Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1849-11-28
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Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton
RaiIrOdd.--The President Of this COM
pany, S. S. L'Hommedieu. has published
circular in relation to the progress of
this road, from which we take the liberty
Of giving few extracts. The President
says:
The right Of way from Hamilton to
Cincinnati, where alone much difficulty
was apprehended, has been mainly com
promised. granted or determined by the
verdIcts OF lurics at cost, lust and equita-
bic to the parties. and satisfactory to the
Company. At Hamilton, a donation has
been made of sixteen acres of land, w.
ing advantageously with reference to the
town. and partly adjoining the Hydraulic
Works, whereon water power NAV be dis
played TO great advantage. tract of
five acres of valuable land, living almost
in the heart Of Cincinnati, and of EASY
and cheap approach, has been secured
for a Passenger and Freight Depot; also
an additional five acres of land, living
convenient to the deepest water OF the
river, at all seasons, have been obtained
for a freight Depot. where it is intended
the heavy freight destined for the South
ern Market, and all points on the Ohio.
Mississippi. and the tributury rivers. and
the heavy importations from the interior,
will be received and discharged. For
the manufacturing and repairing purposes
OF the Company, seven acres Of ground.
near the Freight Depot last mentioned,
have been appropriated:
A glance az the hills which environ
Cincinnati, indicates that there are but
three approaches to the city on the north
side of the Ohio river, tor Railroads; one
up the river. occupied by the Little
Miami Railroad; one down the river &C =
pied by the Whitewu ler Canal; and this,
directly into the interior up the valleys Of
Mill Creek and the Great Mani River to
Hamilton and Dayton. The Belpre and
Cincinnati Railroad Company, to avoid
the confined approach to the city through
Fulton, have surveyed line, with which
they are much pleased. across from the
valley Of the Little MAN; into that of
Mill Creek, so as to avail themselves of
the terminus of this road. Other lines
from Hamilton up ,iie valley Of the Four
and Seven Mile, into the interior Of Nes-
tern Ohio, and into the heart Of Indiana.
connecting US with Eaton. Richmond,
indianapolis, Peru. Terre Haute. and ria
Lafayette TO Chicago and Galena, are
many Of them in progress of construc-
ton. and will find their way over this
great thoroughfare into Cincinnati.
The Cincinnati. Hamilton, and Dayton
Railroad occupies the most fertile, pop
ulous. and productive region in the State
of Ohio. At one end of the road is the
city ofCincinnati, with her hundred thou
sand inhabitants, her great manufactures,
and her exports of SIS millions per annum;
at the other the active and enterprising
manufacturing city Of Dayton. containing
over twelve thousand sous; and between
lie the rich counties Of Hamilton. Butler,
Warren and Montgomery. with flourish
ishing towns. such as Hamilton. Ross
vile, Middletown, Franklin. German
town. Miamisburgh. and Carrol;on, along
the line. The Great Miami, with a mini
mum volume of twenty-five thousand
feet Of water per minute, as actually as
certained by scientific engineers. descend
ftom DAYTON 70 Hamilton al the rate Of
five feet per mile. At Dayton and at
Hamilton. Hydraulic Works of great
power have already been constructed.
and similar works are in contemplation at
Rossville. Middletown. Franklin. Miamis-
burg. Ca-Tolton. and other places. all Of
which are directly tributary to the road