West Virginia: its farms and forests, mines and oilwells; with a glimpse of its scenery, a photograph of its population, and an exhibit of its industrial statistics

J. R. (Jacob Richards) Dodge

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SAW DIEGQWEST VIRGINIA:
ITS
FARMS AND MINES ANDFORESTS, OIL-WELLS;
WITH A GLIMPSE OF ITS A PHOTOGRAPH OF ITSSCENERY,
AND AN EXHIBIT OF ITSPOPULATION,
INDUSTRIAL STATISTICS.
BY
J. R. DODGE
OP THE U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE.
PHILADELPHIA:
,
B.J. LIPPINCOTT & CO.
1865.Entered to Act of in theaccording Congress, year 1865, by
J. R. DODGE,
the ofIn the Clerk's Office of District Court the United States for the of Columbia.PREFACE.
comeTHE oak that the hasgraces mountain-slope
from an acorn an From aerrantplanted by squirrel.
inseed as in a Kanawhasmall, dropped Yalley mail-bag
unconsciousness of hidden this volume
equal germ-life,
has little little. Like the forest itsby oak,grown,
has been orwithoutnatural,growth pruning "pinching
or artistic of sort. The aimback," fashioning any only
to make it true to nature howeverhas been and to life,
itshomely phase.
A letter with a reference to mineralsingle striking
followed other a tour ofresources, by correspondence,
observation in behalf of the ofDepartment Agriculture,
of State archives and national census sche-exploration
free conferences with business menanddules, intelligent
of West led to the exhibit made in the UnitedYirginia,
of for 1863.States EnterprisingEeport Agriculture
citizens of other attracted theseStates, resources,by
to know more of their character and extent. Inwished
answer to such from all sections of thedemands, North,
hasbeen induced to this littlethe author volume,prepare
as intervals of leisure afforded opportunity.
It was a unknown toterritory, practicallyvirgin
wealthindustrial without records of its naturalwriters,
of oror transactionsreported agricultural geographical
(iii)IV PREFACE.
societies. Hence this is but a and sur-partial cursory
in its and no means exhaust-vey, preliminary nature, by
ive of the As such it is and not as asubject. presented,
mature and full exhibit of the natural resources and
industrial condition of West Virginia.
To the ac-following persons, among many others,
for valuable information andknowledgments sugges-
tions are tendered : Hons.W. T. P. G.gratefully Willey,
G. K. V. D. Hub-Van J. and C.Winkle, Blair, Whaley,
the State in United Statesbard, ;representing Congress
District H.Attorney, Benjamin Smith;
A. I. Boreman Hon.A. G-. LeonardAssessor, ; Governor, ;
President of the State Senate SenatorsJohn M. ;Phelps,
Stevenson and
;Carskadon, Young Delegates,Burley,
Messrs.and Crawford;McGrew, McWhorter, Ruffner,
B. of the Baltimore and OhioW. P. Smith and J. Ford,
H. D. Rich-Railroad Messrs. H. J. C. S.Debar,
; Hagans,
and J. E.Wharton. The favorsA.W.ardson, Campbell,
inof however are held remembrance.others, small, equal
J. R. D.
D. 1865.WASHINGTON, C., August,