South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1876-01-21
Romney Hampshire County, West Va, january 81 1876

been worked in hampshire county az
Bioomefy and in HARDY near Wa~oeas.
willie; the pig iron finding sale chiefly in
Pennsy lNania. A ntmher OF OPENINGS
have been made elsewhere. especially
near Mooretieid IN HARDY county. aud
show immense deposits. The seams of
Hematite showing Width OF from - TO
GO feet and the Red Fossil OF from 4 10
Is feet. and extending in length over %
miles. a fine quali.v OF limestone. suit
able for fiuxes, is found abundantiy in
close proximity to some of these veins.
In Hampshire is found good quality OF
hydraulic limestone, which has been
worked 70 some extent
In many places. especially Moore.
field, excellent fire clay is found. also
pipe and pottery clay, though they have
not been worked TO any great extent.
The mineral waters OF this district
couid not easily be surpassed in quality
or variety. Perhaps tue most remark
able OF these is the Towards Lick. or
Hardy White Sulphur Springs, about IA
miles south OF Moore6eli Thouyh but
little improved it has for many wears
been resorted TO. The ANALYSIS shows
it TO be fully equal 10 the famous Green
brier White sulphur. and 10 10 II de-
grees colder. 1t gives bold, beauti-
fui stream.
Hardy has number of other springs
Alum, Sulphur and Chalybeate-but
not improved.
Capon Springs. in the eastern part OF
Hampshire, well known Watering
place, has been loLg and favo-ably
known.
The whole District abounds in mine.
raj waters of several varieties and grades
OF excellence.
The Coal Basin in Grant county has
recently been carefully surveyed by W.
s. Eowson, Geologisi, and Civil and
Mining Engineer OF New Jersey lie
states In his report that in n perpendic-
ular depth Of 290 feet, lie found 81 feet
OF solid coal in strata rs follows. benin
Ming at the top, It., n. 10 in, Il. 8
I'M, 4 IT,, It., and E.. inches, and all
OF good, and some OF superior qualify.
The following table shows he nopu.
lation OF each county, and the number
OF acres, anG The average value per acre,
according 10 the census Of 1870:
Az. vol.
Counties. Population. No Acres per acre.
PeadIeton, G,45j 4GS,425 81 90
! Grant, 4,467 3jA.S73 8 ~
! Hardy. 5,51S $3.50 4 ~
Mineral, G,3j2 2l4,35J Is
Tho following are the county seats !:
Franklin, OF Pendleton county, about
$50 population, and is distant from Il.
! - . Railroad about 20 miles. and from
~ 'ax tof Va Railraad about a o. Is
! s-.A rslss;ss u Sss'''ss
500 sous n s a q y {. Z. 4.
! Ohio Railroad.
Nfoc+sf&sss ssf sas,is sss
distance from Il. & O. Railroad. antl ~
miles from Valley (of Ya) Railroad. and
contains about $50 inhabitants. Is Sit
uated 81 the mouth OF the South Fork
of tho South Branch. It has High
School Tor males. and Seminary for
young ladies.
/ Romnsy, Of Hampshire county, has
about GOO population, and is 16 miles
from 3. & .. Railroad. Eerc is loca-
ted the WestN Virginia Institution FOR Tie
Deaf and Dumb and The Blind.
! keyser, OF Mineral, is located an the
=. 8 y. r. T., and is the terminus OF
one cf the Divisions. Here the D;yi-
sion shops are being located, aud the
population and Importance OF the place
is multiplying rapidly. 1t has perhaps
1900 inhabitaatg.
The whole district is we'll supplied
with free schools, churches, physicians.
mills, post Offices AMI merchant stores.
At every country town and at other
convenient points, are TO be found good
Hotels, while the proyerbial hospitality
/ OF the people, give assurance to Tie ira.
/ Weller Of food and comfortable shelter.
The people are intelligent, industri.
ous and thrifty; sociable, moral and
law-abiding. The following weekly news
/ papers are published: PeBdieioa AC,cs
Of Franklin, WeeHg Examiner and
/ Co"riey and idCefiser in MooreGcld ::
Souh Bydaca MieNigcacer in Romney ::
Ved Iiyiaia Tyitune in Keyser, and
I Piedmont LidePo.deatin Piedmont. Min.
eral County.
tIA disappointed carpetbaggcr went
into ward meeting at Houston, Texas.
tho other night TO press his claims for
a judicial nomination. Uncle jim Por-
ter n colored politician, was in the chair.
When the asFiraut arose and began to
. press his claims, Uncle jim blcudly re-