prompted him to strip New England Of
her vast timber forests, to add to his
Thousands, BY carrying on tho rich
commerce, known on the sea. board and
eastern rivers az "The Lumber
Trade" The use aud need for rood
n,aterial for building houses, steamers,
ships, small crafts, ond for other pur.
poses throughout tue United States
and Europe, owing to the increasing
demand. has become primary element
Of modern civilization, wealth and
power. Tho owners Of these lands
should have correct maps made Of
,hem-,howipg the kind, character
and quality Of the timber and the riv
crs gu which |. could DO aoatcd to the
sea.board, aad lay them before Anieri.
can and European lumber-men and
capitalists! They could not fail to at.
tact attention aud purchasers. | am
told that the timber on the lands stu.
ated on the waters Of the Tygarts Val.
Icy and Buekhsnnsn could DO hoa,ed
down those rivers and the waters into
which they aov. bya small cxpendi.
ture Of money. 70 Pittsburg, aud
thence down the Ohio and Mississippi,
to the Cult ofMe1ico; and that, %
the Gauley, Elk and Greenbrier, could
also find ready outlet down these
rivers, TO the sea.board. Tho rapid
growth and wealth VI the United
ssa.ss-ths increase Of population aud
he nssts'ity for wosd material in The
United States aione. to say nothing Of
Tia wants in foreign countries, on &c.
count Of lis great waste and dea,rueti.
bllity By the pioneer settler, together
with it, almost total absence in many
ofthe Western and Southern States,
must become not only very scarce.
but immensely high. halfcentury
hence. 1t seeas to me that the Ma.
tional Government, looking to its own
interests. and becoming less liceral 10
giving away the public domain, and
mor,gaging the National credit to rail.
road corporations, aud paying out
large sums Of money on their conSlruc.
tiou, might very profitable and ccono.
mically employ few millions Of dol.
lars 10 the purchase Of some of these
valuable timber lands 10 Wsst rir.
ginia--and especially whore covered
with large bodies Of ,chitc oak. The
time will soon be when this kind ofin
dispensable timber for ship building
aud naval armament, will become very
Difficult. Of procurement, aud costly.
! saw 10 my ramblcs since here one Of
those monster giants Of the forests,
lelled by huntsmau, which measured
seven feet four inches aeros, The
stump and one hundred aud thirty.
two feet |, length. This noble yellow
poplar, which must now go to saac.
would bring, in any Of the markets on
tho Ohio or Mississippi, $500 outside
Of expenses. The Legislature Of this
State ought to pass law making it a
high crime for committing such cruel
aud fultre.pisscS.
] expect to 60 soon to The Chesa.
pOake 4 Ohio Railroad. aud down The
New river. the Gauley aud the Grsa.
Kanawha, to Huntington, where, if
naught preventing, you may hear from
me again.