The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-12-07

The population per square mile in Penn
sylyania is 1855, in Virgins Sl:SeS IN
Mes Virginia only 1872. OF the s. States
in The Union only Is have s les dense
population than West Virginia
Il is not our purpose 10 consider the
cause Of the slow development of the Viz.
,;niss What We wish TO point out is that
The cause Is not either bad climate, or
want Of agricultural and mineral resour-
Sc. :,
The climate is no more severe either IN
winter or summer than that OF PennSyt-
yania; the range from the higher TO the
lower temperature Of the yeArTarylng In
different localities in Virginia from 50 to
lOS. The highest recorded temperature
vanes from SSs 70 l0{s, md the LOWEST
fn,m-is 10 g.. In West Virginia the
rance Of temperaturei Is greater, according
III published records, varying iron g to
l3SS, the highest temperature re1orded
being iOts, and the loTeSt-SS. In Penn
sylvAniA the range varies nom 81 70 ~,
the Temperatures of 100 and -Sg having
been rISsoried a. TOsS-
The soil in Virginia and West Virginia
iSon an average probably more fertile than
any OF the eastern or middle states It. OF
course varies with location. Nh. L r.
Booklet says Of Virginia: The soil Of
the frs; or 6lluvial bottoms Is OF perpetual
fertility. The second bottoms are OF
excellent quality, yielding large crops, bat
a-e improved BY the use OF marls or other
fertilizers where they have been long
cultivated -Ths slope, -thini terESes.
running back to the watershed or head
az tide water, Is thinner &ni less fertile,
bnt !: can be made very productive by the
usi 81 the mars and shells which are c,Ose
Al hand. Middle Virginia has much god
and fertile, land, but much very poor and
sterile. The greater part Of the sous OF
the Valley Of Virginia are very rlch and
proinc,iye. This has been called the
camden OF America. exc.
The same writer, treating Of WeS Viz
rinia. mentions : variety Of soils in that
S,a,e, some productive and some sterile
The ssreSrns Snd upland alluyiuusS, he
says. found in the river bottoms and In
the valleys. and on the eSntlSr slopes OF
the mountains. posses wonderful tertilIty
and Yield immense crops, or where they
are covered with foreSss, the mos; gigantic
tras t.-oyer 1, 90, 600 acres d land IN the
STATE are in the original fOrsse-
Thsf the mineral resources Of Virginia
and West Virginia are Of themOst wonder
mi character, in extent, yAriet! and quail
~. isawell known faei. Coal AhoUnds In
several parts OF both States Mr.. RUOckett
speaking Of the Virginia Gal says: In
the southwest it Is bitnminous, in the Val.
lev sAni-Anthracfte, in the Richmond and
other middle Virginia coal helds bitumin-
ous-an sxcSllenl eokine coal. and accom-
paniSd hv rarbonite oC natural coke Of
sod quality.
81 the West Virginia cO&l he says; The
DpSlsehian oosl-Ield covers Il, 0O0 square
nslas in the Safe. The river bottoms gen.
erIlly Sre Sliluvial or alluvial. bat high mp
ihe S,esp Gins and eanOnS which line their
HAMS ne csaSl, in hands 81 IRON S %: 10
isat in thickness. crops 0ut, This Apps
iashiSn lSsai-6eld forms an immense basin.
III whieh West Virgins comprises more
than half the breadth. Snd Ohio and kkSt-
cru Kentpeky about lEo-Rkh$ In this
basin, and within the limits o West VIZ
SiniA are found every one q the ecG! DE-
p0SitS except anthracite. Among tAtse
Sre found every quality o. camel Sphnt.
cnkips, blOek and biluuainoGs Goals yet dis
covered. and an Of them IN Thick add
easily worked VEINS
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wonder tfEAt SisttliA - - C<SS ~.
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