Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1847-09-27

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LEWIS NJ rRrNOST' J.


Mr.. I. -. HurkIaI 3ani--
Sir With lhr list rail .ad raut,. from the m uth Of
Iitte yer n En7ry and Henry College, y9ur means
Of Information are better than nae. lh distance thence
westward To Chattanooga is about 500 miles, by liack
moS wonderfully adapted to ran re:l grading Emory
and Henry College is about lstO c,t above sea level
aud the descent Of nearly iUU0 feet 10 haanooaa is We
" gradual and we'll cquated the entire distance TIE
mean slope viii tot vary much from thre vel Per mile
nor do believe, on he route Will ndicatr that any
cut Will he required 50 deep Grfy feet and not hail
d2"n ports, In u lew hundred yards, requiring tha,
depth Of cutting.
nory and Henry is siru,tol near the south base l
Walkers Maintain. through which lo,, water pass
way leads to Natylile @Ight miles norhuard at tn,
North Fork of lIolslon
Tins branch OF the lIplsun runs alonr the Southern
base Of CIIch mountain, westward from Sallylle ca
mics by It's valley road 10 the cor uencc with the main
lIoston.
The railway track leaves the North Fork s mile,
b've the junction. ard continues along Carriers and Stan
leys valleys to Beans Station ~ ulcs aud STILL keen
Ing near the slnth base Of Clnch mountain, pas {.
bas station aud along the old wilderness road or sses
the depressed Clnch Hills, 10 the Ciuch river SIN
In les above ngstoH. at the southern base Of aden's
nice OF the Cumberland Mountain.
From Kingston 10 the Sarh opposite Chalanoara II
distance along the level valley about 100 ues IN me-
IN all 2oo or ou0 mites from Sailyr 10 Chatanrp a
where the Tennessee river hf axis across the GulnlrI
land mountain IA ees, tn,ging Ito Tire plain count,
near Huntsville, Alabama, 100 miles by Mnd from Cha-
ga.
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the lulstpn and Tennessee Ivers and crssio HAT ri
Yer west OF Huntsville reaches Memphis over level re
glon.
Between The Tennessee river (herc running north
Ward) x NE Mississippi Gvtr Iidoe If an elevation Of
2ooie't occnrS, which the only imp rant elevation ON
the entire dSiance OF 800 to 5JU miles along the line de
slgnacd from Sallyille 10 Momlhis The rack desert
bed hes IN continuous valley derrssioro along the base
OF sands one mountains, from Salyilln to Huntsville
vi" arc generally poor aud unlnhabed and have nevcr
NttH eNiluiHed or surveyed LIZ
have ravcrsed and examined the entire distance ana
WAS surprised that the Chattanooga and Knoxville rail
road not yet completed was not Ia of on the north in
s'eal OF the nth side OF the river tennessee.
he Georgia Rail Road is finished to d point 81
mics south of lis terminus at Chattanooga and from the
la'ef FIace To n shve rail ad vii soon be uIadc
f"9 through district rich IN stone, coal and iron.
1,Sln9 s"ntiwafd from ChaaHeega Ice miles along
WINS Valley, between the continuation Of tie Cunp,r
ANU mountain ranges, level lraek or rail read almost
~ 'i'rt me- may BE- found. reaching to W el0mpka or
@ phcr point Of the Ailantlc rail road, be
'' n with the Mississippi at ticks! urg.
p pacing out Of view the important rail roads crossing
" 1"''an tga and the liiWasce r1ad, from Chatauo GA
~ h"oAViIle, II IS business in his qudIiG, 10 pro
t culhecilng rail road from knuXNIle along the
"'''efh base ii Clnch mountain $50 miles to Salt
, ..' anu me plaster banks, and thence through Mount
my ny me rich iron aud lead mines Of Wyhe equity.
"ou'h OF l.lttle rlver whence he rail road 10 IA
.. must dneree. The steep descent offs above 1900
' ,iol Little river to the hanaWha SaIine> doub
' De overcome. but The profits arising upon the South
pleiior. " 49, 1N = N'''
i lie slate OF Tennessee las long felt the Importance
Virginia "'' '>''' i>Y''
D"' IN completing the link between the Tennessee
Ae'sion from Knoxville 10 Kngsport, the Virgin
"a me ana the james River and kauaWha Road at
i1'''e h'v'f, not above 30 miles required the of
when would lie less itpr haft sun necessary 10 make
"'e rnad to The Ohio River over like distance.
t''' IIittie river each rad equal
pr from Stale patronage, all should unite in finishing
m i-'sfth portion to that poit The expenditure up
w ~ ,ne western roads ought 10 bcgin at Their terminus
Little River - gu "'
No friend Of The rail road scheme Of ip,nrovemcnts
feEiX eXenans to flush, as soon as practicable
ae Aganlzed road, now III pngs SIS r m Little Rv-
, 's uS' are essential in sercultuml district Tx,
ms, an' Cos tfne when cougar, d witt IN, bot II