Cheraw gazette. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1835-1838, 1837-02-07

Blue hluuc. at t"o Joilito III butieo"ioo
county, n. c., on a gradual ascent entirely
within the range Of locomotive power, us
now in constant and familiar use. These
points arc at the Rcedy Patch and BUT
Mountain Gaps. Late surveys Il recOnnois-
sances have also led to the conviction, that
that from one, if not from both of these
depressions in tho Blue Ridge, the road
may be carried into the level counties Of
South Carolina, beyond tho mountain re.
gon, on a grade which will supersede the
necessity Of stationary power. But this
part Of the ground has not been sufficient
" subjected to the rigorous lest Of the in
str,tmcnt, 10 enable the company TO decide
which of the several routes that present
themselves, should be adopted. Three, at
least should be sufficiently examined: Isl
The route which leads down the Rcedy
Pa.ch creek and Broad river, till the ridge
between that s'ream and the Cahawba river
is gained. 2nd-Thc route by Butt NOUN
tain Gap. descending through the opening
which receives the Green river between the
Blue ridge and Saluda mountains, TIL the
latter mountain is flankel Oh the cas-; and
3rd-Thc route which dcsccnds fromthc Butt
mountain Cap into Green river Cove, and
then passes the Salula mountain by Gap
creek, & continues 20 the level country near
GrccnvilIc, S. C.. Each Of these routes
must be carefully and accurately surveyed,
50 rs TO furnish an estimate Of tho actual
cos:s of every part Of each of them, with
the angle oftheir grade-and their adaptation
to locomotive power, before the company
can be able to decide which Of these routes
ought TO be adopted. These surveys must
be extended with the view ofpassing through
the town of Columbia, should no obstacle
intervene 10 render it expedicnt to take DIT.
fercnt rou'c.
At Columbia, the line will meet the pro-
iected Rail Road of the South Carolina "a
nal and Railroad Company, which has the
exclusive right to the road between that
place and Charleston, for 36 years from the
date of its charter, and now have road
with a single track halflhat distance. That
company has proposed TO this that a Junction
should bc formed between the two roads,
on terms which have already been laid be-
fore this meeting. And your committee
would recommend that the proposition
should be met with the same spirit ofIlber-
ally which induced it; and that the Dlrcc-
tors Of this company should treat with that
on the subject, & lay before our next meet
ING the terms on which it is proposed TO
form the connection, to be adopted or no!,
as the said meeting may decide: or that the
Directors recommend to the said meeting
such other measures in relation 10 the road
of the South Carolina Canal and Rail Road
Company as they may deem expedent.
In cCnnexion with this part of the line,
YOUR committee have considered the pro-
position or the CofurrIbi1t Bridge Company,
which has been referred to them. And
they recommend that the Directors cause
The Columbia Bridge 10 beexamincd by CON-
pe:cnt Engineers, and report TO the next
meeting its adaptation for passing the road
over the Congaree river, and the terms on
which it may be used or acquired for
that purpose, TO be adopted by that meeting
or not, as it shall be deemed eXpedlent.
Beyond the point whence the French
Broad river issues from the mountains, the
examinations have not been attended by IN
strumcntal surveys, and your committee
can dn no more than merely Indicate the
lines, which in their opinion ought to be
surveyed. And here tits prorcrto remark,
that if the amendments of the larter pro-
posed by the act Of South Carolina, should
be adopted by the other States, the ComPa-
nv will be merely relieved from the obllga-
ton TO extend the road further than Lex:ng.
ton in the State ofkentucky, while 1t will
be left in full possession of the power to ex.
tend the road to Cincinnati, andto construct
branches TO Louisville and Maysvllle.-
This power your committee consider OF ines.
timable value, land one which ought 10 be ex-
ercised whenever the company shall possess
the means Of doing so. And they recon-.
mend that whenever the means shall be rails.
cd by subscriptions to the stock for that
purpose, or otherwise, that extension and
those branches should be constructed. "
Keeping these objects constantly in view,
the surveys must be made in reference to
them, while at the same time they must be
conducted under the influence of other great
interests. These are, TO carry the road to
Knoxville, so as to command the trade OF
that place: to pass as near the head ofnavl-
CATION on the Cumberland river, as possible;
and 10 reach some point on the ridge south
Of the kentucky river, from which the road
may, at the least expense. and on the short
est practicable line, for locomotive power,
be extended both to Louisville and LcXing-
ton; keeping the line Of road TO Louisville,
on the south side of the river.
Upon these views, your committee think
it proper to recommend the following lines,