The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1849-08-15


Immediately at jnints,a is conducted off atibsa
ends. To effect this, straight.edge with G.
carpenters level properly adjusted tosi,. is med
IN laying down the strfngcrs the endsof 4 restssl
ing upon either stringer, and their respective
elevations arranged accordingly. 81 ss4st iatsi
s"Now follows the filling in Of the eatfhsatst
the ends the planks necessary To keep ihe1lIf
from moving lateraly, as they are not atiacbed
to the siringers by any kind Of fastening what =
ever, neither spikes, pins, or any thing ofihc
kind, being necessary, and 10 facilitate driving
upon and off the road. This filing iscomsnori- .
ly roised about three inches at first, aiove fhe .
pla KS, 80 that when il becomes thoroIghi rs
Sc Led and compacted by use, 1T will be at ieas.
as high as the ends Of the planks. u III shonldss
settle below this, attention must Immediately
he givento restoring the proper elevation hya.
the addition Of more earth. A slope, on The
ditch side should he given Of about three iaehes {
to the foot The earth which lis used; lin .he,f
filling in maybe obtained from the bitches. The
bitches are, of course, an essential part ofltk6
work, and all the care and expense bestewedin
first opening them, and afterwards skeeping &
them clear and in order, viii be amply Arepaid;bi
and on no account must this be neglected.,
They should be two feet wide on the, bottom,
and two feet belowthe top ofihe planks.:p nd
d "On that side ofthe graded road not oecu. y
pied by the plank, a good earth. road rua be .
made resembling in contour the side of ffhe road =
laid with plankGdiich and all.sg Srtis ofc0nrse,E
is Intended dtoappiy whsre a Single plank track
is used and II will be matter ofsiirprise to aIl
venture to predict. on first travelling plank
road, as il was with me; how completely ahdte
how conveniently single track accommodates;
a large business. 4 could discoversn1 moro :
Inconvenience in vehicles passing each other.
than in the streets of Macon. This had appears,A
ed 10 me great difficulty and Stian 20 q |
single track, and Iawas surprised totfndsh0w
little foundation it had, in fact and howgwelfa g
single track answered al demands nponi The >
great bulk 'oftravel being upon hesp3anksandsl
and the earth road being onlyiused to- atn,odt &
upon, it has little tendency 10 cut mp and tE-S
come ruted, as it will seldom happened tbst ~
vehicle in turning out will take athci exnrtg
track of previous one. ia.f9 t{a ~ ieioaS
"Son,e Of the roads leading ou6fhe spsinci-s.
pal marts are laid with double track for asdE 9
tance Of three or four miles; hut even bereyths
second track nigh, apparently have been DIS
pensed with wi,hou, ouch iticonyeniehee.-
When double, or second track ID laid doWn,it
Is simply duplicate of the FIRST, and has no
direc, connection with il /; space frumitsse
10 four feet is ftbetween tbetwo whichih tiled )
with earth raised little above either ttacksea 8
!" This is obviously as a. senesat 11siies pre-
erable to doubling the length pianis asd.s
laying the two tracks in iconne xioas ihffe9t
may be cases, however, where this course niehtsi
be expedent. s'a .'f @ sl'f 20 sslss, itssiis