Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1897-09-10
ADAMS BROS.
TRAMWAY.
And a Pleasant Day in
the Country.

The lines fall in pleasant faces to
an editor sometimes, nevertheless.
The editor of this papor wishes to
record his appreciation and onioy.
ment of day, nevcr-to be forgotten.
III tho county. by special ongago
ment we went out to Unaka last
Monday "to spend the day" OF
course we fell into the hands of Rev,
WIN. III, Kelly, and it goes without
saying, that We had grcnt time.
Such n dinner Mrs. Kelly said
she was without n cook, but wo can
testify that there was first class
cook Oh deck last Monday, Such
nam, fried chicken, gilt edge buttor,
rich milk coffee strong enough to
lioat an iron wedge, almost; cream
that needed TO be cut with krife.
almost; preserves, apple butter,
peaches and cream-but wo cannot
enumerate. Wo were "too full for ut
terance" when wo left that bounti.
lul board, presided over, as it was
with such easy and digniliol grace
and welcome. We will say no moro
on this line, lest our hospitablo host
and hostess be over.run with hungry
editors from all sections of the coun.
try.
After dinner Mr.. Sam. Kelly pro
posed trip up the inclino tramway
OF the Adams Bros. to tho top of
Rich mountain. We confess
that we were not much
Inclined to take the ride, but Welded
to superior numbers and resources,
and struck out. Tho tramway as
our readers know, has been built
entirely across tho mountain from
Thompson's Valley to tho valley of
the Clinch, bringing orc of tho fin.
est bodies of timber in Virginia
within easy access of tho railroad.
We spont about six hours in the vi.
cinity, and during tho time about
$4,000 feet OF fine lumber was put
over the mountain. This is equal to
about eighteen 4 horse teams.
These Adams boys-four of them
altogothor-aro splendid types of
the progressive untiring Virginian.
When this enterprise was suggested,
about May 1st, of this year, the
whole country thought it chomeri.
cal visionary and impossible. But
while people were discussing, pro.
and con. the boys went at it, and
the community was startled one fine
morning this summer, by whistle
from q steam engine on top OF Rich
mountain--yes, an engine on top of
Rich mountain! Now all you have
to do is TO load tho chr on either, or
both sides of the mountain and the
engine does the rest.
The Adams Bros. have cut al
ready something like two million
feet of lumber, and have only tolch
ed On the outskirts, and around The
edges. The vast virgin forests of the
Valley. Tramways are running in
different directions now, bringing
logs to the mill, and bringing the
sawed timber away, and things are
moving like clock work. As tho
work progresses the machinery and
road and all, will be improved and
enlarged. This tramway will be the
cause OF others being built. Why
not one across East River Mountain,
tieing Graham and BlueIield and
Clear Fork, Wolf Greek and the
Cove Creek countries, and Bland
county, all together? Mr.. Sam, v.
Kelly has been the Adams boys
right hand man, Sam lis little but
loud" He can survey a railroad,
lay out camp, run an engine-in
fact lie has made one-and do many
things. He is useful man to have
around. We are indebted to him
aud Will, and especially to their kind
parents, for red letter day in tho
country.