The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-02-29

than In home OIL the Hlales, bat ehiehF 70
thssupeHoF plodueHyeneaa eleuF toiL
FIrIEl,
The timber wealth Of West Virginia q
SomsEhal astonishing 70 the best inform,
ID. Ths variety iof our almost bonndle.s
forests d only exeslled by the excellent
quality ol the worked lumber they pro.
duce, Tbs one great difficulty that has
been IN the way ol plohIably marketing
lumber e gradually bslng overcome BY the
construction q railroads. Bat there 10,
main thoulanda Of ReIes OF iorestH unpene'
slAtad. n Webster county, II q sRid,
there ptanda q walnut tree worth q ,0O0i
and there II will probably stay until the
adYOnl oi q railroad which will afford
cheap transportation,
Among the most useful woods may be
mentioned the ssh, poplar, beech, birch,
cedar, pine, cherry, boz, spruce, hemloek,
hickory, walnut, linn, maple, oak, all ol
which thsTe are several varieties, II 10
unnecessary TO mention thesyArious uses
to which the lumbar q put. The hard
woods arc especially valuable, Q great
amount ol them being oxpoIie Ito Europe,
Some Idea oil the eXtsnt oi the timber In
the State can be gathered from the state,
ment thAt ol the total acreage nearly three.
loulths ID In forest, the marketable value
o. WhlGh hal been estlmated a ~, ,OOO, ,OOO.
ThistH a. important g any other OF our
resources when We take into account the
revenue to bs obtained from II Tor ysSIS to
come,
HUILDNd STONE.
While there are no true mIbIssl In West
Virginia, there are In the eastern counties
many yAlIstsa Of lImsHtonss susceptible
Of high and beautiful polish, From the
various Limestone and sandstone strata
over the State moak excellent building ma,
teriA Of innumeFable shades and eoloIs
can be had, A sandstone near Morgan,
town can be quAIrled Into blocks six and
eight feet long, which could well bear the
expense ni transportation to New York,
Mott OF the building stones found In the
State will take q high flush and with.
stand the easelg Of the weather and fs.
tain their beauty better thSn those OF
most other stcIlons ol the country.
CLAY,
Fire and pottOr'a clay are louud In some
portions Of the State, the former being
worked tot greater extent in Hancock
county than any other section, no lees
than twenty arms being engaged In man.
uiacsuring products Of this material. Be.
sides glass sands, ochre, black oxide OF
manganese and slltpeLIe are 10 be found
In paying quantities,
COAL,
OF the 5S,6 ,65B EquAre nilea In the AppA.
lachiAn coal field, the largest continuous
expAnse ot coal measures In the world,
and which runs through ssyen states
from Pennsylvania 10 Alabama, West Ylr-
giniA has the largest area, 1900 iauare
niles, 1000 greater than that Of the next
highest, Pennsylvania. The development
ot these vast fields is what 10 needed to In.
crease the wealth ol the Slate and add 10
the prosperity. This fuel is practically In.
exh2ustble. Theconvsntlon cannot do bet
ter than to shape some practical sugRss.
tons looking TO the.opening Of new mines,
which will Of course demand labor to
work them. Ths superior quality Of the
coal % conceded, and the quality only
tquAlsd by the quantity,
IRON,
Blessed with q boundless amount OF Ia.
el, WeSt Virginia is further enriched by
large deposits Of iron ore, which has been
divided Into two classes.
/. Those ores which belong 10 and ore
found In the Appalachian coal measures,
conslstinR oil brown oxides, cArbonRlSs
and blAck bands, and In some places, nod.
uiarred hematlte.
2. Those which balong to the region
lying between the eastern sEcarpment Of
the coal formation and the eastern border
OF tho State, forming 9 part OF the great
iron belt Of tho Atlantic S!Ates, and con.
sigtlng ol the brown and red hemAtiteS,
which are much more rich and abundant
than those Of the first class.
The number Of workable beds dlscoy-
Ored Ia probably not half Of the amount
that yetEemains hidden, and therefore no
edtlmste can be made Of the wealth Of the
State In this particular. With the In.
crease ot population and the building Of
new railroads the working Of theos beds Of
ore will necessarily follow with the attsn.
dant benefts to tho communities Of their
locality and the bettefmsnto Of the State
" large.
uAhAN
Dr.J. P. Hale, In an article on salt man.
ufIctuIe and the salt interest Of KanaWh
and Mason counties, says; erich as Is
West Virginia in COAL iron, timber, ETC.,
sho is scarcely less rich In that indispsn.
sable necessity 10 human health and com.
Tort, and to animal llls-common salt.
Fos0il or rock sal. has not bsen found In
the S!Rtej but salt brines Of greaier or less
strength In abundance are found by AIle-
sian boriuGS, At greater or less depth,
throughout the Appalachian coal field.
which underlics the greater portion Of onr
State" The characteristics OF West VII.
glnia salt are N iolloWs: II has more
lively, punRent and pleasant taste as Ia.
BILE salt than any other known. II 10 the
only commercial salt free from Bulphate oi
lime. Il does not, under any conditions
ol climate and weather, cake OF crust on
the surface of the meat, but penetIAtes II
and cures It thoroughly 10 the bone. Qn
account Of its pungenCy lees quantity Of
1t will suffice for any oi the purposes for
which 1t ia uBed.
PETROLEUM.
A source Of considerable wealth 10 the
Slate since 1894 Is found In the production
Of petroleum, The production; at present,
is confined principally to what 10 known
~ the ION Break" THIS break, passing
from Ohio into this State, crosses the
Horse.neck Fork Of Ball creek, Gov creek
and Fronch creek, few miles above
Marietta; then passes In direction 10 the
southeast, crosses Goose creek, Hughes
river and tho valley oithe Little KanaWha,
in the direction Of Charleston. There are
also indications ol 10 presence In other
portions OF the State.
West Virginia has / 900 miles oil railroad,
good turnpikes and country roads 10 every
direction, and her railroad building 70
only fairly begun.
Combined With all the above mentioned
advantages q home Is offered the imml.
grant among people whose klndnsss
and hospitality are provetbiAl. An unex'
Celled school Bystem affords medium for
knowledge and the moral training Of
youth. Churches raise their BpiTes In
hamlet, town and city, fadIAtlng bene6.
cent influence. II iH BuCh land that the
immigrant is invited 10 come In and pos.
sees, and II he concludes 10 cast his loL
with uB he will And he has chosen q
Eoodly part.
Making steel Of Alabama ore.
BiRNisdHAN, ALA, Feb. 2S.-The Hen.
deTson Steel Works, an experimental
plant, recently established by capitalists
here, made stsol this afternoon iOflhO frhL