WEST VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY. 191 



Early Timber Conditions. 



An annotated list of some of the principal timber trees of 

 the county, by Mr. S. H. Bonar of Moundsville, is given below : 

 White Oak. — Abundant and of good quality. 

 Yellow Poplar. — Abundant and of good quality. 

 Chestnut Oak. — Plentiful on ridges. 

 White Ash. — Common. 

 Hick®ry. — Common. 

 Chestnut. — Common. 

 Beech. — Common. 

 Sugar Maple. — Common. 

 Locust. — Common. 

 Black Walnut. — Common. 

 Basswood. — Scattered growth. 

 Cherry. — Scattered growth. 

 Black Gum. — Scattered growth. 

 Red Oak. — Scattered growth. 

 White Walnut. — Scattered growth. 

 Red maple. — Scattered growth. 

 Hackberry. — Scattered growth. 

 Sweet Buckeye. — Scattered growth. 

 Ohio Buckeye. — Scattered growth. 

 Sycamore.— Common along streams. 

 White Ash. — Common along streams. 



Hemlock. — Scattered growth in deep hollows and on 

 sandy bluffs. 



An area of virgin timber containing 1,250 acres was re- 

 cently cut over which contained 12 million feet of choice oak 

 and poplar. The tract produced, in addition to this, a large 

 number of poles, bank props, etc. It is said that this tract was 

 a fair representative of the best original forests of the county. 



The Lumber Industry. 



The lumber industry was begun in this county, as in 

 others of this section of the state, by the introduction of sash 

 saw mills, the larger creeks furnishing them with abundant 

 water power. These mills ceased to run many years ago and 



