The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1825-01-21


A Society has been established M Phila
dclphla Tor the promo'i"n of internal i'm
prrvcrcnts, who have agreed Ia corrrs
pond with tire friends of internal improve
mcut Ia the United States aed elsen ire.
The first object Ia which they have in,ilcd
public attention Is the construction Of
roads, 10 which they state that they have
discovered material errors ;--roads are
made too convex, which being worn down,
| present basin for the reception NJ vain
stones are broken IN such large Fragments,
that The toads receive injury by the lnltieg
of carriages trent hes are srldnm cut hy
the road side Ia carry of the water; 81
when cut, are mol kept free from ohsirne
tlups.--Fhc society approve at and rccom
mcnd Mr.. M'Adams' system Ut rad mink
ing-the Distinguishing features Of which
are, thai pounded stone IN Fragments moi
larger than three ounces, he sirrwed on
the natural bed of the earth, elevated To
the height al tire. ar four inches abn,e the
adincrnt pround-that the rmvrrsed stone
should be - near "a possible ot tile snnie
quality. aud the he'd of the road secured n
gains under water by drains. Thc frat
thing 10 be- done is IN provide these side
Il, aims. Then the putrriard stuncs arr 10
be piled ON IN the manner nhuvcint niinnrd ,
free fran all earth, clay, clalk or other
matter capable nj holding water and ihrsr
Fragments will unite by their own angles
into firm, compact, tnp"uetrahle body.
M large stones are 10 be laid III the bottom
of the road, rs they are shaken by the mo
ton of the carriages, and break up III"
stratum formed by .he broken stones. The
pounded stone Is IN be Laid on NIL NJ once.
three tnChrsin thickness, water thrown
upon them, and subjected 10 the motion
nf an iron rol.r. The ,hicko,ss Of thr 60
vctirS ~ mmaiera---thrrr inches of the
lpuund"d stone being sufficient IN sustain
any weight. Different layers of pnlserized
stone should be laid on ut different times,
and IL brok, u into sizes not lnrgrr thnn.A
walnut, the better. No slate or gravel
sh" Nd he inieruixed, because they prevent
the fragments from uniting into solid
mu8s---A Carriage should IN travelling stan1
~ upright rs possible, so that the she.lr
assist the operations of nature IN forming
the stone into the solid body.
These roads are generally made ihrr.
inches higher in the centre than nj tn
sides--Nhcu roads are formed on the sid,
ofa hll---thc d,ain should be dug IN III,
higher side of the road. Persons shout
be employed To iake this pulvcrizrd sion.
into the rut made by carriage Wheels The
br"ad obtne OF this plan is perfectly e.
rnIllar to us IN MaryIand-but rs public
roads are, nrNt 10 public canals, the most
| important object, we have deemed IL ON
dujy Ia he thus precise 10 extend this Ia
formation elsrwhe.e. Bat. inner:
Lei any onr who mrditates on the dies
tiny of the North AmriIchn and Mexicap
republics, II he wishes Ia lill his mind wifi |
the AntplIlude aud M sinrss of THIS subject, |
pcrtisr the statemen1 furnished hy hT Hen
lon of the 5cnatr, az published 10 day I'm
d. h. Congressional head Lei him irac.
the Journey al the American caravan pass
/ & IN American dcsrrt--whlr lnutnc, my !
from Nj sauri IN Santa Fc-thrn LIT him |
courldcI the point of stoppage ~ resting
iacc only, aud behold th"sr adventures !
proceeding downnalds to the PassO del !
Nortc, To Chihuahua aud Durango,--tO |
Scp"ra aud Slnntoa, while others are tx |
ptotnS the ultra, clrd regions of the Mut |
tomah and Buena, entua. Let him trace
this route upon the map, and Ii" viii ron !
cci,e What gigantic wonders the inland
commerce aud enterprise Of our country |
men We already accomplished. Lei h IN
lhrn step forward u little ways into ioinrl |
", aud he will SEE these desert plains 60
weed Nith populous cities, aud streets
bounding with Carriages, workshops, man
ulavtuiies and temples. The Imagination
Is oppressed with the magnitude Of such
subJrcl 10.