Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1883-07-22
RICH RESOURCES.
uest vif1aia's ersat Fsssstssad
csal Bsts Commanding tho
Attsatisa % capltal. :.
Much Excitement at Beverly Over
tIs Diseovesy ofeold
Bearing Quartz.
The Precious Metal Said to Exlst
IL Paying auautitIss-.Ths
Work ID hinlss esos&
Ss6al ts,ths RaNsa~.

BkvERLY, w. Va, July 20.-Randolpt
county Is enjoying "a immense boom II
the selling OF its tinabsf land that II never
experienced before. There b hardly &
day but what our tow1h visited by sons
capitalist or the agent Of capitalists, pros.
pecting our mountains for timbsr,. coal,
minerals and other resources that - lying
dormant and ere only waiting the advent
Of enterprise md the proper msans Of
transportation 70 develop tito IL fallsst
axtsnl On Jths CAaaS riSaS- =. il tslhl.
taries can bs SEQ the hdSSs Cherry w.
nut poplar, ash sod piss timtsr that ever
grew In any sectioa Of the United States.
measuring from twc to i've feet In diane.
ter, and In great many cases tho limbs ars
from fifty 70 seventy feet from tho ground.
that distance being Tree Of linba The
only outlet al prrsen< for the timber 10
Cheat river.
The L~gs
are cut the prosper length, hauled 10 the
river and then await the proper s.aHe OF
wstsr from whence they are noa.ed 10
Rowlesburg. Logging b Q new industry
in that portion OF RaL delphi. and Is ouiy IN
its in fancy, but within the past ysnr or
eighteen months several million feet have
been seated 10 RcwicsburH. which Is q con.
siderable source OF rpveuoc Ia our hardy
mountainsers. Farmers In clearing their
lands and preparing il for the plow used
to burn their timber in tremendous log
hesps, but they now cut 10 into saw log
lengths, haul II 10 the river and there die.
pose Of il at u very reasonable price. The
Al. l.. NaI h.
cautious are our people ui its destruction.
Within the past few weeks Mr.. NJ. lIuel.
ing. Of nj City, Pa, has been In the conn
Is buying timber laut and hooking after
the coal and iron ore. He Is the agent for
q wealthy mining company OF Pennsyl-
vania who seem to be reac hing out for the
valuable timber lands OF Randolph county.
TIE CoaPssy
Mr.. Hueling represents Is also engaged In
mining on an extensive scale In Colorado.
lie has already purchased 10000 acres OF
land, and is paying very fair prices for IT,
Those are the kind OF emigyants We wsnt
and they will be Welcomed With open
arms. While our country Is wealthy IN
timber, itis equslly 30 ~ regards its coal
and minerals. Nine miles wcst Of Beverly
IN the Roaring Creek section, can be found
some Of the iiaest bitunIinous coal in the
country, which 70 well adapted 10 cokinK
purposes and the manufacture u gas IL
can be fouud in unlimited quantities., ~
every hill is 4 valuable coal bank. The
veins vary In thickness from Ave 70 thirty.
two feet ard can be mined with very little
trouble, ~ II crops out In din rrnt parts Of
the hills ir,whieh IL Is located. This un.
developed rsnlth is doing no one any good.
but on y waiting the advent OF capitalists
and railroads TO convey II TO marketable
outlet.
beside. tho iron ore and copper ws also
have the gold bearing quar-, IN sn unde'
S"'TEs1f Sn IEs fslm ..f 1,s.HHfy phfHhRR RG aIs
caused a considerable local sensation since
it's discovery. A few years aSD NJ. Cur,
renee, who !s an honest, straight forward
old farmer, was prospecting ipa raylne on
his farm and discovered . rOok that bad
ps culnr yellow oolOred spcoks In u. Being
q cool headed man he kept qtiss and went
ON 10 work. H. secretly ~ tlmo and oppor.
tuniiy would permit Aitsr digging sud
blasting no struck the quarts rock, which
in said by c rperts 10 he rich with the prsci.
Gus metal. He now has In his employ Two
miners who are working the mine. bus bis
limited means will not permit him To - o.
il on an extensive scale. Several persons
have made siren nous efforts 10 take leesee
from Mr.. Ourrrnce. but hs laa Pcfussd oil
Of them. dsemips II best to retsin foil con.
troll OF bio land and reap all the benseS
from hi, mine ~ his old age That he may
20 TO tho United States Senais ~ West vf
ginis's bonanza king. 10 lie wish oil bis
numerous friends.
Geld Raets..
To many people this may sound Ike nc
ton. but II IL gospel truth. Other p.r.ons
xhn profass to know havs informed your
core, poadrnt that this 10 not the only
.rn, in this vicinity whore the precious
NETS! li,s Gosmsnt An amatsur KeoloEIst
II rhrs place has said thst he knows two or
lbr.. places where similar signs OF tho pre-
oious IN bal crop out, and. thas .. soon -
ONE .oIi oi . bargain can be made on The
Isnd.Is . viii csvslop u. Who knows but
hat added 10 our immense mineral ~
,ourc.s will bs gold, and that ws msy have
. regular boom In tbst line. The attention
Of capital hss been sttsseted. aud In the
nsss futnrs We may look Tor some startling
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