New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-01-08

An enumeration of the various points eAdni-
4 mod could rot fail therefore, 70 be more OF
/ loss incomplete and misleading But are there
| papayv trees and there coklng co.io MN
Pikcvlllc to Elkhorn, and 80 on across the rue
| AWAY DOWN 70 Hunters Valley. IT, the SOUTH
! western corner of Virgiria? Yes, there are pa
! paw trees and coking coals no man can geV
! say how many popaws or nov hhuch coni"S
/ SAINT Lanes old hen might do her work vi
| discovery here also. Would You care to learn
! how much the owners Of lard ana mlhiiiG TIL Ti
! know IN regard TO their untouched hoaiu iL has
question this man who comes along; ana VIII h q.
/ rua~y acres Of what he calls cooking coal ~
sell Well. here he is and this Is what he
Question Sold that coking coal YET sir
Answer Nav. hits thar yit. and good COOK
! inc coal too" orh
Q How about the, ash ~ A. Ernous"
/ ash to make soap for all winter" -,
! O. ANY sulphur A. Not ernouSh sui
! plur to make or luci!cr match" o,
A. How much volatile. matter A.
" Stranger, Their ART no matter" %,
O. What percentage Of fixed carbon 10 ~
J Can't rightly say crbout fixed carbon nam
hccrd nothin bout il but reckon Their anu
II is a rough country very, very rough cGn i.
try We were in effect taking the w9ri a , ntp
the wilderness. Our three wagons. ioadcu m ond
tents and provisions our score OF men "n ~
horses made short niGhts and long days OF ~;
camping the first night AT VcnteT's' May 81 a,1
pressing on with many dctonr III St ,nformo.
ton. by Ash Camp. Elkhorn and thsough me
Breaks. TO Mullins, on Camp Rranc', Tor INC
Tn" situation Of Tikhorn where there is the
ls,ainninc Of a village. is lovely. with its hun
bred acrcs o: smooth highland surr9unee" Nv
wooded hills but found II Impossible III . io,
Pine Mountain REGION 20 spare orr ahmira'i,p"
for smaller beauties. inasmuch as the naa,''i.
cent qorre l,rewr - Tho Breaks claimed II
H. Here the Biz ''andy River. the Gcntir currri,
o. which had acrvcd u.s. SO amIal Is n', a
torrent. chafnr G1ehlng rluncing between nr,rr
| cFrs aad forost-clothrd iuoUntnn walls: NV
r.iyilccc is to catch some ph s." Of me pion.or
-, tfffff
or rorce. show IN" results which VIII sNr"i'
follow upon such leading Of the WoriI mo ,''e
wor,er for ,h G ta, ' Tcasonabic creatures
| .l,r'l Lov. had ~ canin ont ~ Mullins ana
break camp NJ o'clock in the morning ~ @rI"r
- roacn other cnnninr ground on H." Nc'lT"
p;,.or .core nirrtr,u. Il will seem sfranoc that
-2s M,cI, ,ralnr. trees twenty nchea or moro IN
diameter should have heon counted IN district
Wiz, co,crcd with gigantic popars and oaks
whom. NJ the eimr time. tho pHop.' livlhT ~
slcht of all this wealth wcr" 50 mi@rrnp,Y noorr
! fho, we coud with difficulty got corn 70 1"ru
| orr horree How the novcrty of H." people ana
tho wealth ~ 40 forest dd anrcol 70 our puan-
thropiet v'o had made fortune m IuTp'r
II wa an raev mornings ride from our camp
on liz, Nct luIe. wl"rc one Of the guides -not
80 a moss ~ small fish. usin- n mn?,lo- ,nad,nT
| should cav for thor" are ncrhaps dozen houses
and u - inst acI ues the river IT. MInn"1poN-
! where There ia NOT ON" hons" q. YET. IVt thr-
a railway pnea.s, And only tho Dublin MAJ and
| W., i, ,I. h.outirnl yaV.v ~ the Clinch
! p.,,r -" -Duhln man ana messed on south
card la,.iny behind tie lond - Goals, hlt only
20 G1d ,Ioiuiur H. tie la0d thai hll, The d'scrn-
~, hrc9G w,fSo1t lcarccn'.e tou shalt not lack
| ,.-.ft.., ir IL. land Hl.., stones ar" iron. "
! fln. cal and mo iron como together an over
! Inn A. Hunters Valley. although ~ Is ~ u" @l
tLa, thc rcat coal area terminates, on th" south
.rn .tlo p, we eqV that j. began on th" northern
! hnundgrv I'M ~" camel variety 49,,
1r.. nearest LARGO Ncfra 81 rlkng coal O' when
| 7 i.,. ,ro,,i.l-e ara about ten miles distant
| g. - Oh. fn..i'ffrOus arI Ori-naly ores Of Bick
| ,r, pil.o Hunters Valley -" first iron ""
| ',S TIA. ion hrs that before tho
,,,r a certain william White. who found very
80 and r...-l ZION i'm the Copper Ridge country
, U.,ln r.-'.or - flc slutl also took away
| i,r, ono .,n q Ifollarhcre or Orisnny or"
Sine. William Wii,fs day u has hcoa used 70
| ''n,I 1 I'm io'cs In tho roaI
,,,..,.,,t az slcl useful orcs which 90
, 80. t,r,.c, IKE luf,-r. cau only speak
r,,f.. ..,, seem. and b,og that o re- il not
..t., .....r ia. 20, much imuortanc"
r ...'...1 2, ,,h,f ir1v 4av on a sub
. r.,.,.r- toclnic,l know edge. which ! do
~,l ,r..r,rfe,l examination " the
| ,o-r,i,r. .. .l,...ion which vls unable 10 Civ"
''l'.'' 'a. .'.t I or.r what / would say
1000. .'- ,..'..... ....-.', and my impression
80 ir.... ,...l,- .of,thworI from this point,
iN1' ''' "' o., ,f, ma oofi. ar. M Gran
'''o.' '' .,,ift.r,us Or,slnuv" and per
/ '''''' 20, r i.,.. fl.rc and .IcryNvhcrc
! Ill., ., .. In. n.a.,. Of 90 IN 10 per cent
'.' . ...,.,.-,,.. ~ land which l. barely
| 'i, ..,t ,L. hiy forest tf,,re and
,' ~, ..,i , Lil by awning n az
! ft L -.. .roncrtv would be just Ike peel
minus f'F'
/ lag .'..NH .,. .i..,t v,uo,. rc~ion wa
' ,.. ..,,,,. another -ort Of mlne a strangely