The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-12-21
LETTER FROM WEBSTER.
Mr.. John Forsythe's Letter Discred
ited-NO MeteOrs, No Terror Pin
nacle, No Nothing.
WEBSTER c. Fl. w. Va, !
December Is, 1874. {

WEBSTER c. Fl. w. Va,
December Is, 1874.
see letter published in your valu-
able paper, which appears to have been
written ut Addison, Webster county, W.
Va, bearing date the 18th of November,
1874, and signed John Forsythe, who
represents himself US being II citizen of
VeScy ST., New York. My great and grand
idea in writing to you this letter is to
show to you and your readers the grand
disappearing Of things in that letter.
In the first place he states that he (John
Forsythc) in company with Mr.. Phineas
Barton, of Philadelphia, started for
Webster county, w. Va, and reaching
Clarksburg on the 9Th of November, and
from thence to Weston, and took the
near route, as advised by Mr.. n. Ben
nett, to Addison, the county seat of
Webster county. And here for the first
time they learned the name of Terror
Pinnacle, and from Mr.. John Forsythe' 5
description of this grand Terror Pima
Gle it must be great as he SAYS it is the
highest elevation in West Virginia, and
even reaches to the heavens, almost evon
from his description it reaches to the belt
of meteors, &C., where he got his COM
panion killed, from his statement. And
then ne states that he was arrested, Ne,
and winds up by saying that he is in II
close cell, and that he says many persons
take great interest in his welfare, such as
Mayor Triplett, Geo. NJ. Sawyers, clerk,
&c. My object in replying to this letter
is that am fully and completely salts
fled that it is false, and has no foundation
whatever, in that portion that refers to
Webster county, its great Terror Pima
Gle, meteors, high mountains, &c.
| will Just make few remarks here,
for your satisfaction, and what | am
willing to make oath to at any time and
can get the endorsement of all the lead
inc citizens of the county Of Webster,
to indorsc the same, and that is this, that
| never heard of Terror Pinacle being
in Webster county; and also, that
Webster county does not contain the
highest mountains in West Virginia. l
believe Pocahontas and some other
counties more castwardlv, are much
higher in relation to mountains than
Webster county, rs the main heading OF
all the water courses of West Virginia
are up in Pocahontus county, etc. l
never heard of such man or men by
the names Of John Forsythc and Mr..
Phincas Barton ever being in the indie
prndcnt State of Webster. He also
states that he was arrested and confined
in prison. There's not one word of this
true, for we haven't got any jail or
prison in Webster county. The rocks
are partly dressed to build II Jail for the
county, but not rock has yet been laid
up. / have been citizen of Webster
county ever since its formation III 1888
and 1860. and have been the County
surveyor of Lands for said county ever
since the oath day of May, 1850, down
10 the present time. | helped survey
the boundary lines of Webster county III
1860, and have since that time surveyed
all over the county, and up to the pres
cnt dav l can say | never heard Of
Terror Pinaclc and this great meteor
transaction as described in his letter. Its
all farce and not word of truth IN 1t
-; nil the citizens at Addison and
throughout the county know nothing
orony such transactions whatever, ms arc
alleged in the letter here referred to
Our proud, independent Democratic
county desires lis good people to he fuii!!
REPRESENTED with the truth and not Il
f,i>chood. Webster county was tiormeC
in 1859 and 1860. out of parts OF Ran
J,Inh Nicholas and BraXton counties
and its largest rivers are Elk, the bl"cb
Fork of Elk, the two Holleys, Gaulcy an'
Williams rivers; all flow from the cas-
70 west through the county. These arr
all beautiful streams of pure water clen
as crystal. We have the finest front II
oil these rivers and their tributaries rH
Conf .the two Holleys. There are soIn'
hear. and deer range the ground NILS an'
cnrrsts of the Independent state of Wet
stcr. We have some very hiGh m"ui
t,;ns in Webster, though they don
liver into the heavens and meteor re
zion, as set forth in John ForSyths let'e
Of communication.
There has been Il great revival OF re
I;rinn ut the court house ut ADDISON
The Baptist and Protestant Mcth"uis'
Conducted the services, etc.
some hunting is going on, though no
much game is being killed. ,.r
We have fine chestnut mast TINS Ia
aImos, enough to fattcn our hogs 10
good pork. III ooo,
L iN II NoIIOIIAN