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

Bnckhannon, county seat; formed March %, 1851,
from Randolph, Barbour and Lewis; named
for Judge a. J, UPshur.
Area, $50 square miles; population, l2,7li.
Assessed value Of real and personal property
County lux on 800 valuation. ............j cents
IPsHUR COUNTY probably affords rs much
encouragement TO new comcs ur persons
seeking home ny any county IN the state She
4 located Centntty aud hnsGn average attitude OF
i go ieEt=iitt HiAirfS =irsS lamp aud
chilly than some other counties differently sliu-
nted. For temperance md mOuility we are UNI
eScelled and our educational advantages are
tincxcclled. While there has been, owing 10
believe money Can hardly be invested that VIII
bring as good u return, With her surroundings
and advantages she must grow. The soil Is
snndy, clay and loan. The principal industries
or the people are farming, stock missing and
numbering. The soil Is especially adapted TO
grazing and farming Fruits OF all kinds do
we'll
Three newspapers are published at the county
scat, the BuckhGnnOn DitG and banner, and
Net Virginia ChFiiida Adr0cuis. There is one
banking institution, the BuckhanuOn Bank,
which has q capital OF $1,000 The DucEhGnnon
Improvement Company has Just issued It's pros
pectus, Offering great inducements 10 manutac
turers. The town Is near the geographical centre
OF the State and has u rich region 10 draw from.
large tract OF land has been laid oil with streets
avenues and manufacturing sites. Free sites are
OferIu " new eutefpTlstas lHNLG ulu Dleulhkh
for foundry and machine shops, creameFies aud
cheese factories, furniture factories, tanncries,
ETC. Negotiations Hre pending by the Improve.
ment compNny which will seclrs the location Of
n number OF new industries here In the near
future. Buckhannon Is destined to become the
iarrcst inlnnd city In the State, and by redsOl Of
lis location is likely in the near future 10 be the
State Capitol
There Is one existing railroad In the county,
the West Virginia & Pittsburgh: The Grafton
4 Grecnbrer Is projected. II Is probable that
The. West Virginia Central Will I9me 10 Buck
harmon.
The water ways are the Buckhannon river and
the Middle Fork of Tygnrts Valley river. The
former runs north through the entire length OF
the county, aud the latter iorms the eastern
boundary.
The county IS peculiarly adapted to sheep
cattle and horse breeding. Sheep breeding Is
very remuneratYe, nnd with TSeperchre and i'm
proved stock farmers can double the capital IN
vested IN twelve months. Horses do we'll and u
large number Is shipped every year 10 Pennsyl.
yanin and other sections The cattle rnised in
Upshur county command fancy prices In the
The highest price OF improved farm lands IS
$50; lowest SO; average sl2 10 els. Unimprovcd
farm land fit for farming and grIHinR brings
from &c to Sl5, selling US low ~ So. About one
half Of the county is cleared. The lands are ad'
yanCing In price.
Coal Is found in abundance In veins from 5 10
10 feet III thickness There arr mines in opera
ton near BuckhannOu, engaged entirely In sup
plying the local demand.
Iron ore Is found but has not been developed
in Dlytrg quantities. Limestone Is found In
the mort eastern and southwestern portions OF
the county. Fire clay has been developed ~ u
few localities In paying quantities; :, o..