The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1896-03-25
a COPPER MINE.
1t Is Said That the Shining Metal Ex-
lists in Barbour County.

A Mr.. Taylor, of Barbour coun-
ty, this State. who is one of the
oldest settlers of that county, and
who has now passed his ninetieth
milestone, recently made affidavits
to the fact that in the year 1920, a
we'll was sunk to the depth of 262
feet in his vicinity and that rich
vein of copper ore was struck
For some reason the discovery
was never put to profit, and in time
the occurrence was forgotten by,
all but few.
A company has now been organ
lied by number of Wheeling
people who will develop that sec
tion. Some of the leading citizens
of the old State Capital are inter
ested in the matter and alreadyia
force of men are at work drilling.
The hole which is now being put
down is within two feet of the old
one and some important develop
ments may occur at any time,
If copper is found in paying
quantities shaft will be put down
and anime on an extensive scale
will be opened Verify the little
mountain state is rapidly coming
to the front, and can now produce
almost anything knownin the min
eral Kingdom.
DIED-At her fathers home in
Henderson, the 18th inst, at ~ m,
Mrs, Ben Rhoads, of consumption.
The deceased was % years of age.
Will be buried to-day at B p. m.
At his home in Sioux City, Ia,
w. II. II. Petty, on the Sth inst.
The deceased was n brother 9failI
j. Petty of this city.
While the. otllcr fellows are
howling about the method en-
ployed in his campaign, Mckinley
seems to be going right on serene-
ly getting votes wherever they are
in sight. This thing of profess
ional ethics is about dead letter as
far as politics are concerned.
The kentucky Legislature has
adjourned without electing a u. s.
Senator Col. Blackburn holds
over, however, until March 4th,
1897, and by that time kentucky
will be in shape to re-elect him to
succeed himself
Tho Democratic Congressional
Convention for the Fourth Dis
trict, to select delegates to the
National Convention, to be held at
Chicago, will meet in this city
June 18th, 1896.
Every member of the u. II. X.
of p. should be present at Union
Hall, Thursday night to commence
drilling w. IL. Hoyt has been re-
elected to the position of Captain
again and wants to get the boys in
good shape to capture few prizes
at Point Pleasant this Fall, on the
occasion of the meeting of Grand
lodge. Ravenswood News.
Congressman'Mi1IeF IMtiro6duc-
ed bill to pay 81, 100 to John IL.
Charles, of Point Pleasant, for IL
barrels of whisky and one barrelof
brandy taken from him during
the war; also bill to remove the
charge of desertion from the mill.
tary record of Thos. B. Kirk, of
Point Pleasant; also a bill to pen
sion jackson Lykins, a member of
the Indian scouts III the United
States army.
The thugs of Parkersburg are try
ing to down Detective Jim Mehn.
They had him arrested Monday,
on a charge of breaking into a
room. He is a terror to law-break-
ers. Tho Justice dismissed the
case, and Mehn is at liberty now to
down the thugs
Mr.. g. w. Henking sold to Mrgs
F. M. Roup, of Middleport, sixty
acres of the Beale farm yesterday,
Mr.. Priode, of Pomeroy, is nego-
tiating for timber tract of the
same farm. Gallipolis Tribune,
18th.
Old winters game long must cease,
HIS trumpcards all arc played;
The bloom VIII soon be on the rose,
The boomers on the maid.
The Salt manufacturers on the
river bend have entered into a
combine with manufacturers of the
East, whereby they receive an adj
vance of 18c per barrel for their
product.