Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1834-11-25
MESCELLAN EOUS
lFroln The po,ton Arlns.

From the Boston Atias.l
KALI ROADS AND CANALS OF PFNNsYIv.U,,
Ls"G from gentleman of yNdSsdchxsetfs irapeI,u q
IYest
PfTTsBURG, October ~ 1894
DEAR Sin: We reeched this city Yesterday ADD had =
most Interesting aud pleasant journey, from PhiIaIeph.
by Rail Roads aud Canals route but little known az
yet IN New England, although important TO all persons
enigraling tolhe West, and general line of inercom
munieaon between the Atlantic the great valley Of
the Mississippi. -
We left Ph.delphia on The morning of the 9Th in =
Rai-Road car, snh reached Columbia on The Susoual.p
na' AT dusk-dis'ance 81 miles The drawa by
horses out on The 9Th, az informed the second
was TO have been completed. when oronore ses., en-
gno was TO he substituted, and the daace weu be run
over in between xix aud seven hours.
This l-Rosd has been constructed by rne State If
Pennsyvania. The rails laid on blocks Of soae ,nI
The whole oil the work has been well execued-Ihere
are Two inclined planes 10 height of nearly
two hundred feet, each lerinus-the FIRST TO ascend
from the vale oil the Scuylk the other 20 descend
INTO that oil The Susquehanna, at Columbia.
The Pennsylvania canal commences AT MiIii. toyo
ten miles below Harrisburg, and extends up he valley
oil the susquehsnnah, 10 the junction Il western and
ISothefh orsnches and from thence The former Bald
Eagle, and up the latter Northumberland, but there il
sili another and the mo' important hrsnrh hcl passes
through the valley OF the Juuias To Holiday sbure n ,hs
eastern base OF the Allegheny rnouuas where f. i. cam
necied with the Western sertio0, which extend, down
the valley OF The Conemaugh, KsSi,a,,tss
rivers to Pisburg
We took passage in canal boat Harrisburg as The
water was too low Tor navigation, in PoIen OF Ie canal
near Columbia The toats are romimoJiou.Iy filled nm
and The "hplnS is very good On the wayup. we passed
Greensburg, Newport, Mtllersown, Rifln l.wist.wn
Waynesbug, Newton. Hamilton, Jsckstowm Alexandria
Williamsburg aud Frsnksown. There are iity-wo locks
and several equedncts between harrisburg and HOLIDAYS
burg The scenery constantly varying from ia.
beautiful TO The pclurequ or sublime as The canal will,
between chains OF mounsin. hose bases for mos of lie
distance, form the bank OF the canal enc side and thai
oil the Juniata river the Otel bat there are
~ intervals, or bottoms sufficiently extensive Tor one or
more hrus. The mounloins are wooded TO trir yerv
SUBMITS, but almost ycusveIy gith oak walnut bick,,y
chesnu', beech maple amj oer decdeous ees a. herr
was scarcely al evergreen TO he and en
an isolated hemock pine some lofty Gill The uo.
perregiops olhe Juniaa are prolific aud hulnnons
coal bu1 Centre county affords the mines OF
ore.
The Allegheny mountains are passed l.y a rail road
iry-s'x miles IN length 10 which there ten inclined
planes, tunnel aud s1upeBdous vldur AZ the INNER
end oil each inclined plane, Is stationary steam eupine
by which The cars are drawn up aud let down.
The whole ascen, on the side Of The mountain
from Jamestown 10 the summit Itvci IIT3 feet and IN
the eastern side from HollidSy stug, 1900 ee The ton
Of TIC mountain which Is some Two hundred ieet
than the eliminating point Of the railroad is 27O0 C.e
above The Delaware river at Thiiad, lDIiia
The tunnel commgncos at The top Of inclined plane
No i, and extends nine hundred ct through no,n.i
about two hundred feet below IFS st,,n 1be excav,
ton was made by blasting lIough sd rock and con.e-
quenty ony required to be lined 81 each end, with arches
for about rom 75 TO 100 feet The entrances are ee
Ii-hcd by enablsures supported ly Tuscan Mi .stess -
They are OF dressed sand stone.
The vsduet vs. supported by massive ahuinpn,s and
gganIc erch OF eighty feet span AMI seventy feet in
height Tbisyast structure formed Of hammered saee
and constitutes magnificent feature 10 the imposing see
merry which, s exposed 10 The admiration Of The traveller
as he passes the mountsns 800
double track has been Completed oy.s l,a t,cl;,I
planes, and the second, Tor the iniern,e; s ,s,, -,
sucn progress maj viii DO flushed 10y ra 6rst Of Ami,
next All Tie rais ai on blocks of sene and in ia
new rack afecoss lies Of ie msieia for each psr
Of rails. 80 1917 pau
The estimated Of this rail road irelodov m adj
diiona stationary steam engine, each Of ,e Ipelinel
planes, is 81 47O 900.
The from nine 10 fen i,oars Ia c,o,s Il, .
moun'an, but when Tho ond trSck completed 20 a.
70 prevent delays by The meeting of lumber care ana ,
locomotive engine IL used, nsea, Of horses on Ia, ,r
ieVs OF over f'een miles between pianos MOI and q
transit VIII he msde iD about five hours NJ
me "hoie Of his suPendous labor was projected and
mas been prosecuted by Syves Welsh an engineer ho
bas lmnoralzed his name by work not srsossseI i,
grandeur ana importance by any other la the ,a,Lt III
has most ifiumphsnny surmouned The o,igI,to b,, -
nc AHegbiDY which appe5fed present an
anhcWy 10 opening iacie lihe Of communication be-
tween Tie bfeai west and he Ocean. He lac ilus ,a
monument 10 Tho intelligence clieta,i.c 80 -.
spiit Of Pennsy!fana, more LOofsbls dian The teniss
ahd pyramids Of Egypt ile iiuinphs arches s,d 80
iumns OF Rome. They ereoird In coen,e,o,,t. -
names Of Jfans or the bsples Of victorious eldei,i
whie ihess magnificent works intended 10 sgbssvs
e interests Of agriculture fnanniartpres and commerce
10 encourage the 1fts Of pcscefo adv ince The p,o,e
IVY ana happiness Of he whele people Of The Unmd stfs
10 sucn6heh the bonds 81 Union indnre A o0re mi
VII" shu %den PahioisD eve sabiiy TO our political
-eAo''e yene'sGon Tor lhe Constitution and
tons aud ali time ~ "''"b"ou' ." VA
And what cheering example has Mr. Welsh ,,ss,,
Y" 70 ue Yrluous and eGfarprisue Vouuo ,,sn ~ ~.
'ou""y, ID ms own cO0meDJabie career. gni GG.e,,
YEAR, 1Dso ne commenced HE profession az An Ave,n,
70 eedF me Hoe Of survey Tor The ro,ies n C.a, @
Rail Roads, add from that humble st,non d @ sno
fiaes oi Cham msn, Target bearer and Assistant ~ -
"' 'hloi fbRneer, and now holds hat big 10 n,o.,.
sna very responsible situation with honor 10 lilo IN I