The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1903-02-12
DEVELOPMENTS
In the Elkhorn Valley OF Ken
lucky.

FrNuonv. KY. Feb. S.-Another /
iav in the heart Of the Elkhorn coal |
district and the half has not been
told. Where. once the revolver, the
winchester aud the rife rent the arr
with bitter strife and dissolution
there peace predominatcs' where :
few wears ago. the wild bear and deer d
,oamed At will untouched, unframed,
now the spirit Of progress prevails ,
with msgie hand. Advancement /
prorress aud the busy hum OF indus
trv Is everywhere written in bold iace
TYNE. In every liscord and union is
prevalent. aud there Is a happy con
tented people 40 Elkhorn. The /
schools and churches dot the narrow /
valley. and DER the hillsidcs and |
mountain slopes tall trees oi the
poplar and OAK variety TEEN forth,
Will, underneath those virgin forests
mammoth veins of the finest cooking
coal in existence lies almost wholly
, dormant. Not far away lies that
famous and historic Pound Gap
' famous in history as the stamping
}, ground Of the late lamcnted Garfield,
e which spot, today presents scene OF
~ one time hostile carnage. The
climate is altogether delightful aud g
number OF health-giving springs in
close proximity. furnish as pure water
As heavens own. In time TO come
N great health resorts will be ia cvi.
=. dsuce Taking all in an the cool
De crisp. girghng waters making tneu
mad dash DER the rough hewn pebbles
and the giant powders, and the de
hehtiul. breezy currents that hoa
~ DER mountain. hill and vale all Civ
A evidence OF an earthly haven nestle
ty among the towering hilltops oi las'
en- ern Kentucky. seldom found els'
where. Knox County may boast q
hes rich oil Territory. but Elkhorn
/, taking 70 the front. aud Is destine
70 become the coming section OF tt
'e' commonwealth. Less than a yes
d. ago men Of capital aud brains can
ers up Ekhorn. uuawares, ou prospee
he ing tour. They were SO reasonab
impressed with the outlook that
dozen or more men were put into q
field 20 buy mp every acre OF lsi
- that could be purchased, regsrdle
Der of the cost. Owing 20 the suddeune
ion Of the owe many Of the tamers sd
tn, their property before proper CO
~ siaeyati1n was taken. Others "
were not over anxious we're pa
fabulous prices ia the end The boz
spread broadcast. extending aer'
~ the divide. and down the waters
~" Boone's Fork. Kentucky River, Nj
wv" stone. Thornton and Cully Cree
to Whitesburg, near the center OF
and county. The Northern Coal a
70 Coke Company. composed princips
ton Of Ohio, Michigan. Peunylvania $
u West Virginia capitalists, with Js
ana C. c. MAYO. the mountain magns
9 20 in the lead. were at the head Of
inc project. Since the beginning OF
Jase project the Sandy Valley and +
born Railroad Company has b
organized, and is 70 extend f
II. Pikeville. the county seat Of 1
county, up Eikhorn. through the
nous coal belt tunnel. AZ the h
g. waters OF BOGUS Fork. thence d.
.ns said Greek 70 the Kentucky RI
q ts aud wish the river 70 Whitesb'
ssz- distance Of fifty miles, the SUI
esare having been completed some
sea-, months sgc. A large force OF h'
al,le are now at work between Shelby
e and aud Pikeyills. and almost half
Miss grade Is completed, while, in
= -. weeks, as the Post representative
!. ne informed. several thousand hands
sea 10 De distributed between this place
ass Of Shelby Gap. During the spring
s.s = summer months the line Is % be
! psof. psesed. and. BY November LIST.
J mas confidently hoped that Elkhorn :
on s5 will be sending cut her superior
~ : 49, = in inmsnse quantities. The iiae
<xs 10. he subsequently sxteaded 20 WI
'ssssi- burg. A large force d hsads
: sen- been st work Cor the past
~ = months miaipg coal, building
3 oar osess. etc. At E,khora. Ths I
,le Vas we're snpsrsatended by she r
sssfxs Brokers', the famous Coanelis
= - Pa, coke oven bsilisrs and a.
y 81 ~ uefei> IL evsgy respect.