The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1914-05-15
LETCHER COUNTY
AND WHITESBURG.
What is Happening in this
Rich Coal Territory
of Kentucky.

whitesbutg, Ky, May l2.-Track
laying on the Carolina, Cllnchfield Y
Ohio railroad between EllihorE CI'y.
KY, and Dante, Va, 20 miles through
1.-THE Breaks" Of the Big Sandy, an i'm
portant connection, liz now being rush
ed with all possible speed and will be
conf leted and trains running within
two weeks, BY July LIST IL is hoped
that passenger service can be insti-
tuted. This forms connection with
the Eastern Kentucky coal fields, the
cities OF the Northwest--l rich aSri-
cultural region. and the clues Of the
Atlantic sea coast. The road has been
a mighty expensive connection.
The Indian Creek & Pound River
railroad terminating at Pound, Va,
two miles from the Kentucky border
line east Of here. has been purchased
by Bristol and Knoxville parties who
will start at once the building OF a L.
mile extension from Poun1 - freeing
along and contiguous to the Nentucrv
line into a rich coal and timber dls-
trict where a large coal and timber
development Is planned Cor the irnr.'
date future. The construction WORK
is TO start at once. Several hundred
hands will be given work, Two large
mills will be installed.
Track laying on the Potter Fork
Bottom Branch and Younts Fork spurs
of the Lexington & Eastern from Neon
into Raymond and Hemphill the mann
moth new development work OF The
Mineral Fuel Co, is being rushed Win
all possible haste. and within ten -
twelve days all three lines will be In
operation, carrying out the unusually
large coal tonnage. Hundreds of men
are at work laying the steel and COM
pleting the grade work. Great strides
OF Industrial work is In progress
throughout the whole OF the Elkhorn
and Boones Fork coal fields OF the
county. Coal mining in all the camps
is being rushed with all possible speed,
and the railroads are taxed to their
limit to haul the large tonnage.
Aunt Jane Dotson, aged 81. formerly
OF this county and widow Of tho late
Rev Mathew S. Dotson, methodist
minister, died at her home near the
a long illness, leaving hundreds Of or .
springs. Aunt Jane was one Of the
best loved women of the mountains.
Uncle Jesse Profit, aged SO, an old
Confederate veteran of the Milestone
Creek section above here, died yester-
day after a brief illness. He was the
father of 16 children. all Of whom sur
vive him.
Whooping cough and measles have
been raging for some time in certain
sections OF Letcher county and as n
result several deaths have occurred,
especially among children. Four out
Of the family OF Robert Younts, Of
Neon, this county, are dangerously
low OF both whooping cough and
measles, two of Younts' children hav-
ing already died. The others are not
expected to live. Ills Is an unfortun-
ate family.
The Whitesburg and Maylxing ball
teams played interesting games at
Mayklng yesterday resulting in vic
tory for the whitesburg team, the
score standing 1 TO 2. Colly also
played the Mayking boys, In victory
for the Mayking team. Much interest
was manifested In the game.
The Coeburn Lumber Co., at May
king. is completing n first class COM
missary building and boarding house
for the convenience OF their employees,
and are getting along well with the
saving.
County Court Clerk II. d. Bentley
and Mrs. Bentley. Mr.. and Mra. W. r.