Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-01-17
THE RICH MOUNTAIN COUNTRY.
a 2exton Upon which Nature Hs
LAyishcd Her thetcest Gttts-

n u eHtOo upon "otcu AosuFe hsos
Lnyishcd Her Ihetcest Gttts.
Special 10 he Requtr.
RIru MOUNTAIN, w. Va, January To-
Leaving the Burnt House" ~ II 10 called,
on Upper Cheat We proceeded 10 ascend
shaver's Mountaid not BY the old road.
which winds hke serpent's path around
the mountain, but by the new one which
il Of better grade for q pedestrian carry.
ing valiss filled with the choicest liquors,
which Is so indispensable In this land Of
temperance TO the way worn traveller.
After ascending the mountain for more
than two miles We reach the summit Of
this lofty range. Here . splendid view
presents itself 10 our vision. Looking cast.
ward for several miles you behold
One n ountain Range Bsysaa Another,
covered With the Bnest timber Of various
kinds Hnlnut, chsssy. hsmioch, vSNfDx
pine, mspIe, ssk, &c, inviling capltslists
\ tocoue 5hd mike Themselves riches ~
Ff1a1ag this timber 10 market Az we Dc.
scend the mountain on the eastern slope,
We think how mighty has been the con.
yulsion that cast those noun tains upward,
no dot III from the bottom Of the ocean,
Az We are lost in reyerie, suoliing care
letsly down the mountain slope, We sud.
denly come upon the village Of hlpina,
made here q few years ago by German
enIgrbnts. Ii IL not as II was then. Many
OF th. settlers have gone some 10 your
city; some have returned Rcross the waters,
while others have settled In different parts
of the country, only = few remain at this
4 tie mountain ylllRgr. No doubt but tbs
"a tiers would have -inid had better lsnds
and more comHydlous houses been pro
cured for them by the HRsnt before their
arrival. But We leave this place 70 its love.
liness and hasten on. After . journey
further down The mountain We CONS 10
Il G clear and placid wstsrs OF Laurel Fork,
A Rranch OF the Cheat Rtvsv,
Just above where We ford the fork 10 the
grist and saw mill OF PArk Collstt right In
the heart Of lbe i0rest. Here millions OF
Il ct Of the incest lumber could be saved
into boards, but. as itis, there 10 no market
for il. As We pass along through this Tor.
est Of lofty pines, with their tops reared
10 pour out their coPious showers upon
them, and qgsnch their thirst from
the heat OF the midwin,er sun.
We think the poet who sighed FOR some
vast wilderness, some boundless contigui.
ty Of shade" could ifnd IL here were be 10
b. retuIrtcted and plsoed In this mighty
forest. The underground 10 laurel, and 30
thick In many faces that foI can scarcely
prnstrste It, How still every thing seems
in this lonely wilderness" says my com.
rsde. Let us hasten from this dismal
place; II is only IT for savage beasts, and
still more Bvsga men,"
We now ascepd the Middle Mountain. .
range running parallel with Bhsysr's
Mountain and Rich Mountain. AZ We near
the summit We pass . houss, . hswed
log house TO our left. From the rosd not .
single window or door can be seen In II. IL
looks like they are barricsding sgainst the
Indians. Perhaps they imagine they are
living on the Rocky Mountains. Psssiux
scross Middle mountain vs come 10 tnady
Fork. q small stream abounding with The
most beautiful trout and seeing them
So I'm ming in the water viii almost give
man o rsyenous sppstite. Not far from
the banks OF this bsautiful stream are the
ruins OF the house where
The Terrible Des1 - Mss1ss
and arson was committed short time sSo.
Here the unfortunate girl, Mls Summer.
field. with her child, wss made tbs victim
Of fisnd. Bot will here dssv veil ov.~-
the SD picture fss ths present.