Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1893-05-05

northern part of the. State where II iS but
$50 feet thick. It develops greatly toward
the southern counties where It Is 600 or
1000 feet il thickness. !; IS ofsutHcient
purity to be used for agricultural and
other purposes. rs an analysis OF half
dozen samples from different parts. OF
,he State show carbonate OF lime about
90 to 90 per cent. This limestone con
taius passages caused by underground
drainage and has numerous caves III II,
particularly in Grecnbrer county. It
weathcrs into i pleasing topography, rs
the fine farming districts of Grccnoner
and Monroe Will convince one.
The next rock Of srea, Importance IN
our State IS another mountain-makcr-
the Great Coug,omcrate, or Ml,,Stone
Grit. Wherever it shows lis head above
the surface it makes a wild topography
and contributes very materially to our
celebrated scenery. Its outcropS are US
ually skir;ed by magnificent growth OF
um5cr-chos;uu; poplar, oak and wal
nut, vet the rock cities" IT makes even
q, long distances from It's present out
crops. aud the steep sides it gives to the
hills. make farming impracucahle. Il
forms the the top OF Chestnut Ridge Lau-
rc, Hi. the main axis of Backbone
Mountain. and continues southwdrd,
th.cscuiug as it goes. From about 200
fec. on Cheat River itiucrcascs its thick
ness to about I,4ao feet, on New River.
I, uakcs all of the principl, waterfalls
IN our state. notably the falls on Deck
cr's Creek. Tyglr,'s Valley Falls, the
Great Falls of Blackwatcr, and the Falls
of the Great Kanawha. It extends
through the counties Of Mouonsalia,
Preston, Tucker, Randolph, Webster
Nicholas. Taycttc, Raleigh, Mercer
Wyoming and Mcdowell Il makes
lines OF bold cliffs along Cheat River,
Tygarts Valley and Ncw River, the
Hawks Ncst, on the last named river,
being famous. The Great Corglomcraic
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should be supplied with water from 1t.
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to the 'oPS o' INC il''.9' "'se sou S''''''S
ana s"hHs'o"eS "'''''', '.l'o d Wv, p ~" ~.
soiI Oh 'he tops Oh 'ne N'''N' O"' '''1 "'',
sides arc often 50 steep 'na' INC WASH
alter Il" p'o"'"s' 'o'S 'ne,' VI 81
most al Ihclf SOIL ""' '''''''s'''''' o''''
occur carrying down many '1''s ~
once. Prudence "o0'u ,"'.'''' 'i''
these sNon'd 'e 'g'' cow, '' " '''' "
uoA' OF II N'c"'I1' '"eN ~ ~ 80 P'''''' y
LANDS.
In the northern part o' '''1 ''''''' '''o
lmcsionc' o! inc co'I measures ar i"
mefo's an" III INC ,'1'"''y VI " ~ e''-e'
OF great 'n'c"nlsS' o1,"E J" Wv, |Ns,
gate $50 i',' J." ''''o>i,s'' '.''o VI ''''''
cient purity Tor as''~u''u''' P"' Pos''.
But upon gong So"'l"''" u - "o''0eu
that the limestone ocds gro" 'n,""g' u"'
Il. on crossing inc "''''e '>'''''" -" M -
they have almost u'SHlP-a'' 'p' " d,
only represented oy marry 'hA'''' "'''.0
the sandstones nave co'Fe'P'n'i"s'S
thicScaed ana nave grow" ''N's''e e.
TINS tact MAKES INC County ~ '''-
souiA"afd nave a 7HA'p' t"Sn.n' ''p's
raphy Win "'sn'' D''''' '"' ''' s'',, 49,
to farming such "' may ~ -" 80 -
southern A1.i OIL i>''',- ''iD ~ >'.' . -
counties "'' 'Hs'1 "''' '''''' ~
cred VAIN eNe-''-'' ''''''-'' ''.'
wei. adapted io' > a~'"E p1' -.
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gard TO ule 0o'' ''''.''u' - 80 .. Dun, -,
Number '5' "i 'n1 ''I''.N 80 .,., -
''Siea. surrey Dl .''' j. y -
the West Virginia 0'''l''''' ." 80 ~"
sections ol lAe structure '' ''''' ''''''' VI ''''
counties are 7Ao""' -
IL VIII Dc seen j o''l ,'-'2 - -.
we" il"I VIC nav 9 III ,'''' ''''''- .'' -,
iimc7'.hc9 oi 'Hc H's'''''
trenton ana il''''1'D- >" ,'', -.
part Oh the 9lale' 'N- 'iO-'','-'" In
stone through '"s 1'',' a. ''-,l - -,
part anu "a ''''-'.'.'''. ,.. - -
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