Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1831-08-04
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,he ooaiu' requesting me 10 visit a. ~ u
agent. the country Sonth-Wsa OF n. 'sF
The state Of its trade, the beap6fs 10 ,ss; 'Fatn
railway, and the Disposition of The ~ Tom
aid IN its construction" left home on ,hp 70
OF June last, IN The 5 age for Abiogdou INST
I found IL advisable 10 procure a ho,.e usfe
form the rest oil the journey On ha,.n, ptf'
After remaining several days IN iha, ,vask.
proceeded 10 Knoxville, passing on the ~
SIDE OF the Hoiston, through the .ilIass. s
ki"gspor (Boa,ysrd.) kogersvile aud r.. o.
ledge; rom thence, reinrniag to Ah,,.nnat-
on the South side, came through The is"ah
of Dandrdge, Newport, GreenvilIe. Isrs
borough, and ElIzabethtowp f; hayinp 80
Carter County, justly noted TOR The numh '"ed
its Iron Works end the qualify and o"al,,. Of
its iron ore. Returning home from A.. OF
don, came by the Sal, Works aud Gxn'.s'
tPlaisteF) Banks Of Washington. the lead min
and iron works OF Wythe, and hy the ,a,'
villages on the route. Aud found IN. o,i"p'
of my trip so acceptable TO the people. a.
induce the 10 atiord me all the aid in -
power.
Proposing to confae this renort s,ric,,.
the subjects designated in the resolul ion of ~.
Board, it must still be promised, that II y;aur
the natural and artificial channels of comnn,,
ion existing and conie mp lated, which !,
proposed to connect into one man line tooa.s
er with the PRINCIPAL lateral branches ifeeaeS Il
and distributors, is essential to Just estinat y
oi the value of the works com mencng and nv,
Eressing.
A railway from Lynchbnrg to New R;v.-
| (Upper 'na~ha,) passing through the en-,
sige fertile aud populous counties OF Bedford
Bot t1Vrt aud Montgomery, distance ItS) enl,.
Will, OF itself, constitute az improvement -
grea, pu5lic utility. But viewed as the bnl.io
the chain which shall connect the trade Of ,6a
rivers Ohio, Tennessee, Mississippi and MIA.
souri, with that of Chesapeake Bay, its ,naen,-
tude rs astonsbingiy augmented.
! From the point at which this RAILWAY siu
touch New River. down that stream and Grea,
Xanlawa, passing by the Sab Works oes,
] Charlestown, communication may be had
with Ohio River, and The Uast and fertile eoai.
! Try beyond ti--nscendlng New RIVER tom the
a owe point OF intersection, there is now nay.
CATION for batteau, similar TO those pi,ing ON
James River, TO the mouth Of Cripple Greek
distance of forty or fliy miles and win
some improvement, such neV CATION may be
continued, through G,aysou county, to The Iine
aud perhaps into the territory Of Mouth Car
| linz.
Continuing the railway from New Rver,
through the superior couniies at Wythe ant
Washington, Va. aud Sullivan, Tenn. 10 Kings
port, at the junction OF the North and South
Forks Of llolslon, distance 1870 mile' would
b. another most important and Invaluable LINK
aided likewise ny valuable lateral branches.
| One OF which. probably railway, a, least q
| turnpike, on the North side OF Holslon, through
| the couuties OF Hawkins, Granger and knVx ~
| Knoxville epothef, on tho South side, throush
the counties Of Washington, Tenn. Green, JET
ferson, Cooke aud Sewer amt n track ,iks-
wise on the South side, TO Eizabethiown IN
Carter County, near extensive iron w"rks.
| The navigation of HoI.ton and Tennessee,
above the Muscle Shoals, has heen coaiued
until his ear to 1at bottom aud keel bottom
hN.I .1,,NL ,,l.
| Spring. Bat in the month OF Aprl last, ii
| Steamboat. (the " Knoxville buii tor tie
purpose, performed her first TIP from, the
| S.ioals to Knoxville and has made anothfr
| trip since. The " suck and boiling pot, at
tho passage o! the river through the gap Of
Cumberland Mountain, are represeuti to lie
the only material Instructions 10 safe steam
boat uavi CATION b, tween those poinla for s,x
months oi he year; aud The rsnovat OF these
is believed to be easy that i, ia confidently
expec ed 10 lie done the present season by vol
untary subscriptions. Besides, the state oil
Tennessee has designated and set apart for
improving the water courses OF East tennessee,
u SUN sufficient 10 render this river, from ;fie
Shoals to Knoxville, navigable the whols year
/ for Steam-hoats of light borden. It's esamua-
ton aud survey by an Engineer. employed by
the STATE, will probably be completed before
the sessi,n of their Legislature this Fall. when
the appropriation OF the mouey already desig-
mated is expe cied.. -Ho.ton River ateve
Knoxville msy be navigeted by keel boats 10
ngspori. during the Seasons oil its navigation
by steamboats, below. FIentb Broad aRd
Na,arhucky may each, in like inann.r, be nd-
yigats for hundred mics during the sane
seasons.
The General Government has made a NUM-
fcent appropriation. in iassds. TO the State O.
Alabama, Cor the purpose of constructing
canal Tor steamboats, through the Muscle Shoals,
distance thirty mi -sieamOnat naviga on he
ing now used ro,u Florence, just below tho
Shoals, to the Uhia iIyrr, during the Spring
Hoods. But more 'eeen'ly the plan has been
suggested of a railway from the upper end Of
the Shoals to Mississippi river, distance lass
than tw o hundred miles and ground favorable y
and appears to be preferred II overcomes tho
difficult presented at the Shoals, and from
low water in the river below, and avoids the
distance of water route, occasioned by the
uncommon winding, OF that river through the
States If Tennessee and K ntucky TO the Ohio,
down the ONO 70 Mississippi, and down that
10 Memphis. The distance by rawHv " 0 Id
be about one four b /; and lis Termination ut
Memphis, in the South West corner OF iennsss
see, within a few m.es OF the State of Mississip-
| ~, aud opposite to the Arkansas lie, rh0ry.
would be iavorobe both TO travel and trade.
| Il viii be perceived that funds have been
| provided Uy the Government. OF Tennessee and
| the Uhded States Tor the construction OF not the
| least important and expensive improvements
adseriedt 20 above. 1t ls known that the citizens
oil East tennessee have been invited 10 send,
and have sent, Delegates to a Convention at
Knoxville Oh Tue 2Sth of this moath, for tue
purpose oftakmg measures TO unite and con-
cenlrate public opinion ' on the great object OF
cling the trade Of thu Atlantic and Tee.
nessee river:' that the towns and counties of
Virginia and East Tennessee have been invited
to send, aud are sending, Delegates to Con-
! veniion at Abingdon Oh the 25,h of August
oext TO devise ways and means of continuing
the railway from New River 10 kipgsport apd
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