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


abuiaalee ~ our better class Of soil, surprising
81 iqtel! trces IN magnitude and q IL great
dgpllll iDr lutnbeF. We have also hickory, ash,
susa f aple niiu mluOf varieties OF timber IN
,an,, ~ W lpply. The highest price asked Tor
Gs'Sit snu uhlmpnoHed lands Is $40; GYcrge 81;
W. generally believed that the northwestern
baH " InlS county is on the greRl oil belt,
WuNH extends across the State. IN that Dor.
n.f y she county are found gas springs aud Oh
.pHps4 which come bubbllng up from the bot,
ioI X tne streams, By actual hest II Is found
mlndtHs
90 : found In all parts Of the county
S Sii5s ltSu ~, splint peacock and cannelTrjln
rOai makes tine coke
Back band kidney, red and gray heuiHtlto
ZION ~ are iound In workable quantities. Dur.
ing sIs there was bllst furnace Opcr'
aIgi IVY owing to the luck VI transportation
ieellllet WINS soon closed down. A fine quality
ihlglS 50 '''--7 '-''s' " ''- 's''
w northern portion Of tho county Is drained
-b.,lHe l4lltle Knnnwhn river, which has Its
s6unic In Upslinr county. In lis course through
hl'H ~ y receives many large creclsi among
The IIge4t arc Salt LIcl; Greek and oil Creek,
Ceits SLeek and Steer Greek. The central and
S2nilisIn portions are drained by the Elk river,
By ~ lne most beautiful river in the State, II
ngl ~ lle continent, This river rises In Poc'p,
ho4'N county, weuds II way through Webster
anu ln'eLs Bra&t0n, thence the full length OF the
CyaH z InIuugh Clay county, Into kanaWha,
great han1whn at the city OF Charleston, Holly
IlNyt HioMA into Elk, fifteen miles above Sutton,
ana hlB hficki twenty miles below.
ht yEssefh ~ tue only railroad In the county Is
y iae m w., virginia and Pittsbnrg Tailroad from
Wts'gH 70 sutton. A branch line from point,
* miles west OF Sutton to the head waters OF
Gal!ey river IN Webster county, has been COM
meHcs1 d.ll VIII DO completed the coming sea,
son yt4et lines Of railroads nre projected
thIaI x, me county, viz: The West Virginia
Ceultel from Us present tcfmlnous IN Randolph
coln VIA Sutton down Elk river 10 Charleston,
Sutton,
IIf manufacturing Of lumber Is one of the
clivL slnuuHtrlRs OF the county. Saw mills are
nun DeFed by the score aud employ large forces
OF mon. In the summer OF 1851 the Elk Island
DJouI company built boom on Elk river al
sutton, at a cost Of 600, which Is OF incalciG
W. 9sNsas " Hie iumbermen of Upper Etk. AZ
ne geom Is located the large saw mill Of PGrdee
SHtln W, With capacity Of 5000 feet per
sutton situated as she Is, in Elk river valley,
III lhe very midst Of section OF the State when
canndt DO surpassed for diversified natural
lteat Fhera =hcs=s9fileES1 vii! e:9
long deyel0p Into quite manufacturing town;
Enterprises 0rg being put on their feet, and
an0iner year Will ind Sutton town Of no small
importance. II AFFORDS ln opening IoT large tau
neTiesy pulp mills and factories for the manullc'
ture o. both hard aud soft wood. The raw mn.
ier!hS are here, or within ensy distance. large
Touring mill Is wlnted-a small one would not
supply the demand for flour. Sutton Will ncees.
snTily pe the source OF supply for tho lumber
region mat the cxtcnslon Of the West Virginia
& Ritg9ufgh railroad into Webster county WI!
open up and Touring mill with sufficient
cayaclty could hold the market for Hour anu
otheE supplies against outside composition.
sutton, ". Va, 1. NJ. WADE.