The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-07-14

General A. W. Reynolds, the bro.
Their Of the Justice from Glade District
was General in tho Confederate ar
my. AT the close Of tho war ho went
70 Europe, and was offered and accept
I'D the position Of General in tho army
Of the Viceroy Of Egypt, which Office
be now holds, as does General Loring,
who went with him. Both Of these
distinguished gentlemen arc spoken Of
in an article on Egypt, in tho July
number Of Harpcr's Magazine.
The famous Salt Sulphur Spring at
Addison is the wonder and delight Of
all who are fortunate enough to be
able to drink is waters. The lawyers
who visit Addison arO delighted with
tho water, and drink o great deal Of
it, as do the people who live in the
nsigLborhood, II is strongly ippreg-
mated with saline, bromide, sulphur
and other mineral properties. II is
pleasant to drink, and It's effects are
much more beneficial than tho waters
Of the White Sulphur, or any Of the
Virginia Springs. Inyalids oitOn 60
there. II there was q railroad in the
county, this spring would be worth
half million dollars, A large gum
10 sunk into tho ground, and tho watOr
flows up through it, and the supply i.
large and inexhaustable. The people Of
Addison have builta neat little house
over the spring, which is surround
cd BY seats. A person can drink him.
self full Of this water and never feel
the sense Of oppression customary
when ono has drank much water. We
shall refer to this wonderful spring at
greater length hereafter.
Elk River derived It's name from
being the resort Of great herds Of Elk
and Buffalo-tho last Of those animals
seen in this portion Of Virginia were
found there. Game, such us bear,
deer, panthors, wildcat, and all tho
smaller animals and birds, is plentiful.
Fish abound in oil the streams; and
now in tho trout season, you may have
all the trout you wan. in a few minutes
fishing; or ifyou are too lazy to FISH
yourself. q boy can DO hired for 90
cents to bring IN as many as would
supply q hotel for week.
The County got its name Of tho
"lplcpcndent State during the war.
Notwithstanding the fact that 1t was
cut of from the Confederacy. the peo-
pic maintained war on their own
hook against tho invaders; aud when
their own soldiers left them, even the
women would fight for the cause.
The mineral wealth Of this county Is
astonishing. Beds Of The finest mar
bic, veins Of coal and iron ore, and
other valuable substances, crop out in
every direrl;on. When tho iron horse
shall snort along up Elk, the Iude-
pendent State will DO found to have
more natural wealth than any ten
counties in the State. II is nothing
uncommon to soc an aero Of ground,
the timber on which, II ii wero in The
New York market, would bring
enough money to buy tho whole eoun.
~, as real estate now sells. But why
attemp. TO describe these thingsl
They must be seen to DO appreciated.
Another item or two. and for tho
present We arc dono. II has been gen.
orally stated tia I the bite Of o poison.
snake was fatal. This is q grand mis-
take. oat Of hundreds bitten in tho
last few years, not one case has resulted
fatally. The people tllcro have q way
Of treating these cases, that Is sure
cure. And it may also be well to state
that there is not doctor 10 the coun.
ty. There is not enough sickness
among its 1900 Inhabitants to need
one.
They have q kind Of liquor to drink
in Webster which Is ahead Of anything
ever made in the distilerios Of The old
or tho new world. It's called "Me-
thiglum." There arc several ways Of
making it; but in the right season Of
tho year, they mako ii as follows: AL
bee tree il found, and tho honey So
cured, and two or three buckets full of
Il are poured into a large wooden
trough. Then o similar quantity Of
ripe blackberrios are poured into the
trough, and the two substances are
pounded until thOy thoroughly amalga-
nato. The trough is then filled up
With spring water, and the whole al.
owed to stand, in a good cool place,
or about five days. II is then ready
or use ; and We must confess that the
nan who don't like Methiglum, when
made In this way, has no taste for the
rood things Of this life.
The authorities are using every ox-
triton to gel good wagon roads through
hc county, and IRE succeeding but
!. present, there are but two roads to |
he county seat that can be used for
Wheeled vehicles. This will DO rene.
lied, We think, this year.
The people are agitalod just now by
hc prospect Of a narrow.guage rail.
cad, which has already boon surveyed
trough that county, callcdlthe WASH
ngton, Cincinnati and 81. Louis Rail
oad." The roato ofthis contemplated
horoughfars is from tho National
capitol on through Pocahontas TO the
lead waters Of Elk, and down that
tream through Webster, BraxtOn,
1t.y nnonn Tnat.ns IL Ml