Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-01-11

Theme: to tn: mouth Of II.
rhooe: 2 the ond ofAs sum 1873
summit level. leu. 80 foo, Ks" go SIS
rhscs: down Meadow crock %
- to Nov River liit no o, 4,
Thence to the mouth Of Green '' f''s'
b'isr oSs asa 40
Total distance ai4ia
sEcosD Rovrr.
From s sssS {, so@DsSs 100 uo..Swad sad
var '" "'e"o''o'h III ,,,, rs above. above
Total distance a5iiA
From Iyoehsurs to Salem r"''0 d sSSar; h., ,,.
From !ssIau s zap OIL as above as above
river I3I IA
| Total distance 1901.
oh the several routes, the most prominent feature |;
'"e crossing OF the Allegheny mountain.
between Dunlap's creek and Greenbrer river = -,
nal Is next to impractcabe.
railroad would have to traverse Is s,e.p mi,.,
w; os at an average rise Of 100 liz feet per mile
Mn. an averaseo oil SO feet, upon which the
be used. '"s"ee 'o''u mo-
My knowledge OF that country convipce, me. tb,,
rss M cou'u mol 90 made regular those
sses; mat the seePness would n,lv be much
x'ea'er IN places; and from the general y.do.,. ~
.ne mountains there, much winding, cost Of er.dua
49,, 1au a'icu,e' IN the formation OF inclined planes
must De expected Indeed, doubt whether nnl.s. =,
mos enormou. expense, II would be practicable IN
graduate pe road for any other than horse power
ON me contrary the crossing Of the Allegheny in
%on'gonery county can be effected with great ease
mere oeing choice OF several practicable passes In
tnN netghbourhood The ground quits nrac ;csh,
sud sooi Tor canal allows also every facility Of cutting
anu graduating for a railway.
mere the descent towards New river averages 27 2
per mile but is not uniform, II being 80 feet In In.
hI.' ana ~ feet in the second mile Aztec which n
ev"es OF course less than the average. Bv boIdinv
up me line IN the second mile, and cutting more AZ ton
ta eide might he fitted for the adap,a ion of Iocsmo,
hut i' probable that the rapid descent on The
east side. would make il more exped.nt a. o.. w
me hrst mile by an inclined plane on both .idss
Tha, Of hs second. .as .h' tall OF the first mile us feet
And in the o 3.4 miIes foIIow;r1 4, .u AZ
mo hrst mile will necessarily require an inclined
plane; but on the others, whose fall can ,binr so
somewhat reduced, locomotives will be epnIic.hi. "
As regards connexiou with the Kapayhs .,
'e route ov Montgomery county would, according IN
the ABOVE computation, bs what the longest, bS,
quickly travelled. pN' A"" "ore
y moreover, besides opening commune alton with III.
hanawha this route would embrace also III comm.r.
that If Epp par. OF New river, and OF Roanoke and
.' W Sas, tennessee; We should bring ioto lf. tbs
valuable mines OF that district reversing The fo,uor @
aer oil things. iron lead, plaster, lime &C. wouid no
descen TO the sea shore. ~ "o"
hesc"ly OF constructing the road in that quarter \.
NOT WITHOUT It's weight; there are in that
era' IRON works, from which this material is now wa
on-d 10 the Kanawha. veg
Below Sslam, the three routas conn..,;.,
river would diverge WIN James
That viii present. itseif as the shortest on thu
passes ,orough Btanfort's Gap II Lynchburg; but liz
acciivie, and declives, would be greater o. S,J
numerous, on ihs east eide of the Blue RIye: Ihs O
ny streams which head among the spurs of the noun
.a'u ana run into the Staunton being all crossed At
r,sht aoges what windng' and other diff cul,ies IN
obstacles would occasion, l am no, pr.n,rd =, 80
nut apprehend, tina, the road between The ri loo
Lynehourg could not be adapted to the use of ocomo
tlVes, aud that the transit would be boIb .Io.. Nv !,
OF herr
The route by Patiousburg, and that by Otter, c,s.L
~ as can Judge, offer ABOUT the same facili,i,s m.
The latter; but consider ing the passay, of H. a.
Canal and the section below it, il is probabI ,h., ",
man the hour and half necessary to pass over ,hs
on the shorter route. uu oe 1851
ne hne by otsr's creek would have tbs all Ition.
a. aasan'ase OF Offering 10 Norfolk and Petersburg
'd'1 snare OF The benefts Of the improve
Ibai by Patton.burg would increase The ,sv.n =,
ms section OF James river between that place and
'yhenoufS, ana traverse the fertile county of Bo,e
tour Probably both Inks NAV be found ex1sJn, ~ a1
Ter the Improvement shall have descendsd frnn III a.
leghany TO Salem. NUN '"e Al
A. II has formerly been reported tina, cana, wa.
qui'e practicable across the ALLEGHENY in kfon,aona
ry county, few words of Comparison be,UseS 'h;.
thi' commune arion rr' "e'u''o" VI
From Salem to New river, il is At SIS miIes r;.
io47 feet; TALL, 3O9 in ALL lockage 1856 The ccs oi
the canal would probably be about % ooo oo M
vac ""y' uouoie track, $50, 900
Hsr IL
Will :, - ,a.or 0, .ne latter, SI,O5O, 900
Mhieh at hr-t might be male even greater. bv con-
siructing only single track y so"
20 speed, the canal could not be passed in less than
Ionr days. The transit on the way would bs effect
ed at a moderate rate in eight hour. 20 e"e'-
considerations are decisive in favour of the
railroad, that II would be useless TO mention il. advan
ages as regards its easier ultimate come kim with the
heads OF the HolsioD, Sc Wv" tue
WIN great respect I rem,in
Sir your obedien' serva. l.
e. CROZET p T.