West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1897-05-20

| Che0t river TO the mouth of Sandy
IN Preston county, and up the
Tygart's Valley river to six miles
above Grafton, aud up tho West
Fork river to Weston. Tho 900
foot level extends up tho North
Branch OF the Potomac above Pied
mont TO Bloomington. and up the
south branch OF the Potomac To the
forks of the river above Petersburg.
IN Graut county.
The l,500-toot contour line ex
tends up the Bg Sandy river to the
mouth of Cucumber Crock in Me.
DSwell county, up tho Greenbrier
river to Lowell station, and up the
Now river beyond the Virginia line
to the mouth OF Elst river.
1t extends up tho Guulcy to
Hughes Ferry, up the Elk to Ad.
olson, and up tho Little Kauuwha
to the moath of the right fork in
Upshur- Webster line.
This level extends up tho Buck
hannon river to the mouth of
Grassy run, in Upshur county, up
the Cheat river to st. George. in
Tucker county. In the eastern
counties thus luvel extends up the
river bed directly below Elk Gar
den and up tho south branch Of the
Potomac TO the mouth OF Deer run,
in PendIeton county.
Although the highest mountain
in the state is in Pcpdlo,op county,
the county of highest general elo-
walton is P0cahentas. This county
can hardly have an average eleva-
tion of less than 5000 feet above
the sea.
The Grocnbrler river enters Pc
cahontas county on either side OF
Beech Mountain at an elevation of
$500 feet above the sea and leaves
the county at its southern cN ircmIty
ut 1000 fePt above tho sea. Gran
berry river aud Williams river are
each 5000 feet above the sea ut
Pocahontrs- Webster line, and Elk
river passes the PocnhOntas Ran.
dolph line at height OF , 500 feet.
Shnver's Fork or Cheat enters
Randolph from Pocahontas at u
height Of 3,700 feet above the sea,
80 that the high uplands OF the
[ state are distributed among the
counties of Pendeton, Pocahontns
and Randolph. The following are
u few Of the highest elevations Of
that region, although many more
above 1000 feet in hoight might be
named:
Spruce Knob, Pondl,ton county,
4 $50 feet
Panther Knob, Pendlcton county,
4, 500 feet.
Bald Knob, Poe ,hontas county,
4, 800 feet.
Spruce Knob, PocahoAtas county,
4, 73O feet.
Mace Knob, Pocahontas county,
4, 700 feet.
Bear Mountain, Pocahontas coun- b
ty. 1900 feet.
Elleber Ridge, Pocahontas county
1900 feet.
Watering Pond Knob, Pocahon-
tas county, 600 feet.
High Knob, Randolph county,
4,7I0 feet.
Green Kneb, Randolph county,
4,4S5 feet.
Brier Patch Mountain, Randolph
county, 4,4SO feet.
Barton Knob, Randolph county,
4, 600 foct.
Yokum's Knob, Randolph coun-
ty, 1880 feet.
llutton's KNOB, Randol ph coun
| ty, 4,2G0 feet.
Blyard's Knob, Randolph coun
ty, 4, $50 feet.
The foregoing facts show that a
very large area Of our state los IT.
the comparatively high level Of
more than 1000 feet above tho sea.
Above this level farming operations
become very limited, and Whatever
| may have been the case while the
soil was new, the business Of this
region will ultimately become re-.
duccd TO three prlncipal pursuits,
forestry, grazing and mining.
Apples, however, thrive admir-
ably M all these upland counties
and more attention should be given
TO their culture.
The largest production Of the
various cereal crops in West Eir-
/ ginn IS clearly explained by The
topography Of our state Thus the
counties producing the largest
amounts Of corn arc in order as
/ follows Wayne. Jefferson Bork
elcy, Mason. The elevation Of
these four counties is the lowest Of
any four counties in the state.
The counties producing tbc lrg
est amounts Of wheat arc Jefferson.
[ Berkeley, Marshall aud Mason.
/ This is evidently due 10 The low
elevation Of the counties and con