, 1873-07-28

Biz bnrn nuti o prosporolln.looking farm, YOU
may bot n ronnsylvanla Dutcllman ID tho ownor
sineo tho war, se have boon trying to do non,o-
foncog and buildings Tint wero destroyed by tho
ar,nios and thin col, only DO dono as wo can
raiac money from our crops Of wl'oat. Wo mood
nlonoy to buy toaslls and stock for our farms,
and wo would like to soil d part Of our 1nnd III
order to improve tho othor part.r
Soon aftor leaving Btaunton, wo ontor tho
MouNrA1N-nEuloN or WEST VIRGINIA,
1egion ot mnonso ;l wealth Of Iron co,la salt.
unriyaicd IL varioty ani cxtont, With nilerai
springs for the hoallng Of tl.o pooPlo.
We as1 n through 9at aaS 1ao Gap q n IN SoTstlS
tl,at stands 4,460 foot above tho aoa. Horo Is i
furnace for tho making Of charcoal iron 1Yo
aro now going west, while thono mountains run
south. Wo aro CROSSING mountain and valley. .
IN Of e Inter ~ tho an% n1 at wlc
aud to climb tho hill,' 900 foot, to SEQ a
MOUNTAIN or IRON.
Horo, Mt tho very top, arc rocks Of brown
o ra 1 bo o1t ts WIZ Is os pss
yields puro Dossemor stool next below Ia tho
red orc, that yields 80 por cent.
At the foot OF tho Hill is o furnace, and tho
ores arc hauled 2 mile down tho nountaili-sdo
primitive way. 4 part charcoal ind q part
tho smelling, and yet tho owner said that 1t cost
only e2o per ton 70 ,nnao tho pigs. which he sold
por tor. freight, carriage, and commission. 4e
oxpoetol to mako II Tor Sis. as Boon az he could
got tho expected reduction III cost, md bettor fa
ciltleB by drifting aud tra1lways Tor tho bauling
Of tho oros. ThiH Company owned d frontage Of
~ niloB Of tho mountain. -.
finqulrod II ho sold cheaper than othorH In
tho market In consequence Of Ills advantages.
"Not In tho least" was his roply. This sug-
4 l.~tr $1rt sje1iH
per ton would not put ont bis flroB or ruin hin
buHlnoHB. - =
Tho streams aro cut doop in tho rock that is
hero tilted up In MI kinda Of directions, ind
a dizzy height Oh wooden troatlca; but thoso
aro being filled. The filing Of tho treBtlo at
Lick Run cost 5950, 900. Culverta nro lrHt con-
etruoted, and thon hllod in aboyo. On this road
tue tgnnss taggosGf miles sna arc out
Of them arc archod With brick, but most Of thom
are III tho rough rock. :.
Wo Bpent tile night at
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS.
Tho watcr Of thoso epringa is Rlni1ar to tnat
Of Sharon Springs, in Now York. All through
this region arc IMMORAL springs. for which ape-
citlo virtues are claimed.
This was onco tho Saratoga Of tho South;
but, bince tho war, it has boon mainly patron
izcd by the people OF tue North, Philadelphia
sonling tho largaHt number OF any ono point.
Tho charge per day is low, say 81 for ordinary
accommodations. The buildings and equipments
cost not for from 81, 900, 600, and, with Its hum
tlrod cottagos, ia capable Of accommodating an
im1nonBc number OF pcraonu.
was told that tho property will hayo to
change hands, and until t6en will be run on tho
present basis. There aro 1900 aoros Of valley and
mountain combined III tho property, the springs
being in tho nmplithoatro OF tho lills. It ia
most enchanting place, 1000 feot above tho lovol
Of the sea, aud under gonial skies should
hnvo taken great pleasure, In stopping hero
wook, but early In tho morning NO must big our
pleasant host, Gen. Poyton, hearty goodbye.
To show the efoctB Of tho war on the resources
Of the Southern peoplo, Con. Poyton tod us of .
with his family. and brought with him thlrtoon
servants aud soyontoon hprHos. Uo wa8 liillod
in tho war. aud his widow works small farm.
and ono Of his sons is d Htreet-cas conductor.
Tho cottages contain nre rooms each, and orc
located around tho grounds on Ill sides. Tho
meals aro taken at tho central hotol Bomo Of
our party remainod in tho dining-hal1 until o.
m., aud pronounced tho institution moro at
traotiyo than Saratoga, not in ts show Of dress,
NOR reBort.
Ju1Y 18.-Wo aro now in the
SWEET nnIAn RIVER COUNTY,, ..
tho wators Of which low into tho Ohio River.
rock strata haye boon tiltod up aud
broken by Internal forces; but we
now come 10 mountains TINT woro onco
| elevated plains, out Of which mountains havo
boon made by tho donud,ng forcca Of the rain
| fall Tho summons showers and tho wintor's
ntorna and frost layo done al this and thus
| presented to man one Of tho mnat valuable min.
oral regions Of tho world Here are ~ Ioet ot t
/ coal IN strath ono above tho other, Go fent OF
which Is in eeama OF over foot each; salt water
In inexhaustible quantities; and mountains Of
| iron ORC that mako those Of other parts of tho
country. aink into Rignlfcanee. H..
We follow the swoot Briar. down to the
| Junction Of Now River, winding among
mountaina IN such a marrow canon that it
thug to hold tho train to tho side Of tho moun-
tain. Tho country is wild aud picturesque In
tho oxtremo. Tho road Is now, and tho country
scarcely known to, tho trapper and hunter until
| the engineer marltod ont this now highway to
I the ocean, aud one that Ia to bo
| A WINTER OUTLET .
| for the products Of tho Illinois prairie. It may
| be asked, Why not hayo discovered all this bo-
foro2 Simply because 1t was waiting tho ago Of
! railrond-tunnolB to mike railroad posalblo, and
without railroad d great part Of these rich
minerals would hnvo remained locked up.
THE NEW RIVER
is almost an unbroken canon, whoao sidos arc
from 1000 to !, 900 foot hgh and these hills orc
filed with coal and iron. and perhaps othor
m1norals. Tho valley is so narrow that 1t will bo
difficult to find room for burrows and forgcs,
though tho wator-powor fs unlimitod IS it can
be used cvor 40 roda tho whole length Of tue
rivor. At the mouth Of tho Gouley Riyor the
river loses its name, and from tho falls Is known
| aa the Kanawha River. andt for 100 miles to the
Ohio, Ia nRvigablo. The valley now DroadenB tc
nearly milo, and ia cultivated in farma and
tho valley is busy, for tho minors gotting out
cannol, Bplnt, and hltuninouH
l. COAL
rs fast as 1t is possible to find carrying capacity
One hundred and fifty tons OF camel coal l.
sent daily to Now York. This Is taken out Of
the hills, nearly 1000 feet above tho wator-loyc
aud 1oadod into boats and cara. The aplint coal
Is In large donaaud for tue smelting Of iron
Tlorc ia moro coal along tho two rivers mon
toned than In al Pennsylvania, and tho iron
masters Of that State will noon find aAarp com
petition. that may worry thom worse than the
tariff, for that they may bo able to manage, bn
they uannot control tho iron-masterH who pu
pig-iron on tho market for $40 ton, and thou
have profit left.
The party roaohod
CHARLESTON,
tho capital OF West Virginia, having boon escort
% by Mayor Snyder md q 1arge delegation from
tho olty,. who met tho party at White
Sulphur Springs and in tho evening tho.
mat a larno nartY OF tho ctixnuH at tho rnaidauat