Wheeling compiler. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [i.e. W. Va.]) 1829-1831, 1830-06-16
From the New York Commercial of Wednesday.
THE BALTIMORE d ONO RAIL ROAD.


A friend who is now on tour to the
South, has recently made a visit to that
part Of tho Baltimore and Ohio Rail Road
which is completed. lie speaks IN high
commentator OF the undertaking, and de-
scribes It as one of tho first importance,
connecting the immense country Of the
West with the Atlantic States, and provid
a cheap, easy and expeditions route Of three
hundred miles, where the advantage of wa
ter communication IS not known. Our
correspondent says, "On Tuesday after
noon walked TO the junction Of the Fred
erlcktown and Washington Turnplkes,
where, at present, the Rail Road commen-
ces. Although ] was on the spot some
thirty minutes before the hour for the cars
TO start, found the vicinity Of the place
of embarkation crowded with ladies' and
gentlemen, anxiously waiting their turn
for tickets at a small Office, similar to the
box Office Of theatre. | made several
fruItess efforts to get a ticket, (the price
of which, for twenlyslx miles, was only
seventy-fve cents, but did not succeed
finally, however, Mr. Patterson, who IS a
very large shareholder, got me a seat ~
/ the Pioneer the leading carriage. before
start must give you a description OF a
Railroad stage coach, for ] suppose It is
as new to you, as 1t was TO me. The bo-
DIV is highly finished, and full equal TO the
elegant stage recently bull at Newark, &
winch YOU saw before the bank Coffee
/ House--the wheels Of iron, very strong,
and only about twelve inches high. The
body is placed upon a very strong carriage
or on what in ordinary stages Is called a
treble perch. It's drawn by one horse,
which is attached 10 a single pair OF shafts,
similar 10 those Of a small "DearboTn."
We had sixteen inside passengers, and
fourteen outside, making thirty, TO be drawn
by one little poney, who stood ready 70
/ start the moment the horn sounded. Short.
" the work Of slowing five other cars be
mo compIetcd, the signal was gwen, and
we darted of-ihe road for miles being
lined with spectators. At the end ofthe
first stage, seven miles, we found fresh
horses waiting our arrival, and Tic chang
ing operation was only the woik Of few
seconds. Taking time to look at tie de-
lightul country trough which se passed,
we were about one hour and twenty min
utes performing the route to Ellicou's Mills
a distance Of thirteen miles; but we trav-
elled at the rate of from II to II miles 'he
hour, with perfect case to tie horse -
fact have frequently seen a horse when
was attached to 4 light family carnage 10
New York. more fatigued 10 gong one
mile, than ours was at tie end Of the Jour
ncy, having drawn a carriage weighing
thirty hundred containing thirty Passen-
gers. il was stated 10 nc that 10 "o'h'
ing the thirteen miles from Baltimore To-
Ellicott Mills, they have overcome OOs'A'
cles as great as any IN tie whole route
In some places eGbanlsmenis nave Decn
made to tie height OF eighty ieo', , ana ~ 70
other places they have dug to tie depth OF
eighty leet-Bazzard Rock has been cut
down to the depth of sixty feet. The ma
son work appears equal 10 the best on the
Erie CanalZthe Patapsco IS crossed by
noble structure oil masonry, and the Gar
rollton Yiaduc, Is 2 superior piece Of vor't-