Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1827-12-08
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Ran Roads While we going with soy
and mid step, in Introducing this great improve.
1 ment into this country, several countries OF Eu-
rope, where we have bee. accustomed TO believe
I the progress OF Improvement more datory than
among ourselves, have already adopted, and are
contracting works on an extensive scale In the
French Joufnas Just receiv ed, find accounts OF
two rail ro'ds, one in Austria, and the other in
tfauce, the first of VIII CHI is already fnished and
opened tor use, and the her is rapidly advancing
The first mentioned Of these rail roads extends
; from Ffeysiadt in Upper Austria, to Budweis In
BOHEMIA, distance OF aborn ihirty-three miles
| measuring In right line, and forms a line of
communication between the Danube ant, the nI,,I
daw. On The 9Th of Septeu Der LAST, the first .x
pertinent was made Of the transportation nr ner-
chandize on this road. Seven cars construe,,d
after the English manner, were loaded with pisis-
ter, tiles and merchandise, near XsrtIosdorf. at
little distance from the frontiers oil Upper Austria
and set out at three O'Clock in the afternoon drawn
by two horses. The load, exclusive of the carra-
grs. weighed 250 quietals, Vienna weight which
is eQrai 10 about Id English ions. They pro.
I ceeded TO HaIkau, distance of about Ii 1 2
German miles, or q OF our mile- where thew
stopped Tor the night, and the next morning ar
rived with the same horses at Budweis. The no..
| veliy OF the experiment, the simple and regular
construction oil the cars, anu the lsciIi,y with
whlch they were dawn, were the subject OF adm J..
ration 10 The numerous spectators II is stated that
me transportation oil merchandise would continue
from that date without obstacle s. that from the
OF Yet. there would be regular es,absbia an, for
ire conveyance OF passengers between Budyyeis
and rTeysladt. The account from which these
facts are taken, was FIST published al Vienna and
II concludes with the remark "ihat there can no
longer tie any doubt OF the succe-s al this enter.
prise, which was sanctioned by the Imperial re, =
luton OF Sept. z, 1924 II does not apDest no,
near TO level the line OF thu road is, but as It pass
ses over the ground WHICH divides the waters OF
two great rivers, 1t must be presumed that there IS
considerable decvIiy.
lhs other work {; winch we have alluded was
more recently undertaken, and has therefore made
less advance, although it is vigorously Prosecuted
IL is TO lead FROM Lyons in France to ST E;Ienne
The following notice of the present stale of the
work is from late Paris paper: THE tunnel oil
he Terre More, al the bridge of The Ave. near
ST. Stephen, is approached by four wells and two
deep cuts The tunnel ~ begun a two points
They have finished the trenches leading at two
points 10 the unnel which 10 penetrate til.
rock IenSi b OF 25O metres, abou $50 teet. and
me runner is advanced eight or ten metres They
are at work upon other trenches vbtch are ~
PIecede the opening of other tunnels The res,
OF the work is composed of channels through the
rocks, and embankments. They are exec,,I.d nv
forty Gangs OF from ten TO forty men each All
me wood for the piles and plankine Is fin shed
Il bridge OF five metres in width over the Janon
al Ierre Noire is built: The bridge of OuIlin. of
three arches OF egh' metres each is IaI out. and
VIII soon be hni,hed The line OF works already
presents the greatest interest The beauty of
'he deyeiopemens strikes all those who nav.
visited The most celebrated # The English Rail.
ways ST. Etienne Is town celebrat ed t.,r lis
manufacture Of hardware and cutlery. II i in tho
neiehborhood of coal mines, and Is aboui s5 mile.
from Lyons