Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1848-03-06

a ulNlilus fldEe, Ntt IN point oi ease OF
construction and l~eveluess Of track 10 has but
few Paralells. 1t is thought thst the riig-
nav be PASSED at Mrs. Gillaud's with moth
ing more than a long shallow cut. The de-
scent TO it from the west is more difficult than
the ascent TO it on the Esst. lying dowua
narrow ravine with considerable fall, passing
over a small run which it reaches d a point
too near the summit TO afford room 90 ascend
NV enough TO cross without a hjea bridge.
there ~ IN also be a cut TO make across the
point al Wsllac,'s Saw mill.
From the gap at Mr Gillands, Morjons saw
Mill on Ssltfort, may perhaps be the most dit
,oult q improve oi any part Of thr route OF
h. same length. from Gllham's to l. aiher.
wood be Mortons mili, the stream brars of
ma s,raigh, direction, and the valley opens
ut large. Fr9m Morjons to where the route
raves Saitiork. there are no more diff aulties
ri any magnitude. The committee eximin-
ID five Places designated a. suitable 10 pass
Pultuet Ridge The first one exsniucd was the
i8rihest west, the roAte 10 which will leave
Sal;tork a little below Cstlisle's mill, half a
mile south OF he National Road, and about
one and a half miles west OF Midileiown, and
will ascend . gradual sloping hillside To a We
~ low gap IN M Pultney ridge, near Isaac
Moron's, which probs bly, can De r-.-s,d with
a moderate cut, On the LeatheTwood side
I the ridge, the ravine which will have TO be
descended, is wide end has but little fall.
This gar is about two miles south Of the
national road mar the old salt works AMI a5,ut
hree miles East OF north from a point tnree
niles west Of Williams on Mf.kaights south
m route where it is proposed Ia connect the
.orhen and Southern routes, il ia. rdgs
1ould be passed 81 this gap. Their, are three
3l,er places 10 liked OF as suitable for tunuel /
ing. The rou'e to each OF them leave, Salt FORK
ct the same place, being narrow places form
I'd IN the ridge by the springs Of thr'e brducbes
Of the stream, the mouth of which is about
two miles above Car'isle's mill either of
these places might do if there was nole others
easier Of improvement, and would connect
with the Southern route at Williams. Tn:
iavines descending from this ridge OF Leather
wood are generally wide, and have a more
gradual descent than those on the Salt Fork
side. The fourth and last place on the ridge
examined. is al Sprnccr's School house, at the
head OF a ravine which connects with Salt
Fork about three or four miles above CarIisle's
mill. This is a low g,p aud although it will
require a tunnel, the rIdge IS 50 narrow that
the tunnel viii be short. From this point TO
MIR. Knights Southem route near SlIesviile.
the distance is a little over two miles which
is about two miles East of williams. This
point ike the pass at Morion',, is an easy one
and without an instrumental survey, it is
difficult 10 say which OF them should have
he preference. Your committee do not leel
Wiling TO close this report without calling
,our attention 10 some facts with regard to
advantages in point OF distance, that this
quite possesses over either OF the other two.
lready examined BY Mr.. Knight. BY casting
our eye on the map OF your state, you viii
ee that the route oil the National Rbad from
Bridgeport to Camb,itge, a distance OF forty
ight miles Is nearly straight, while the d S.
ance BY the Southern Raj road route is about
SIXTY three miles, and that of the Northern
route Is about siIty-sevrn miles. vou will
also see that the greatest d-viatioi hat the
Southern route makes from the National Road.
is East OF the point where ii is proposed to
connect the Northern route with the South
While the greatest deviation that the North.
era route makes from the Nllioaal Road is
West OF where the connection takes place.
You will also see that the placs wa re it is
proposed to cross the National Road by tn,
route recommended by your committee, is no
a mile from a straight line from Bridgeport t,
Cambridge, the gap al Gillham's is two and
halt miles North OF the road. the School house
is still nearer and at no other point from there
20 the road is that far from it. it Is dificul
Tor the committee to say what may be tn
greatest distance from the road TO the pro
posed route on tbs South, where it makes tn
greatest deviation from the general course O
he road. but they would say from three T.
Eve miles. Taking this view Of the routes
ii would appear tina The distance from Bridge
port TO Cambridge Is shorter by this route
than by either OF the Others from seven to len
mll.s.
Further they would say that most OF tn
route from The National Road TO Pultner
ridge, passes through, or in The immediat,
neighborhuod of defensive beds Of sand.stonr
and large forests OF good timber, such as oak
poplar, walnut, chesnut, &c. In conclusion
the committee would say, that in View of til,
magnitude OF the enterprise AMI the advan
tagrs arising thereirom, the contemplated ruut
is not only practicable, but easily improved
After reading the report the following res
%olution was offered and adopted
Resolred, AS we believe the rcpor, of tn,
Committee has thrown some additional lighI
on the subject OF the proposed Rail Road
thit other friends OF The enterprise would TX,
to have, Therefore
Resotped, That a copy Of the proceeding,
ct this meeting, together with The repor, o.
The committee. be sigued by the officers and
presented to the editor OF The Wheeling Time.
tor Publication. ID. HARRIS, Pres'l.
J. b. WooD, Ser'y.
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