The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-10-29
SOteS or u Trip Up Ihs River ON
MISUNDERSTANDING by the Way.

HOtes or Trip Up the River on
ThuFsdRy-PeRellllngN by the Way.
Meeting the Hon. David Wagner, rep
resentative dect to the Ohio Legislature, at
the O. &P. depot few moments prior to
the arrival Of the llA NJ, vi train, on Thurs.
day, we inquired Of him as to the signif-
cance Of the removal vote in Belmont at
the late election. think, said he, that St.
Clairville stands in her own light in OPP
posing the submission Of the question to
the people Of the county, My opinion is
that the removal would be beaten, and that
the question would then be set at rest, and
that the new public buildings would be ut
once erected ut st. CaisyillG
How about helarge fraudulent vote that
would likely to BIO polled on such a ques-
ton, we inquired. As to that, said he, /
would provide against it by requiring the
question to be submitted ut general cleo
ton,
We met Col. North, Of the Clinton dis
trict, Ohio county, W. Va, OH the train
He informed us that two hundred sheep
had been killed by dogs within the last few
nights on different farmsin the Clinton and
Triadelphia districts Of the county, He him
self had sixteen killed, and Dan Jacobs
twelve, Vim, Nichols ten, VIM McCullOch
eight, VIM. Bruner fifteen, and the Carriers,
Browns, Bairds and Wardens had lost quite
anumber Thesesheep represented value
Of from 81 to So each, The dogs are the
curse Of our business, said the Colonel, and
hit was not for the occasional administra.
ton OF "cold pizen" we really could not
carry 1t on successfully, Nobody ever
acknowledges that he has sheep killing
dog. ......
How about the law that provides iortax'
ing all dogs, and the killing Of those not
listed for taxation, We inquired, ltisprac.
ticallya dead letter, he replied. Nobody
will accept tho constableship on such
terms and tho tax is not collected.
AT stcubcnville Mr. Il, Shernrd, jr. and
Mr. w. II. Mooney, bankers, got on the
train on their way to the friedrich semi.
centennial ut New Cumberland Mr.. Sher.
rard said that he used TO otI.bcar ina brick
yard when he was II boy, and therefore felt
as II he had nn early identification with
the business We asked him about that
large sale Of stock in the Jefferson Iron
Works Of heSpauldings He said that Mr.
David Spaulding was not In good health
and contemplated going to Alabama
to look after His iron interests down there
lie thought that the stock had been sold at
good price. Illus Mr.. Spauldng other
large interests, we inquired. Yes, he has
large interest in Coal property opposite
Wellsburg-abOut 300 acres Of coal and 100
acres Of surface-a very valuable property,
in which he invested about ten years ngO,
say at $40 per acre, and worth now $780,
And then / understand that hG has about
$4,000 invested in Alabama property. lie
Is well fixed in the world,
We met also Mr.. +. A, Bates, Of ClCve.
land, on the train, the lessee Of the Upper
Furnace ut SteubenyillC lilo has four
years Case OF the concern, Of which one
year has expired. 1t IL run on royalty
by Mr.. Bates and syndicate OF ClcvC.
land capitalists under tho name
OF "The Cleveland Furnace Company"
They Nre getting good yield out Of the
furnace and making money, mar.
kGting their iron at Pittsburgh these ut
times ut $24.00, and looking forward TO n
possible advance In price, II costs 81 90
per ton to send their iron up TO Pittsburgh,
and we Judge that the lessCCs have profit
of 81 30 In the operation,
The coal property along the river from
Bridgeport to Yellow Creek Is largely
bought up-not tho surface but the coal.
An impression prevails that this coal is go.
ingto come into market ut an early day at
u remunertiye boom In prices. ills owned
by parties widely scattered, one or two
considerable holders living In Cleveland.
Speaking OF coal, Il. Sherrard 4 Co., run
two shafts at Steubenvile, the one on Up
per Market street being down 22G feet
They employ ninety odd men and pay q
eenss for the run Of the mine, equivalent
to 4 cents for digging screened coal They
find local market for nearly all their pro-
duet, The estate OF Geo. W. MCCOok Ia Il
partner lin these mines. As high us $l37
per acre was paid for Il portion Of this
shalt coal, but II Is not valued now at
over $50. The coal underlying SteubCn.
vile Is owned in detached blocks, and is
not worked for lack Of proper connections.
The Jefferson Iron Works folks started 10
work under the river, but were met by n
seam through which the water percOated
and they had to stop.
Mr.. SherrUrd has coal miner in his EN-
ploy who Inns saved $ll 900 (nowon inter
est and has house worth $500. The
same man has two sons working with him
who are well educated. They make a. high
~ - per day He says that he himself,
when boy worked three winters in coal
mine on his fathers farm, and that Il is not
the hard, disagrecable work that many per-
sons suppose. He chose It in preference to
hauling coal to Steubcnvillc In the winter
and were he now compelled to labor would
chose II In preference to very many manual
occupations. lie thinks that there Is. no
need OF accidents II a minor Is careful, and
will systematically try the roof over his
head With bis pick after an explosion, As
tobecoming crippled up with the rheuma-
tisnl, Re, lie says that occurs in the case Of
disslpAted miners, and Is not necessary
consequence Of the business.
There are three ferries BY which the
traveller can reach New CumbOrland--th
lower one at Elliott's, the middle one at
Freonat'a and the upper one ut MCCoy's.
The middle one was most extensively in.
ttonized on Thursday, as Il lands passen.
gers at the old foundry In Cumberland, and
isaltogether the most convenient. There
ARE fifteen feet Of water In the channel At
this time, and as skiIr ferry II Is success,
as the ferry man is always prompt and
very accommodating. He runs early and
late, Ice OF no Ice, ruin or shiue Agood
depot ls needed at the landing, especially
when passengers have TO walt Idr traii
forty minutes late. All the trains arc late
these days on the O 4 p,-comtng from tic
East. Y
Speaking Of depots, we asked Mr.. Shcr.
fatd what had become Of the niuch.talked.
about fine depot on the Pittsburgh, Gin.
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