Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-05-17
INTERNAL IMPROVEMENTS.

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INTERNAL IMPROVEMENT
New ORLEANS, Apr | 30.
HE KAIL-RoAD.-O Sin9Sy The rec, ipts OF he
Kali Roed Company were, as appeared TO us, immense,
and must have Sxc'ed'd he most ssngrine expec g.
tons Of III. D.Tec,ots, hsny oil whom were pr $ It,.
and by their attentions aided grra'ly % the facilities Il
the public. Much, hNw,vec, Yet remains to be- done.
in forming something ,ikc d P.iIce fer prev,p,in. ac.
cidents, which are highly Lreiudioial ia the irf.nrv nj
all great and ciashiug interest; aud these have a WAYS
their parli1ans and opponents IN every commnn,ty.
some, IN the event Of accidents, srs as ready TO praise
and justly, "a o,btts are TO 0ame AMI condemn the
ofhcersot such lntti'u i!Is, fisLto or wrong. Time and
experience viii. nc 4 ubi, DO Euch towards the mea.
sure we recommend; but au ex, rian clnnut too sonn
be made o prevc1t lie approach Cf h. motley goip
OF chhdien OF all colsr-. ages and de,crip ioa-, Who. in
spite OF remembrance and the whip, no, ouly 100 close.
IL approach, hui actually Il ach Ihenselvs o n . sars.
on iheir depaf ur- if6 in, aud arrival at, tue head of m
road. somoiting -houid be done In exclude them a.
ali event. aud Paien . o. ir Q .hIdren aud own IS OF
young slaves, wonid do well o TX precau,ioos agaius,
their mourning risks from which the most v gi;anI c. n
duet ad &C iv5 txer.ion of he officers, w,ii scarcely
be able TO proiscttbem pa'ti'u'arly OF Sundays.
~PoNrcHARTRAIN RAIL-RoAD-FJr shs teoef,
OF our iehOw-ci:izsn ms of Ohsr 5 a,es, we sutioin The
follow NJ account Cf The Cbjec! sHd sdyantag es of IN.
road, 50 lstey opsned for our use. Tie road conn, CT,
the city oil New Orleans With Lake POntcl.ar rain; an
Inspection Of the map VIII chow their raia ion 10 e en-
other and the Guii Of Mes.co Lake p ut, IA irirnin /.
sb5u. so miles in ti-egnl9renc+: at its upuec end
%9 y % ID kk : eJa!,dty@'t Ill I've llser' 'h ne A. tSG LNSk *
albany, Comic, Blind River, Tansipao, ChsiuncIa.
Tickiaw, Tchapauallq, B3nlouca. p nrI r yns s. S."
Ih1 country On nee Likes bas a Considerable com
r3erce with New O.lsans. The L.ke.hose i. sI.o lh-
grand ard only resort for pleasure aud amu.emen, of
The inhabitants o! w Orisans.
Al is outlet, Like Pom cbar,ria communicates hv
means oil the PISS called Ia II s0is,s, W ia l. k Borg, q.
which may be elasseda s IN arm OF she sea. Tnronah
this outlet an eX'ens,ve commerce. i. carried on 9Th
the States Of Mi, issippi, Alabama, Eat and YVES, Fo.
rida. Ii alsO supposed Thai il facilities were of-reJ.
much OF IN; commerce with the West Indies and Mexi.
60, "hich ls carried or in small vess .lr, would tax,
thi' eoi's' Ia preference TO the river. Hitherto, the
commerce. with Lake Pon;oa5rroin has b, en- carried
on through he Bayou st Jthn, which is con, ec,ed
with the city ty a canal Of l 35 miles in l-n.lh. Tn,
Gfooksdness OF ia. Bayou, the Difficult Y Of rsyi,a i,r
II oil accorn'C Ct lie Shallow water, and the beaov Ion
on The e5nal, have given rise 10 the pre-. eat ent. r. rise.
The road Is A IL niles IN length, from tho Mi.stsinm
- hi Like, is pc, fectiy straight, and NAV he csIisda
level, as the descent 10 not more in all than 10 iDcbe,.
IT eIo ses two s~amp4-one 3-4of a mmls ia I.nx,h,
The o her l IL miles. The bed OF tue road is on a
mound oi earth, in some places filed in 10 HI depth Of
fonF feet. IL is laid en- red cypress timhe- TIE rails
NE o'be best Epgiirh rolled iron, If a new pattern.
The road was commenced on tha IOih Mrreh 1874
AID was opened for passengers on the "a h Apfil, 1881
This greatest difficulty aud e4psnpe Of The road. h..
been the hliing Of Ne sw mps, Tor which purpose the-e
u, IN Lower LOUIS ana, a great scarcity OF any kind OF
material The avenue on nhi~h the road runs IL $50
!tetio wild n, and bang pc t3c ~ straiRhi,. The 4va car
easily trsvet'e rs whole length. Siahdiug oil he back
CT The Mississippi, y"u resdIy see the vessels saihn,
across The opening al ibe end OF tie aqenus 81 trees
At the extremity e the read the COMPANY a,A con.
sfucling an ar ihciai ID; Dor add breakwaier. On ac-
count OF he !hallc vines Of The water, it will be ne.
cessafy 10 carry out .he pier 500 yards 10 attain Q feet
dep b. Ttis il TO b. formed for the frs, 400 ya,d. bv
q NEON 200 iur'her by cribwoik; and the residue OF
me distance on and by piles. FVr the first 500 yards
the bottom IL sandy; beyond that 1t IL mud, cIsysy
bottom, OF a tsnsc'ous ard solid character. The Iske
Is no where more than eighteen ieet deep, add canno,
be nayigs.ed 10y vessels drawing more thah seven fact
unl4.sih The ground at the entrance of the pas. of the
X solets was d%eePsned, which it i, supposed could
readily be done. /! Is no. possible to fore.ee the ex-
= IA n IInn Ihaa. III.
hut judging from The rapid growth Of Nav OI,ans
and The nature CT tie trade it may be Inde6al,ely in.
creased.
OPENING OF THE RAILROAD.
On Saturday last, fbs op,ning Of the Ponishsr,t,in
R,il-Road was celebrated, a striking svsn, in tho an.
mails Of our city. The stoekholden Of i. somoano as.
ssm6lsd al the Office, aud being joined at The Pfinci.
pal, by tha State and city authorities, ard olhsr invit.
cd persons, proceeded 10 the head OF The road. The
order Of the procession was ss foltows-Car No. /
Wfha 6a'oushe' in which were the. Governor and
heads OF Department.; ear No. 2, the city authorities.
city delegation, the judiciary, United States Officers,
foreign cOnsnIs ADD strangers OF distin clion; ear No a
mO'I,; car NO. ~ bSroushe containing engineer and
1iIec'Ofsi sa9s NO. D and 6 contained the totkholds
we understand that for want Of ears, the inviIstions
were limited to these persons. The company h,vins
basn disappointed 10 The receipt Ola locomotive engine
and a number ofesFs, ordered from England. ths eaIs
were drawn by horses. The cars moved in m, rno,,
impo'tng manner TO the sound Of music, amlj,, = L.rgs
coneout'e OF admitting iPsctator,, who losd ,aes ,ide
Of the road, aud reached the lake by bsppy eotncid, me-
~ ths moment the Noble steamboat sidysJ f., Inc
hfsi 'ims al PORT Pontsbartrain with the msiI RI,
mar aod pS''engsfs wefe immediately 0sw.rIed 10
the city IN a car dcspsiei cd 6l the purpose. add rsacb.
ed the head o! the road 10 h5lf al hour.
Cbsrles w ats, E'q one Of the directors, deliv.r,d Al,
eloquent address TO the Mayor and CT y Council, 10
which biz Honor made an appropriate replv. bs,b oG
which We have the pleasure to lay before or reader.
After Inspecting the ri'r and wotkl, The proers.ion
reformed IN the Ducdutsl House, the properly Of Inc
company, at he GinuUi toad, where a sunp y,ps col.
lahon had been prepared The garden and orange tSss.
are nos eAeelled by any in The Sac. The lsbIs.
were 'Preafin 2 grove Of orange trees, 20 dose az 10 Al.
Ioia = eelgniiul shade. Aiibe rePa't, the utmost unior,
cordially and good feelings pYevsI {, AMI marv ,a,,,,
we're Volunteered some Of which We are snabIJ IN
give or readers After enjoying themselves .ib
5'sas kooH uncur end moderation, The company re-
igfOd 10 The city shout 5 o'closk. wifhon, rrcitso,
Eteiy one teli gsaIhed at witnessing lhe great sir oil
ci'y and efficiency Of The work. No undertskfng b,,
ever been conducted 10 : more bu'iDes--'Ne manGer.