Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-05-08
SPLENDID WORK.
The Editor OF The New Orleans Bulletin, writ
;nr h,,,a thus describe, The Erie Railroad:

The Editor OF lne New orleans Duiieuni wiz
ing home, thus describes The Erie Railroad:
81 alluded, 10 one OF my late letters, TO my re-
cen, trip on The Erie RAILROAD, over The Two nun
dred miles of il which was opened on The Isl OF
January last, and refer again 10 this great WolR,
which reflects so much credit upon the energy ana
enterprise oil New York Any body that sees ana
reflects upon The nature OF the country thfougn
which large portion Of it passes, ana Inc a'in
culties that were overcome, will naturally say, II
they can make railroad there, They can make
one any where. Here You are whrled around
the base OF mountain from which thousands
and tens OF thousands OF tons OF rock have oeeb
blasted, in order TO form level on which 10
lay the rails-there again you are carried over
an immense embahkment that has been hilea
across a valley, or over splendid stone bridges or
viaducis built over il; aud anon you fly through
an excavation made by The force OF sunPowoer'
where The rough sides ct The blasted ROCK pro-
jecl perpendicuarly on eilhr front, ana Wiln'h
Two or three feet OF your car, for hegn1 OF lor'y,
sixty and in some instances nfneiy feet ABOVE your
head, and all The time You are comoraoiy sea'eu,
and moving al The tale Of thirty miles an noul,
with The same ease as if in large armed incRinS
chair in your own drawing room. we iei'
Bne ha mpon al O'clock in The morning, anu oy
halt pas in Inc afternoon We were al Inc "naH
in the city-a distance OF pa Understanding
sloppagcs Tor meals, changing into The Steamboat,
and twenty miles BY the latter, from The tcrmina-
iiun oil the Toad on the Hudson. Among o.hei
bridges that We passed were Two Whicn Pdi'ieu-
larry auracled my alienlion-bolh OF lhein over
valleys with small riyuet meanderlnS oe'o".
The one, consisted OF some twelve or hieen aich-
es, The piers OF which were eighty feel Nigh
The other with fever piers, but lzO teel nish :
,..d
upon the houses, but also upon The tops Of
very high forest trees. The former bridge
cos $50 600 dola-s, and The latter 2oO 0OO
dollars They are both beautiful specimens oil
masonry, being formed exclusively OF bewn and
dressed stone, and built in The most substantial
ma, ner. The daily receipts ,fthe road average
$4,000. and are constantly increasing. great
deal of The work, as regards dwelling and gra-
ding, is done beyond Bnghampion, and when II
once reaches the Lake, and attracts, as It wIlldo
large portion of the travel and freight from
the West II will produce an enormous income
The work, thus far. has cost tn millions OF dol
lar. and will require some six or eight millions
more 10 complete it. Large as the sum IS there
is no doubt the New Workers will find IT,"
We hope, ere long 10 be wtirIed by The Rails
roads along The mountains ant beautiful valleys
of Suu,h Western Virginia. We are clad 10 see
The proper spirit aroused in thai region, 10 COM
plele The subscription and secure he execution
Of the great work. The subscribers 10 The stock
in The LynchbuIg and Tennessee Railroad have
mel in Lynch urg, and have adopted President
GAYS recommendation 10 accept the amended
charter Incorporating the Virginia and Ten.
nessee r -ilfoad" The Patriot says:
IAN Ordinance hav ng been passed hy the
Common Council OF the town OF LynchbuIe
pleteiae the Cooperation 10 accept according To
the pru:,s.9ns ol me charter, transfer OF sock,
10 the amount oil 500 900 dollars, inclusive Of he
amount already guaranteed BY the Corporation,
subscriptions were made TO The value Of about
ST., 600 (being the difference between the
amount already subscribed and The sum nl $500
0O0 BY private individuals, and assumed by The
Common Council.
1.-THE Hon. VIM. c. Rives, tie Hon. John I.
Mason, lhr Hon. VIM 5. Arrher, and Lieut..
VI. f. Marry were apnoIned a Delegation to
represent III, Stale Of Virginia I Inc Memphis
Convection"
An animated meeting Of tn csizens OF Wash
inglon county has been he'll al abingdon, which
was addressed in able speechesbY c. +. Tnse,
Esq 81. Gooison and Thos Preston, Esq;
$40 shares, being S37, 600 wertlhen SUBSCRIBED
10 The important work The trends Of The road
along lis line should lose nj time 10 making
large and liberal subscriptions, o attain lis spec
DIV complption