The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-06-04
NEVIS COUNTY,
Weston, county seat; formed December, m,
from Harrison county; named iof Coi AZ


Weston, county seat; formed peecH,tA,,, ,,.
from Harrison county; named iOf Coi tS,sA
Lewis. sda N-A'A
Area, 400 square miles; population l5M
Assessed yalun oil real aud personal I,Vss,
County tax on 800 valuation. ............. -.
THE west fork OF the Monongnbela ,l,,, a
In tho southern part OF Lew, r6tbi, -
flows through II III Il nOrthefly dIueelIss 49,
Ing, with It's numerous tributary Unpi, a ~
outlet for timber, aud fair waietDoNer X.
headwAters Of the Little KhnaWha riycr MOI
rise near and low thtnugl lbs sali;!s. y -. I.
The stlunt0n q Pnrkcrburg Tie We15 I
GHuley Bridge, tho Weston & West Upi6s "
the BuckhannOn d Little kuuaWba t,yiI.
traverse the county, and its numerous ~,
roads are rs good and as well kept a ssS
average TORis Of the State.
The West Virginia d Pittsburgh nlIrsIr,.,
north and south through the CGniFal part Nh.
county, and one OF its branches leaves No
where a round house and machine shois,s
situated and runs eastward 10 aud ntOlsA +
Shur county.
fine quality Of biiuminous coal, known bykfsi
tests 10 be well adapted 10 C0klug, ne M,
range In thickness from four to iOurea H.,
Abundance Of natural gus Is found md l,kTs
erllly believed that proper deyelophCnttia
result IN finding oil.
a fine qualify Of tire clay Is found Llntas,
Is found, but not in thick veins. Auote,1.
where Is found bluish.grGy sandstone ktrl ~
comparatively free from sulphur and iRt \
tanning lis color well aud very yaIuabeiofIvlI
ing purposes: fOtters, ciay j. ohhtned 81 ava
superior quality, fine clay for making b,
brick Is found here; also for sewer ppp, CoI
glass sand Is found. Several wen egrlpe,i
brick yards do good local business at Ne;oa
Perhaps one. half Of the land Is cleared, usNs
for the most part belonging to cultivated I'm
From the forest land, good deal q The p6;i
and and walnut has been taken, but then m
remain largo areas OF the finest kind Of uhh
oak, chestnut oak and other hard woods
The county Il hllly, but not rpcsyos nom
famous, iswGll watered, and inlenpanelNdF
where with rich and productive valleys II
value for improved lands ranges Iron ten iOeA
hundred dollars; and for unimpTOytd tl2ntH
totwelYc dollars. PerhHps0 nOiwel Conillsad
averaged valuation would DO seventeen dOII
for former and seven for the latter, The d,
which in of q limestone character, Is iOr ihlnIi
part quite fertile, and the whole cOtniI al
almost without exception be Cultim,edbtA
hill tops, seldom failing to produce The bs;g
returns. AL kinds Of fruits, especially tPih
and grapes, thrive well. The principal eigpR
wheat, rye, oats corn and tobacco, The Anna
arc largely engaged III grazing. GTAS "a
kinds readily grows everywhere, and few llCI
counties In the State excel II for stock puitN,a
Al Judge ". 6. BENEFITS stock farm, "RlvH.
SIDE" may seen Gs fine ndlsplly Of thoE0niAbA
and trOtting horses As eau be found ID lhtstl
AT Weston, the county seat, Is siGs'd Y
West Virginia Hospital for the Insane, rlsas
cent building costing about siUDWO. AhIt
sl25, 600 are annually expended for euHGi1
penSes, much OF which remains IN lls oG1lI
Weston Itself Is a thriving, prosperous alggnN
ing town OF some 2 100 inhabitants, pFtisy ~
at6d, well laid of, lighted with electric lst1
containing nearly oil the Ordinary neresl0 y
dICeinents,t HGly handsome residences H., ~
substantial business houses, SIX ChuH1t;s, lasl
school, IN opera house, four hotels, mucitlt
mill, planning mill, nm herb nedicne Eiat
factory, a building association, AVllsi ~
and national bank ,-,-
Weston presents 4 rare opening lm va
equipped tAnnery, amy wooden nlunuiaeN9i
carriage factory q pottery, aud espell4ll Ail9
WOODEN factory, the only one here having va
destroyed by fire. ,..,.t
A further glance at our county shows IN s. Y
teon or twenty small Villages, IN iss Fy ~
and teachers, with an enrolment oi w w w
ars, about twenty grlst mills and apou' Nv
churches OF all denominations. -,,,..
Upon the whole ouy people are sANauI=5 ".
hospItRble, contepted and prosperous ~
county Is making rapid progress ~ e'gl Y
spcct. II cordially Invites Immigration AVA
capital and new Industries. .,..u,vvr,
yt,, nv ",