New Railroad in 1910--Princeton

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Bluefield Daily Telegraph
February 26, 1910

IN CITY AND COALFIELD
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New Railroad Project

    There is a good prospect for a railroad up Camp Creek, toward Flattop and Bluff Mountains.  Options have been secured on the lands along the creek.  C. L. Harvey secured the options for a short time only.  If this road is built it will connect with the Bluestone Land and Lumber Company's road near Princeton.  This road will develop a large timber and coal area in the Bluff and Flattop mountains.
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[A 1931 Flattop Quadrangle topo map shows a lumber railroad extending about three miles down Mash Fork (starting about a mile an one-half northeast of the community of Buff Mountain) to Camp Creek, up Camp Creek and its Cub Branch to a series of four switchbacks up to Sam's Ridge.  The line then runs along at the high elevation for about three miles, passing near the community of Flat Top.  From there it generally follows Glade Creek down stream for about three and one-half miles before crossing over a divide to follow Beaver Creek down stream for about seven miles to a meeting with the C&O near Beckley.  Could this be the line mentioned in the article?  Unfortunately, a 1926 Bluefield Quadrangle  topo map does not show the Bluestone Land and Lumber Company line, which would have met the Virginian at Gardner Junction just outside of Princeton.]

Gordon Hamilton
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