Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1826-04-21
HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVES, Anril1o

HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVES,, April 10.
The Speaker laid before the House communication rror,
Inc Secretary of War; transmitting the report of the Board
OF Internal improvements relative the examination of IN
eastern middle and western for road between the
CITY ct ashington and New Orleans which was referred
to the Committee on RoGis and Canals.
ms report IS characterised by the ability which us,,a
distinguishes the head of the Board (en
hERNARp and we are able, present only want of
time TO give readers the following extracts from that
most interesting document
Extract from the Report.
In order to facilitate comparison between those
three routes, shall present, the form of table
e general results that the reconnaissance affords with
pect to :.em.AS the Middle Route we ador IN ,i;
aoie us upper section without pejudcng by anticipation
any thing against its lower sectou-Ne adopt also with
the same restrictions the Western Route passing throuob
Rockfsh Gap.
EASTERN ROUTE.
kTIent throughout irLich materials can eenerally Je
ProruTed 7lprorinGtiycly-240 miles.
Erte Throughout acich there ,rilbe Scarcify nj mate,
F'aLs, apProrimatre!y -G96 miles.
9"GHLy Of soils trarersed by the General cro,r
Of tIm0erRic in the bottom valleys but SANDY in
the intermediate parts. The predominatng growth il
16tq1IengM Of brjdgcs-6 miles, G26 yards.
Total Le'gtt Of Ca"sesroy-35 miles, $50 yards
Graa',atlon-7353 miles of deg; 1922 deg; and
l4UI OF 4 deg.
aP9pula'io's-wh'es2 O2i3o, coIored a1O,g81-ro,al
Distance from Washington to Ne,r Orleans, from TIE
summary If reco7nOissance-1l6 9 miles
i'Tob0bte distance1l36 miles, of winch at deg and
UNDER at deg. and above deg.
MIDDLE ROUTE.
Er!sHt MrOugho, 1rh materials can re1sraly /, nm
cured, aPPro rimatireiy-752 miles
Ertept throughout whicd Mee tcH be scarcily of mate
rtals, 0Pprorjmafrely-S54 miles
RUaty Of soils H0rcrsef by the r0uSe Gcn.rel e,,o,r
Of tm6er-Ffom Washington to tine Cha ahouchie river
rch in the valleys clayey in the intermediate parts The
growth IS oak. From the Chataioucte New Orleans,
rich in the valleys ont sandy in the intermediate
The growth is principally pine
aotoi length Of bridses-5 miles 1873 yards
Total eng6tof Carscray--39 miles, 356 yards.
166 of deg H' "'''
Popn'nt2n-Whites 2G2y325 CoIored 164,63e-rotal
126,967.
Distance from Uashington to Neu O,,ea,, f,om ,,s
Sn'nmGrg?f reco''ao'ssance-12o4 miles.
ProdaJie Distance LOG miles, of which a, de- md
under, lat deg aud above deg.
WESTERN ROUTE.
Ertcn throughout uhicb materials can genera;, b., ,o
cltred pprOTimGtircly-782 miles.
Erfenf ftrougom reh1ch Ncre ,cH be srarcjh orn,q
teyiaiS, PProImoiirely--358 miles
guilty ofsDs trarersedby the roDke G,encco5 oro,r,5
Of im5er. From Washington the Cahawba ric5 in ,.
valleys, cIayey and good quality in the Intermediate
The OAK and hickory predominant from, Ca5a,ia 10 y
Orleans, the vaes aud prajfies productive; the parts
ernedaicy Gapoduc'ive. Pine AMI oak general rrovib
loi4t t@'rH' NJ 6r'dgr' IS miles, 953 yards.
Jofgii"gH, 81 CaUseWoV-21 miles, f21I Yards
Grad"qtto"-G62 miles Of deg; $50 Of 3 deg; f46I
of deg. 90 ~
Peg1iation-Whites 2o4,295; Coored 1O7 800. Total
Distance from, Uastog,on to Mar O,j,ao, firm, n,
summary # rsconnoissouce- ,I475 miles
ir'5abL Dts'ance-l.ll0 miles, ofwhich at De- and
under, ard 3 at deg. aud above der,
From this table draw the follow Inc c,,l,;- ;.t
'cga'd TO tic comparative merit Of the tree ropte, ,nd
Consideration. '''
.dqlro's1bc middle route aud tho Jvos,e,, ,o,,,,
about equally provided with materials In Renee, ,
'',c ,'c a.' 'niasc over the Eastern route.
"ot-The soil along the Weston route is ocpc1at,y hot,
wa" nan along the middle route. On the eastern
route ~ IS inferior ~ that of the other two
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