Excerpt from Heritage of the Trans-Alleghany Pioneers, or Resources of Central West VirginiaTo the many good people, who reside in Central West Vir ginia, and to the various railway systems in the sections, as well as elsewhere, the author is more than deeply indebted. In every way, have they contributed to lighten his labors, and make the work more agreeable. The acquisition of facts pure and simple is at all times a difficult task, but in the prosecution of this work, the effort was made much easier by the kindness of those who had it in their power to aid. And to the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, the West Virginia and Pittsburg Railroad, the Monon gahela River Railroad, and the Ohio River Railroad, and the West Virginia Central and Pittsburg Railroad. The author is deeply indebted for every facility possible that could aid him in his undertaking. 'and in the judgment that may be placed on this, -his latest effort, by far from perfect, it is but natural he should trust a great deal more to the indulgence of a kind public.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.