Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1845-12-02
CLEVELAND AND WELLSVILE RAIL
ROAD
Peport Of the Surrey and Estimates Of The
CIcvelald and Wciisviile Rail Road. By
Col. s.. Dodge, .Eng'r.

report Of the Surrey and Estimates of The
Cicvelaad and Wolsvillc Rail Road. Bg
Col. s.. Dodge, 'Eag'r.
GENTLEMAN:-In accordance with your
request, lorganized a Corps of Engineers, and
put them under the charge of GEORGE ROBIN.
SON, Esq, a man OF much experience and in
t~elligence, and commenced the survey on the
9Th of September, and completed it on the
18th of October last.
The route pursued, at Merwin
street, in the city OF Cleveland, and ascends
the Cuyahoga river, from thence up said run TO
the mouth OF k~ingsbury's run: from thence up
said run 10 kinsman street, three miles from
the place of beginning. From this point
another line was run diverginga little to the
right, and terminating at the intersection OF
Wheeling and kinsman streets about eight
feet above lake Erie.
The object of this double termination is, to
avoid the drayage up the steep grades of the
streets leading down TO the river and lake. The
expense would be little more than LAYING down
the track, the ground being nearly level, and
composed of sand and fine gravel.
From the head OF kingsbury's run, the road
winds along the side hill TO Newbursh, with a
grade oi forty ieet ascent to the mile. 1t then
descends To the valley oGMill Creek, and con
unues up tho same near the turnpike road to
Bedford; thence crossing Thinkers creek it leaves
the turnpike To the lett until it reaches Hud-
son. From thence it takes a more rasteey
course, rccrosses Thinkers Creek and the Cuya-
hoSa, passes near the north side of the village
OF Ravenna, and continues on the right OF the
Cleveland, and Wellsvilie turnpike To Benton
IN Columbiana county. From thence ii eros
ses said turnpike road, and continues near it
10 Salem, at the head OF the east fork of the
llttl~ RpaNpr crook. trEN, fhcnc. - ,r,-.,. IL.
summit between the east and west fork, seven
hundred and thirty six feet above lake Erie,
and takes down the valley oil Cold creek To the
west FORK OF Beaver; from thence il continues
down sad creek TO a small run leading from
the summit between Beaver and Little Yellow
Creek; thence across said summit six hundred
feet above lake Erie, and five hundred and
iorty-siX feet above The Ohio at Wellsyille:
from thence il continues down another run TO
Llttle Yellow Creek; thence down said creek
six miles to Wcllsviile, and terminates al the
bluff III the rear of the village at high water
mark, torty-five feet above the bed OF the river.
The most difficult portions of the route are
between Martins Mill and Wellsvillc. a dis
lance Of four miles. From the Yellow Creek
Summit 10 the crossing of the west fork of
Beaver, the crossings OF Mill Creek, Mahonina
Island Creek, Cuyahoga river, Thinkers Creek
and the grading from Cleveland, to the head
OF ~hinSsbury's rum, a distance of three miles
are also expensive. The balance of the road
presents lew difficulties, and the whole may
b. pronounced d very favorable route.
The greatest ascent is on the ninety chain.
below Martins mill on Yellow Creek, being
one hundred and eight feet. There are also
Tour hundred and sixteen chains in detached
places, viz: one hundred and twenty Chains on
Yellow Creek; two hundred and sixteen chain,
between Yellow Creek summit and Beaver;
and eighty chains descending from the WesI
to the East fork of the Beaver, where il has
been necessary to raise the grade to eigh Y feet
To the mile. There are a lew short GRADES of
81 feet TO the mile; but the most of the line is
below twenty feet.
There will be one tunnel one hundred and
hiiy-iour yards in length. on Yellow Creek; one
curve OF ont thousand feet radius. AMI several
below iouriecn hundred feet. On no other
portions OF the roRd will it be necessary 10
adopt curves OF less than two thousand feet
radius.
In the following estimate the road has been
divided into three divisions.
The first extcn Is from Cleveland % Ravenna.
a distance OF 81 miles % chains.
lie second from Ravenna
to- Salem, % II :"
The third from SIlem to
Wellsyille, 2g :" IN &"