Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1837-01-19
To CitRlrs h, SHAW, thief Engineer
LII II

To CuWrs h. SnAH, Chief Engineer
ofHr .Siutc u ! ireuRia.
Slls,-llayiug IN Tho hitter part of June last
cor,s pon1-i with one Of the board 81 CON
ml.sjonefs of ths lyu,hbarg aud Tennessee
iall-raad. AZ LgHehbWr, | Wis induced l. ap
ply Ia yuu for tn. charge of tho survey, ordered
hy The general sssmhly, for tie above railroad,
was assigned 10 thai duty BIZ YOU, and hay the
honor 10 report tie result Of my operations, as
follow
Passing over the preliminary arrangements
incidental 10 the commencement OF the survey.
! was enabled 10 begin operations IN the field ON
the 10Th Of luly. Thr act of assembly compel.
led III. 10 begin Al Botord'5 gap ou The Hue
Ridge, but luasmaeh n, thar aet contemplated
an estiHat. he cost Of Ht uogk, rs well as
the most favorable rouls ton the rnid in order
that might draw the grades over the Bluc
I Ridge, commenced on the eastern dccl1yity.
1t will be proper here to remark that the sur-
veys heretofore made have been purely eXprll-
mental lines, with tn. view al ascertalnins the
elevations and depfessions OF the dividing ridges
and upon which no accurate estimate could hr
ptedltated It being absolutely necessary, IN or
der To arrive at the cost ol the work through 50
broken country, 10 Iun such a line rs would
conform, or nearly 50, to an actual location
This have done as far as the time allowed me
would permit and have pursued the toiioWiag
roUit which, alter thorough examination OF
the different lines directed by the dcf assisted
by the former surveys OF captain tro2et and Nh,
Heron, have adopted rs the bass of my ealcu-
lations, aud to which beg leave 10 call your at
tcntion. BY referring To The map Of Virginia
assisted by your knowledge OF the country, YOU
Will he able to follow me. beginning on the
eastern decliyity of the Blu. Ridge near Mr.
Daydsoa's the linz follows the valley oil Goose
creek 10 the summit, which il crosses near the
travelling road and takes down a fork of Gladr
crock 10 The north Of y. luck's,) crossing the
main r,,d nc,, Charlie, Cook : and pa,4in, 10 the
.outh of dorfor Flo, d. falls into the man val
L., nf Glade crrrk IN Mr. Gfery's meadow
,b.,,,. i, llIoy,. tho valley ~ the creek In Mr.
s.,,,,,, .hcr il l.,vrs tho ereeL ,n1 ,.onf,rn,s
,,.,,I' ,d3ba ,rt ro,,. n,ssin., IN l,ono,IL n,
H., - ~ NOT "a, from, ,,a,,f.1 ,,,,,.f,,il
!, ,,,;.. ~ Doctor M,ii.n1'. a,rn . tl,,...# ~,
H.. r,,,,,o,v I,,ving the stare ro,d tn tbe.onlb
and ra.s,nl, p,te,is and AIpson's crcrE II,,rn
o,,a,inr. al milo In The north of The ,taae road
:, ,rri,,e. m salem ,-sin,, between \Nillfu'
,,r,rn.a,l n. harm thence nearly n,rallel IN |
do II on tho Roan1k'. botl.1n
an ,ha lao5. If doctor Johnson. n,ssino Ia thr
n,,,tL ~ bis IveII,nq md cfossluo Tie .t,rr
,o,L ,e,, Nr Walton, thence ulouo,ss t6r |
v,iI.,' ~ H., no,notp tn where. the norib and
Iii 81. come taoatLnr At ,C,,4tt.#. !,
,L.,,, ,,,,,,og tho v,ll,v Of tbn .nutL foil. "a
~, - l3il,a,,'s crook ,hrnca ma mi.
,.,,L =, osnnnit al Tho Alleohnnv obont th,,e
III - ,,,los o,,th or t'br, .fi,, .h,,r.,. tb..,,
l',,,' Nfa,ia,,,. r,ral and ,iflrr,vrr Ia Nepti.
Nv - :, .,..5= =, o,,,,,tb Of / ,t,L, 49,,
at,' ",,, :" a,a b,1f milo. abogc En@G4 fer
~ I'll hero ,an,afk Thai tbfouab lhe nel,rr-
- rNi;r ra,l.r. and Mr. Prn.,,n n.,.
',IIal =, ',on,,na 'hr AlIrobany nj t6 head
:, ,I s,l t,rl, ~ Ro,nnlr n N,IIer.. nm.
s, u" H., asa,;,,,iian IN conjunction ,y,Ib ,bn
"nrr,.s aver Il, g,t5rcing he use olsi,,l,ona