Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-10-11

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LYNCHBu RG AND NEW RIVER RAIL ROAD
By an sdv.r iemeni 10 ,tis InO,uiIg's pAI-r,m NJ
DC 'een h,i books arc TO be oprbsd ID u j. place. OIL
ue l' oil Maven bar ntx,, for hs po o Ieseivi.
tootcripsors TO II OK OF the Lynehtu,g atL New
River Rail Rad. vs. are h gh,y gsahfsd ,ha, We
are enabled 10 present 10 Cur r~sders, The sam.
nomcu', the 'u jsued lucid AMI sa.lac'oy le,ter o
Mr. c.. ze' 'hs ate Engineer, the .ul jet, which
fully demors,.t.s 'he t<s.:biiy Of the scheme, AMI
me Urtain'y hat nvesmens in IL re.u prt Il /.
ably to capitalists tLy, eh6urg Yn e :ninn
- LrNouDURG. Sept 24tn, 1881.
To HENRY DAVIS. Eq
Chair,nan of he Board of Commissioners of Lyneh
burg and JNtU Racer Rail Rood
CEAn SIm-Bs;ote leavIrg his in Of th,
ate, hsvrx now completed The txpl ring operation,
Ulve 10 tho raj, froru q /, place 20 Ne. liver
II has oecuereJ 10 me- mat IA. pc, ed mig b..
etvinsed by my pu sing tie Bad OF Con n L. ion, r.
- sSly swNeheab!e 10 Possession OF the o,.en-
iiai and Cects!ve TACT. eiic.o by he sLrv.y.
-Four rCoies beve been mentoueI:
The hssi p~:,es aoog Jane, uv.~. IN TO Pa ton,
bur, std htnte oeress he tounr, 20 sAtu
TIE ~ ',keS lie dice ion hiovAh Buioia's G r, a.
se 'cw ard. Salem.
Tn- g. par' imy,tdi,eIy over he lilee BE-.
twesr Jsats rvsr snd r. ans Ike, csnd, aop, O q,
riye's AID ,a.nse tile w. she Roan, ko up 20 S.l,r
ThsA h route oss nsi, ks tie p,.sedpv puseo,.
Pa',rg ny SheD,tui coatnur- icr.hrr Up ,ts ] n e,
river. anu ,hng aens Gs Vhy ui TIE Ca awta
reaches the h I'D y: 'he nor Il ~ OF II an ~. i,un
which ptssss aero, he Allah ny dwa,s Ne, ,iv,r
lhS opss' on' Ct 'li' s-aon in and, ion 10 tho..
siPrse:cils yeas have le,n 90 d;r,csd a. 70 riy.
tbess tif. fsG. ROUTE:
TbFeirOas mus' evetcfno tho iii iaiox riis, I.
We'n 's1e' 't,"' -td oief AZ % IL POLO
through which TIC !eu's viii pas, AID encouu'c,
10 principal d,Gicul is. This. q eLer WI h III
eres"d d''aGes, esirI mine is eii,n
The route, be SIDES tbs zane ohisc Ion NJ r, q.
I'd dissrs', would eBeou1ter, at tie ALI. hauy an.
New rive, fisuiiiS- tia. will be "a, c.c bel Vs. il
MS de.cr,p In OF CITE OF TIE routes surveyed non
Salem Is New i've. Th &c 0 s,oLs ara noi com
Psp.asd ty ally p T !cu,ar sdvan age.
The hSl. aid 'scOrd routes are .cu-, gu. n.iv III,
oIiy Two en,n'sd to a'onpe'i'ion In ,bis ,cheme
After the 6rst survey and eaau ia aoo OF he
between Lyncbtug aLd B.ord's zap Tho b,nLe,
character OF ~hith Impressed mo stiersIy wi h II,
mary fheui los 10 he way Il he location a d cor.
ted to have given The pre- fsreocs TO he route by P
uGu's, ha6 sonsidered Gully he terms OF hs r so
Iu'ion uldtr witch | acted, which directed NE ~
ascertain tbs most lis ibls route for tal road iron
LynshturK to New aver" But, aware tbat mi, wa
rot pubiis urder,. kij &, bu, oil TO be eendn,rs h.
sprivse sonPaoy, Tor whose ben. Il ms ,uivsy va
iniendsc and Ia li' sompany would pro- ABLY viii
for an pdrPt nden Touc. whic sloog she me, ry a,
they might md some fiicu y In eHssn, cobcI III
ms', 10 ssserdsres with he probable view. Of III,
CSmfaIy,h would be txpsti 10 search ,tr ugh a.,
county 6a'~een LynshbUfg and BuforuI gap At,.,
mos, c5n ls'e eSem'Dsion, have been sucse. IA,
10 h'e ou' arou'e wbih dscn pr.eiieall-, boug!
s'.boed with eoBs sbls difficulties ard Viii, h IL,
pri Of The d. an o. u qr- great II ip the
toD, aud much Ixisnss ia ne execution
Sui iba rou's ty Psti0Dstutg &c etycs ,horol
some"hs onss, the ert est coDidsra len OF The rom
pany, wbete decision, cono-v my be nis,eti.I n,
IA hasheed rs 'he .Js''u OF imp. oVemen' ih- S Al,
n,ty sdop ,IJ'g Toe J.rss riyet, lbty- LIN bh,,,v
F., II stoud b. reIi rosd, [, would b. iucun
upon lie mpscy 10 de;,IiBs shelter 20 plsss IN :,
ftVss 10 senps Zion, or 10 ofesl ctnns xion with j.
A somGsrs view Of Il esp, i've merits OF h. a..
fou o' afptats 10 nas ihsrtiOfe im portau In,
OF The question.
The sdvalnses .he rcu'e bf PsNn burg ar:
lsi. lie embracing iIe sonmt rec OF Roekbf,, ge
Bo,sturi. ADD she Dppst pari o. Jane. river
-. lie sfossng Only one ridge between S,em an,
Lyneheo =, sno "s i~V'Ihs tie heavier, trade by 81
he"p oil that ridge to Lynebbu'g, 46 m,,e. OF which
ate a. an average OF very nearly 6l.2 pr mile
Wne'sa', be w"en Lyn'hbu'g anu BuofG's gap, .,
verzl ssesats H. p-son 10 ire heaytes, ;, NJ,
be overcome, which will produce irfesuarity i'm IN,
spflsAon o: power, which, Unless The road be srsdr
ssd sonfidcist tNPtn.e may raise be cost Of
portsion higher this, than 90 the Iopge, ,on,s b.
Psiton, burg -
sd'y. Tie sos Of graduation from Tho ,Idss. don,
james rver 10 Lynst bufT would DO he sane Tor an,
power shat may be sho,sn sny amount of u abe ,bs
where's. through the uneven soup nv. b.ts.s,
Llbs bsIg and Bui0rIs gap the sbatseier and I'll
tisLey oil tie power, sod que ntJy The eos, ID
transportation, viii be materially sBtc'sd by the grad
usiioD, With, itstd nugt tvidenIy b.. ,so,I,,.d b.
The snouDiof ~ fic IN TIE road, 90 ,Lat he whal
sIgtgs's saved be transportation ma be fs, re,u,,
to he sdGueDal sspf pdi,u'e u ID. graduation Tbus
slttsicn Acsp'ad o ito pfeseDt HaJe n sbt no, an,
rs Io,ute .h'Ssn: e. No 'on'i efs'ioD Of ibis kis
weud enbstfss' he location sior e James i've,
AgsLsl be 'eu e by Pa, oss burx may be ut.sd =,
VI, Psf o'A Pvae company, lis bring NJ uuo,
hoP'ihPf eoI hflhE VI u, the prove ent e. n %,
by be sat, On 'hs Jams ryei Aud sJ,o i,
being prODsby IL mlts lobg-t; al hou1b bs 49, -
travelling, and fosi Of TaD per sion nigh, cen b. =
hsn on he short fonis, II sfacuasd upn an s,t"on
ea fesIe. S"''"i
~ tsgs,ds ,he ohs,a.ie inter, osed BY n n,,,
On zach 800 q, ty 'ofHbfe 20 ne LOST R,Vot, If a.
Board OF Public Works, page 2S5. you vii ob,,,v,
'na' Vie de'tet rom the ridge u sss liver as
9of. pei milr, SAD towards Salem n T..
But these avenszss OF course ear NOS be ob,si, 81
,s,ts'b s>p.n'e, end soDsfq 90, n,Iy sseper sisns
VII be t'eFaaiy, on each side nea, the To- n n
IESCENT T 10 wv
Fffm the Tf6gt in Bofs. / Fyoo, p,,,. r.,
tout & IooTds PGtt0psbufg tcoyd: G,.s,t,'P u"
Iu mile % Il. / 4 rnilc, a. "a g,,S"CWg'
ID d. BpStds $50 h
Ntsrss 70 ~ Mules Ito a Ahet this broken
f..s' W. stove Jane Y na,ds Satin.
h'tL) -. 3f0' In miss On. a.,
=, leso'as Saism. 20 ~ above ClsJs
70 To- ~ e ds.o r;,,. mi" seeh 10"
sfssk 81" Is,,f ''''"' 'hos-