The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-02-10
A LOOK THROUGH THE CENTBN.
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on Market street, and the information
furnished US by Prof. Maury, the courteous
director, enables US to give the following
statement of the work being done in that
department. One of the most interesting
parts of the work that We observed was
the preparation of a lot OF specimens OF
wood for exhibition. There are upwards
of sixty varieties sent here by Mr.
Browse, Of Peasants county, including
oaks, poplars, ash, chestnut, maple, wal
nut, elms, th-rns, pawpaws, pines, locust,
dogwood, &c. The blocks are beng cut
out in book shape, ten inches long, seven
and halt inches wide and three inches
thick, and when stacked upon table,
present the appearance ola very hand
some library. .-. -..--
Mr.. Z. l.. Prince, of Raleigh county,
has sent some beautiful specimens
of curly maple-tte grain presenting a
wavy appearance that is quite attractive
The St. Lawrence Boom and Lumber
Company, of which Colonel Cecil Clay Is
President, is preparing some fine speci-
mems of lumber from Greenbrier and
Pocshontas timber, which will be for.
warded in due time. Taylor county has
a white oak % feet in circumference, and
some gentlemen are preparing section
to be forwarded by the managers TO
Philadel phia. Ohio county has locust
q feet in diameter, and Mr.. Peterson, Of
this city, furnishes hickory block OF the
same dimensions. Fayette and Wyom-
ing counties report poplars Sc and 81 feet
in circumference.
A gentlemen, whose modesty prevents
the use of his name or his place OF resi-
dence, is preparir G beautiful design
of wood work, which will doubtless
prove to be something extraordinary IN
that line. 1t is bracket, arch-shaped,
with a shield in the centre and thirteen
stars, surrounded by other stars repre-
senting each State and Territory, the
whole surmounted by the American eagle
There will be seventy-three varieties OF
West Virginia wood in it.
The next most interesting exhibit
will be that of coal. There is now a
block of coal standing in front OF the
Centennial room, taken from the Woods
Run mine, in Ohio county, 6xlO feet in
size. Hancock county will have 6-foot
block. Mason county one from seam
of five feet. Wayne two, = feet. Marion
one, 81 feet. Pennington one of . feet
and there will be block from every coal
seam in Taylor county. The Virginia
mines in Mineral county are trying to get
out section of IA feet. The kana~ha
and Putnam mines are all getting out
sections, The Murphy Run mine in
Harrison county has gotten out block
of feet. The display of West Virginia
coal will be splendid. lob
Next to the coal comes the display Of
iron. There are specimens of brown
and red hematite, ore from Hardy
Hampshire, Mineral, Taylor and Marion
WAYNE and Kanawha are to send spec
mems of black band ore.
There will be an exhibition Of Yves
Virginia oil, furnished by the Parkers
burg oil companies, and Mr.. w. G
Stiles, Jr., of Volcano wants to put W
An oil well on the Centennial grounds will
pumps, tanks and all fixtures usei
in pumping oil. The oil will be rur
from the tank into the well, and ther
pumped out back into the tank again
and in connection will display oils o
the the United States, of course giving
West Virginia oil aprominenco.
The Glade Fire and Brick Company
of Marion, have sent specimens of theiI
brick and clay. The Kanawha anC
Mason county salt works will have sal
from their furnaces on exhibition. &
Ii. Beall Esq, of Brook county is ar
ranging to have fine display of Yves
Virginia wool.
Mr.. Harvey Handley, of Greenbrier
{ county, has forwarded fine specimens OF
timothy, blue grass, and grains in th1
sheaf
Jefferson county ii preparing SCI
OF black and vsriegatad marbles, while
Pendleton promises u selection of min.
erals.
Webster county has set an example in
making an appropriation for the purpose
of having the resources of the county
fairly represented, which other countie:
might find worthy OF imitation.
We saw while looking through. the
room, some corn stalks fourteen feel
high, with three ears of corn twelve
inches long to the stalk. THIS corn grew
in Marshall. Among some relics which
had been left on exhibition we noted q
Revolutionary double-barrelled "hoss''
pistol and cow bell made in 1879,
which has been tinklinp over our Wheel
ing hills for more than one hundred
years.
The managers have advertised for
proposals for erecting the West Virginia
building at Philadelphia, and the con-
tract will be awarded next Monday. 1t
is to be built entirely of West Virginia
wood.
Profs. Msury and Fontaine are busily
engaged preparing hand book, which