WEST VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY. 



Population of Gilmer County. 



Products. The principal animal products of Gilmer 

 County are cattle, horses, sheep, poultry, hogs and mules. 



The principal agricultural products are corn, potatoes, 

 hay, apples, wheat, and oats. The soil of the county, like that 

 of Lewis, is especially adapted to forage crops, being natural 

 blue grass land. 



The principal mineral products are coal, oil and gas. 

 There is no manufacturing industry in the County. 



Property Valuation. According to Hon. J. S. Darst, State 

 Auditor, the following table shows the property valuation for 

 the two years ending with 1914: 



1913 1914 



Real Estate $6,156,981 $6,240,254 



Personal Property 2,088,368 2,329,060 



Totals $8,245,349 $8,569,314 



A comparison of the above figures with those for other 

 counties in the Auditor's Report shows that Gilmer ranks 40th 

 in point of wealth in the State. . 



Postal Service. As noted in Lewis County, the establish- 

 ment of rural free delivery routes has caused many former 

 post-offices to be abandoned. Since there are only a few miles 

 of railroad in the County, almost the entire postal service de- 

 pends on automobile, wagon, or horseback service, thus caus- 

 ing considerable inconvenience and delay. The following table 

 shows the post-offices and rural routes now (October 5. 1914) 

 in existence in the County : 



