Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1832-01-10

ist survey OF James river and one Of Now rivsr b,
Moore aud Briggs CID vol proceedings OF board OF pub
I'd Two by myscfof the James river, Geports
Of 1896 and lS2S)
Sd. One survey between James river and Roanoke
US29)
ih: Two surveys also by myself between Roanoke
and New river, (reports of 1928, ls29)
Besides several surveys of the United States engineers
through the Allegheny mountain and one down New river
Goth Congress, document 2l6)
Aud report to the Baltimore railroad company, Os2s)
by us engineers, upon their examination OF all the pracu
cable routes suggested.
To these added last summer:
lst One survey for rail road from ynchburg trou Oh
Buior gap TO Roanoke, and thence New river. (See
the special report.)
End One survey between New river and tho Tenncs
see ne the main results of which will be found in this
report Although the law did require any thing
than survey for turnpike beyond New river, of
the public interest and wishes which themselves
IN numerous meetings. so far extended my instructions,
as TO make the operations test decisively the praccaby
of railroad over that section
ms amount OF facts, all agreeing in their results, is,
Think sufficient TO satisfy the mind of any person who shall
pursue enquiry through the documents, the practca
by expedency and prominent features of great and
important scheme they relate TO-
Atan early time when Moore and Briggs made their
VeyS railroads were not thought of and il was perhaps,
fortunate circumstance, that they produced the
Gus IMPRESSION that canal the Allegheny
tain was impactcablc in Virginia. Even in 1926, when
suggested that their opinion had been rather hasy nothing
put canal was contemplated Soon afterwards however,
the rapid advances otthe railroad SYSTEM which began
TO attract univeral attention. threw still intense in
established by the
OF 1927 aud 1928, that Virginia possessed much more
favorable route of connexion with the Ohio for
nal, than any other state.
Since then, the public eye has been directed tow
that quarter with growing interest The surveys of this
year have dispced the last lingering doubts and the new
facts brought TO light have given rise the brightest
pecaiions.
In the meantime considerable experience has been ac-
CURED in other States in the construction of roads, canals
ana railways from which sufficiently correct estimate
OF the cost any particular style of improvement can be
formed upon long line, embracing every description of
ground none OF which is of an uncomfortable character
indeed can venture farther, and add that Virginia is
most strikngly favored bynaurc in the facilities afforded
her TO overcome the main obstacles in the way of
ion with the west in which several other States arc now
progressing under circumstances far less favorable
might quote in support of this assertion numerous reports
and documents butw conine msef a comparison with
the most promising improvement in progress and
winch from its character proximity and influence also
most interesting TO Virginia; the Baltimore and
Ohio Rail Road
In TINS comparison, will oil course present only tho
tura and unimproved features of both lines.
On the route thought the advantageous for the
baltimore Kali Road by the engineers who explored the
whole line, and part of which has been constructed
the following grades exceeding fifty feet per mile occur