There is a fine book, even though its title is not very sexy, about the big business of salt production in the Kanawha Valley before the Civil War: John E. Stealey, III, The Antebellum Kanawha Salt Business and Western Markets (University of Kentucky Press, 1993). Brent Tarter Library of Virginia [log in to unmask] Please visit the Library of Virginia's Web site at http://www.lva.virginia.gov To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-roots.html