Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-06-04
SUNDAYS
From the Sunday Register.
v. VA. COAL
THE FINEST In THE LAND
In the Heart Of the Appalachian Goa
Field.

"West Virginia, the great coal and coke
producing center of the future" is what q
manufacturing authority terms the little
mountain State. The sentence was well
said. In the development Of West Vir-
ginia's wealth her natural and almost in
conceivable riches, hidden in mother earth,
will play an al important part. Her coal
resources areunsurpassed by any equal ter
ritory on the surface of the earth. They
afford almost unlimited possibilities OF
development. Ths, brains that plan and
the hands that consummate the opening up
of all this concealed wealth to the markets
of the world will reap a golden harvest.
The great Appalachian field, covering an
area of more than O,G0O square miles, is
the largest and richest coal area OF the
world. In the very heart of this region
the State of West Virginia lies. The field
extends through fOrty-seven Of the nifty
four counties of the State, and in sill OF the
Eorty-seyen coal is found in quantities that
richly repay the mining.
West Yirginia's mineral wealth is text
for volumes. Eastern capitalists are al
ready beginning to appreciate the oppor'
tunitiss il offers for safe and remunerative
Investment. Before many years the coal
and iron products OF West Virginia will
take a leading place in the markets OF the
world. At this time when
ENERGETIC EFFORTS
are on foot to attract capitalists and settlers
To share the burden of building up the In
dustries of the State, the development IL
a particular direction of one section Of on
rich coal veins will attract general interest
In the valley of the MOnongshela river
south of the Pennsylvania line lies one o
the richest areas of West Virginia coal
The prosperous counties of Monongalia
Marion, Preston, Taylor, Harrison ant
Lewis are here underlaid by the southwark
extension of The great Pittsburg bed. l
crops out in unriyalled richness from al
most every hillside. Generally at sigh
elevation above the river bank
Il affords excellent facilities TO
cheap and successful mining. Tn
yalue of the rich vein il unquestioned
For sas, coke and every use to which cos
10 sp,lied. il stands almost without riys
in Unanimous coal markets. 1t Is the four
dation upon which the prosperity OF tn
great Conuellsville coke region and tn
fartunes of the Pennsylvania coal baron
ara based. The development Of this ric
field in West Virginia is of particular II
terest to West Yirginians.
The most rapid development of the nj
naralelled richness of this coal region With
the last few years has been in the case
the
MONTANA COAL AND COKE WORKS.
The compspy's plast is situsted hve miie
north of Fairmont, on the line OF the !
M &P. railroad. The stockholders are !
q Carnsy ]. o. Watson, Judge a. I
Fleming, of Fairmont, and Baltimore cap
taIists Mr.. ]. E. Watson superintendent
eighteen months ago the first puck va
stTuck and the first opening msde
the coal territory that had been lately pul
chased by this syndicate, and wnos
wealth of black diamonds had Just pee
made marketable by the building OF q
Fairmont Navigation and Pittsourg RAJ
road. To-day busy mining town stane
At the works, sprineiDg up II by msgi'
the remarkable homes Of the hard toiiel
IN the bowels Of the earth; $50 coke over
ara In continuous blast, consuming ~
nroduct of one Of tina best equipped m'ns
N the State of West Virginia
, Almost since coal was first mined ior tl
so-a;gn market at Fairmont more or lie,
cots has BEEN manufactured. The cruc
nstbods in use, as we'll as the mi ust an
, abort sighted policy Of the b; q
, road nut the operations at disadvantas
which they were never able to overcom
, Fs;rmout coke was manufactured and sol'
Int not in sufficient quantities to take