This is a mining town, and is situated on the Mansfield branch of the St. Louis & San Francisco Railroad, nine miles south in a direct line from Greenwood. The Missouri, Kansas and Texas Coal Company bought the site, 120 acres, of L. P. Barrett, the original owner, and surveyed and laid out the town in August, 1887. So it is only a little over a year old at this writing. Samuel Fellows, superintendent for the coal company, built the first house at Huntington, before it was laid out, in June, 1887, and opened up the coal mining works. Slope No. 19 and some surface mining was opened in August, and Slope No. 21 was commenced in December, following. Mine No. 24, one-half mile west of the town, was opened in the spring of 1888, and an addition to Slope 21 was commenced in August, 1888. Slope 19 extends into the bank nearly eighty rods. The company is now (October, 1888) working from 400 to 500 men, and ship on an average about thirty car-loads of coal per day. The vein of coal is six and a half feet, in alternate layers of slate, as follows: 1st, Coal, 2 feet; 2d. Slate, 6 inches; 3d. Coal, 6 inches; 4th. Slate, 1 foot; 5th. Coal, 4 feet.

The first store-house in Huntington was built by the coal company in the fall of 1887. It is 120 feet long by forty-eight feet wide, and forty feet of the rear is "double decked," thus making in all 160s48 feet of floor. It is constructed of stone, and is claimed to contain more store-room than any other store in the State. In addition to this store the town contains the following business houses, to wit: General merchandise, George Bros., Ben. Wolf & Co., John McKamey; groceries, J. W. Young, J. N. Luckett; drugs, McConnell & Brewster, J. W. Young, J. W. Riley, Dr. Callicoatt; hotels, "Fellows Hotel," containing twenty-six rooms, and built expressly for a hotel, Samuel Fellows, proprietor; Drummers' Home, J. N. Luckett, proprietor; clothing, J. W. B. Appleby; restaurant, kept by Mr. McGovern; restaurant and bakery, J. Renfro; meat shops, John Dagan, Vinton Goff; billiards, A. Belt & Co.; livery, R. A. Bonham; real estate agents, F. W. Tilley & Co; attorney, A. L. Brewster; physicians, T. N. Callicoatt, A. C. Brewster, R. M. Osborn. In addition to the foregoing there are two blacksmith and wood shops, two barber shops, five or six boarding houses, one boot and shoe shop, two church edifices under construction, Methodist Episcopal and Methodist Episcopal, South; and R. L. West & Co. have a planning-mill, sash, door and blind factory and lumber yard, and last, but not least, the Farmers' Alliance have established headquarters at Huntington, and have a "cotton yard" inclosed, containing a space of 200x300 feet, on which is erected a shed 14x300 feet and ten feet high, also an office, and an elevated platform on which to unload the cotton from the wagons. The Alliance have their own agent and shop their own cotton, and thus save the profits usually given to "middlemen." The cotton yard was fitted up and is owned by the coal company, but the farmers have and will have the use of it free of rent so long as they continue to use it for the purpose intended. The yard is connected with the main line of railroad by a side-track.

The Press. - The Huntington Hummer was published was published at Huntington from June 4 to August 20, 1888, by Charles Nobel, and then suspended. The Huntington Herald was established in October, 1888, by Bedwell & Wilson.

Miscellaneous. - Martin's addition to Huntington occupies the ridge above the business part of the town, and is being rapidly built up with residences. From this ridge a splendid view of the surrounding mountains and country is obtained. Huntington has several good business building, some of them made of stone, and a large number of comfortable residences; its population is estimated at from 1,200 to 1,500, many being miners.