Huntington advertiser. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1874-1921, 1874-12-03
Boone County.


trict. 1t is at its longest part from
north to south about 30 mics long
and % miles wide at its widest. Its
population is about 1900. The Coal
River, with its branches, Big Coal,
Little Coal, West Fork, Laurel Fork,
Spruce Fork, and others, run through
the county from north to south, and
water almost everypart Of it.. There
are a number of settlements within
the County; c. H., Ballardsville,
Mouth of Short Creek. CoCns Mill,
the Crook, Bald Knob. Newport,
Pevtona. and Others. The largest
settlement and most important one Is
at Peytona, where extensive Coal
works are started from which large
shipments are made. Coal river Is
made navigable by locks and dams
to Peytona, but the navigation might
be greatly improved by the expend-
iture Of commensurate sum Of mon
ey.
A branch road of about a mile in
length extends from the Chesapeake
L Ohio Railroad TO the first lock on
the river, where coal is transferred
from the boats to the ears.
THE SOIL
of Boone County, is as a general rule
excellent. Along the creek and riv-
er bottoms and in the valleys, there
are fine pasture and arabic lands.
There is a great deal of hill land
which is suitable for grazing and the
rolling land produces fine crops Of
wheat, oats and grass.
THE TIMBER
along Coal River, is not excelled In
any part of the State. White OAK,
Ash, Walnut, Hickory, and Pine
abound in different parts of the coun-
". Although much timber has been
cut along III. water courses, yet on the
same streams there are immense bod
les of forest which have never had
an axe struck in them. The Timber
in the county is worth more than the
surface would sell for.
The great value of the county, how
ever, is in the
COAL LANDS.
These extend TO almost every part
of it, and the size OF the veins, -
well as the quality of the coal, com
pares favorably with those of any
other part of the State. Very good
coal is found in some parts Of the
county, bot the principal deposits are
the regular splint. which exists in
practically exhaustless quantities.
In endeavoring to secur= a supply Of
cheap coal for Cincinnati, the most
feasible plan was thought by many TO
be railroad up Coal River, TO con
meet with the kanawhq River at the
mouth of Coal. or 10 run the cars di-
rect to Huntington and then ship in
barges. 1t is most likely this road
would have been partiy built if It
had not been for the panic last fall.
When it Is built it viii run almost
its entire distance WITHIN Boone com
tv, and viii set that county far ahead
in the scale OF values ard population.
THE PEOPLE
are rough-and ready. out honest, IN
dustrious and ho>piable They have
been accustomed to rely st ali time,
on themselves, and have done most
OF their business by trading aoa bar
ter, except along the streams, where
the timbernen bring money ana
goods. The population Of the coun-
ty amounts to only about 4 TO the
square mile, as there are about 1000
square miles of surface.
THR POLITICS
of the great majority Of the people
are Democratic. Hereford'S majority
in the county was over 400 Mouth
of Short Creek was the banner pre-
cinct: the vote there stood, Hereford,
ia; Witcher, l.
The ADVERTISER has a good list
OF subscribers in Boone, but would
like very much to increase it, and al
so TO have regular correspondent in
the county. Who will give us let
ter occasionally?
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THE Commercial SAYS, "now a man