The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-01-08
.NESTTETRGINTA'SEBQQNl..
Another tI,1t''t New Railroad to Tai,
|. s#s Our , Mineral Deposits
N0T$A MYTH BY ANY! MEANS.
Il VIII Run from Pittsburgh Through
the Heart OF this State to Licking. 4
ton, Va.-Bis Capital Backing
Ito DO Built at Once. 4,

flrTsDURaH, IA, Jan. 7.-1t is only
within recent years that capitalists, and
especially iron manufacturers, have given
any attention to. the immense iron ore
deposits In West Virginia. r
The mountains Of that little common
wealth arc full Of iron ore Of every grade,
from the most inferior to a grade which
will rival the Lake Superior product. 35,
It Is easy OF access, where transporta.
ton facilitiea are within easy distance,
and tue cost Of mining the ore is much
cheaper than in other parts VI ths coun-
try. 4 II 6; Il 3s.s3 i;{t ri
1t Is also nearer the sea board, nearer
to Pittsburgh aud nearer The furnacress, Of
Old Virginia than the ores which are are
mined In the Lake Superior, region.
About the only railroad route which
the mine owners care for shipping their
product TO the. Pittsburgh furnaces IL up
the Shenandoah branch OF the B. & O..
which runs down the valley from Har.
PSA y ASii " ACAiuktOuss x ifl7 ls3e
v !!s ANEW ROAD PROMISED. y I. N V
<. a new road has recently been pro.
jected, and will be built within the next
year. It will connect the ore beds Of
West Virginia with Pittsburgh and will
be known as the Pittsburgh / & West
Virginia Railroad. 5i (: t5:5s:II!3 i5:s,:II!3
& II will be in opposition to the B. < o.,
and will form u very direct route to this
city. sfie3l sIll2I
A meeting Of the stockholders OF the
proposed road was held in Lexington.
Va, January4, when ex. Governor Fitz.
hugh Lee was elected President. A force
OF contractors and laborers will be- nut
ut work within the next three or fur
weeks and the road finished us soon as
possible. The route Of the new road will
be from Pittsburgh. : 10 4 ConuelIsyille.
then to Uniontown, and from there 10
Rowlesburg on the B. & o. where il
Will cross that road. .'i; Ia
s Then proceeding South it will pass
through Thomas, Buckhanuon, Web.
ster, C.H., Huntersville and Konceverte,
WA, and N. Lexington, Va...5nI 5s91
ONE OF THOSE INTERESTED.
A prominent iron manufacturer Of
Pittsburgh said yesterday: :5st n 1Sti
This branch of the. road will b. be.
tween $50 and 800 miles long, and will
open up some Of the best ore deposits in
the State. 1t will bring the ore mines
within easy reach Of Pittsburgh. There
is q large quantity Of the finest grade OF
ore in the United States in that region.
and Of course there is large amount Of
ore OF very poor grade. la q Y 4;
" This road will be- entirely independent
Of the B. & 0. and all other roads. 49,
There are lot of New York capital.
ists backing it who have plenty OF money,
The opening up Of this road will be- a
great benefit not only to Pittsburgh, but
10 West Virginia as well. 1t will pene.
trate the heart OF, the State, and besides
the iron ore there are vast deposits OF
other minerals, i understand, which can
be easily developed. q .5.II"5I
A COHESIVE PLAN.
The road is not myth by any means.
When it is completed t6L lexington it is
not improbable that it may be run down
the east side Of the mountains, through
Rocky Mount Stuart, Dunbury, Wilkes:
boro, Lenoir and Shelby into the Caro-
linas and Georgia. q N 81 .f5
Several B. & O. officials were inter
viewed yesterday, and did not seem to
take kindly to the proposed road. They
say there Is no business for a new road
and that: almost instlrmountable obsta-
cles will have to beJovercome by the
men who intend building the new line.