The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-02-22
FAMILIES ALONG TE1E c. * o. II. r.
PUTNAM AND WAYNE CouNTiEs-1Btik
ORIGIN - POPULATION -PRol't@ito->"~
RssoURCEs--S0CIAL STATISTICS &c'"0


RESOURCES--S0Ciab 81 stt9A 'N'''
spccI n Correspondence of :he Eic'nso''" D''
CSC. II. r., February Il, 1870.
Bv the consent Of your rc'."'', .,,o rtos,.
tinue INV ranhles along thc i!ne VI -, M. ~ =,
peake and Ohio ra'iIo'o' '''"'"e
in order coming cast
PUTNAM COUNTY.
This 10 a comparatively new county, and
rcrrct that have been unable to obtain a.
rulI information concerning ii as couid
The census OF 1870 gives Putnam an a&;gre-
cate reputation of 7,19i. as against G,3ol IN
1880. and $3.50 in 1859. Seven thousand ana
tven:y-onc were born in The state, 2222 ~
PENNSYLVANIA, go in Ohio, 10 in Maryland,
Is in Kentucky, 16 liz New York, in brl,
fish America, 40 in England and HalcS, 90
in Ireland, 5 in Scotland, 10 in Germany D ID
France, and l in Switzerland. There were
1881 males and 3,Sl3 females OF all "ses-
1881 males and 1878 females between '.c
as,cs of /, and IS. | sos males from Is to 10
wears for of the military agc}, ana l,o'' 'o-
fers-i. c., males over 81 years oid.
The comfy had in 1870 eight hundred
f,rms of which 100 contained between Sand
IN acres. Isl between 10 and 20, 3G4 between
20 and 30, 1923 between so and 100, and -
between 100 and 500 acres. II had no farm
containing over 500 acres, and the prcpon-
derapce of small farms is very great.
The number of acres Of improved land in
Putnam is SG,044, of woodland 1863, and
of other unimprovcd land 4.Gi4. The pre-
sent cash value of its farms l. 81, il?.3Sh, &lu
of its farming implements and m@chlEer!
sA,511.
The COUNTY pays in wages during TIE Tear
S35. DOS. aud tic estimated value OF us lifih
produces is 1923, l32, orchard rrceuc'S
Sl5,SG5, aud forest products Sl,lo2. Inc
value of its home manufactures i 1855. anu
Of its slaughtered animals and animals sold
for slaughter. SIo,G33. lis live stock i
valued ct SOL 90; and it has 1.AG% horses:
80 mules and asses, 1,lC5 mich COWS.
sl3 work oxen. 2,222 other cattle,
6.29l sheep, and $3.50 swine. ii produces
4U,02O bushels of wheat, 1910 bushels al
rye, 23o, l2G bushels of Indian corn, 1881"
bushels Of oats, Az. 1G5 pounds Of tobacco,
1882 pounds Of wool. 2G,9lS bushels q
Irish potatoes. 1.172 bushels sweet potatoes.
G3,0GI pounds Of butter. ,i4G tons OF hay,
2.4Sl pounds Of lax. 1871 gallons OF sur-
ghuln, aud G7Tl pounds OF honey.
1t will be seen from this exhibit that Put
nam is likely TO increase rapidly in pclEla-
ton, production, wealth. and Importance.
and to send many carloads Of produce to
swell the grand current that will flow along
this new chanpel of commerce.
WAYNE COUNTY
was formed in 1912 from the southwestern
part Of CabeIl, and is about thiry-fiyc miles
long and ten wide. 1t had in 1870 poru-
lat0n Of 1852, against GIL in 1850, and
AGO IN 1850. OF these 6,SSl were born i'll
;,, ir,G
4 in MARYLAND. G6S in Kentucky, 5 in New
York. and 20 in different foreign countries.
There arc 4,0IG males. and 1855 females OF
all ages, ] ,493 males and 1882 females be-
tween the ages of five and eighteen, ! 1854
males of the military age, and l.545 voters.
The Ohiu forms the northwestern houn-
diary of the county and tie Tug Fcrk OF
Big Sandy divides it frcm Kentucky. It HIS
$50 farms, CT which contains less than .
acres, SIS between Sand 10 each, l3G hciwecn
10 and %, 40 between 90 and 30, l9S be-
tween 90 aud 100, and s, between 100 and
500 acres.
The county contains S9,55i acres Of im-
proved land and lii, 5iS acres Of Woodland.
The present cash value of its farms is
81 ,O25. 2G9, and of it, farming implements
aud machinery SIT ,3So. 1t phys annual
wages amounting to so, The estimated
value of its farm prodnctSiS Sio", 40 of IFS
orchard products, l1,i96; of its forest pro-
ducts, 2;2I ,24l ; its home manufactures, SIG
44I; of its slaughtered animals, or animals
sold for slaughter. S9o,7ii3; and of its live
stock, S259.337. 1t has 1895 horses, III
mules and asses, 1927 milcn COWS, I, sol
working oxen, 2,507 other cattle, J,723 sheep,
and 10, 120 swine.
1t produces 1927 bushels Of wheat 29d,-
SG3 bushels Of corn; 2I,l3i bushels OF oats;
1920 pounds Of tobacco; IL ,022 pounds Of
wool: 1870 bushels Of peas and beans 81 >
7j0 bushels of Irish potatoes; 1921 bushels
of sweet potatoes 6S,9G7 pounds Of butter !:
1899 ions of hay ; ISIS pounds of flax 49,
77G gallons of sorghum land 1861 pounds OF
honey.
In the oldcn time this county and the
surrounding reg ion was famous huntin%-
ground. bears and other wild animals being
very abundant. In 1866, Ii, and y rs many
rs eight thousand bear skins were collected
from this district, the Abundant crop 0!
chestnuts and acorns allording Bru!n his
ti,yoritc dict. These skins yielded the nun
tiers from four to five dollars each. the wal
in Europe creating great demand for them
to decorate the soldiers OF the hostile
armies.
This region has also afforded many
thousand pounds annually Of the roots ul
the ginseng, which has been 4 very in.
portant source OF revenue.
ESDr. S. T.. IIiidre.h, in vivid description
written in 1905, said of this region NO
part of America furnishes more >ttt"ii
growth OF forest trees, embracing al of the
i species of the climate. The lofty irisdell-
dron attaiDs the height of eighty and one
hundred feet without a limb, having 4 Shaft
of from four to six feet in diameter. The
white aud yellow oak are its rivals in size.
The magnolia aculninata towers alOtt to III
altitude uncommon in any other region,
while its more humble relatives, the tripetala
aud mycrophilia, flourish in great beauty b.,
its side. Il NAV he considered tie store
house for building. future cities when the
prolific pines of the Allegheny river are eX-
hausted. III addition to I'LL these riches, the
hills are full of bituminous coal aud argila-
ceous iron ores"
The railroad will develop these treasures
of field, forest, and mine, and bring them
out from their hidden rece>seS to bless the
land. The population OF this county, and
indeed of this whole region, is rapidly in.
creasing capital is flowing in to still fur
thur develop its resources, and villa, have
given above as indicating its production Is
but the beginning of the riches which will,
: ere long, be found here.
had, perhaps, better stop at this point
aud begin my next with the great county oil
kanawha. RICHMOND.
Mr. Henry Mosler has completed his large
painting of "The Departure" a companion
piece to his Lost Cause" in which the
Confederate soldier Is represented rs return.
ing after the war is over TO find his Virginia
cabin In ruins 1t represents the soldier