Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-06-30
ALONG THE CHEAT.
A Pretty Little Town Amidst
Beautiful Scenery.
Lumber and Stone Industries That Promise
to Make a Thrifty Big
Town.
SycciaI {, the Rcgistsr.

EoWLEsBuRG, W. Va, June 29.-Busy
little Rowlesburg, with population Of
about 500, is located on the Z. & .. road
l2G miles from Wheeling, and stands Al
feet above tide. The town is bound by the
beautiful Cheat river, which almost forms
a complete horse shoe at this point. The
scenery around here is very grand, especi-
ally along the river above and below. The
tall mountains and the many large falls
along this river forms a magnificent scene.
Some OF these falls are over 100 feet in
height. and they can be seen within a few
miles OF the town. All, or even portion,
ot the scenery is worth seeing. At points
along the river it is said to be among the
Finest in the Country.
one Eastern man informs me that of all
the picturesque scenery he ever saw this
eXCellS il by far.
The river is used principally for floating
timber, an important feature hereabouts
There is lots of pine, cherry, poplar and
oak. There are three tirst.clasS saw mills;
the largest is owned and operated by C..
Stockham, Jr., Il Co., OF Camden. \. j.,
with their main office at Philadelphia.
This mill turns from 5000 TO p, 900 feet Of
lumber per day and could turn out so,
one under the same roof, with improved
machinery. The building is large and
commOdious one under a first-class tin
roof, and the enterprise is the finest in
West Virginia. Ii is said that there is not
a mill in the United states that will ex-
cell it.
The Timber
is all shipped to the East. This mill was
built by Brown, q star Reuter-, and
brought by the present company and put
in operation few weeks since.
Eberle, Hinkle & Co. s mill is next IN
size and would be hard TO excel. This one
turns out about 1900 to 200o0 feet OF
lumber per day, and has all the latest i'm
proved machinery.
The third is much smaller. turning out
about 0,0O0 feet of lumber per day. II has
tirst.clasS machinery and is owned and
operated by NJ. +. Howell. These mills esCh
employ quite a number OF men.
Stone is the most important mineral. l.
is of building quality, the finest IN the
world. 1t is known as the
Blue West Virginia Granite
and is ana has been much used in the larca
Eastern cities. The Hopkins Institute st
Washington is built of this stone, AMI
the new B. 4 o. office, depot and buidincs
at Baltimore are being built of it. TIE
vein is about twenty feet in thickness auj,
said a citizen, pointing to the mountain:
That mountain is full vi it. II this is so
there is no end to the quantity. A large
quarry has been established and immense
quantities are shipped to different points.
The Quarry
is located on the other side of the river,
just at the end OF the fine i. & o. briige.
Tracks are run from the railroad and the
stone removed in the cars, direct from the
mountain. Many men are employed here
and there is no reason why g dozen more
such quarries could not be established
Several "helpers" are always KEEP, here
for assisting other engines UP the grade,
and this gives employment to a number of
men. Besides this quite q numhec o! men
are employed on the road, all OF whom re.
side here, so it will be readily seen that
the mills. the quarry and the railroad
make the town a iourishing one
There are Tive Good Hotels,
the Commercial and River houses. charg.
ing only moderately. There s.e seyer.,
fTst-clsss stores and drug store all -four
ishing; also s good physician. Dr. A. J.
Hale.
In moral point Rowlesburc is a rood
town, having two churches, Catholic and
Methodist Episcopal. Each has a eongre-
CATION of about two hundred ana have
good houses. The schools are f-st.class,
They have sn enrolment OF over 2(C
scholars.
Tke REGISTER, daily, weekly ar Sunday
is at this point, like all Others, Jar ahead
of its contemporaries, having c;-ou'stion
on each addition of plore than Toe s;ze OF
ell other papers corLbined Esster VIM.
Barr. the live aselt, rspor;s tls oircu!a.
tion increasing,