The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-08-09

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FRANKLIN, August 1, 1881.
Correspondence Of the InteIlgenrrr
During the present week | am sojourn.
Ing away up 5000 feet above the sea, or
almost 2,4OO teet above the city Of Wheel.
ing, and still Vennor's hot weather pre-.
walls during the day, though the nightG
are very cool and pleasant.
The little village Of Franklin, according
10 the lsst census, contains about three
hundred inhabitants, and Is very nicely
situated on the South Branch, thirty milel
directly south Of Petersburg. 1t ia a mos
delightful drive from this place TO Peters
bury, as the road Is almost as smooth "A :
floor. The same can he said OF the pike
from The railroad all the way to this place
the grade being 60 little that one cat
scarcely tell whether be is travelling up Of
down gIade.
In many respects this Is a grand coun
uy.. The Patterson creek and Lunt
creek valleys are very rich. and the exten
sive farms are covered with large herds o
cattle just ready for market. One faimel
with whom | %Conversed (Wm. Babb) tolt
me he had just sold fOrty.two head Of tal
cattle at 4 cents. These cattle would aver,
age at least 200 pounds eACh. This il A
small Number Compated with many Others
along the same valley. There are not 90
many cattle above Petersburg until We
reach what Is called the u, Der Ttaci,
Here We agAin begin to see large herds ON
nearly every farm. There are but few
sheep, comparatively speaking, and | won.
der At 1t, though one farmer told me tlat
they have no protection from the raySVes
Of the dogs, and hence are afraid to tisk
investing their money In sheep. 1 cannot
see why this would be the case an The InS
law Is In effect at ~leastit Grant county.
The fruit crop is good eyeryyhste I
have been. Especially Ia there an ahn nj,
anCe Of apples. HuCklebetffies ara iha
prevailing luxury. The mountains ars
laitly covered with this berry and they
are o ripe.
find the people everywhere I have
been are very anxious for a railroad, al
though nearly all fear that nan YEAR
will pass before the happy time comes
Ffauhlin Is forty miles from H%arfisohyille
Rockingham Co., Va, the nearest point Ia
the railroad. II what is called the Davis
R,ilfoad ia built 1t will pass through Hiph.
land county about twenty dye miles from
this place. The surveying force on Thai
road \ lew days ago discovered that Par.
Tiers Knob 10 not the highest point IN
West Virginia, as We have ali been think.
ing and even teaching the pupils In M,
schools. They found another point IN
Randolph county, which they chflstsped
Mt. Bayatd In honor Of Senator ayatj' NJ
DelaSate, who was with the party,
The people Of Grant county are ys,v
sanRuiLe OF the proposed building Of i
railroad to pats through their country easi
and west, passing through what IL known
as Maysid Gap, near the lofmer county
seat oil the county. The road ia 10 be
known by the name Of the Washington (
Ohio X, K. This will be the mak7pR Of
that section and We only hone IbaI ali
their londest wishes may be realized Win
regard 10 IL Grant county IL iuiI Of i've
earnest and energetic people, and railroad
connection with tho outer world will msLS
II one Of the foremost counties Of onf state
Pendleton county is rather an ANOMALY
politically, The eastern portion Of the