The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-06-04
GRANT COUNTY.
Petersburg, county seat; formed February. y
1906 from Hardy county, named for Gen. U. s.

Petersburg, county seat, formed February u,
1906, from Hardy county; named for Gen. U. s.
Area, dSO square milesi population, $500. Do
Assessed value Of real and personal properly
S2,l6S,20I. " ttIi |
County tax on 500 yaluao cents
GRANT COUNTY lles for the greater part pa I. II
roads have yet been built though there hayd
been some projected and surveyed. i has been
partly Developed BY the 1--we miles OF the west
Virginia Central railroad which nov ,hN "
Grant in prosperity. There ore at present Sixty
schools In the county, with 2,lQO pupils, and
forty churches.
Tho principal waterways are the SCUM Dtlnon
OF the Potomac, through the southeastern part
of tho county, and the North Branch. OF the
s0inc river, which skirts the western border. In
high water both are used for rafting, ana can 20
made available for that RnFposS II Sne9a
lie roads, well graded and kept IN good condtj
ton. The Daynrd 4 Moorefieid railroad hns
been surveyed for forty miles through the centre
Of the county, and q county BubScrlption 81
S25Q,0O0 has been voted, Whtoh WILL insure Us
Nearly one.haii Of the area OF tho county Is
underlild with veins OF coal from two md half
to eleven feet thick, and OF good quality. An
immense deposit Of brown hematite iron ore
runs In workable vclna from north TO south
through the whole county, In close proximity 70
excellent limestone, which the proposed railroad
viii make available. Fire clay IN paying guam.
formations Of limestone, the blue Limestone be.
Ing plentiful. Good workable sandstone for
building purposes exists all through inc, county
also what Is known oS bastard Limestone
The greater pnrt Of the county being yet q tor:
est, there Is an abundance Of timber OF all
kinds. Walnut is scarce, but cherry, ash, pop.
lar beech, all varieties OF oak and pine and ma
pie are plentiful. The lumber industry, especi:
ally. along the line oil the West virginia central
Vn6I IL TFhgnpFONE
The soil along the river and creek bottoms Is
sandy loan; clay slate and limestone on the up.
lands md the Allegheny mountains. WITH good
eFops arc obISinet' Tor which ihofS Is already a
good home market. Fruit raising and dairy
farming give good results. Good farming In this
county Ii sure Of a good return every season
Much attention has been lately given to the
improvement Of cattle, horses and sheep. TIE
COUNTY and climate Is splendldly adapted to
grnZing. A,,o
per acre; the lowest, IS; average, SO. Highest
iirice FOR unlmproved land, SO; lowest 10 centsi
average, 50. Two,tiirds OF the county Is nnlm.
proved, and the field Is an inviting one Tor sUt
The established industries arc IN extensive
tR1nery, many lumber establishments and coal
mines on tho railroad, besides q humber pt
smaller Industries In wool, leather aud flour In
On SSGotnt OF tho variety and great quantity
Of timber, the openings fQT new enterprises such
as wood working establishments tanneIies, So
arc splendid. With the building OF the new rail-,
r1ad the Iron deposits will DO available and
blast furnaces, from works DC, can Pq eStAb.
lshed. Pig iron can DO manufactured here AZ
tho minimum cost. The abundance Of trult VIII
encourage the establishment Of tho canning tn.
Tho people Of tho county will encourage tho
building o. railroads by voting subscriptions or
subsidies. The only newspaper is the south
Branch Gazette. So