The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-09-11
THE MARION COUNTY SURVEY.
The Surveying Party Running
Between Monongalia and Marion They
Fare Well when on the Monongalia
Side-Pleasant References to Numer-
Gus MonongaIians.
Correspondence Fairmout index

Correspondence Fairmout index
Our marty il cnmnosed of comfy
Surveyor Wesley S. Prickett. Of Mar
| ion county. George W. johnson. of
Monopealia County Superintendent
of Schools. ]. M. Satterfield. Of Marion
county. who was with Surveyor Mer-
rift % years ago when the county was
surveyed. Mr.. A. S. Robey. axman.
Messrs. B. Frank Wilson and Ben s.
Wilson. chairman. Enh Morgan and
B. L. Butcher. Mr.. Morgan and Mr.
s., .nrfield each carry a sight stan, one
ii5 It ? ld the other back What we
mirs a foresight we catch in the hind
siph1. sd that when we even nm our
"foresIght is as good as our hind
sight, Mr.. Butcher does the tscom-
missary act.- 1t takes more than one
farm house to feed and he'd our mar
ty. and not Inconvenience those who
kindly provide for ms. We have been
extremely we'll taken care of So far.
Our friends. the farmers in this region
are blessed with good land and bonn
tiful crops of all kinds. Young chick.
ems. fruit. vegetables OF All kinds and
berries are plentiful and ..milk and
honey flow"
The second div opened fopoy and
cool and we gathered little slow,
Mr.. Robey who lives at Gloyer,s Gan
had gone home and was first, ON the line
this morning. The others soon show
ed I'M and nv 8 O'Clock we were swing
| inc along at a good cate The flrst
DAVIS experience had given noints
ali around so that nj noon
we were more than a mile from the
Gum Stump. To even nm with the
Mononpalia neonle we determined IN.
day TO forage down Dunkard crock
and our Onartermaster with his ,snal
discrimination found Mr. hudson Halls
home in fnll view of our work and we
hogan nm tho good tbings down IN Aid
Mononpalia. We fonnd we conld ali
be comfortahlv honsad at Mr. Uall,s
and 50 came hack for the NIGHT Mr.
ROXY went homo again hnt tho .sSey.
en- Sleepers', found annie time to in.
terest and amuse. and. while the sur-
yeyors checked nm their work thc bio
telescone was trained nm tho fnll moon
and Astronomv ssheld tho hoardsn far
old and yonn9 including tho neigh.
bors. A Mrs Uorner. an efficient mn.
sic teacher was also ouost for tho
night. Music soon disnlaced Astron-
omv Satterfield is onr star norforn,-
or. Ben Wilson is a GOOD second bnt
is bashful vet We are now annroach-
inc Africa and tho results of The third
day NAV hiring Won more startling news
than any VET forwarded
We came near getting aAfrican in.
To Marion the third dav II shonld
he evnlained that Africa ;s +. locaI
name for ono of tba main branches NJ
Dunkard crock thai. heads naar Gala
fin and flows nearly west m e. LOO
where if meets the branch comino
from the south. The Sudden turn in
the dividing ridge misled ms for n
short time but before GOING far we
| shacl,- tr,cked, and Africa wsS ssvad
One of our marty visited ST Loo in
Mononoalia ta law in snnnlv of Sir
Walter RaIeioh,s discoverv and while
there learned of the s.mad dou sea-
that has been excitinu neonla moro
for some time. A fellow from about
Rlacksville drove mn and aiigbted ut
the store and seemed IN no aconainted
with the neonle there and said when
he left home thai morning he mt in
the loaded ravolvar en- r. he mot n mad
doc he could .snluu II y There were
fonr ar Ave children and fonr adults in
the store room Our WALKING deIegate
gave tho nistol man fa,y sbotS fron,
his mind and evacuated tho nlaco
The law against nistols is not enforced
with SUFFICIENT savar;tv To oliminato
cranks
The avanino lata of tho third dow
found ms AGAIN at Mr. Halls who're ya
again farad vol Mr. Hall was IN
Kansas visiting two NJ his hrotborS
whom tho Oklahor,a ononina cann
and was nresant and narticin.tod in
tho oraat race that nopn1a+ad a Stota
in a dav = ~
rho foprth dav wa oot to ,vorL oarlv
and forced ahead nassino a round 40
headwaters of Flat Rnn On tho Mons
ongalia side followina tho divide
ronnd to tho ton ~ RaIo Ovon tnoh
which ovorlooLs tho conntrn To- H.
and stands in fnu Wow 81 tho Greet
Flat pm oil f,eld tho contro of which
is the village Known at Wash;noto ',,s as
C.llatin to tho old settlers as III U;a r'
land Church tnnonv as ' Goosa uaas s -
and 70 avarvbodv nc E r P,ow Thara
ara two Stores two ho,rd;no bonsos
ono gooa barber shon ono hiao L0uI,
Sho,, ono chnrcb eftv al nuaIIs ton
dyall;naS and ono saloon r. ;s pood
loss ~ Sow Tho SALOON dnos hus,noss
thouoh Tho nronrietor was ont aorIv tn
learn inst WHARF tho ,;na nassod 80 w. oo
to he ah,e ~ GOT oysr into Monnnn 1o T.,
wbon The Mor;on Coz eonntu osaonrS 90 ono no
q f,or hin, Soma ono h.a $3.50 snn+ IT, h;n,
word tbav would no oftor h,n, ;,St hn
go co,,rt md ha sa;d ~ - tha ,uJU ~
,na,,1d closo m fo,a H. noa ~ ns
visit sstiIl tha clonds ~, NV y % W. W.
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,r v4G hara o hoon $500 az o Ia
na a% a tha o d;garont , raads pay nd
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their motbors yyera comne,,a NJ ~ "s saa
III ,na uV th;s 100 In 49, ~ PC
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