Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1850-09-05
From the Cincinnati Gazete.l
The Junction Railway TO Indianapolis.

Caleb b. Smith able and active man. has accepted
the Presidency of the Railroad Company,
road from Hamilton; Ohio, by way of Connersvile to
Rushylle Ia and thence to indianapolis Surveys and
estimates preparatory construction of this road have
been made by Mr.. Moore; competent engineer, for a
first class road in every particular, to be laid with
heavy rail of 60 lbs TO the yard The Secretary of
the Company has furnished the Connersville Valley with
the following abstract Of the Engineers Report:
The first division of the road extends from Rushve
where connects with the railroad now Just finishing
miles large part of this section over very favor
able groundsome ten miles of it being straight line.
The highest grade is 4s feet per mile which is
nv to get down into the Whitewater Valley.
The estimated of grading, bridging and ballast
ing this division $50 623 80: and of whole road
finished in the most complete manner above is S224,
O42 D. making an average per mile of S12, 27478.
The second division extends from Connersville to
Brownsville and includes the bridging of both branches
OF the Whitewater river.
The length of this division is miles, and the esti-
mated cost of grading, bridging and ballasting Co.
$40 49, and OF the road completed $50 639 3d. making
an average per mile of 10, 093 %.
The country this division, with the exception of
crossing OF the valleys of the west and east branches
of the Whitewater is very favorable The summit be-
tween the rivers is but rs feet above ConncrsvIe
and it is believed there is other place where favor
able route can be had between those streams.
| From Brownsville to Hamilton three routes have been
found and partially examined either of which is entire
ly practicable. A selection between them only be
made after further and full examinations, and a
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The first Southern route, will pass near Liberty,
through College Corner, and down the ridge South Of
Oxford to Rossville and Hamilton. The second will
pass up the valley of Rchland Greek TO Crawford's
Meeting House, and then straight to the State line
College Corner at any place else within SIX miles OF
that place. may be desirable to strike and thence
into the valley of -Four Mile creek and down that val
ley the Hamilton and Eaton railroad, to the Gin
cnna Hamilton and Dayton railroad, north OF the Mi
ami river. The third route will go North East from
Brownsville up the East Fork valley and the ridge
McGinness Corner and thence through the north
part of Union county the State line west OF Fair
Haven and thence into and down the -Four Mile Valley.
The third division will extend from Brownsville to
the State line and the second named above the
distance Is 1-2 miles,. The ground this division IS
quite favorable could be expected, but owing to
the of the country and directions of the streams,
the route is somewhat circutous; and the maximum
grade of as feet is required get the summit between
the Whitewater and the Miami.
The estimated of grading, bridging and ballast
ing this division S95 $50 49, and of the whole compile
ted S197 902 81 average per mile Of S14 ,845 AZ
The fourth division extends from the State line TO
Hamilton or to the junction with the Hamilton and
Eaton railroad l2 miles north of Hamilton, passing
near Oxford This division the second route named
is 21 12 miles long, and is estimated to cost completed
S25S, 900; or S12 900 per mile.
From Nashville the junction with the Eaton rail-
road by the Richland creek from Brownsville, the
distance 60 miles, and the estimated cost $50 "a
average per mile Sl3, 154 So.
From Nashville to the Eaton railroad by Liberty,
College Corner and Oxford the distance is 60 l2 miles
and the estimated 1852 4l9 22 average per mile
Sl4,0 S0 rs.