The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1879-07-23
District TICKETS.

District Tickets.
cLENDESIs President Of Board Of
Education, Q. T. ]. Blaine; Commits.
lsioners, James Brown, John Porter,
Joseph Arlington, Samuel c. Har-
hour.
LEWIS. I'm this District two tick
lets hayeibeen put in the field, as fol-
lows: First President, James Cape.
hart; Commissioners, VIM Smith,
james II. Couch, jr., L. S. Bright,
james McCombs.
Second President, James B. Men
ager; Commissioners, A. G. Van Gil
der Thos. A. Lemasier. Geo. W. Tip.
petit, Taylor Kincade.
RoBrSsoN President Of Board,
Ambrose Yeager Commissioners, Il.
7. Roseberry, William Brown, f. G.
somerville, James W Fcglesong.
The following ticket from Graham
District, has been handed in. tits
called the Peoples Ticket Presi-
dent, Q. b, Smith; commissioner,
otis B. Smith, Henry Lewing, James
NJ. Seeds, Jonas Roush.
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Letter From Webster.
YnBsrERlc, III, INA, July / 40.
Editor Register: When ] wrote my
first letter. we,had just gotten here
land Ihadnot exercised myself with
1eitherthe rod orttbe gun, since then
Ihave hadsomelittl ecxpcrience with
both, and find the same story true
here as in many other places visited
Eby pleasure seekers, viz. that there
is good fishing justabove or over on
4 the waters of Gauley and. when you
get there and growl over aching
Limbs and disappointed hopes, you
are consoledbythe information that
la iettle farther on or two or three
miles backtliero is splendid fishing
and hunting, and you go on or come
backto meet thesamefesalt. Iwalk.
Fed.up the road Tuesday and killed
1.-TWO squirrels. Wednesday morning
Mr.. c. C. Miller, Mr.. Green, from syr-
accuse, New York. and myself rode
over to Turkey Creek, u stream that
!aowslinto Gauley 5 or 6 miles from
here, and putin the day fishing for
trout with tolerable success, as we
caught l94of the speckled beauties,
and returned homo that evening"
The road from The top of the noun
tain down was about two miles long
land stood ut an average Of As degrees
land barely wide enough for a horse
to travel; just as we got TO the top
on our return, the rain came down
in torrents and formed a goodly
stream Of water in our path, wash
ing what little dirt there was on the
rocks off. About 20 miles above here
is aspring that is the main source
of Elk, discharging ouch a volume
of water At times as not to be florida.
ible on horseback.
Wherever / have been the nature
Of the soil, abundance and purity Of
the water, convinces me that this is
as fine growing country as there is
in the world; blue grass springs up
spontaneously wherever the under
brush is cleared out; water cold ice
and clear as crystal gushcs from every
hillside, while the soil though thin
is as black as muck and produces
generously whatever is plantedin it.
The mountain sides and creek bot
toms are covered with the most mag
Tni6cept timber in the world, oak,
walnut, ash, poplar, chestnut, sugar,
maple, &c. Many of the trees are
giants in stature and 5 and 6 feet in
diameter, but in a Mariner worthless
here for want Of a market or rather
means Of transportation to u market.
There are about sixty guests visit
ing the Springs now. We received
an accession 10 our number here last
might Of seven, two Of whom were
guides that departed from here this
morning. Mr.. Tucker of Tucker
county, a veteran disciple Of Walton
and four young gentlemen from
Bridgeport, Ohio, made up the bal
ance Of the party The latter gen
tlemen have been spending a week
or two on the head of Elk fishing.
They are well supplied with fishing
rods, tackle, tent, and Ill the equip.