Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1831-10-03
DESCENT,


jam. Rner.) 800 " In3mirs "a
3oodrds Salem " ) - " above Glade
In 3mile' I'll H. creek 40
- ii - down Tn fnrnce To Slcm uu-
kct's utGck u " dalltrd
Thence unIulatcl 10
SalCin.
So tha the descent. from 4 tort. zap, i.
greater, pdl ucolaI,y toward, J ,m str,er, th.l
nom tee irt9r b,t"crn ) leu and PATIO, suirs
AS to ''r disiaucr. II - pop = IL ~ marx that
from lat" ~, mIos,, on 81 IL coualI. aud
r-viSinn OF formet notes, II Appears, mat 4
nilrs can be saved between Lyuchburg snd
taitnnshnrs. aud D (e'roa) ron i6e ril-e Ia
Salem, te'noiaf, h relofe ,he distance to-.
melly stated btlween Lynchpure aud Salen
y II mles that i. 10 II -.
nav n Geo Ia give you a motc circnm
stantial description oftue toute b, BlleT4,
gap.
From some cow mint poin' urar the mouth
Ot B'achwat'r creek. the rail road IN 81 rise a
ope IS valley. aud that 81 Ivy creek, up 10 ,
oW Goinl OF the dividing tmee Grtwrea tnt
latter and Elk creek. IHls loNcst point IS 81,
uatrd be ~ecn the farms oil Nh. Itddiorl ana
oi Mrs. Mosely.
Inc elevation al this poin' is 81 f. nbgy,
jones River AT Lynchburg, =" bic h my be IT,
4uced 10 200 f.. by the elevation g,vto nj til,
lower END, ms Will as some cutluga the top
/,
eha'os. The Ioentiou viii probnbly make Il
10 ii miles. S. that The average raIl Will be
about . Il # per m'is.--but Tue valley i,
Tar i'om ri tding SO gradual de,oeut -th'
dectivny near tie top heias as much az lIt
II. N miles.
lhr descent on the west sd, Ia bfnd - her,
Elk Geek approaches very rear 10 Gun riv
eris 30
Hhch may be reduced to I28 q
BY thr tut at top. already mentioned, an
assuming hg vel Al Elk creek.
lac rneh' dist nee Is ,nirs - chs.
Bot vii probably be
made OF ms. nv The lacation
Shelving an average fdiI of - II. t,r mIie ur
this side-heie Also tne IA IS ,ap,d near tie
top, being 10 Il. IA the 1t "ir.
lhis fl ST section Of ! hilies rpm L.nc bur &
to the ABOVE menione bend OF Elk creek. i,
very broken, parlcul riy ~ tn vet sllr al
hf ridgr Elk creek Winding - nles in "a
srasht distance OF only 81. It. rcma,ka-
ole, howrv'r, thai its gen.rtl tourse Is very
dreci, 50 that II crosses gleat many times the
straight linz, It's bends beng ge" rally round,
hairo", broJ tcing sputs, viii deep indrnta.
ions. The 10 oI among these Ildges viii be
very ! tborious aud dilii.Hit. 10 what dare,
the graduation Nlli be io..frrd. ana wnelnei.
/ NJ he maie naiiorm or unbui TN, a H. de.
arnd upon con,ide atoms OF rSptdieucs Ut
tconomy, which the company alone, aistr It's
organ 2A'ion, can dc GRIMM.
W sther they adopt The most liberal scale Of
graduauDu OF upt, this seGlI1a Will be III NOS
rxpruslve OF the i.e much embaub IA, ~, ma
ny bridges aud cnlVerts, AMI great deal oi
d,ep cutting will be ind,pe blr aud con-
side ing that bp ground res!S generally upon .
foundation OF slid Granlte. II IS pr OJabir that
many short tunnels, unIsr ID AIDS IN cng IN.
will tie found Kpedient throagh ,ey ri at the
intervening spur. The MN = ige itstif VIII,
very likely, b. moe advantageous rassci IN
TINS way 'hah by deep cut y II only thls ma,
he lntrinsICaily cheaper, bot u NId Hl.o save
the Necessity al bti IstuE osrr she vide cnasm'
which dep cuts would otherwise op,n acros,
the paths OF many roads.
From the bend OF Ella Creek above mention.
et, II U ter River, the drst ne IS only 81
tards, which, by SUSTAINING Ugh lryri, vii Ut
reduced 80 l5b yards. ihis distance must IL
thtr BE- cut tbrong deep ST OF the cut az
tire culu'oating polnt be,ns 81 ieet - i esr, II
ar suppose, the body oil The ndge Is s0lli
granite, deep cut Al each end, aud tunnel
loo ards iong viii be preferable, the,e briug
road on the top OF the ridge. Ihe hrnds OF
Elk and Ouer rnnod the udge amount 10 miles
between these two near poinIs.
The water In o ter uvtr here, IS 10 fe
above James RIVER At Lynchburg. - ihtn' e the
rail road must pursue tae north II margI
of Big on r river, up % the junction ot ITS tN .
fork, a DIT ruce Of mles-u which tue fall
/, 80 feet uny, the ~, beng rs irrt ahov {
james river. linen, ha.i ( crossed nc NoItI
ioIk a. A suitable rley atom, tue Improvement
viii ascend the val c, oi the Sourl fah, aud
that OF Camp cresk, one OF It's Tributaries, 10 a
point 495 fret above Jtn's river, s1eHIng q
lall between II nni the lo,k, OF go feet IN a
distance of Is IA mile, which makes The ave-
rage descent % IA fe~t per mile.
Where the Ildge between the waters ol Otter
and Goose Green presents Use {, us summit I,
o. yards from the last named 20 ut oi Cam,
Creek, aud its elevation o. ieet a oie ia,
same "a snort cut, measuring 80 feet IN deptt
at tie most elevated pont, aud raIsIng tae 10"
er end ID f, above Camp Creek, viii reduc,
the ascent in this cut ~ the above standard o
% "a feet per rnile.
HE next difficulty encountered is tie be-
of Reefs Creek, 40 feet above james river
and 90 feet below the last rIdge, It ON which II /
distant l 10 mile the Cut, 80 feet deep Al IN
rad g. aud short enbankmeut of 30 tett eIe
vaiion al the d. epeSt POM, viii reduce the de
scent to 2l feet per mile.
Mex, by slight co.'s aud some entertainments
one u vnich only vail measure 80 l.rt nj "a
highest point, rise oil ony lOtert IN /
mile wlIi re made, reaching 10 tnr Cove brauch
Theuce - the North iotk OF u rose Creek
the distance is IA mIle, aud laI, 10 feet
(Gooee Creek being 39l Il CT above ] .mes Nv
Ell az Lynchbmg.) lui, may be reduced TO 3
feet, winch is 40 leet pei mtie, BY crossing the
creek upon bndge or yladuci 90 ieet nigh
with corrcsp spending embankmrnrs at each end
! this descent will he formed in part by betting
the hill, IN part by deep cut ing. Tais is tn,
deepest slope against the heaviest trade be
tween Lyochhurg aud Bn'ord's gap.
From the Goose Creek 10 BuIord's the dis
lance is . L. miles: the Sc on tIe rail rua
will be rs feet in this distance, an ADDITION
| elevation OF 10 leet Oeing gwen ofposIe Bu
tord's.
From Buford's TO the TOP of tue gap, he d.
tame. is ye,y nearly nhrs, aud the rise SO
feet, This may be reduced to Sd iCet ef mile b.