The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-03-26

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THE HISTORY of KANAWHA
COUNTY.
THE HISTORY oy KANAwHA COUNTY
FROM ITS ORGANIZATION IN 1883, UP TO
THE rREsEHT TIME, BY GEO. W. ATklN'
son, A. NJ.
Mr.. ATKINSON, in the neat, presentsbLe
volume which teGrs the above title, dis
plays y great deal o: research into the
scource from which the materials Tor
such r. book have TO be gathered, and he
had placed the fruits OF his !"bors IN
very readable shape. The style Is rather
rambling one, but it Is moro apt TO
plassa . general reader, than tina. which
is adopted by more protentiou; historians.
That the author knows bow TO write to
such y history we'll, mus: be conceded by
anyone who looks over the pages. The
extracts from old papers and other
publications, are well chosen and iuIl
credit is given TO those from whom they
eminatcd. NumOc, appreciation OF the
subject, and q good idea as to what Is
best to say and what is best uLsaid, are
all happily blended in the lucrative. A
number of Typographical errors appear
catered through the book, but the
author in his preface assumes the blame
for them and grGce!uiy apologies for
tn n pr sence. lie says that owing to
.'thc press o! other business which could
not be neglected, he could not give the
prooC-sheets tae attention he would like
to have bestowed upon them" Mr.. AT
KINsoN has certainly produced y work
which adds much to his credit, and Will
be useful and interesting 10 AL classes OF
readers.
In order to give those who have not as
vet seen this volume, some insight into
its contents, We will give run
ming story Of some OF its chapters
and enough in tho way of extracts to
do justice TO its author without taking
away rts spice Of novelty.
The book opens with sketch of the
organ zation Of Kauawha county, which
was formed from the territory OF Green
brier and Montgomery counties in 1888.
A. first it WAS probably one hundred and
twenty miles long, and nearly one hum
bred in width, and WAS an almost un
broken wilderness. |, contained 2U9O
square miles, its population numbered
1894, OF whom ,453 citizens were of
proper age to bear the burden of taxa
ton. is western border was the Biz
Sandy river; its eastern, the line o!
1reenbrior county, (Sewcll Mountsin)
above the mouth OF Gsuley; its northern,
.hc vicinity OF the Little Kama
wha river, and its southern,
was the counties
If Montgomery and Tazewell and the
Kentucky liue. 1t was a little State by
tsclr, and contained more square miles o.
mineral area than any State in the Union
,xcep,, of course, West Virginis, OF which
t is now component part. kanawhs
vas afterwsrd divided into the following
counties, the dates OF their formation FOL
owing each of them: Mason, 1904
named after Hon. GEORGE MASON OF
Csbel, 1869, took its name
rom Governor CARELL; Nicholas, 1915
Logan, 1924. 1t was cut oIt OF hsns-
VIA, Greelbrier. Tazewell ald Cabeli, AMI
named sitter the famous Mingo chief
Eayette, 1881, carved out Of ksHswhs,
Nicholas, Greenbrler and Logan; Jack
on, 1881, derived its name from the
eventh President of the United States,
3raxton, 1896, named Tor CARTER BRAx-
ION; Boone, 1877; Grlmer, 1918; Putnam,
SIS; Calhoun, 1855; Rosne, 1856; Clay,
1856; Lincoln, 1867.
The ts.tle OF Point Pleasant, fought
October 10, IVA, WAS the bloodiest en-
,sgement tough: on this continent pre-
'ious TO the Revolution. l! was between
he whites and Indians. General An
Drew LEWIS commanded the whites,
Who numbered about eleven hundred
men, and who were part Of Lord Dun
IoRE' command. DUNMoRE had raised
he army in Virginia tor the purpose OF
invading the Shawnee territory, aud de-
troying rs many Of the towns and plan.
stioas as possible. The army was
divided and were to march by different
ou:es TO Point Pleasant, where n Juno
ION was 10 be made. On arriving 81 the
ppointed place, General LEWIS found
nat his commander had not arrived, but
Don received orders 10 march forward
nd unite with DUSMoRE's division in
-ont of the Indian villages.
"Esrly on Monday morning, October
0, two soldiers lett the camp and pro-
eeded up the OHIO river 10 quest of deer
hen they had proceeded about two