The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-05-13

is col in ahdnds1ice, and Of the very best
qualify. TIE Little Kanawha river y /!
very hSasYM streetn, but it. Is vide
enough for ordinary purposes. The
depth between the locks is Sufficient the
season round TO load boats. The chan
mel ofthe river is about the middle, but
there IL some very short bends in the
river which give tow boats with barges
some little trouble making the short
turns. This towing up and down the
| river is quite a business.
3 There are several little creeks putting
! into the river besides Hughes river.
These creeks empty into the river with
their mouths pointing up the stream, A
great many log, slaves, and ties arc
brought down these creeks to the Kama
wha river, and, in fact, the slack water
! runs up them from one to two miles, 50
as 10 afford the people an opportunity OF
taking their boats up into them to be
| loaded. The Kanawha river at the
mouth of Hughes river, makes very
short turn to the right, and anyone not
acquainted with the river would mistake
the Hughes river for tie kanawha river,
as it is fully as large ut its mouth as the
main river. l was Informed by gen.
tleman that there was small steamer
| few wears ago that was going up to the
| Burning Springs, aud the captain missed
| his way at this short bend and went up
Hughes river as far as the mill dam, and
! INQUIRED of man there how he would
get oyer or around the dam. He asked
the captain where he wished TO so to.
He said TO the Springs. He at once in
| formed him that he WAS i'll the wrong
| river, and that he would have 10 change
his course, which he did, and then entered
| the main river and went on his way re-
| ioicing. There is several littlevillages on
! tn, Kanawha river from Garkersburg TO
| Elizabeth. There is one called Clays-
vile. about seven miles above Parkers-
burg. -"'
CIaysville has but few houses and
hardly be said to be village.
The next village is Newark beauti-
full site for town and has one store,
a hotel and several houses. 1t may make
a considerable Of town some day. All
along the river the hills are piled upon
one another for several hundred feet
above the bed OF the river. The craggy
submits towering away up among the
clouds. There are great groves Of pine
in places and along the river bank the
timber looks scrubby, perhaps the best
timber having been taken of the land
The whole country looks mountainous.
We are now at the town OF Elizabeth,
the county seat of Writ county. 1t is
beautiful situations for city and may
before another centennial be one. 1t
contains perhaps one hundred and fifty
inhabitants and it has two hotels, several
stores and two fine saw mills in the
suburbs. They have two churches, a
Baptist and Methodist, but FIVE different
denominations worship in the churches
and court house.
On the first night of my stay in Eliza
beth there was one lady died with con-
sumption and l was informed that
few others had the disease in town.
The county looks as though it might
be very healthy. The slack-water may
bring about the fever and ague along the
rivers, but / believe there is none there
vet. Writ county has nothing to export
except strong lumber, saw logs ard rail-
road ties. There is not enough farming
done in the county. am told they fall
short of wheat, corn and pork every
year, and these articles have to be i'm
ported from Parkersburg and elsewherr.
The people depend too much or lumber
ing, whereas if they would go to Guilt
waiting the soil they would do much bet
ter than what they are now doing. Raise
wheat, corn, oats, hay, and pork, aud in
a very short time it would pay nice
little packet boat to run in the trade
from Parkersburg to Burning Springs.
Have boat that cnu.d make the round
trip from Parker,hurc 20 Bnrning
Springs in a day. l am told the lands
are very cheap in Writ county, and that
they produce very we'll. There was
one tract of land, of 1893 acres, ad
Joining the town of Elizabeth sold
while was there under deed of trust,
for $2,950, and another tract of 8l3
acres, few miles from Elizabeth, sold
ZOO.
put up at the Elizabeth Hotel, kept
by Mr.. Morrow, who keeps very good
house, and is quite clever landlord. He
charges reasonable rates, and anyone
visiting the county seat of Writ, il they
call at the Elizabeth Hotel, will be well
cared for.
Elizabeth is blessed with the usual
number of lawyers and doctors, Us these
inland towns are generally. l almost
forgot to say that there is a weekly paper
published in Elizabeth, that serves the
Interests of the county very well. They
have no license in Writ county for sell
ing liquor; but saw some very red noses,
looking as red as turkeys snout which
is very good sign that there was liquor
close about, though did not see adrunk
en- man while l was there. think that
school mans are IN demand in Elizabeth,
There was one got on the steamer Orion
at Claysville, on her way up. She was
quite handsome, and, as l learned. she
was going to Elizabeth to be examined,
in order to teach. She received the necos-
sary attention from gentleman who was |
on hand from Parkersburg. As she could
not get s. situation Mt Elizabeth, she |
found gentleman there who persuaded |
her to 60 to the Burning Sdrings |
to get school. The matter of school |
marin hunting a school.under the circum-
stances, looked TO us little too thin. |
And we came to the conclusion that all |
the men about Elizabeth are by no means
Josephs.
New, Mr.. Editor, after staying two
DAYS in Elizabeth, / took passage on
the steamer Writ tor Parke-sburg. l |
had the pleasure again of seeing the
beautiful scenery along the river. The
gentle rains and warm sunshine was |
causing nature to clothe herself in her |
summer suit When We come to lock |
No. 5, We saw Mr.. John Hoffer from Bel |
laire and others from GAINESVILLE, on a |
fishing excursion. And they were be-
ginning to haul out the beautiful bass. |
Our opinion is that the Kanawhs river
ut this leck Is the place 70 find plenty OF |
fine fish, and those who are fond Of the |
business, would advise them to 90 and |