38 Twenty-First Biennial Ebpobt 



named for General Bobert E. Lee ; coal and ore depos- 

 its; land Mlly to monntainons ; some valuable timber left; 

 farming area limited; county seat, Beattyville, popula- 

 tion 1,360. 



LESLIE COUNTY. 



Population 1900, 6,753; 1910, 8,976; per cent, in- 

 crease 32.9. Assessed acreage of land 287,250 (United 

 States census 238,720). Total assessed valuation tax- 

 able property $2,359,219. Assessed value of land with 

 improvements $1,822,553. Average assessed value of 

 land per acre $6.34 (United States census $6.90). 

 No railroads in county ; located in the southeastern por- 

 tion of the State; formed in 1878, and named for Gov.- 

 Preston H. Leslie; generally hilly to mountainous; val- 

 uable timber; coal and ore deposits large; rich river and 

 creek bottoms ; live stock, fruit and vegetables chief pro- 

 ducts; county seat, Hyden, population 316. 



LETCHER COUNTY. 



Population 1900, 9,172; 1910, 10,623; per cent, in- 

 crease 15.8. Assessed acreage of land 262,697 (United 

 States census 227,220). Total assessed valuation tax- 

 able property $4,303,789. Assessed value of land with 

 improvements $3,150,027. Average assessed value of 

 land per acre $11.99 (United States census $6.43). 

 Eailroads, L. & N. 38.61, Sandy Valley & Elkhom 6.70, 

 total mileage 45.29; located in the southeastern portion 

 of the State; formed in 1842, and named for Governor 

 Robert P. Letcher; lands mountainous; valuable timber; 

 large mineral deposits ; both bituminous and cannel coal; 

 live stock, fruits and vegetables adapted to this county; 

 county seat, Whitesburg, population 321. 



LEWIS COUNTY. 



Population 1900, 17,868; 1910, 16,887; per cent, de- 

 crease 5.5. Assessed acreage of land 301,989 (United 

 States census 314,240). Total assessed valuation tax- 

 able property $3,018,732. Assessed value of land with 

 improvements $1,834,938. Average assessed value of 

 land per acre $6.07 (United States census $9.71). 



