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

part Of what islsnown as the "Camden
System" of railroads. The narrow gauge
road which was under operation and
extended from the Baltimore 4 Ohio
railroad, at Clarksburg, in Harrison
county, to Buckhannon, in Upshur
county, has been transformed into a
substantial standard gauge road, and is
now constituent part OF the West Viz
ginia & Pittsburgh railroad, which COM
pany Is rapidly pushing it's lines into
the interior OF central West Virginia. /.
From Buckhannon an extension OF
25 miles Of road has been constructed to
the new town Of Newton, and contract
has been placed for the construction OF
about nine miles additional to the town
OF Pickens, in Randolph county, where
it is contemplated. that the Pickens, Az
Won & Western narrow gauge railroad,
which is under construction from the
Welsh Colony, at Arvon, will make its
terminus and connection. From Wes-
ton southwark the road has been ex-
tended and operated to Sutton, the
county seat OF Braxton county, on the
Elk river, distance of AT miles.
souTnwARD INTO VIRGINIA.
On the 25th of March last, the stock
holders Of the company passed resolu-
tons authorizing an extension Of the
main, line from Flatwoods' Summit,
about six miles north OF Sutton, to the
mouth OF Cherry river, in Nicholas
county, and contracts have been award
ed for constructing the road from Flat
woods to the mouth OF Williams river,
n distance OF about thirty-6ye miles,
The ultimate terminus Of the road on
the south will probably be at Coving;;
ton, Virginia, where connection viii
be made with the Chesapeake d Ohio
The West Virginia 4 Pittsburgh rail-
road runs through a territory OF timber
which is perhaps, nnequaled in
America, when quantity and quality are
considered. Almost all the varieties OF
hard wood are indigenous to this section
Of country, and the forests abound with
poplar and oak, cherry, walnut, ash and
Other grades Of valuable timber are
found in paying quantities. 1t also con-
tains large amount OF pines: The
company owns an area OF l36, 600 acres
covered withyirgin forests, and through
which the line OF the road will run, and
II is said to be underlaid with veins Of
ttNew River coking coal. It has been
estimated that this tract is capable OF
furnishing 100000 feet Of lumber
yearly for a period Of twenty-five years.
GREAT NUMBERING OPERATIONS.
The great lumber interests of the
Northwest having reduced the timber
supply from that section by the rapid
destruction Of tho forests, no more in
wiling field than this is presented for
profitable operation. It is capable Of
furnishing raw material for practically
unlimited factories for the manufacture
Of car bodies, agricultural implements,
furniture, and, in short, almost every
thing made from wood,
Already number OF large operators
have established lumber plants along
the line, notably among which is the
Pardce 4 Curtin Boom and Lumber
Company, which has built substantial
boom acrossthe Elk river, at Sutton,
and has also in operation n large and
modern sawmill, which has capacity
OF so, 600 or 10000 feet per day. Burns
Brothers & Hoffman have selected .
site and will shortly erect large and
commodious sawmill plant near the one
named. II is claimed that these two