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<DIV><FONT face="Trebuchet MS">Bluefield Daily Telegraph<BR>June 24,
1909</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV align=center><FONT size=4>SPENDING THREE MILLIONS ON WINDING
GULF</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV align=center><STRONG>Almost Half of Virginian Branch Road Completed with
Rapid Progress on Rest</STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV align=left> It will not be long now until the Winding
Gulf branch of the new Virginian road will be completed and trains will be
running into one of the richest of all West Virginia coal deposits.
According to reports from the contractors who are doing the work of construction
about fifteen miles of the work has been practically completed and as a
considerable portion of the remainder is of light construction, it is not
expected that many more months will be necessary in finishing the work, thus
giving the new road access to the richest vein of coal which is in existence in
the Raleigh and nearby county regions. It is said by those in position to
know that the Virginian is spending more than three million dollars in opening
this new branch.</DIV>
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<DIV align=left><FONT face=Script size=6>Gordon
Hamilton</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>