Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-08-17
AMONG The MOUNTAINS.
Some Further Observations by
President Barnes.
His Work and Travels i'm the Interior
Of the State-Experience With Sa.
loon Keeper The latter Threatens
Arrest-Beauties and Wonders of
Nature in That Section.

AEFeSt-DeAut1eS anu WONDERS OF
Nature in That Section.
Camden-on-Gauley consists of two
hamlets, situated on the Gauley river,
about one mile apart.
Gauley river is about as large as
Cheat river, and resembles it very
much AT Camden. it is 2, ESQ above
the sea, while Elk river, only 20 miles
distant by the railroad, is only $40
feet above the sea, or /, 40 feet lower.
At Centralia, which is near the
junction of Holly river with Elk river
the mountain scenery is the most
beautiful aud sublime of any that |
have looked upon. The river canyons
wind among the majestic mountain
spurs that stand like huge pillars
guarding winding pathway.
Near Bakers run station, huge
mountain stands apart from its fell
lows, like great hay stack in a mead
,ow. The railroad runs around one
side Of it, and Elk river on the other
side At some time in the past, the
river channel may have been where
the railroad now is.
I1E DOOIut duD tllll1CuSC
mills of the !Gauley river Lumber Co.
are located at Camden. These are the
most thoroughly equipped lumber
tQills thatI have examined. They
ais prepared to work up every particle
of d spruce or poplar log, except the
saw dust, bark and surface knots.
On the smaller branches of these
streams the lumber companies build,
what &ley call splashes. These are
high wooden dams, with a sluice.
When the sluice is closed a large vol
ume of water aecumGlates above the
dam The gates are then opened and
the water thus liberated rushes out
and the stream below is swelled TO
flood tide and the logs that have been
previously thrown into the bed are
,drifted 10 the boom. The opening of
a splash is quite an occasion.
While at Cowen, | was invited to
speak at temperance meeting.
consented to do so, and had bit of
experience that might have resulted
seriously to some parties.
The County Court had granted Ii
cense to saloon in Cowen, against
the expressed desire Of at least nine
stenthS of the citizens, and their meet
iings and protests against the saloon.
The keeper of the saloon, for rea-
sons which / cannot state, came out
to hear my talk. / suppose that some
of my suggestions were too practical,
if applied to his place, to suit his no
tion of personal liberty, and the rights
of the vicious and lawless elements of
human society. And before | was
done speaking he got up and making
vigorous gesture with his hat left
the room, muttering threats in lam
guage more forcible than elegant.
In the morning | was informed that
me was going to swear out warrant
against me, and have me arrested for
making an incendiary speech, and re-
quire me to give bond for my good
behavior.
/ sent word to him that / was anx
ious for him to carry out his threat,
as thought | would enjoy such an
experience as would follow an arrest
for making a temperance speech.
preached the next night in the Bap-
fist church, but | was disappointed
in not being arrested.
From Cowen [ came down to SUIT
ton, the capital of BraXton Co. Here
Twas told that Of the 1900 people
living in the town, only % of them
. were lawyers.
This town is situated on both sides
of Elk river, which is spanned by an
iron suspension bridge
The original name Of the town was
Suttonville, but when the new county
of Braxton was organized, and the
county seat located here. the vile was
dropped, like tadpole's tail.
From the summit of the High
Knob, on the farm of John G. Morri-
son, one can see objects in twelve diff
ferent counties. This is the most ex-
tensiye view to be had anywhere in
this state. | did not go to see this
knob.
While at Sutton / listened to case
in Justices court, tried by Jury.
The amount in dispute was $32. &c
and the costs up to the beginning OF
this trial, amounted to $780, The
most important question involved
now, was, not who should get the
S32. 20, but who should pay the costs.
In the office of the Braxton Demo-
crat / found copy of the New Do
MINIoN. 1t must have been an un-
usually good number, for it seemed to
me that had never read copy that