Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-08-07


that built by Bob Eastman q e0ntrae-
tor ON the road, q man known
throughout many States for his daring ad-
ventures in different paris Of the world.
The town now has nearly 500 inhabitants,
and Is rapidly increasing IN population
Mr.. Davis has had the ground laid out
IN regular streets and avenues, and people
are everywhere buying lots and putting up
dwellings.
BlackwAter, tributary Of Cheat, flows
past the town TINS stream RbOunds IN
fine trout. The water Is said 70 have once
been 50 fun of these ''speckled beauties
that there was no fun IN fishing, and 3
person cOuldn't wade across the stream
without first soaring the fish away with a
stick But this sounds too much like q
snake story.
The falls of Blackwater are about one
hall mile from Davis The water falls
over a elf sixty feet IN height. A drive
Is 10 he constructed 10 these falls, and
when completed viii add to the attractions
Of Davis
MINERALS.
There are now about forty miners al
work in the coal mines near Davis Tins
Il the eleven foot vein that Il soon TO be
opened near Thomas, but II Is here dIvld-
ed 10 that the veins are too nar-
Pow 70 mine easily. The
eleveri-foO1 vein i the KIttanning coal.
The cight-foOt vein that has been opened
al Thomas i the FreepOrt coal. The Pitts
burg coal i moi found il this region eA-
cept under few acres ON the top OF mil
AZ FAIRFAX The coal IL this section l. all
that l. found IL Tucker county, The coal
measures having been washed away
through previous geological el'-
Ochs. The great cOnglOmerate sandstone,
the great mountain maker of West Viz
gInla, and which Underlies the coal meas
UreS l. found Oh the SUBMITS Of Backbone
and Limestone mountains, two OF the high
Isl mountains IN Tucker. Iron ore h;ls
been found about q hall mile from Davis.
II i sand 70 occur ID great quantities and
Is 10 be tested and Il found pure enough
70 Ii profitable for working II Will be de-
veluped If this proves n l. hoped II Will
give riSe L. great industry. With thou
sands Of acre Of the finest coal and album
dance of iron ore right AZ the openings OF
the mines the new town ought Il boom.
vAEIoys INDUSTRIES.
besides mining. there are II present two
sIwmills In Davis, and seven altogether Oh
the cumpany's land along The West NIi-
giuIa Central These are employing bun
dreds Of men telling trees and saving lum-
heT. and millions OF ieet art shipped over
the road These mills and many Others
cau work iuI Years IL tins region, ana the
great forest wlll scarcely mss what they
have cut down
Anuthe- industry oil considerable import
ance juSf now l. III pulling SJumpS and
cleaning OF the LOGS from the site o. DAVIS.
The place looks like one vast clearing
Log and stump heaps were burning last
night and men could be seen clustered
around the tlrer here and there warming
themselves and cracking their Jokes.
But tht bigg ~ industry. 1OT time Al
least viii be the great taunery Of fayeI-
weather X L.adew. They are successors 10
the well known firm al :. +. Hoy1 x Co.
who owned many Of the largest tannerie~
III the ulted States The IIunery they art
erecting here will only IL surpassed 10y one
-. Tenn Five lmmeuS, buildings are now
near completed and INT ground has been
broken iOr iOur more These viii employ
about 3uJ men. BESIDES the HUNDREDS that
viii be engaged IN perllug and transport
ing Tan bark. At present al average OF
ten en- loads OF bark daily are shipped 10
laws. All about DAVIS and Thomas and
along tie line o. The r.l,lruau. men arr l't.i-
ING pine bark
TheS. industries ar only q beginning
only one wear Development from what a
lew wear ago seemed almost al mpeuc-
LrabIt wilderness
BUILDINGS.
Davis now ms poSloitice station
house. -four stores. several boarding houses.
and a church and school house are soon 10
10, erected The church i 10 be- built by
;hc Winchester I'rcShytery The engine
house haS 20 far served - u place for
church and SUNDAY school
The railrOa company ms Just COM
pic1eG Iine hotel II l. built above the
resi- of the town and commands fine view
uI the Canaan Valley and the submits o!
The Alirghauie- The building l. three
Stari.- hlgh. and i 6- Icy - I-et with =
rear addition Of - 10y - ierl. ! under
stand thai some prnnsy lvauia partie~ have
leased The hotel and Will open II soon.
There l. 10 De- grand excursion 10 DAVIS
when thi> occurs.
Ex-senator Davis intends 70 erect sum
mrr residence uu an emIneuct Just north oi
the tuwu and Hon. :. i. E.klus expects
o.. T..
Tins place u destined 10 become quite q
summer resort. H. great altitude anu
dense forests keep the climate cool. II
seems funny 10 hg wearing thick ovrrcaats
III the hot month OF August. Vet they art
very comfortable here during evenings and
mornings. There ha~ hceu frost here c'-
,~, morning TINS week and ice was frozen
one night The land il this section y
rolling. and l. Not damp iik, II l. ie"
miles OF And then 10 thIuk of the tNh-
lng And hunting IN lhe~y ~olltudeo. i
would have been paradise t. old Aimr"d
himself
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