The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1850-03-29

doubtless supply it by reference to the pub
LEGATION made at the time.
LAwRENcEBURGH, IND, March Is, 1850.
The railroads made, making or projected |
in southern and central Indiana, are as fol- |
lows Beginning on the Ohio river, at Ev-
ansville, we find a railroad chartered TO Vim
nes some 80 miles of which has recently been
put under contract and the stock fer its con-
struction, entire, for that distance is said to
be subscribed. This road is intended to be |
continued up the Wabash, at least as far as
Terre Haute, but the Legislature refused
the charter beyond Vincennes Next is a |
road from New Albany north, intended to
pass by Salem, Bedford, Greencastie and
Charlottesville to Lafayette. The distance
to Salem, 81 miles. is graded, and the super
structure is now laying down, and another
letting has taken place, we believe as far as
Bedford, about 80 miles. Next in order is
the railroad from JeffersonviIle to Columbus,
about rs miles, one-half of which is graded
Above this, so miles, is the Madison and In
dianapoIis railroad; distance 80 miles entire
ly finished and in operation. And again, rs
miles farther above. is the LaWrenceburgb
and Upper Mississippi railroad, with its three
branches: one to Rushvie, one to Indianapo
| road, next to Lawrenceburgh, was let out
last summer, and is to be finished the present
season.
Continuing our view Of the roads that run
north and south. we find at Indianapolis one
extending to the Wabash at Peru, some 20
or 80 miles of Which is graded and the super
structure going on. Next, somewhat north
west, is the indianapolis and Lafayette Rail
road, part Of which is graded and the rest
progressing.
There are some other roads extending North
from the Wabash, but of their condition and
prospects we are not informed.
Looking next at the roads running in an
Eastern or Western direction, we see one
from Terre Haute to Indianapolis, designed
to be continued by Richmond to Dayton and
! Springfield, in Ohio, and from which there
is no doubt an arm will be brought down from
Richmond by Eaton, to Hamilton. The line
of this road between Terre Haute and Green
castle, perhaps IS miles is graded, or nearly
so, and the residue to Indianapolis is under
contract.
At Indianapolis there is another road, call
ed the Belfontaine road, intended to connect
indianapolis with the Mad RIVER and Lake
Erie Railroad at Belfontaine. Some 30 miles
of this next to indianapolis is graded
The next line of road passing across the
State in an eastern and western direction, is
the Lawrenceburgh and Upper Mississippi:
the route of which is from Terre Haute, by
Martinsville, Edinburgh and Greensburgh,
to the Ohio State line at Lawrenceburgh.-
As stated before, 20 miles of this road at the
eastern terminus is in course of preparation
Another portion, between N1artinsve and
Edenburgh, has recently been let out. Mex
in order is the Ohio and Mississippi Railroad
Ill bo ~ +I,o ~
r best ground between Lawrenceburgh and
Vmcennes. With the fate of this our read
ers are but too well acquainted.
From RushvilIe, by Connersville and Liber-
ty, to Hamilton, there exists an old charter
! to which late movements have given some
consequence. A charter was this winter OBJ
tanned and put at the adjournment of the
Legislature of Indiana, while all things we're
in great confusion, for a road from RushviIe
TO the National Road at Lewisville, or ana
other point on the National Road not 1Uithin
e Is miles of KingstOlop. LewisvIle is east oil
Kingstown, and the Kingstown people were
making a road south to Shelbyville, and the
: reason of the restriction ofn lrjthi11 Is miles
of KingStolCR was to protect that company
from the completion of a new road. Yet the
j word east not being IN the charter it Is by lis
t friends construed, that they can cross the
because that is more than Is miles from
t Kingstown.
There are then some shorter roads which
NAV be considered as branches of those al
: ready named. Thus, the Columbus anC
n Bloomington road. will be about 40 miles long
and a survey of It is now making At III
f eastern end 1t will connect with the Madison
: and indianapolis road with the Jefferson
vile road and with the Columbus branch o
= the Lawrenceburgh end Upper Mississippi
road, From Bloomington, its western end
e charters are granted for a railroad to Poir
: Commerce and from thence toVincennes.
Columbus may thus become an importaD
point. Five lines of Railroad will unite
there and its distance from the river is thus
Madison AZ miles, Jacksonville 78 miles
IL LawreEceburg IS miles, Cincinnati So miles
e Edinburgh also is an important point, a
E five lines of Railroad will unite there. Thu
Madison and indianapolis, and the Lawrence
=. burg and Upper Mississippi Railroads cross
0 ing each other at that place, and 1t is also thu
J. terminus Of a Railroad to Shelbyville, which
is is now in use. Edinburgh is by Railroad 81
miles from Jeffersonville, 81 from Madison
and 68 from LaWrenceburg, and So from Gin
clnnati
/ Another important point, made so by tn
l. Indiana system of Railroads. is ShelbyviIle
y One road is made from there to Edenburg,
H. miles, Another is making to Knightstowr
% miles n. E.; another to Rushville, 10 miles
ig a little North of East, and it is also made
or point on the indianapolis branch of the Law
!. renceburgh road. Thus five lines of roa
!e will unite at SheIbyville. 1t is distant fror
1T the river to Madison, 20 miles; Jehersonvillt
ut 1OS miles; LaWrenceburgh; 81 miles; Cincir
natl 50 miles.