Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-02-23
RAIL ROADS AND CANALS


Tie following article affords some interesting Jews
OF the comparative Importance OF Rail Roads ani Ia
nails, where ths circumstances of country allow OF
choice between them:
The Acting .nanag a. Report:
That the Rail Road To the company mincs, not
wthstanding 1T was put up III such expeditions mau-
ner, and was the first made OF sucha magnitude in our
country continues TO answer the desired purpose, u
though it has been subject TO some notifications and
alterations. Since have reduced the velocity of
travelling, from twelve to fifteen miles an hoar down
To five or seven miles hour our horses and mules
winch IN the former rate got AMI kept sick in the lat
ter continue healthy Notwithstanding their regular
daily work is 35 to Is miles per DAYS and so strong IS
their atachnemtt to riding down. that in Instance
when they ware seat up with the coal Wagons with.
out their mule Wagons The hands could not drive ia en-
down, and were under the necessity OF drawing up
iheir wagons for the animals to ride in.
We have made, dlriug the past year orty-iour
coal Wagons, and thirteen mule Wagons, each 10
bold three or four mules
We have brought from the mines $3.50 tons o.
coal, of which 80, IL tons have been shipped.
We have bnit thirteen and Il half miles in lcnrth
of coal boats and pro Ell the f flowing lumber .or
boats, viz:
Saved lumber, o.o722I5 feet.
In logs 100000
We have also procured for the nav
igation from above Mauch Chunk,
OF sawed lumber, 2jGI18i
And in logs, from above do I.aO8Ig0
ana from below 90. 2,60O0O0
Total quantity of lnnlbcr procured
the past year. llO62I97
Sawed lumber on hand al N web
Chunk and Pine Forest lt1IOOO
Logs on hand ut Pine Forest, 300
During the past year. have erected lodging
bousc for the tavern two stories h. yh 80 by l0Oteat
1t Is pebble dashed and contains 81 rooms of convc.
Iient size. We have erected at the mines dwcljn-
house for tho superintendent and school house, for
that settlement. We have also explored the district
IN the vicinity of the great coal mine and fixed upon
central situation whereOn to erect steam engine.
pf draN Itr1f l. 1 .tt
coal to the summit OF the rail road, from whence they
Will descend by their gravity TO Mnucl Chunk
From this engine station convenient connection { a. n
be made with the point to which thI wagons will also
run by gravity not only of the great coal mines a.
ready opened but also from those which NAV hc-eai
tor be opened within range Of two miles.
have the further satisfaction 70 add that cur OK
amnations for discovering where the coal Gpproa ch
near enough to the surface, 50 as TO quarry it orr
usual way, that there Is Abundance OF coal sufficiently
near the surface for this purpose, at The present sum
NIT, from whence it vii descend from tile CURRY To
Mauch Chunk by gravity alone.
tits with heartfelt satisfaction that VI " c r.1, i
OF finishing the ascending navigation this srason which
expect will be realized without u doubt and thus
put an end to the demands ofte coal business on The
forest, RS necessary part Of It's existence.
Perhaps some remarks experience with our
Ran Road, on which has been transported upwards
OF 10000 TONS may settle the question with som, of
our stockholders who have doubted the policy Of c;-
mailing the valley othe Lehighin place ofmakng rail
road i, theEefore now give the cost of trai.spora-
ton on our Rail Road, and also on he Erie Canai
Data for the latter obtained from the Supetnend-
ent OF the East Division OF the Eric Canal and also
from gentleman largely ENGAGED, Tor three wears.
IN the making of hydraulic lime cement and trans
porting 1t hundred and tilly-tWo miles of this
canal Both arc given without tolls repairs of road
or canal.
Cost Of Transportation OH our R,dl Bout j5, Hc
yely 1923.
Mules and horses cost i-3 cent per ton milo.
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