Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1825-11-17

rus eagAr wgsrgRS ROAD.

a.Tvlew presents a scene oil Zeal and
In iustry seldom Witnessed. Ii is ex
pectcd that the contracts will be com.
plried by the time mentioned in the
articles OF agreement, viz: those of the
first division on the Isl OF July, 1926,
aud those Of the d and 81 divisions
on The lst OF September, 1926,
1t has been estimated, that the ave.
rage cost per mile for grading, cover
oil three inches of broken stone, and
masonry, (brIdges, culverts, &c !
will be about iS3 400; that the cost OF
the whole l.ne nnder contract, from
the Ohio river 10 the west end oil Far
view, distance Of % 4 miles, with
a cover of stone three inches IN thick
ness, broken 10 a weight not exceed
ing four ounces, including InasOnary,
Will he about 100000 dollars; and
that the appropriation made by Con
gees last winter for this object, of 40
90 dollars; will complete that dis
lance with cover OF six inches, IN.
Guiding masonry, and all incidental
expenditures, and will probably leave
a small su, plus. We are not aware
of the average cost per mile OF the
National Read east of the Ohio, bui
we presume the cost of mdnIug the
road OH THIS side the river is corsidera
bly, less, not notwithstanding me McAd. Z
ANS plan, on whlcn this road - con
strncting, is mJre expensive than the
old mode. For this economy in ms
King the road, the public are indebted,
in part, 10 The gentlemen ot The bead
of the War Department, ani partly
tor the intelligent AMI competent lnai
vldnai to whose superintenderce the
construction 81 the road is committed
We have heen favored with the pc.
rusal of letter dated ZiDesville, Oct.
9, from which we CLEAN the following
informIaon respecting the surveying
and locating of the national road he.
tween that place and Co'unbus. The
Commissioner, Mr.. knight, reached
the leve, counlls, as II IS called, al a
bout 90 2 miles from Zanesviilr, and
in that distance, lost distance at the
rate Of our per cent lone mile in ev-
cry 400 on the straight line Abont
5 lies of this will be 4 2 degrees
ascent an decent. The first 8 3 4
miles viii not hAvea grade above three
degrees. 1t passes up the Fallen
Tim,er Run Valley" by which it
gums q in,ic from Y incsville, having
for that mile, or nearly so, passed MP
abe Licking Valley, Perhaps less
1han IA ME is lost in the whole t53
miles to Columbus.
Goad Stone for paving are ra,bei
scarce in the billy country, and Ger
tainlv so in the level, where gravel
MAY he obtained and mnst be resort
ed to as he next best material Good
gravel will perhaps make more
pleasant road for light travelling than
some, and, unless to he hauled too far,
cheaper. The country is, however,
too new in settle 7,ent to have brought
to view lis resources in these respects
The Commissioner is now retractlng
the line TO Columbus, upon the
ground which his several experiments
have nlicsted as the nearest and best,
and carefully marking the same, and
dividing it into sections for the pur
pose of estimating the expense, as
directed ny law The Surveys ami 10
Cation west OF Columbus will not be
commenced the present season, Caz
THE L"esburg Genins states, that
Ch ABgRr, Of the Typographical
Engineers, mas been confined in that
place for some days, by serious at
Ia X OF 'il.ous fever He is considered
now a. oct of danger, although he
still keeps his room. This in llsposi,
ton has not interrupted the survey OF
the Potomac. The Corpse still con.
tlnues rs lahours, and is encamped
within mile of the Great Falls.
From Knoxville, in Tennessee, we
learn, that A. b. Fickel, late Assistant
Postmaster at Brownsville, in the state
Of Tennesse, has been convicted of the
offence. with which he was charged, OF
robbing the mail of letters containing
money. The sentence of the Court
had not been pronounced at the time
cur Informant wrote. The public have
reason to rejoice that justice has over
taken this cuIprit, whose fate may serve
as warning to all other, who are un-
der temptation TO follow his example.
Nat. Jour.