Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1837-02-23

near Sfaoiil's Tavern, al at elevation of GO
ee.; runs back OF MOury Town, crosses
rev" run at nm elevation OF 81 feet, and en-.
'ers "oods'"ck, passing through the com.
mons, and thence, still continuing ON the
right OF the road, crosses Narrow PASSAGE
Creek at an elevation Of "a ee,--after Cross
sing Narrow Passage Creek I, defects TO
the LETT, crosses the public road and continue,
| on The left OF the road 10 u short distance a.
boye the mouth Of Stoney Greek, al Eden
burg, when IL recrosses The road and follows
np The righ, bank Of Stonsy Creek 10 near
DennIston's Forge. Ii then crosses The
Greek at an elevation Of 40 feet, and pursues
ravine leading past jacob Bowman's. ard
| enters depression uniting with this rayjpe
and terminating on the table lands of the
Shenandoah, in front OF Pit,man's Tavern.
The whole distance from Cedar Creek 10
me table lands oil the Shenandoah is 25 miles,
~ OF which Is over very broken ground.
lhe raVines and valles of The streams eros
seq, are deep and wide, and the intervening
ridges are composed of lime stone, having
but slight covering of earth. The gradu.
ati"1 VIII OF necessity bo expensive. consist
ing OF deep rock cutting through the ridges.
ana oil high embankmen,s across the holiows.
The grades are undulaling, conforming ne
near 10 Inc surface IA practicable, and the
curves are generally of large radii, although
II was lound necessary To introduce, in a few
instances, curves of radius Of 955 feet.
Alter reaching the valley OF the Shenan.
doab, the line is continued along the riyht
nahS oil that stream, passing 10 the right OF
kfawken's Town aud through Mount Jack
son, crossing Mill Creek, at an elevation of
81 reel, a lew yards above where il is crossed
oy The public road. Near Zirkle's Mill the
line leaves the river and passes through a
m ttnrr tl,,. -.
on The lands OF George Zirke resuming ito
route along the right bank Of the Shenap-
hoah, II passes through Timberville 10 the
mouth OF Lenvills Creek, where il crosses
The Shenandoah at An elevation of 20 feet: il
then pursues the valley of Lenvill's Creek
attaining the summit between the waters oi
that stream and Cooks Creek, by ASCENDING
The branch that lead, past Mrs. nIallory's'
y" III few exceptions, The whole of this line
from Pittman's To Mrs. Mallory's, distance
Vi - u miles, Is over very favorable
ground, mostly bottom and table land, but
lew oiuHs are encountered on the river, and
Tue valley OF LenvilFs Creek offers no OBJ
stacles till the summit is approached. This
summit is elevated GS6 feet above The uoint
OF commencement, at Winchester, and 3O3
above The Shenandoah at the point where the
line crosses H. In attaining ii the ground
rises So rapidly as 10 make i, necessary 10 in
troduce grade Of 50 $40 feet per mile fer
l l-S mile; with this grade il is passed by a
cut 800 feet in length, of an average de1rh
OF IL 6-l0 feet, The greatest beng SO feel
II then descendS 10 The valley Of Cooks
creek Which ii pu.sues 10 lis confluence
with North River at Mount Crawford. In
descending 10 The valley OF Cooks Creek a
grade oil % D. 10 feet per mile is adopted for
o>iO mile, the remainder OF The grades arc
t.-nI
valley OF Conk's Creek The surface is yerv
uneven, occas:om;ng expensive cutting and
!illIng. The distance from Mrs. Ma,iory's
10 North River is { fraction over ii miles.
me "ho!s "i which, with the exceptions d.
move mentioned, is very favorable. North
fi'eT IS crossed, short distance above the
mouth oi Cooks Creek, ut an elevation of
50 ieet Alter crossing that sttean, de-
preston is pursued that leads 10 Naked
Creek, passing by the residence of MIR. HofF-
man. Naked Creek is crossed =; sn eleva.
.ioh OF 81 feet, and The line then follow dow n
us rigi' bank 10 the second depression be-
low MT Nichols, where il defects strong
iy 10 the right aud assumes a re.r,v l;teSt
course to hloun, Sidney, which il nassss
leaving II I" tie right, and reaches hr;ddle
River short distance from Mr. Ailen,s
\ part OF this line below MIR. Nichols is
circni'ous, but il is necessarily SO 10 avoid
The introduction OF an inclined plane. which
would he unavoidable by leaving Naked
Greek above the valley in which The line Ia
traced. FROM Aliens 10 The point where
mIddie River Is crossed, there 81 G ,w o routes
one pursued ty orr line along lhe riph, bank
OF Middle River TO ravice leading through
Mr. Hantzbelger's land, and terminating a.
gam on Middle River the other cutting
through he hluf directly in front of air.
ellen $, and uniting hy means Of ravine
| i'ack oi lie main river bluff with tie lima
FIRST traced. The last line With the short.
es! snd may prove, OIL final examinations
most economical. The location from North
River 10 The poiat where Middle River ia
reached, is very fayoishic from This point
| IN The river is crossed, tie graduation will
he expensive on either route. The estimate
IS for 'he route traced Middle River il
crossed about 300 yards above MIR. Hantz-
nsiger's residence, OF an elevation Of 20 feet.
aud tie line is :hen traced down Middle
/ River, and rounding the pom, rear RIr.
! Crdwf0rd's, reaches ;he valley of Lewis
! Creek, near Mr. Nelson's, Whch stream il
rnrsues To Stauu!On. " lib the executions
specified Of The suu,mii between the waters
| OF bens;ii's and Conk's Greeks, there are:
Oh The whole line, no grades having greater
| departure from horizontal line ibas at tho
rate Of - feet pes mile, and the least radius
- 955 feet. This result must be gratifying
/ 10 the subscribers, rs from surveys preyiI
ously made, i; was aprrehendeo iha, nciiD-
ed planes would bare 10 hc resorted 10 IN
several instances. The total distance o, tha
| line traced is 100 MILES, which would b.,
/ e arr IN 81