Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1846-01-09

Z. FONTAINE.
RI,nNoND, 7lh Jan'y., 1916.
To EpNuND FUNTAINE, Esg.

To EDauNp FoNrAINE, Esg.
Presidsaf oftAe LOUISA Bod Roai Comp1Hy.
SE.-Agreesby your feqles:, poceeded on tue 3ri
instant tn, B.ue Ridge Tor ,o Iupss U aseeranrnp
best pas, through tor the LOUISA
Raj Road into the Valley OF the Shenandoah visited
Swa Run Gap aud 'vtTy UIner SJu,H ~ Tuk'-
Gap, aud consul, nng Powers ~uieh between simmons
aud Swt Run GNp much the most favorable, returned
and msde minute survey.
From the accompanying profile. It Will be that the
Ridge with eepness ana yoy tina the sum
mli. ihink tunnel OF any gwen leng' this point
reduces toe height OF the mountan any .ap
nave IL possesses O'her greg. advantages. The
O the Raj Buad wOu have Sou'nern exposure Oh
the side OF reaching down To the hollow, and
long ridge then lsYes the These ae i.pulnt
cons tcfauOns, u you propose 10 extent tue X 10 Road
the mountain. and II you only extend road 10
the Eastern base, you eau make hue wagon road over
me mountain o. reason % TIE SOuihen exposure
TONED and tie iaVyrlbls ullurc 4 the soil
Powei!s Cop Is a favorable point at which terminate
rail road, because there approaches the heart the Val
ley, within p miles Ol HlfrsOIbI'g. may mere properly
remark that IT ala improved wagon roau made at
POwells, IT Wi MT require road more ian miles To
with wifi Run Road the west sile which
would be benefit the Trade the direction OF
Buray, swift Run is 100 feet higher than Powelr.
Inc line from that 10 GOrdOnsyie the shortest
tina: could be got being almost right angles with tue
mOuHian-and n addition 10 tIt, It's course wall be over
the most favorable ground, o. believe, any where be-
tween Go'duusyie aud the Blue Ridge, beng for nearly
- miles the rcg, between S;ansr-sve and Birboufs
vic, dividing the waters Of the Eivanua aud the Rapid
ann.
ln reporting POwels Gap a. favorable the construction
Of rail rOad mean road with continuous rack ano not
rosurng Ia t.Oc ack the OF rDnd
gain distance recommended By Cu Cyzsr, AZ ROckf,h
II any future day the Construction u the u road across
the mountain be undertaken and be necessary reduce
of the expense Of the tunnel and inclined plane
400 feet would reduce the uDn,l about half
The passage along MoDfmun's River to Payuos Run
altogether beyond the compass Ot 10 cOmyuye power.
this particularly, opinions have been express
through the papers, favorable this gap. by highly Tcs2ec
table pefsgns-but perrops instruments had bss
lou icot level 81 Blue Run, reported by Mr.
SHAW, ,gejher wIh tho widh Vi the summit tko- tina
/ npracucabC
H. cortcq1,ntc Of previous org cement on 'ic Rep
pihannotk RIVER get not hlviu. he'd time % rxtcu,
o survey the base the mountain tue ridge sy.kcr
understand you expected ~ commence on Inst linr
but suppose that MATERIAL whenever final gcl
ton o the may he made. careful examination o oil ,
will he instituted md syscJn will be made look
ing all The considerations which will effect cost
The experimental line which found lime for q lev
milcs was designed ascertain how much the di.tanc,
could b. shortened by attaining the summit OF the Ridg
! about Euokor's Nouutain 10 Mr Stevens house.
The Southwest MJuniou mny be- crossed OF cop it
lie North 1 that 90 Cu JUbrspus, which aI increase ii
distance abpu miles, aud including tuut Increased d-
lance. w luiu- h the work of making the iusd state
900 previous estimate ui Nr IhYmp.on, oud material.
reduce ths grade tue Weston side 81 Ic ruJuniain.
NJt Layug surveyed the line fJu q tu1usvlio o. Oh.
Blue Ridge by Blfb,ufsy,iie aud Sa1afd-ye, Giun,
speak definitely O cost, but very huc more me
chancal lrbor would be required Than that Tor he sups
structure. and abundance II excellent unhofcal o
/ procured ol0ng the lUe, roll f.uJ be made
the Eas.sn base OF t.r u.itbiu very nDGcrat
/ cost, llic distance beirg 20 miles
RrTocuu.y admitted
joins equity