Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1827-11-16

FROM THE BALTIMORE A2IERICAN, nov. s.
We have the satisfaction TO lay before our read
erS, says the American the report Of the gin GERS
who have been engaged he past season, 10 I recon
noisssnce OF various routes for the rail road con-
tempia,ed between this place and the Ohio.
10 the President aud Directors ofthc BALI,
more and Ohio Rail Road Company
Gentleneo: In conformity 10 request # your
President, have he honor to submit brief
summary of the operations in " hich we have been
engaged, with reference TO the contem plated rail
road from Baltimore to the Ohio river; promising
however that the account which we are aboat 20
furnish, from the limited time allo wed for its
complexion well from he absence of our ss..
sisants, whose report we have not set received,
must necessarily be brief, and in some respects de-
feetiye
Early in Jniy. Lieutenant Colonel Long. after
few days duty, attacked bys severe Iluess,
which has almost TO The present period prevented
his CO operation in the labors of the season. De-
prived of his assistance, a report was made TO
you by two OF the undersigned, on the lith OF Au-
gust, 10 which you then spprzed shat we had
completed our observations OF the country from
Baltimore westward as far Williamsport, and ?
southwark far as The Potomac, near the mouth o
The Monocacy
Since hat period having received your nstruc-
ions for the futher prosecution of our operations,
the Reconnaissance have been resumed and extend~
Ge TO the OHIO river, by the different routes inii
Gated by the topography as most suitable to the
ierplise in view
The general direction Of our examination will
however, be more clearly by the following
enumeration Of the different routes which have
been reconnoiired; and which will be found to
include not only those whose examination was
enoined by your Instructions but every route save
some partial devialons that may subsequently, be
suggested, which, from our knowledge of the di-
reciion of the respective tributaries the Poomsc
and Ohio rivers, and of the inferno disie country
could in any respect be recommended.
They are included within triangle, the base Of
which is formed by the Ohio River, between .he
parallel Of the southern Penny vanis line, and the
mouth 81 the Great Kenhawa, and whose apex is
at Baltimore, and are follow:
ISt. A route through the valley Of the Poto-
Vac, By Savage river and Crabtree Creek, TO the
ALLEGHENY mountain; and thence 10 the Ohio ri
yer by the various routes which suggested
between the mouth of Fish Creek and that of the
little kenhawa river. Some of the examinations.
however, beyond the Allegheny mountain, reIa-
tigeto The continuation of route from the north
branch oil the Potomac, although in the progress OF
illhlment not yet completed.
2l. A route through the valley Of the south
branch of Potomac, and thence by it's aotb fork,
20 the Allegheny mountain; whence the examna-
tioa Conductsd In such manner as TO sscer-
lain the feasibility of proonsing the route, either
from the GTeenbiier river TO Elk river, aud
thence TO the Little Kenhaws; or, OF descending
the Greenbricr aud G,ea KenbaWa rivers 10 the
Ohio
s.. An examination was made of the country
Intermediate TO Harper's Ferry aud the Ohio RI
yer, with reference 10 a route across the valley
u tie Shenandoah, and the different ridges be-
that valley and the Quot It's continuation
beyond the Allegheny mountain might Of course
be In The came direction as by the first route.
4lh. a general examination from IIsrpers
Ferry through the valley of the Shenandoah,
was made with reference TO a route conteu-t
plating connection with the Crest Kenhswa river
Although il may appear, from the above enume- 4
ration, tbat the alleys OF the streams have genes
~ been pursued the basis of our operations; yet
IS we la We IN no wise continued our observations
% them, may safely promise ourselves that
zoe acquisition OF the requisite preliminary topo-
Graphical knowledge, fer relates 10 the general
erection OF the routes, will result from the recon-
uosssnces OF the season. And we are satisfied,
hat when at a future day we shall be able more
July TO deVeope those results il will be apparent
% The company, that there exists no nsurmounta-
Die obstacle 70 the complete success Of their enter,
prise.
We have found the country more favorable TO
the accomplishment Of such an object that Of
the contemplated rail road, than could reasonably
have been expected from it's rough and broken
peci. Greet facilities for The construction Of sush
work have, on careful examination, with the
OBJECT IN view, been developed, when superb
cai observation could hardly have led 10 expect
them and when minute and sceurste surveys
shall have determined the precise features Of the
country, we msy anticipate tie discovery Of still
greater facilities.
The difficulties which occasionally prescott them
selves, II - true, great, but we have net with
none which we do not even now think that we
perceive the modes By which they msy be sue
cossfully overcome; aud when acience end expert
ence shall have increased our resources, we ma
reasonably expect that With their I'D, these obsta
cles viii diminish 70 a much lower point than thsi
= Wach wc hare nov estimated fhsU