The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-02-13
western River Tow MS sixty Years
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An E~migrants' Directory, says the Gin
cinnatl Commercial, printed at Auburp,N n.
Y, in 1917, purpOrting to be "a useful
correct and faithful guide to enterprising
farmers and mechanics Of the Atlantic
States, who may wish to establish them.
selves in any Of the trunsnOntaae terrific.
ries," in the light Of the present day
presents some strange contrasts in de.
scribipg the country. Coming down the
Ohio river, no mention Is made Of any
town after leaving Pittsburgh until steu'
benville is reached. The beautiful towns
which now line the western bank Of the
river between Pittsburgh and steuben.
vile probably had no existence then,
although s%teubenville appears to have
been a place OF great importance. The
only mention Of any towns in Columbi.
ana county, in which Wellsville and Liv.
erpool are situated, 10 that Fairfield ia
the seat of justice" and that ".here are
eight or ten other towns nearly new
The Directory says;
"~stcubenyille IL delightfully."- situated
on the frat and second banks Of the Ohio,
seyenty-two miles by water below Pitts
burph and twenty above Wheeling. 1t Is
nearly Us large as Pittsburgh, and prom.
Uses to rival the frat cities Of the West.
II contains about 400 houses, many OF
them elegant and costly. Its growth for
the last four years has been uncommonly
rapid. 1 passed 1t in 1906, and found Il
SO small as scarcely to be preserved in
recollection during an absence Of eleven
years. In approaching this town in April,
1915, by water, / was surprised to hear
the music Of its ponderons steam engines
miles before 1 bad a view Of the
town. 1t has about forty mercantile.
stores, six %tayerns, postofice, book store,
printing Office, at which 10 published the
Reaen Herald.
at has a fine wooden mandatory, the
oil which Is propelled by steam;
steam paper mill, producing paper Of a
superior quality, aud in quantities more
sufficient 10 supply ten Of the sur.
rounding counties, a steam grist.mill,
cotton factory, brewery, distillery,
soap and candle factory. Il Is not long
lots In this village, 60 by $50 feet,
sold for 500 each; many Of them now
from $4,000 to SIC, 900 each"
No mention ia made OF any towns on
river In either Belmont or Monroe
counties.
Marietta Is described as being "situ.
ated on the first bank OF the Ohio, imme-
above the entrance Of the Mus
kingum. Like most Of the towns on that
ine river, ip site and appearance are
pleasant. Yet, hitherto, In growth, It has
not kept pace with public expectation,
nor realized the sanguine antlcipations
and early predictions OF its proprietorS.
Il contains about n hundred houses,
exclusive Of thirty.fyeto forty on the op.
posile bank Of the Muskingum, where
Fort HRrmAr formerly stood. It has,
4 Court House, jail, market
house, academy, two churches, o bank,
pOstofiee, printing Office, two rope walks,
steam grist mill, seyetalmercantile stores
and four we'll furnished inns. In March,
1915, a large commercial and exporting
company was formed, since which the
.hip-buildlng business has revived. The
81 Clair, Il brig Of 1901 ona burden, WaA
first aea-rigged vessel ever launched
from the banks Of the Ohio. She was
built by Commodore Preble In 1902
"Zinesyille Is situated on the east bank
ot the Muskingum river, opposite Putnam
and the mouth Of the Licking, Fifty miles
BY land above Marietta. It contains
about $40 houses, generally small. but
ieat and we'll built Il has q Court
jail, market house, Methodist
meeting house, three glass factories, two
tanks, land Office, nail factory, twenty.
NO mercantile stores, paper mill, several
Ill mills, numerous saw and grain mills,
,ostotise, book bindety, two printing