The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-06-04
BARBOUR COUNTY.

philippI county scat; formed March Q, 1919,
| from Harrison, Lewis and Randolphi named
for COY. Philip D. Barbour.
4 Area, 8gSsQuAre mtlesi population, l2,IU%
tAsseSsed valuation OF real ana personal prop
\ Crty, S9,10s,4S5.
lCounty tax on 500 valuation cents
IA GLANCE at the map OF West Virginia Will
IA show that this Is one OF the interior counties
ott State that It's outlines are regular and tho
( distance from its northern to It's southern OK
Sremity but little less thnn the distance from the
ieagterfI TO the western extremity, The general
Chafaotcr Of the county Is undulating or hilly as
the baSD Of Laurel Mountain on the east Is OPP
proGched. The Tygarts Valley river Is the prial'
{ cIpd stream, tEaverslns the county from north
The General character Of tho soil Is that Of for
tllity no considerable portion Of any part Of the
county except the steep slope OF the base OF tho
laurel Mountain being unprodqCdye..
Undoubtedly the timber, coal and iron inter
css OF the county where fully developed, eonstl.
tuto the chief sources OF wealth, though It Is
thoroughly adapted 10 tho cultivation OF the &C.
reals aud TO tho grazing OF cattle aud sheep-the
grlss lands IN many parts o. the county peihg
equal to tho lands OF any portions Of the state.
Oftimher, tho best quality OF white oak, pop.
laf, valiant, hickory, chestnut, sugar, maple and
ash, exists In ABUNDANCE, particularly me inst
three Tho average dihmet0r OF tho dF6t two be-
iugat least feet with trunks % to 40 feet in
height-Oiten without Limbs -,
There are number Of saw mills IN the county.
Many PERSONS are engaged IN timber Eos cutting.
Iron orc Is found IN tho county. AtVGlley
Furnace, In Cove district about ten miles from
Grafton on the baltimore q Qhio railroad, md
SIX miles east on the Grafton & 9reenbrleE rGll-
foad IL all old iron furnace, after which the
place WA named, Fig Iron was mGdo there from
about up to 1854, whom II went out OF bl9st
because OF tho great cost o. transportation tIty
miles 10 the MOnOngahelA river:
The Grafton & Grecnbrler railroad, narrow
gauge iorty.twO miles long, begins at Grafton,
on The baltimore 4 Ohio railroad, and traverses
river 10 Delington. II passes PhiliPpi, twenty.
four miles from Grafton, and docs large buSl.
ness III iroights on timber and lumber. Net
monthly earnings about 81 900.
road, now being extended from Elkins to Dellng-
ton, will come through Phillppi, over tho GrQt-
ton & Greeenbrler route, which road wEll be
%aSnSa ,hencS Sa PsSnEh via
The Rivers aud creci:s arc used for grinding
and floating logs to Grafton, Taylor county. AZ
splendid falls there, eight miles north OF Philip
NJ affords abundant water power.
The ttirppikeS and roads 9Fo RS'tollows: Bow
GFy TR9n%E ss N0Tg BoS ,rpSEss un9 so
indifferent hut numerous county roads.
Limestone Is found IN abundance, the stratum
being eighty to one hundred teot thick ut Valley
Fire clay is found In large quantities near
Phillppl.
The phllippi Mining and Manufacturing Com
pany operates In connection with its largo steam
i6ilsF process gEISt mill y furniture shop and
planning mill There arc thirteen grlst mills three
tuutl!es, one pottery, six stone quarrlCs and
SIS lrns engaged In coal mining.
The railroad built in this county, and the one
projected, have Increased or mRdO active the
iTIcc q timber lands, There arc two or three
gmall distllerlts IN the county,
Many sheep are rQised, displaclpg cattle TO
some extent. Parts Of the county arc 'particu'
lnFlY udlpteu to sheep fniBing.
There Is one bank, TygNrtS Valley Bank ut
phNlippi. Capital stock paid In Sa5, 900,
There arc 100 schools with the same number OF
tonrbers, having III attendance OF 5000 pupils.
ThOrc arn three newspapers published at the
county seat. There are about thirty churches
in the county representing the Methodist, BNp-
list, Presbyterian, United brethren, Dunkard
and Catholic denominations.
All lind Of labor Is needed in the county, par.
NsUiafiy thrIity industrious hpsbandmS1 or
men who can aid III developing the coal, timber
Qnd iron wealth. The people us whole are
steady, frugal and honest, TO all such and 70
MI good citizens Of any land or cline We Will
give cordial welcome. j. HOP Wo0DS.
Phllpi ". Va.