Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1883-07-01

tains are dotted with large farms and
houses, and below . train b seen de-
scending the road two miles distant
Directly IL begins turning the curve,
and afterwards begins ascending on 1t,
way. Still later it il seen disappearing
around another curve over two miles
distant. Though nearly 1000 feet dis
tant, the water ID seen rushing along
very rapidly.
The scene is grand and imposing In
the extreme. It Is well worth trans,
forming onto canvass, If an artist could
lie found to execute the work. The
scene Is fully equal, if not quite up to
anything In the United States. The
cool, pleasant atmosphere, fragrant
with flowers, berries or shrubs, coming
from the north, Is grand. What nicer
place could one expect? Fish and game
Is plentiful right here, or within short
distance. They have good trouting,
wild turkey, bear, deer, etc. l noticed
AFine, Large Bear
in the woods while here, and if 1 had
been closer l don't know whether L
would have taken to tree or made
for the "Cottage."' While out riding
on Sunday, / suggested the propriety OF
catching a young cub to send home.
"You can hold the old bear while get
the cub" remarked my friend. i
thought this pretty good, and thought
| would prefer doing the latter.
While at Elk Garden enjoyed the
hospitality of Capt. Musgrove and wife,
to whom I am under q thousand obli-
cations; also to Mr.. J. A. Nethkins and
others for favors rendered.
The Coal Mines
here deserve more than a passing no
tice. These mines employ about 4oO
hands. There are three of them; one,
two and three. No. is the big one. 1t
was opened in January, 1882, and now
turns out about 100 tons of fine coal per
hour. The l2.fOot vein is being worked,
and the mining is under the Pennell
system, with five right and five LETT
headings. No. is a half mile distant,
and employs about 100 hands. No. Is
about one-half the distance, and is just
being opened. This one, when openeo,
will increase the force ofminers consid-
erably. Planes are used for shipping
the coal to the railroad below. There
are two of them. Plane No. is 1900
feet long, angle 50, and plane No. : Is
500 feet long. A first class little loco
motive, "No. 2 W., ", G. d 7. X. R:,"
of 24-horse power, and hauling fifty
cars, is used for hauling the cars from
the head of the planes to the works.
There being quite a fall, the cars are
run from the mines to the planes with.
out assistance, save brakeman. All
the timber used in the mines is brought
out of the woods here, and prepared at
the. company's saw mill, also here.
These mines are we'll adapted for the
of the miners and profit of
the company, with
First Glass Ventilation
in all departments. Capt. n. w. Mus.
grave is general superintendent of the
different mines. Mr.. VIM. Byars has
charge of Nos. and =, and Mr..
|. Fenton has charge Of No. 3.
These mines are now shipping
to nearly ever point west of the Ohio
river. At Sandusky, Ohio arrange
ments have been made for the building
of coal lines to ship from there to many
different points. These mines are now
among the largest and best In the coun-
try, a fact over which West Virginia
should feel proud.
Ethkensville, town of 200 inhabi-
tants with q fine NJ. f. Church
and a school house with an enroll
ment of 200 scholars, has all
prung up since the building
of the new road and the introduction of
the above mines. This town is named
after
Mr.. Jno. A. Ethkins,
u wealthy farmer, stock dealer and mer-
chant there, and is located within q
half mile of Elk Garden. There are
twenty or thirty houses here, with pros
poets of the immediate erection of as
many more. The whole place belongs
to Mr.. Ethkins, after whom the town is
named. He is the only merchant here,
and has fine trade. His sales average
about $1,000 per month, all cash. He
expects to erect town hall, a tin shop
and shoe shop. This would be a good
point for a jeweler. The town has a
good brass band with twelve pieces:
Mr.. Ethkih is president, in honor of
whom the organization Is Eamed. This
is a fine farming and grazing county.
Last year Mr.. Ethkins raised S25
worth of grass to the acre. Good roads
to the different points. J. c.