Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1831-10-10


| .sm aha. =. - been undertaken ~ our
,,aal,,. I travelled Oh the fsrr from Hart
| ~ 10 spr,n, hrll, about p NILS siI Of witch
| -. AZ = caaai. ann tnts- Locks ~ The ib"ef
nd OF -, ,nd oas At the uprHt The t'oa' lnf'ng
ne ~holr "a mile both Ia the rvsr a. the canal >
s..pl.p lie by steam. b Il nTs efih cess sfni NJ
| -. ,loa pace, Gully about fonr miles ~ ho"f'
Il sa.At.,nt re same siZe siih HE b"rse o"his
mite Nes Yu,k Canal, probably lntlt smal-
II r:Iorr wss sad TO draw oDiy 10 inehfs o'
| ,at., Oitne ilnpToy. tneni OF ir~ liver NV
PATTON .r..e 5onngheIJ, obtained 10 inio =
naitnn that eau rely upon. From all TIA !
n bav, learnt, | believe thai James River could
h. 40 improved by means OF lotks. and dams,
and short canals as to admin OF navigation ~
,pall aesn,boasto LyHcbbutg, that tuis wpuh
be preferable 10 tie present state oi he nh'igh-
non and thai II could be accompanied al -
less expense than either continued line oil ca
mails ~ q tail-"hy.
H. houever, our State il now prepared 10 en-
rountor that expense which Is necessa 10
make an improvement Of the brst kIhh IN
clue TO think that continued canal along til"
| bank OF the James would be beii' adapted 10
our people than ths improvement by locks aud
dams. The transportation on = canal Is siiec-
ted IL SIMPLE n manner t1at '"ch thtmer
could have his own bos,s, no SIS anh fl,sss 10
eAray his produce dawn. Nhefca. the LICK aud
tIam usvgstinn would be oil IN value without
steambos ), nod they would rrqui'e mncaintry
100 complicated ior The mass OF our slases,
AID expense greater ihhn most farmers
would lao wiling TO ,0nnteti ana ol toni ~
would btlug common cnI1tts INTO Use ms
remark :, also sppifoabie 10 Tdl roads. lie
consi trranon btre ndVrried IL, Is, understand,
les5lDs one with Jndge Atghl,n f,oomm II.
dius cannl ftom k,chmI nd 10 LSncnou,g, md
II seems 10 Ine 10 havr great iorce.
| a rae Dad must II CIutse be made across he
mount Jns. II making outs, W sball ne ia
hlrd 10 ,aOh, by the experiments 4 those VINO
have pc, cdod Us. From scheme tady Ia Al
bnnt, al al - now N pIogiesf, the execution
of whic 50 lar rs IT mas gone, 10 ~ bighl,
conmrndo ;. it"ll 80 aeani ntt.s ln
tength, vii nave n do Iblt uacN g whoie way
IN Nil cost a5Do.UoO, ehItn Sa ira1#loa q.
ser - 0cOa II, r. l"o mtln-d q hnrs -
.tinnt 10 mskei sV expensive Onr ~ IL III
urar 10 Sunrurclhdy, WA have II d. accent oi -,
tool IN eighteen ani ne mar hall mir II
Hngtp, la. otner. uen Albany. wa ur lougt.
-al'unt ihre. Inat'is ui M, "a lie gu
,nd the descent rhars little g,catet. III,
! WI he STATIONARY edg,nes On tIe Iuctn Il
planes. A smge track OF plain road foI =
niles ha. alrtady been flushed. Ih,st IN IL.
mi S are with ut aHy greater descent TIN
OF 10 lrot, aud some level. lhr engineers
upon this toad h.vr avoided he plap ut one
t''nt adopted upon he Bat,m ie road, OF using
III a-stunrs upon newly mnde taitn. stone IL
ohiy used where The earth Is sui, lruilg soIu
admit OF u The pieces ot stone put IN lht
ear h are about Two ioel lang, an fool IA
re earth, testing on pounded one. They a,c
bout j l'c' apart, NhtCh Is pe'naps raihrr
urafc titan nrcss atS. Nood.n rad. are lalu
pom he ,tonc blocks, ueiug eonuect'd wnh u,
tont b, menos Il Gao, iron. Aud On IN WOO.
en iBI's are III 50 OF non, npou winch IN,
sa.''s 'un. An II IL. I'm Is 80, snitrnntR
settled. wooden bio, KS are put down like tnosr
| upon our On sfe,h ID Iuad--unly hat they are
mare, not more tnan hali tie distance apar
muse on III. CheslrIh Id road ,u,,nted meIr-
} Tor horse power, az Ahoat BIZ Ieei apart.
ih'se on tn Aluony road, intended Tor locot"o-
~ poN,r, aho" tnrre let apart. In o,h',
I sped 'he A banJ road, VIII 10 the enrlh !.
#hsetih Il and u Chest rho Il ruad are al H..
| Nv III lmr the wood u blocks iOt, Tue ehII
Ill p'ubhbl lie s"ihcIrn.iy seltltd 10 adni a.,
~ "d hrnlhe eotlle toad can hssu ne ina
character.
4. o. II, twelve mile. winch have brfn 6n.
saet, iorsmol,ve rngmt Is Tow IA Ia
which has iun with ,IaSs,n MA 1T tc IaIe 81
mn miles an hour 1t ny not b, .mi,s Il,
"a, thHt It's tngne Was mai IN oar conn ~,
ling manufactured by til, klmblrs At he vest
4 Point tuuudi,.
diluted 10 he Baltin,ol. Rad and TO III.
curb stones upon n. Iw,nt-sA miles OF ~.
road are in use. IL gong nn wuh ,he nd /
understand the engineers row on,y pui he
furh stones upon such PORTIONS oil the road a.
ATE sofia anh rermsnrnt-not upon high .m.
bankm"nis. Upon these, learn, they have de.
trimmed now Ia use woodin the hlst insIanc.
cannot, however, speak wlih tutainty tot.,s
-, not having been beyond The fist thirteen
mios.
inese details concerning Rail Roads, will b.
50 heNhh 'rdio to yup hut they mat uey-
eI'htie'-, be OF some interest, SO hr ~ the,
'ehd 10 show the expense u tsnding such work,
anu Tue m0dr OF max NJ them, which al pears
M" 10 he consdcrrd hes
II must mo-, however. be inferred that
S5o,oooa miir 'sa very common estimate tn
ha't TOAD. lhe expose depends almost en-
trHiy upon The nature OF III, road anu n .
cHH'nclrr vi the country through ~ uich II nan.
'es Inc man hue OF the Ches .erfeld road Is
Nhhln hauion oil thittetn miles, aud n,lud-
ing 'he nCh"td llans az t''e termination oi H.
h@ been erecued ior $ll50OO;. l,ssta II 80.
oV 4 mll, The ptlersbaIg Road, ABOUT s,,,>
mdes IN hngtn, wal be made tor S4Oo DUo !:
Tess 'hsn $1,000 a mile. Lsch OF these ,oao,
- OF WoouCh BLOCKS nnd rails, and each q sung ie
rack.
You will perceive that thi, otpr is written
hastily aud YER, Il te attention maid 10 is
sly" or naoner. Nevertheless, you are ut Lb
nt, TO make ANY use oft that you think plo-
per. isrl convinced that il is all important
ihht the next Legislature should commence n
s's'em OF Improvement M. IL an pularged scsI.
II no hins be done, emIgra ION viii proceed
~ agie"ier rato than =, er. aid the SIT. wi,
INCREASE ooth IN population and wealth. II
On NE contrary, wise polo, be pursoed, Nr-
s'n' may YET rear ner head among her s,s,,r
s.a'rs' nd challenge comparison wtlh any
oil them.
i'ems'n yours, with respect aud esteem.
e. H.
Inc ~ Wagons used upon the road cost w thin a
iiaoliph 81 slau ehc, winch makes aboi 600 mora
bolh sums tomblpoa sill less than the chnrte,
"hieh authorised stock to the amount ofs lJu,OOO
{ PiIUL.
The Richmond Compiler says: The Senate
eathbtr has ben very much enlarged and IN.
proved under an act ol the las Gpn.raI Assgn-
lbh. | he loI msrO d