The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1895-04-19
A GOOD SUGGESTION
For Stopping the Wa
Land Survey Fraud.
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ED. News. Your correspondent
boarded the steamer Sandy Val
ley" headed for Plkeyil!e. The
passenger list comprised Judge
Padgett, OF this place, and a Mr.,
Hall, nephew of the late lamented
notorious Talt Hall who was exc
cuted at Wise c. H., Va, for as the
Bible says; "a life for life? Tie
trip became monotonous as the
patter of the wheels upon the wat
er lost its charms. The hours
dragged heavily along as the little
craft steamed and battled with the
tides until that instrument so in
dispensable for counting time indi-
Gated that another day had rolled
into space ard that it was time that
this bundle of nerves was laid to
rest.
Breakfast was served and W
sought the fresh balmy air and a
position from which we might en-
joy the many splendid scenes Of
the Big Sandy. Duck shooting on
the steamer was INDUCED in by the
crew and the few passengers. Mr..
Hall, who seemed to be very handy
with a gun, carried with him a Win
chester, proved to be a fine shot,
and among the many palatable
dishes served for dinner was wild
duck" cannot pass this point
without saying that the Sandy
Valley" is by large majority the
best feeder on the river.
The many "go to hell, if you
please names that represent the
various points that give trouble to
navigation on this river are shock
ing to Sunday School girl. Islip
in few, that your readers may
judge as to the moral character Of
rivermen. "Hell's Gate" Devils
Drawbar," Hell for Sartan," "Dev-
lis Nubbin," "rwisten Winds"
Bundle Bee," Greasy" Aunt
Viney's Ruffles.
AT nightfalI we were landed at
the wharves of the oldest town in
Eastern Kentucky, viz. Prestons-
burg. There We stopped at the
Ford inn. Here you find splen-
did table and good rooms. Ed
(now, every body knows ED is too
lazy to build fires. Aught cannot
be said OF Mrs. Ford but Ell, he's
powerful lazy.
Floyd county was create out oil
the counties OF Mason, File nllg
and Montgomery in the year 1879
and embraces the territory that
now composes seventeen counties.
1t was named for Gen. John b.
Floyd, OF Va. Prestonsburg, the
county seat, was named in honor
of Col. John Preston, of Va, who
owned the .ogn site This town is
81 years old and does not care TO
hide her age by using paints or
whitening. She very much
has the appearance Of having tor
pid liver. Experts from the late
schools are advocating the taking
OF oil, which will restore the pa
tient. No oil, she is then dead OF
patient waiting.
i Mr.. Harrison of the "YAllet"
Poplar Lumber Co., has built near
the head of Beaver "slush" dam
that holds 100000 cubic feet OF
water, with which he says he can
hold Beaver at a fve-foot stage for
eight ho1rs. This is a new feature
in the logging business in this sec.
ton, and if successful will be the
means Of bringing out many thou
sands Of logs thlt otherwise will
: have to wait for rail transportation
, Mr.. Harrison, who has been an ex-
! tensive traveller, is from the north.
western pine regions, but is highly
pleased with our poplIr. He
thinks there is som hid den mys-
terry causing the very slow devel
OPEN snt OF our vast coal deposits
He reports on Beaver thu very fin.
est deposits Of camel coal. can
not (oreso the opportunity of of
ing here a suggestion a. to what i,
+ probably one of the chief causes oil
the nondevelopment OF our coal re-
sources. That is the many imperfect
land titles and the schemers that
are working fakes upon men who
would take hold Of ana push &c.
velopment. | met today gentle.
man who has been worked on the
old "Walcott" racket.
1t is being inlimated that some
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