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McDowell County Coal Field Dispute Spawns Wyoming County Claim
Wyoming County county court tasks Powell Lane J J Swope and P B Christian to study legislative boundaries and decide if McDowell County has jurisdiction over Elk Horn coal field Welch and surrounding mines. The issue centers on the historic McDowell Tazewell boundary and the correct line toward Mercer Logan and Tug river.
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McDowell County
Tazewell County
Bull Creek
Tug River
Horse Pen
Jesse J. Creek
Daughton’s
Horsepen Creek
Tug Ridge
Abb’s Valley
Sandy
Mercer Line
Wyoming Line
Wyoming and
Tazewell
Dry Fork
Tug and
Guyandotte
Logan
Bell's Creek
Mountaineer
Wyoming County
Sandy River
Long Pole Creek
Panther
Tug Fork
Big Sandy River
Elk Horn Creek
Welch
Mercer County
McDowell
Saeger
Gayandotte
Four Pole Creek
Four Pole
Came
Tag River
Bull's Creek
Elk Horn
Sneger
Wyoming
County Court of
Powell Lane
J. J. Swope
P. B. Christian