Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1837-01-19
VOL. 15.-AO. 40.

the With Of tho commissioners that the road.
Il possible. should be Canned through All
'h@dan, and that route through tins probably
NJ HeaIlhlet inland town IN Virginia would
'tath thc lehncs>te Inc at point favor
aele 10 tue continuance 81 The work into that
..a's VNunhed, with assistance OF general
an Poe'he9lnnei }ycf~ and Nj. Hume q route,
'nd nave the satisfaction 10 report thai il will
| ao' 'Aee'u' Il II - not considerably less than
Tue mount ei any equal portion Of the lina
SUI e}eu' II Will leave The valley Of the south
ioih th"e quarters Ut n mile below MIR pisI
oh on Snelalts boton. thence IN a braneh
leading near Tobias Pickles on liz d,v;Ji,,,
ground between the soul and middle forks If
| liolson thence through the fiat wood =, H.
lands of colonel Byers on the middlo Gu.
thence down this fork three lourlhs Of n mil, N
= 6ioil crossing the flrer near The bua
ieehee down The north bank, passing The
hhhhg and Flowing ,pring 10 BENJAMIN
snedgta>~ thence np the Ifflle IIol.inn -
nal Il mile, Ia valley makine I'm Ia Arcl,d
u, leaving hs house 10 the south and mass
,eS On 10 ne iand5 OF captain J, Akin, crossing
1edaf creek. aud arriving Al the main road on ,h,.
ana Il 'ohn y Rohert Clarke, near Thurman
thence itlle 10 the south of the travelling ron5
10 Abingdon, approaching that place on the
! IdhHa nl Iohn HUMP, esd. passing In the sou,I,
~ eHcI nlffet hlong the branch. enferinr oeno
ri tmphel's field at the corner 81 Ar IoL,
Nsifns'on meadow GA Reneher's street. possin,,
WV o'I!{ alang The lne Of general Campbell
,'9 WI, ne TN hnd toi The lands of Mrs. Sarah
h.tf'slon lhenee along the line Of her land to -,
youth western eornvr ibenro nlan H. ~ 10
u Inc rtrfk nj the head Of nr Clnnnt. IN
Pand lucuee passing near Mrs Il,n,;l,nf
/ ti'ssie9 me " aoga road IN the same volI
~ = { passing shorl dlstance 10 the. sontL -
,ae man read, through the plantations an,
'''9., una MI, Dunn, leaving the main rond
~ iaf norm anti taking The Bulialoe hoIlo.
"hteh leads near colonel John Preston i,s.,,
linz leaving II 10 the north aud ente,,no ria '"''
road south oi The Spring branch, aIong mi. ' .,
10 Beaver creek down Beaver ereek n,s',.'''
| 'o.antl samuel Guod~on's to tho state bn,,
Will here state, that also examine1 >.
,oo'f i'''lo2 View tltef At the mouth of (,,l
1,eaih Spnne branch thencc up this br9nc6 =,
'1aiF' valley through h5 valley 10 Wylbe
i'''u.'' Nt1e same route run by ihe Dan.
I'M IN eis'ueefs Thence 10 the Mount Airy di,i
UNI ndEr aud down the middle fork of M, ,.,,
To tue intersection with the line <ufvey.J a,
ne'e no hesitation IN SAYING thai The C,,n,,i,
creek route cannot only BIZ built for n,,l fp
s4nl but thai when bull, II Will in eonso VS.
OF the favorable grades, b. more eflie,.n, r.a'
!, passes thtoueh the great mineral reo,on -,
,,' iouu" v anu within eight miles of the saif
YIN " r y sum hunks, 10 which examined
i route Tor branch road, aud bplieYe th,, 80,
morse power The cost would not exceed Z tn naa
Pefmte' thlsfouc would pass thropgL No aW'
zap, ana lali ON the Lllde lIoI,ton. nlso
n9,ned 'ne valley of the north fork Of Ilolston
"hl'h iounG much more rugged and J;G;aai,
10 carry work through Than either the m;l,Ila
on south forks and this fact when cons,Ioa,
~ eonneXloa with the increased distance To-
me way OF Walker creek, would annee, ~ y,
, e, the idea oil taking The work by tba ,on,a
HAVING gwen Typographical sketch Of H.,
route @eiecfed, by referring 10 the profile have ,"s
prepared the following table Of trades and dis.
ianrcs 7 "" us
TABLE Of Asccnts and bcsce,ts f., -.
Eastern I'eeIyiIy of the Ehe Ride =, , ,h'.
termination The Survey ~ ''S