Huntington advertiser. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1874-1921, 1874-11-19
Logan County

LosAS is one of the interior coun-
,;as of ,he eth Senatorial District, 50
far away from the regular lines 'i
through transportation that it seems
almost cut Oft from the outside world
and vet its people reared ON the
mountain sides and in the valleys OF
that rich and productive country are
happv AMI free from the turmolls OF
the active busy world outside. They
however. are industrious, energetic
and Unsuitable . thoroughly democrat
;c and taking warm interest IN the
affairs Of the State, this is often call
al, "the Independent State of Lo-
gan" The people are warm hearted
and like their ancestors, Sho settled
there and held their homes for many
wears against the Indians, by virtue
Of their brave hearts aiTl good rifles,
they are some times a little apt to
take the law in their own hands, and
administer Justice without law, yet
rs a general rule they are law abid-
ing and peaceful people.
At the county seat, may be found
talented lawyers, and hospitable gen
tlcmen, who are ever ready to vel
come the stranger, and extend to
him the eourtesies Of their town.
Sone of the members of the bar
there, compare favorably with those
from any other section.
The county is rough generally, but
the hill-sides are fertile and there are
large tracts ofrich lands en- the creek
and river bottoms. The hillsides
produce largely of the finest pasture
the grazing being almost equal to the
Blue grass pastures of Kentucky.
We expect to see the day when the
county viii, send drOves OF fine cat
lie 10 the eastern markets.
The Guyandotte river runs the en-
tire length of the county from north
to south, and the Big Sandy Is its
western boundary; their tributary
streams flow into all parts of the
county and renderit fruitful and we'll
watercd.
The county scatis on the Guyan
dotte river, about sixty-hve miles
from its mouth; there was an Indian
town near its location, (which bore
the Indian name of ArrOcoiua. There
arr several other settlements III the
county, Chapmansville, Green Shoals,
Burning Springs &c
The timber Of Logan Is famous,
and although much has been taken
OF from there. yet there are still
immense tracts standing in which an
axe has never been struck 1t would
be difficult 10 estimate its value, but
IL would be more than the entire sur
face would sell for. Its only outlet
now is by che Big Sandy and Guyan-
dotte rivers, by each OF which many
RATS are every year sent to market.
In the Southern part ofthe county Is
Tug mountain and southeast Is Bri-
dial Mountain. The mineral resources
are rich and various, but have never
been DEVELOPED except for examina
ton or domestic use.
The Coal regions Of the Guyan
dotte. extend all the way through
the county from one end to theothe
and on the Big Sandy hills is found
Coal, Iron, Limestone, Slate, and 1t
i thought Copper and Lead both
exist in paying quantities.
There is a bright future in store
for all these counties; perhaps we,
who now live may not see 1t, but the
time will come, when tile Iron horse
will draw the ponderous trains on the
banks of the Guyandotte, when his
whistle Will reverberate through the
surrounding hills; when the glare Of
the furnace will light up the valleys,
and the miners will delve in the hills
for their treasures; when nome mar
kets will be provided for the crops of
wheat and corn, potatoes and fruit,
and the Independent State of Lo-
gan" will be one Of the favored spots
of the Mountain Commonwealth.