The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1847-05-27

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demonstrate that The Western side can con.
tribute four tunes as much as the Eastern
towards making the Road, aud when made
will contribute four times the amour, Of
patronage in produce, merchandi re, man
ulaciures and trade.
Al these considerations, Mr. Springs
very prudently for his sido Of The river
entirely onils to mention.
Mr.. Springs says the road from Cam.
den will cross only eight creeks and two
branches, and on that from Columbia the
creeks are innumerable. suppose he
means this, as be does not count them
Let US examine his statement IN this parti
cuar According to The Public Survey
made for the Louisville and Cincinnati
Rail Road, there IS only one creek between
Columbia aud Yorkvllle, Of seventy miles.
From YorkviIle 10 Charlotte, believe
there are Two creeks and one branch' mol
half gu many as on the Eastern side. /,
would be very strange were il otherwise.
/ The Road would have 10 be diverted from
The ridge 10 cross water courses.
+ But The Catawba river must be PASSED
which Mr.. Springs thinks is altogether
impossible. II we had swamp of five
or six miles on each side of the river, even
Mr.. Springs would admit il might be cross.
ed but as we have high banks instead oil
low swamps, the Cdtawba is not passabe.
his seems 10 be The opinion Of Mr..
Springs. | had always thought, that high
banks are what Bridge Builders most Of all
things desired, and the higher the banks
and the less the swamp, he shorter and
safer the bridge. have been credlby in.
formed that builder proposed construct.
ny a bridge across the Caiawb a at Ma
sons Ferry for two thousand dollars and
TO warrant It to stand ten years agains, all
contingencies. But it we could cross the
Catawba Mr.. Springs says, the road run.
ming didgonatiy across the country, meets
with go many creeks, hills, rocks and "a.
vines, as to make is construction extreme.
y difficult If road running on the d.
vldIng ridge between two rivers and those
rivers flowing towards the capital Of the
State, is running diagonally across the
country, and crossing hills, creeks, rocks
and raylnes, will thank Mr.. Springs very
kindly, if he will be so good as TO inform
the public how creeks are TO be avoided
and where level route can be obtained
What does Mr.. Springs mean BY diagonaI
tie must mean what the lille boy did at
school, when asked for the definition OF a
diagonal line. He said ii was line that
ran right up and down like the stripes on
his mammals pettlcoa,.
think Mr.. Springs, in locating the Eas.
tern Road, encounters a good many creeks I
according TO his own showing. He does
not tell us how many hills and ralines and .
how much rock are on his faynrte route ;
pat presume when he counts and reports 7
We shall be informed of very considera-
Die quantity.
think Mr. Springs is very unfortunate
n the locotion of his favori.e. His road
may not be "a diagonal line, but il certain.
y will form the two lines Of all ubtuse tri.
angle and what is more unfortunate sull,
he thereby crosses many creeks and | ,
would suppose, some hills, rocks and ra
zines, which he seemingly so much breads.
The. true route on the Eastern side is on
lie ridge between the waters of Rocky
River and I,ynch's Creek, on the one side
md 4he Catawba on the other. This is
he natural route and the direct one, and
he only one by which difficulties much
greater than any on the Western Except
he Calawba) can he avoided and is Ger.
ainlv the route when surveyed If the road
,asses TO Camden, which will be adopted. +
" ny does MIR. Springs leave the natural
route and run dlagonally' down to the /
Natawba and back again Is it not 10 in.
crest the Eastern section of Chester and
fork districts in its favor What other
motive WlI they be caught by such
,aitl think not The People in those
eclons have too much sagaclty not to dis
over the snare, and too much District and
State PRIDE to support it, if they believed
n ,s reality.
Other difficulties are suggested on the
Western Route-want Of timber for con.
tructlon and fuel. We are told post oak,
,lack oak and pine abound Oh the Camden
Route, am glad 10 hear this, but | can
ssure Mr.. Springs that on the Columbia
Route, there Is not only an abundance Of
,ine, post oak aud black oak, but if want.
d, no small quantity OF walnut and muber.
Y And more still, three steam saw mills
rear the Route, about thirty miles apart,
eady to saw the timber for The road As
o fuel, it generally sells for about fly
enls a cord, aud if you will cut il you eau
,el II for nothing.
But the Wagon Roads leading from all
,oin,s to the Eastern Route we are in.
ormed are all good. This is news to me.
Dad MI Springs ever try the Black Jacks
n winter Never: If he had, he would
lot and could not have said a word 10 IA
Tor Of the wagon roads. +,
Blu, the most surprising assertion Of Mr..
Springs is, that there will be as much bu.
,iness done on the Eastern as the Western
Route. If So, how has II happened that
Camden, the Oldest inland town in South
Carolina, situated on navlgable river and
having all the advantages of those good
.oads Of which MIR. Springs speaks, ha,
,nly attained the size of thriving coun
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