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 iacos to
an editor sometimes, nevertheless.
The editor of this paper wishes to
record his appreciation and enjoy.
ment of day. nevcr-to be forgotten,
IN the county. by special engage
ment we went out to Unaka last
Monday "to spend the day" OF
course we fell into Che hands of Rev.
VIM. III. Kelly, and it goes without
saying, that we had great time.
Such a dinner Mrs. Kelly said
she was without cook, but we can
testify that there was n first class
cook on deck last Monday, Such
ham, fried chicken, gilt edge butter,
rich milk, coffee strong enough to
float an iron wedge, almost: cream
that needed 10 be cut with "A krife.
almost; preserves, apple butter,
peaches and cream-but we cannot
enumerate. We were "too full for nt.
terance" when we left that bounti.
iul board, presided over, as it was
with such easy and digniiel 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 incline tramway
of the Adams Bros to the top of
Rich mountain. We confess
that we were not much
Inclined to take the ride, but yielded
to superior numbers and resources.
and struck out. The tramwav as
our readers know, has been built
entirely across the mountain from
Thompson's Valley to the valley of
the Clinch, bringing ore of tho fin
est bodies of timber in Virginia
within easy access of the railroad.
We spent 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 horse teams.
These Adams boys-four of them
altogether-aro splendid types Of
the progressive untiring Virginian.
When this enterprise was suggested,
about May 1st of this year, the
whole country thought it chemeri
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 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 car 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 to1ch
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 the
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.
tielng Graham and Bluelield and
Clear Fork, Wolf Creek and the
Cove Creek countries, and Bland
county, all together? Mr.. Sam, "
Kelly has been the Adams BOYS
right hand man, Sam ''is 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
and Will, and especially to their kind
parents, for red letter day in the
country.