CONTENTS. 



Page 

 Members of Geological Survey Commission and State Board of 



Control Ill 



Members of Scientific Staff V 



Letter of Transmitted VI-VIII 



Table of Contents IX-XIII 



Illustrations XIV-XVI 



Author's Preface XVII-XIX 



Errata XX 



PART I. HISTORY AND PHYSIOGRAPHY. 



Chapter I. Historical and Industrial Development 1-20 



Location 1 



Transportation 2-6 



Water Ways 2-3 



West Fork River 2 



Little Kanawha River 2-3 



Steam Railroads 3-5 



Baltimore & Ohio Railroad 3-4 



Coal & Coke Railway 4 



Elk & Little Kanawha Railroad 4 



Walkersville & Ireland Railroad 4-5 



Electric Railroads 5 



Monongahela Valley Traction Company 5 



Highways 5-8 



Parkersburg & Staunton Turnpike 5 



Buckhannon & Little Kanawha Turnpike 5 



Weston & West Union Turnpike 5 



Ravenswood, Spencer & Glenville Turnpike 5-6 



Clarksburg & Weston Turnpike +, . 6 



Ordinary County Roads 6 



General Description, Lewis County 6-14 



Miscellaneous Items 6-9 



Formation 6 



Area 7 



Relief 7 



Population 7 



Products 



Property Valuation 



Postal Service 8 



Towns and Industries 9-13 



Villages 13-14 



General Description, Gilmer County 14-20 



Miscellaneous Items 14-16 



Formation 14 



Area 14 



Relief 14 



Population 14-15 



Products , 15 



Property Valuation 15 



Postal Service i . 15-16 



Towns and Industries 16-19 



Villages 20 



