Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-10-30
LETTER FROM VIRGINIA.
MsADOv Mus, FnrDEnlcK Co, VA

October 18th, 1873.
En-. REPUBLICAN, :--Piease allow me space 10
your valuable paper to answer the questions re-
coyed from many readers Of the REPUBLICAN
since having written short letter from this place
on tho subject OF crops, etc. "wiil you give
some idea ol the location Of your country :" " The
price per acre Of land there - " It's healihiul-
ness, nature OF the soil, timber, water, stone" ac.
are few Of the many questions which have been
prupoundel to me. 1 shall endeavor to answer,
at least few of them, as near as can.
We arc situated ia the garden spot" Of the
famous Shenandoah Valley, twelve miles South Of
Winchester, a city OF about 10000 Inhabitants, 4,
and the county-seat Of our county tFroderick) 1.
We are bounded on tho North by Morgan aud
Berkeley counties on the South by Warren and
Shenandoah on the East by Berkeley, Clark and
Jefferson, aud on the West by Hampshire and
Hardy. A branch Of the Baltimore A Ohio Rail-
road, running North and South from llarper's
Ferry TO Stanton, passes through the most de-
sirable part u the Valley. Price per acre Of land
depends altogether upon tue quality and improve
inents but, as general thing, the price Is very
reasonable, being from s. TO 500 per acre. As
TO the climate 1t is moderate, except through the
months of July and August, when 1t Is rather
warm II cannot be exeelled for healthfuness
aud We are blessed with as pure water as can be
found anywhere. The land is principally lime
stone, aud the timber consists of yellow pine aud
cedar. / lhink have usgered most all the
questions but / would say TO those whl want to
know more about Virgins, come and see ior
yourselves
An we want, is good, strong men bu, we mis-.
take strong ieeing Tor strong character. We
don want man who bears all before him--be
tore whose itown dom,stics trembie, and whgs,
bursts OF Jury make the children Of the hom'
quake, because he bas his will obeyed and hil
way In all things. We call him n strong man
The truth is. he rs weak nan. Hence. composur'
h very often the highest result OF strength. How
often We see the hAitcring accounts OF Kentucky
its healihiul climate aud productive soil th'
huc climate Of kausns aud Arkansas. and tn,
glowing descriptions Of California and Missis
sippi and how often we see that familiar sen
teuce, 80 West, young man " " 90 West, an'
provide home tor your wife and little onesF
ask the question, "why 20 wssti" They an
sser, " because the land there will one day aoV
With milk and honey Perhaps IL will. Ba
here Il already does, II there Is such thing.
From the grossly fabulous and exaggerated ma
ture OF the NfginiaDs, an air Of fear has heel
thrown over all emigranis. IL Is Just as safe 10
a Northern man to live hero and not be hurt, a
II Is to 10 to a vacated bee hive and not DO siung
So, don't be affaii.
Having recently made visit 10 the ancien
village Of New Washington, the home Of IN,
youth, Tor the purpose vi tttlns the pe"Pict '""h
aud surrounding beighborbood, just a. they wer
in the days Of yofe. II being late iu the cyenin
when arrived at the village, and also dfisllin
rain, II follows that little could be that night
As was tired and much fatigued, retired At al
cary hour, as was my usual custom when at bon
on the farm. awoke just az the Aurora OF th
morn was Illuminating the Oriental regions Of th
East, expecting to zee the same wooden eoun'r
which had lett few years before but, 70 IN
! surprise, found that Clearbeld county, in Penn
syIvanis. ~ we'll as Frederick county, In Eirginii
was maA,sg many sdvancements IN ssricuitnr'
Aner spending feverai weeks there, and aite
having noticed the many changes which had bee
made ,for the better, party Of four, myself Ia
eluded, started In a carriage for the Happ
Hunting Grounds,' or the " Sunny South whei
we arrived on the fourth day, distance Of II
miles. Duriug our journey, we passed throug
some very nice country, and some that was vef
rough After taking everything Into consider
tion, eau truly say (" Beautiful and rieh are u
valleys along the bright, clear nounsnin stfeal
Of Pennsyivania but none are 20 fair ~ u
Shenandoah Valley Of Virginia"
Some Of the farmers arc done s.edins, Viii
: others are just commencing. The wheat that vi
/ Gown early looks we'll.
Your Obcdlent Servant, j. Moc.