The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-08-17
Evening Chat

States Geological Survey OF the depart.
ment OF the Interior-Bulletin 632-
should be OF considerable interest to
engineers and surveyors. 1t shows the
Elevations of more than 200 marked
Il points in West Virginia as determined
by spirit leveling done from 1896 to
1915, inclusive, in cooperation with
the West Virginia Geological Survey.
The value OF these exact elevations
as starting points for engineering pro.
jects requiring their own surveyors
Is evident. In addition the bulletin
contains list OF more than hundred
less exact elevations derived from rec.
prds and topographic maps OF the I'm.
tied States Geological Survey. includ-
Ing attitudes OF well known SUBMITS
and other useful elevations.
The highest points noted in the list
Of datum points is thus described in
The bulletin:
Redwood, about 1875 miles SOUTH
east OF, southwest OF Greenbrier
road. 795 feet, northwest of road to
Duo, in rock; aluminium tablet, el.
ovation Ais feet
The highest point in the state thus
far determined is Spruce Knob in Pen.
ileton county, 1850 feet above the
mean sea level.
Engineers and others who have oc.
casion to use the bench.mark eleva.
tons in West Virginia should refer to
Bulletin 632 or apply to the Director Of
the Survey at Washington, D. c., for
the latest adjusted values, using the
bench markings as Identification nun.
bers only. -A'copy of the bulletin may
be obtained free on application to the
Director at Washington.
P. s. Fisher, Of Mount Tell, and a
member IS he county court Of Jack.
Z son county, recently made the trip by
auto from Pittsburgh to Charleston,
w. Va, and at the end OF 1t he wrote
such an excellent short description OF
the route that the state highway de.
partment has sent 1t out as sample
of how such job ought to be done.
tits as follows:
Beginning at Pittsburgh. the old
National pike will be the highway to
the West Virginia line, passing through
territory made historic by Braddock,
Washington. and other men and wo.
men Of world wide renown.
1.-THE battle of Fort Necessity built
by Washington, and the grave OF the
English General Braddock are marked
On the old pike from Uniontown. Craw.
ford who was burned at the stake by
the Indians and the white renegade,
Simon Girty, at Sandusky. Ohio, re.
sided at Connellsville, on a branch road
from Uniontown before he started on
his fatal campaign against the In.
dians. Washington's old grist mill is
nearby at place laid out and survey.
ed by him.
"From Uniontown We pass over the
pike to Morgantown, West Virginia.
This route begins In the great iron cen.
ter of the world and passes through
the great coke regions. In Morgan
town, tourists may visit glass factories,
tin plate mills. and other industries.
The West Virginia State University
is located at Morgantown.
From Morgantown. the route fol.
lows the pike along the Monongahela
river to Fairmont This city is one
Of the busiest industrial centers in the
state affording tourists opportunity 10
visit planning mills, machine shops,
brick and tile factories.
From Fairmont We pass over the
Fairmont and Clarksburg pike to
Clarksburg. This city Is the center
ola coal mining region, and in the
neighborhood are numerous oil and
gas wells. One OF the largest zinc
spelter factories In the country is To-
Gated here, its works covering sixty
acres.
From Clarksburg we pass over 10
Parkersburg. This city Is situated on
the Ohio river at the mouth OF the Lit.
tie Kanawha OIL and natural gas are
abundant in the neighborhood. About
two miles below the city Is the island
which is famous as being the home Of
Harmon Blannerhassett, whose story
The whole world knows.
From Parkersburg, the route pass
esYoyer the old Parkersburg and
Charleston pike by way OF Ripley and
6issonyille to Charleston. Following
this route, We pass through the wide
bottom land Of JACKSON county along
the Ohio which is famous as being the
greatest corn region In the state. Tie
southern part Of Jackson and part OF
Kanawha along this route have good
farming, grazing, and coal lands with
very bad ways for marketing their
products.
charleston is the capital of West
Virginia, and is situated on the Great
,xanawha river, fifty eight miles from
Che Ohio. 1t is great manufacturing
center. Here tourists have opportui,.
ity to visit the state houses, contain.
Ing all kinds of curiosities and relics
from all parts Of the state, the larg.
est ak factor in the world. glass fac.
tories, iron foundries, beautiful church.
es, and line schaols.r