Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-01-22
DECATItu Ar.p.x,

tie thurman and Secretary of this council e y
! A. MCor, Scey. ''' DooDiNoi' c"m".
! h,;.., DEcArUR ALABAMA, Dec. 10.
d L. a1dt Enterprise ero,casd 10Th Success On Mon
Wy ias! The 10th INST the day appointed for tho a;v,
V locomotive and its train of Care tho c;,;,a
rom ih' and some OF the neolborinU coun,ies ~ -,
eSa'e az an early hour. every road and every neo
iSaohg 10 the place, literally crowded ~ III i
~ sg' were alike anxious TO this novel s,ectoce
iour oi one arrived the time appointed far th AZ
Hnnda were were husiening to the place of debarkaton =
1 Gus had assembled and YOU could d;scovor q,
uersh lipatlence upon the brow of all Bnt Tho s
PSg was not OF long duration At precisely half na,
III W: INC welcome vstant made its npncar,pce
w,h tram Of three pleasure cars The s.i1n" @
~ Win the most pre,ioils product Of the coun,r
in ,he,,ss 'ai Of Lawrence and Frankn enough with
,n, ,I IS 10 nave made the scene one of encbant
.hent The two other Cars wore cro,yiaJ ., ai'-
III ny ~ gen,lenen from CORTLAND and Tuscumba
o Pr ~ "ccnsion has our town ever presented NJ, NJ,
pearahoe so envening and it was indeed ~, up
Ia, 'a cared np all the noble, all the inspiring .enn'
trsk tha, lew individuals of the three counties 10
Cd Ure,' u, nave been, (and indeed consider
u'ietcu'ean The battle has been fought "a a., -
by ths enienrs however eat have been surmouned
ye ny TINS been brought within three lours' ,I r
-, 'spota tion can now be made from and N T,ec,,
pa regardless Of tides of winds of hell 80 scum
sa's me planter, the merchant ali WIN 49,;
indvid,nI oeeut from the enterprise of some few
;n,sr, c Il, mere Then should be an analoarationbe
interest oil the company is one and nd;vs ILL ,;,.i
na vi Poh'cai stres should be kept al bav-tL con
par2 Ie MOI acting for themselves alone but Iaro
portion p OF the Tennessee Valley. 'u' large
n1 i let aS again Secur to the scenes of tho oo
~ aSont 5 T. Nj. the locomotive was f,,;, 49, 'g'
upon trip of pleasure: about l5o , ~ weigh,
on ooarui an excursion made TO the ,Turnont 49,
back in % minutes S' ana from thence
,, n Jay ana every thing seemed to be auspicious for
s,e spot was to be seen upon The Grma
.neIi'' the winds were lullcd TO rest Nature o,J -
tiing else seemed TO enjoy the day iLero u Every
,' te peace or happiness of any one but mon ,b
TO be s,sen W." 1taon, groupe upon groupe were
go - Proinehadlng the streets; corFRIEs were ioho
seen mere and there speaking of the results Ia, 49,
~ AZ te wake, the listless eye that had beer he
go istiSss apathy, Tor many years was seen In senJ
oth sclntiaions of pride The Rfaifo never
o chhgering or lively aspect. The proprieors
ana me stockholders, may well have vhsneritd ~ ,
soul = Clarion ~ anu INC HOW oil
,lenen ,raa mGaa now in successful operation Cen
.een travelling 10 the and south west viii ia
itmuch To their advantage not only in NON, - iu
oet ease ana comfort to take Huntsyilc The Dcca1,
stase we understand the enerprisinD genflencn Nh
are owners of the line intend makinoe dc ~; VINO VINO
10 TINS IN hours from hence to rnscrob
lcs - ~ 10 miles, passengers will be conveyed in
"TRIP from Huntsville TO Tuscumbin distance Of la i e
which hId ess ''on hours, aud no night travelling
~, i'''u 'e uesiueratum with every traveller-H
inc increase OF value in town property is and r,,s,
DC ~ al times, an evidence of Improvement We iaa
, . 4.riSr OF an acre lot sold the other dnv nj
twen,y-nve hundred dollars and we doubt very much
dred.-B 1'N 'o" take thirty hive nun
has mad sI bi OF the s. Typographical Engineers.
from fredericksburg TO the valley of Vir;i G;uy
20 Inc construction OF Hail Road between ,ho
W. P'"ces. we nave ut present room only for ,l,o O.
lowing concluding paragraphs of the rcpori ,ybh ;
serve 10 give some idea III liz ~ "ihch VIII
contemplated work: anu COST oil INC
Inc Snre route from Frederick lur0 f., lis tor,;
near inc head of the canal in James River c,nh
, OF ifo IL miles, OF which SO g miles oocunv
sie oSlahee from fredericksburg 10 poin near xypy
Doiough' IN Tie graf valley of Virginia while he ro
I,s oo miles extend from that point 10 the ter,nnS
Inc most imposing difficulties occur ot ,bo cI
PAGES and extend through different distances no
CIV VS., VIZ near fredericksburg the distance of
Que ana a hall miles, in the vicinity of tho hronct 81
Lewis river, Wilderness Run and Mine RI -
p =, a" aggregate distance of about three niles
N tie crossing OF the branches of Church RIM /
mics In the vicinity of Oranre Court borso I -
iNar the crossings oil Poplar Run and the rido,. v;
THIS fun and Blue Run miles. in tls ,.,iI5 "a
FORK and Meclnms Rver1 miles in The rayin ~ ~;
Ivy creek mic; at the crossing of Mecbunn,s RE-
uooye inc turnpike bridge 1-2 miles at the cross, 81
ine Ndgcj ~ miles; at The descent into te Val
icy OF the South Branch of the North ForL ~ t., H.
yer miles i'm the valley of the branch nil ,5 y;
~ y,s an 1Notth ork miles; making in the ar
Bee"tc, 20 inlrs, tne road formation upon which may
De executed according to the best my Judgment al an
sHiG Goo expense PsT mile, not exceeding $4,000 or
| ihehts, walls, bridges, &c. included
On the residue Of the route which e,nbrooes nm &C.
s ~ ",ssce OF lZu * miles, the road formation
Mh DC comparatively easy, and may be effected nroLa
ply at an average expense not exceeding s.r0,io -
minr, or 500 900 for the whole distance thus maxim,
the eIltIre cost of the road formation for n ,EE
Ran Road $77750O TO this amount sbonjd r. iioS
the probable cost of Railing, which is assumed ai @
Va ,P'r'OV p'i lnle, ana have for fine
gate cost of the road 81 ,5I9 $50 Or if we inrlds
aad,onai track on the inclined planes the necessarv
refugees, turning platforms Nc The NECESSARY;
Engines, engine houses, aud other apparatus nj
at on Tie stationary power required at the inclined
haes; We may assume for the entire cost of Tho Rod
two millions Of dollars ''0sl
lhf gr9et9as on the route will be as follows-yiz
Oh l.Vei ma not exceeding inclination of 20 Cet
per NUE. III inesj on rise dccvity VARYING ,,(,
=" 20 w ieet per mile, y miles an inclination yary
ing from 60 70 100 feet per mile . miles: ao,rco
! length inclined planes 1-3 miles Nse''s"'
Inc course of the generally will be serpent;nc
but ais enryaurcs, except in few instances MAJ Is
limited TO a radius Of 100 feet may "'
Materials suitable for the road formation spcb ~, he,
oak post oak, pitch pine, chestnut locust cedar ssr
building sonc well adapted to the construction Of ab,
mens, pens, walls, culycris, &c may be convcnicn
h'd ON almost every part Of the route-Tred JJerojJ
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