Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-03-29
DOME STI0a

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We publish the following luminous re marks from The
Baltimore Gaz'tte at the request OF ced citizen
of that cnterp.iz ing town:
From the Baltimore Gazette March o.
We pnbish The following luminous remarks from
The Bhmore G1z tie at the requeyt of a re pscted o.
'lzen of ha en- rpr eng toW n:
we nave so much interesting matter on hand
original and selected, relating to Rail Roads tha, il
;rsu w' re, 70 pue',sh tbs whole at once We might
mcur The risk OF having our paper styled the RAIL
ROAD GAZETTE We sball, therefore, NTH our
accustomed moderation on IN subject, confn s.our
s.Yes 10 day, to those prominent matters which our
duty 90 an editor will not permit 20 omit or 10 nos,
Pone; We will promise, solely for the information Of
cur distant suhscIbers that the Baui more and Ohio
hai- hoa' for about ten months past has be en- in use
or genera travel from this city TO EiIicot's Mile
distance OF thirteen miles, but only for part of The
Time end partially for tran pots'ron of produce and
oner or ices-'he regular course established for ira
vel ana transportation has been that the care for bo
purposes, drawn by horses, start at stated periods
from the Depot at Pat street. in the city end ed
nall the Distance to Reiay-s'a,ion where change of
horses ajefo that each horse travels only ak and
half miles at one tim" although during the dsv thew
generally each travel that distance four lines or tive
y.six mil, 8 each day.
IL only few DAYS eince that xus rou.o1 Al, .
fact, as matter Of boast too that rs barrels NJ
Hour had been brought by one horse on IN, Rail Roa
rom EiicotPs Mis:- On Saturday afternoon however
we saw, single horse and thai ps either ve,y s,ron
large, OF MEET one, draw TWO HUNDRED BARRELS n E
FLOUR, which had been trough, by him from IN. Re- .
lay-house where he had received the load from H.
Nu'cu nHu conveyed " rom the klIIls-The
INST miles and half 10 the Relay house were travel
led In 40 minues The distance between the ReI,y
mouse aod me Depot on Prs-strest was travelled In
hour ana ~ minutes The last miles OF bis latter
ire was passed In 10 minutes he rate of mill
an hour, shelving that he horse was by no mean. AZ
re'sed by his previous labour. When the train NJ ya
CONS passed u.s. there were upwards of 80 persons no
had jumped on in The last mile. The whole yv.;a,,
drawn, estimating ouIy 10 barrels TO to, and ssch
car at too, was 20 tons. There were wsgons nm
me mlnan's Pla", con aiming rs barrels each The
rose a. iolo"ed oy crowd " hsn he was taken TO
me stable, who seemed anxious to ascer,sn vhe ber
rs was s,i alive and the better plea. ed n 6nd
ibat te DID not appear more laIyusd han il he n,
zen "euea over turnpike road in gig, att rate
oil CT mites an hour. Yesterday morning he ag ain
Performed his usual trips ali affected by ire 4,
bour Of Saturday. VIZ "
We may truly say tat we never BE- held MIRA i'm
posing sight than was by the moving irain
leng hened as il was Toe rapid steady and na
reny unresisess advance Of the carr seemed totally
inexpicabie, when the moving power was considered
ou' as ms ac'ua rum oil The fact obvious TO the
Senses became emnently ilus,ra i've of one of The
most useful applications Of human in
senuity. Such, we believe, was IL estsemed bv tbs
ero"o OF eizebs assembled 10 witness the experiment
HWhs bold undertaking on The part of Inc G. m .
pany, 10 make the experiment, whose sureess v haga
J1h f.d'ec; no. beoause and caeula l. n on r.
ed principles, did rot guarantee success under 6t cir
eums,ancts; but stumble OF the borse-tbe ,noo, N,
ory sinking OF lis sreI han obstrue lion ON he
and many other concena ,le cbsuccs-nisbt n We pte
MED me drai from bel effected, which H. was 20 ill
~" hhoHb, HCuiJ be q tempted: anil re-
YOU'D not have been log those who would hav.
attributed the accidental failure in II il II reulssn f@,
o causes inherent in the Rail. Road sys'em ard The
coy once ised by The III .iue Biioued wou have bs
widely echoed. This Il was that made the under,sk
ing bold one. Il ueoess, however, has fully us,i
NED ne eohh 'ence which prom, ted it,
we DO nos ibisk that Rail Roads need furtber evil
oshce 'heIr idvour, 10 prove heir supeity TO Ca.
ne', 'pSn me petfimance here described; and we re-
commenJ' oDee more, ibe con siderattn Of ,hs m.
PaisVe mets OF the two systems TO the people Of n oe
s'cuons Of our country, WHO already embarked o,
no COME M Ists emoaikng in the construction Of stks
81 inieIDaI ia prOvtmenl. " "
during the whole OF Saturday here b. W a vioieo
norh.wes wind. After leaving the half way.bonss
me horse was frequently in ,yefy teeth
ueulary Tor some ume be reach e. AID Is.vino
NJ deep cut, 10 which distance he had to draw In
upon ne 'horles, and quenily mo cult curve
o tOe whole division, BE- ides whith the ,rar
OF ear ana sand from the cuts and The work goios
experiment. ~ vi"
ihsTe ere upon the nss bet geen the Rslsv .bouse d
SUBMITS, Which were sssrlv intro
aueed The several dsepcuttings to secure ,hs dtsn
Ing Of 'e road 10 wis u for fees a, yiness, Hin
one Of Ten lee, tho "Deep.Cot" one Of siS feel pud,
ne "@hit SUn Road, end one OF four feet Al NJ INIT
I'Ae-I"aking siiOgether, an sIevsGon overcome "