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

Spencer, county seat; iorIaed March II lS;f from
kanaWha, Jackson and Gilrncr. famed for
Judge spencer Rolnc,
Arr.i, az nIuart miles; population, 1874
Assessed value Of real and personal pmperty,
Sl.jE,df.
County tax or 500 valuation ..... q cents
THIS County has hiliy and undurtin- face.
The hills are lower than those OF inr rduIi-
ties on the large strci:ls OF the state. and Eayc
hTOud undulndns and level tons, with gentle
slopes and considerable valleys between them.
The coil Is clay, clay loan, sand Giuylum, US
uAlly with culCGrcous matter, and v,ry fertile.
The deplh on the hills aud hillsdrs rnllgcy IRON
. TO u inches, and IN The bottoms IRON . TO .
feet.
The bottoms yield. Of corn, 20 TO - bushels;
wheat, II to 20 bushels; oats, ~ 10 W bushels
without the application OF mpuGrc, ON the
hills, corn produces 70 TO 10 bushels; wheat, u TO
~: oats ~ 10 - bushels.
IS recent surveys, Il Is calculated That this
county lies within the great Oh and gas bllt Of
the Little Knnawha, and holds buried llrnmput'
able quantities OF these minerals. Iron otc line
aud tin exist, hut no deiinite assay Lis been
made 0t the productions. Them an fns tdses
OF sandstone all over the county, mud notable
building quality, susceptible OF inc n0ilsh Gus
lily worked and OF u beautiful gray color Was
used In constructing the Second Asylum for Inc
Insane, Of Spencer, being found In incXhaiiAtibie
lodges upon the Asylum premises, and in o few
hundred yards Of the building. hgick mann
featured IN this county Is pronounced by expert
euced wCrkmen TO be Of the very best puniY
The timber OF ROane Ia very iiEc md G0ui.
mands llst.cliuS prices IN all the markets Of the
world Sycamore, beech, sugar lnuplc pine,
varieties manufactured into lumber VI tnlns'
ported to foreign markets. considerable
amount Of chestnut, hickory and other varieties
which Hre less Used and exported are to be
found. The lumber field alone presents IN oh.
feet OF attraction for the Immigrants,
The grasses OF the county on The uplands and
hills are principally OF the blue variety. which
after romeo act, spring up spontaneously in ever
nook and corner where the unEerTpwth mas
been removed. Timothy Is largely produced In
the bottoms, yielding from one to Two tons per
acre, without the aid OF fertilizer, Tie clover
prcducl i iar..l. o.. ANY OF Tie !aiisis=s==.=
The Principal streams OF This couniy.Rre tho
West Fork river, Henry Fork OF Tue s3i.ie river
POrs river, Sandy, Mill Greek and 8eedy
The lsayenswOOd, Spencer & Glcnyllle railway
will feACh Speneer, the county seat, by tue mid
die Of tho summer. II Is already parody con.
Strticted, and work Is being rapidly pushed
OH It. When completed this Will ufOTd Trans
portation TO the Ohio river at RdvcnswOOi on
the Ohio River railroad, Numerous din roads
thread the county In gil directions, and ~
streams furnish cheap transportation Tor lumber
in flats, RATS or by drifting.
Cleared farm land, well ErHssed. ranges from
S6 TO Slope acre, according To loCalily Wood
land and partly cleared land IRON 81 to SO per
acre; tIinbeFed land from g to 81, according TO
location and quality Of timber. Lumber already
manufactured aud ready for use eau Be pnr-
chased ior-pOplar and pine; so 10 SIS per
thousand; oak, Si2 II Sl5; JSli, So 10 so; wal
nut 81 10 so: cherry, s. to So
Brick Smunuiacturedut Spencer and delivered
within mile ot the kiln at So per thousand
sand delivered nj % cents per square yard stone
from theauaTTy from Is 20 . cents per perch.
The people OF this county Rrc law.Gbldlng,
prosperous educated, hospliable and kind 10
the stranger who seeks home IN their midst,
WV, WOODYARD.