Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1838-12-29

=, ,,,,o,,hhre, especially wien the pre-,
e Cow" lanes river shall have oeen suos'''eO
:. o: r'' sl,ors,rue,on Of The company o''ese'
r, he ttr'"o Ussrcrn Improvements
.,,Is and The bridges have received,
The ~, s,Gsen; yeav, the attention Que 10 '''e'
daifs ;us the principal ovenue Tor tne g'ea. I
c.rs ''ue.,ccurse between our own s'a'e anu rs
c'r'snt The Western States Inc usua, " ';" n,nd
p,ta'n |" n,l repairs has been applied win Sigot u"u
Ten " ".,inq IN various modes in the more oaSy
,i;'' rsr,s Of the season, daily force Oh aoou'
-. ES"' \, extraordinary floods or s'urms nave |
- -" h r,usual losses OF the last year he nea'y
,ra " -, ,t Use in the Western streams IN Fia1ch
.'as III" g wuhcut essential injury TO any oil Tue
=, fa>st ,ss But in addition to the completion
a ;,,op Of work left unfinished at Tue enc ~ ,a's
p drf.crs of the old masonry and The d"aPtuaAonS
val u" ~ ,cndersd il Unavoidable 10 incur an extra
iA'' ",ndiIuIe in the renewal OF bridges-and tue
!ma'y cuch, in its train physical obstacles IN DINER
sss Il ,,nce The difficulty and swell the expense OF
'f"s ,,,, repairs upon the turnpike roaoS
ne closs Of last year, only the two upper o'uges
a ""t,o's creek having been finished, ana lne ior-
ser a HAVING been dismissed, new force OF SIX
N'' man hired by the year, was pIacea u"ue' .nI
EN manager and employed during u,e ",u'ei unu
or in procuring materials ana III feo" ~, 49,,
r7 r.r The same creek which they cohP!e'eo uoo"t
. middle OF May 49,. L-;,s,
'" u,yerd's creek and over Dunaps creek. wnIch
~ brcn swept away by the nooa OF way; noS'
'u # lie new bridges amounted to go Perches
@ls' nDcrsruciures TO 56S feet lineal measure ano
~ hoI, cost Of their construction, TO So,2oo' lhey
nc d N solid and durable style in every respect,
~ nec,aiIy in point OF masonry, are great Improve
msni upon VIC
i replace ,,,;,, or tho lower h,;doe on Dunlap's
M ,re company of blacks was transferred TO one oil
Sy;s,ors Of the turnpike road, where, IN addon 10
"'S u .k upon the road, they were occupied TWO
o"'t uct,lunr's meadow in building ~ feet OF new
m'"'', c,nrs and new stone abutmenls containing 81
VI hammered tason1y, to Meadow river bridge
oa % feet OF superstf ana new stone soua,
on" " br,cinp ll2 pcrches Of rough masonry, 70 the
mems ,L, t,oI of Little Sue!-the expenditure upon
".I Gro bridges together amounting 10 S4oo.
"ron other PORTIONS OF the road hands tne company
has received valuable ,epales quo ~
y cover with some new sseePers, 70 iooe otI1ges On
n 49, 81 C;,usy mountain, new bridge OF ~ feetln
n's rsor Westake's, and new cover with some
~ sleepers 10 the middle bridge over Lit''e 9ue anu,
o BIZ new abutment, IL ieet high 70 tue o''oee Se'
So Hoilou costing 500 % and the construction,
~ss rs ,wo new abutments TO the bridge between
L,son's and Miess; tins last work having been una
yo,tobly left unfinished STATE OH Seooa' VI ' ~"
y,nc. OF the season and the severity On the weset
Rat tho most ia porlant Improvements were osaoe oy
o,,,,,e varty consisting OF regular oriose Kramer
fd N February last al liberal wages ey tie month,
with party OF bands at first very Limited IN nuoe''
h., subsequently, enlarged In the course OF e winter
nt n,,og this company erected bridge over taVhe
On Greenbries HILL 55 feet feet in length costing ABOUT
~ dolars or 3 dollars per foot, running measure
snOlnrr over Davis sreek IN kana~hs eeahSS,oT eet
joor costing. including the expenses o. teaovss oi
Cpbrier Si95 OF nearly So 30 per foot, and thlrd
~ me Sanes 20 lee, long and costing sou ABOUT
i5s a!dde of May, this comPsny wSs retno3edto sius
,ysr and ea1pioyed upon the new arch VieSe oI"
thai stream, tor winch 2 coEecu"n va ssone S.,.e.
moun, of asoxt $3.50 had been made at the eotn9'ere
ar, Of the wear which augmented 6y sga'i
n,,,y Of hands in tie Of the Serng his 'Lase
t,., snpse arch OF $50 feet, is totsea Sns ~'a'hee
bearded. and is sustained by abu,ments OF new e.",
On, of which is Is and the other q feet high me Two
.e, containing upm ards of $50 perches o tue hrst
order Of dry masonry The osce employees g, the ma
orry oad Sspesstr9ctuSe at this point, ron'he hua
Of MAY TO the first Of August, may be couPueo ~
hands, With the requisite teams Inc eure joo u, -
neatly and substantially executed and doef ceo'
20 the line of improvement The cos ol inns WIN ",
cannot, this time, be stated with accsaey? oa'' NOT
v,bsandnp the high prices OF the year, VIII not, oy
e es,imste Of the Agent, exceed S4OU Aiter hnish
i1v the Mud river Bridge, the manager and his com
,srysrec,ed sue over Wltchers creek long,
:.ecst about So 10 foot uPonthe coHPet'oh oS
whch they weee discssrses.
IN sGdillon 10 wha, has already been stated, new
t!,, i3O feet long at the lower crossing of Howard
c was put under contract by the ssent AZ tue price
Of 800 and was "a! advanced as TO be Passaoe, but
no, entirely finished, as the ;Ronh OF November drew
towards close.
Drrinr the past and present seasons eight bridges
t,veeu Corinpan aId Bckman g, which, with the
srrsr,oo of sJs1rt one at Dvnger mill constitute the
who'll number loon tina, par, al the Gae, have al been
entirely renewed in their supersructures ana IN their
masonry only the abnlments Of the lower bridge
orr Howard creek. :.
Such considerable expenditures within two years 10
,sbuildlnp he detective masonry transferred oy the
State 10 Tie present company, would OF ITSELF nave
made heavy draft upon the income ct the road but
this draft has been rendered SUI "ioTe neaPy ny "e in
erased prices Of LABOR and materials which alone have
made difference Of % per centun n the cost ct
WORK executed during the present season Tue money
expended bridges during The present ead pact sea-
! sons exceels the cost of ali the repairs.
10 consequence Of the improvements T'ode OF late,
snd Of The necessity of such burhensonIe expenses in
3 the b.cres the road was divided this year into only
four -caots upon each OF which company, consist
ing from TO tESiTe laboreSs Win toaf YOKE OIL
cattle, placed.
Th operations were opened upon the tfaee Western
escUns on The 18th April; but were ROT commenced
upsn the Eastern section until some time m the ioto"
ing nonlh in consequence of the unfinished work on
II. lower bird re over BrRaps creek These operations
ouch retarded by the rains in the month OF
rendered excessively difficult ind oppressive
b. he Intensity OF the drought at more advanced part
q; year. The repars, notwithstanding, which nave
ben made during TIE present season. have been heavy,
specially to the east of Gausy bridge and throughout
Il. whole iine much attention has been paid to the
Improvement of the general condition OF the road oy
aeans Of culSerts snd suices.
On nv yisi, 10 the road about the first Of September
bet, found manifest and striking improvement IN
Gs general state and condition as far as Sae mountain
AID although was prevented by i'll hesath at that time
4Om extending my inspection further West, feel war
nnsd in giving the assurance that the Improvement
extended 10 the Western end of the line
The several companies continued their operations
upon the road unt early in September when that on
the Western end was discharged, aod those upon the
Eastern sections, put upon the repairs
taIlding OF bridges; leaving only one on the road,
shch, however, completed lis work about the middle
October.
On the Kanawha river competent force was placed
the month OF August, which commenced work the
suce a,Two Mile shoal; but before this fully COM
.eted, it became necessary 10 the boats below
Knob shoals in order to clear away depos,e of sand
which had accumulated short distance below those
shoals This deposte appeared in the form Of two REEFS
bout 300 yards apart each about 100 yards wide and
sndng from bank TO bank, and rising to within IL or
hnches Of the surface Of the river.
was only after repeated efforts, that these obstruc
, sufficiently removed admit the passage Of
..s and nearly the whole working Season WIS CON