Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-04-17
lurEIIRs ANN elm RROYE r. 2
YANKEE DAM.
CHANDLER In Clay County Writes on Va
rious Topics.

"KambIero In Clay County Writes on Va
rious Topics.
To tie Editor Of TIE Rsgist5.
YANKEE DAN, CLAY Co, ". Va, April
l0.-Being thrown in this section On oasl-
uess, | will write your valuable aud much
read journal 3 letter.
Yankee Dam took It's name from o com
psny of Yankees who, soopt fifty years
sgo, erected here 3 fine saw ard grlst mill,
together with q last and axe helve factory,
&c. The company broke up aud LEFT after
he property was reduced TO ashes, ald ST
4 sale Daniel SchoouoVer became the p1r-
chaser.
In IS56 Peter DARRELL erected !or Mr..
Sehoonoyer c large saw and grist mill,
which was unfortunately swept away By the
great freshet of 1861. Soon after the war
the property was again sold under deed Of
trust and Hiram Lewis, thu present owner,
became the purchaser. In 1873 Mr.. Lewis
built the third mill which, but o corn mill,
has been Of great utility 10 the neighoor'
hood.
Captain Peter DarneI!, yto, perhaps,
nas but few equals az a mill-wrightin West
Virginia, built last year Mr.. Lewis Touring
milI, which is located q lit
lie above the Schoonover found
alton and below the original Yankee
mill. This mill ia conceded to be the finest
mill property on Elk river. The capacity
of the corn burrs are from rs to $50, and
Of the wheat burrS about 100 barrels per
!ay; and Mr.. Lewis has also Q saw mill
With s~hingle-cutter attachment, which adds
materially TO the business OF this ~nelghbor
7ood. Yankee Dam is O business place.
some eff the readers IF the REGIsTEB
nav wish TO know something OF tue Sena'
torisl question az it effects This section.
There has not been much expression Of
late. but when the lest Virginia Democrat
first appeared, and for some mouths later
rhe.expression was unsnimousfor camden
The Democrat does not attract any atteu'
lion now. aud, consequently, not nuet Is
aid on the subject. The people OF This sec
lion prefer Camden to any other mar.
Judge Hsymond has some sdmiring friend;
IN Webster, hut in that county johnson n,
Camden holds the Laisnce OF power, and
Mr.. Editor, the people Of this seGt!on are
opposed to the Senatorial question being
sgitated in the election OF members to the
next Legislature, because It ElIi 60 the
Democratic party great harm ADD nobody
any good.
We learn up this way that Governor
Wilson has his shiugle up for Senatorial
honors.
TIE people feel very proud Of john r.
Eenna's course against a aj0rity OF the
United States Senate ia his defense Of
Grover Cleyelsnd's constitutional night IS
President of the United States. The junior
S,pstor os West Virginia carried tf the
l~anreI,. when sucs men az Dan Voorhses,
the Tall Sycamore Of tue Wabash. and
others were on the noor Of the Senate
Hon. Jacob d. Salisbury, the Deputy
Collector OF Internal Revenue for this dis,
rrict, lives three miles from this place, aud
his many admiring friends will De glad to
learn and know that heis called and favor
ably known throughout his district IS For
est Jake" 49,.
Elk river at this place is on q ~ too'
rise and the lumber men are harpy--Titn
six inches of snow on the ground and sui
falling, Yours truly,
RAMBLER.