Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1850-09-05
From The Umchcster I'irginian, .lug. %.
RAILROAD DOWN THE VALLEY.

Although the raised The Manassas Gap rad
West of the Blue Ridge is extremely small, arguing a
much greater Indifference To the scheme than repor
newspapers would have MS believe il NAV be set down
certain TO be ualy extended within he Valley.
We have THIS brought difecy our consideration the
ime-honored scheme Of a railway threading the Valley
from HafpeTs Ferry 10 Staunon. and passing beyond
The latter punt 10 Tennessee aud New odeans in the
Sou Invest ard to the Ka0av la and the Chic in the
West. Not only at this end Of the great Southwest
en lne but al the her, have movements towards It's
execution been air ady foot.
Wilh"ut undertaking any extended examination of the
merits aud bearings of great work. shall glance al
what Is now being dpue toward, it.
II is known that llarss nbug is the con empated ter
minus Of the Alexandra road. The route hitherto spo-
Ken Of follows the Of the North River from Front
Royal t. Strasburg, and thence along the route of The
present turnpike, OF not many miles distant from it.
The last tenth Legion introduces us % another route
winch II says is well backed, and recommended. It
hes through Po,rePs Fort. re entering the main Valley
through The Pue Forge Gap. Newmarket That paper
calls The line "enly pfactcahle' and Calculated to
save Thousands Of dllars TO the company" and adds
what more important just now, that subscription pa
per put IN ejaculation among the Inhabitants Of he Font
as shown that near twenty thousand dlars be rails
ed among ihem-a more than double the whole a
mount so lar SUBSCRIBED in the county. There are two
furnaces and several merchant mills in The Fort with
large deposits OF iron and manganese The appear
ance OF nval route will probably stimulate the people
oil the main Valley To renewed efforts and advance the
work.
The Lynchbug and tennessee railway is now under
cont acl for sixty miles. 10 Saem and the Board are
anxious to let eighty miles in November t., aid in
which purrqse. the last Wvheve Republican inf rms
us, grand Convention will be held at WythaviIle on
the lth September. The whole length Of the road will
be about $50 miles from the Tennessee line TO Lynch
burg, or, from the same r,int Buchanan on James
Ryer, by branch from Big Lick some twenty miles
less The Fast Tennessee railroad, extending down the
Valley of the llosfon, t. nefsect the Nashville and
Chatanooga railroad, &c nnecling wi Charles i,
Nashville and Alenahs) is already In The hands If
orgarlzed Company and eighty miles of it are about
being pu' under Contract The whole length will be
der 200 miles
From the paint at which the East Tennessee road
Will strike that 10 Chattanooga there will be diverg
ftg routes smthward, passing through the Western
part of Georgia towards bile and the other along the
shoals Of the Tennessee river towards n. Orleans The
forneis We believe all in the hands of organized cnmpa
Mes, except an intervalof 1870 miles from Mobile Mint
gomery. Between Mobile and New Orleans the con
srncion Of railway is of minor moment since it would
nave To follow more round about than the pres
en' navigation for swift steamers BY the easery route
the distance between New York and New Orleans will
Or shortened some two hundred miles from the present
,ine by Wilmington and Charleston. and by the Weser
~ route near three hundred; learn by circular
recently drawn up by Mr.. Tmost Of Tennessee
That the shortest line of communication between the
great business centres, of the county Northeast and
Southwest will he through the centre Of Virginia and
ina, It will thread that part of the Valley knwn as Lit.
We tennessee, Is established. But we than doubt
whether 1t will pass through the whole length of the
nd'iey or any portion a il this side Of James River
ION Baltimore 10 Salem, via Winchester ard Staunlon,
WIN De about $40 miles; and via Alexandra and Mauas
Sd zap e20 By wav Of Gorjonsvile and StaunIon.
on The other hand, it will b. about 29S and by a propos
eu r'an OF ~ miles from Charlottesville 10 Iynchbug
"y 40. Both of the two last will have the advantage
OF passing through the metropolis
az, u we look at Valley railway the Of placing
Winchester and her sister this side OF Stanton
Inc path OF gea, avenue of trade and travel
,"e East and The OHIO do find the chances
o''i'lan'. Baltimore and the Northern cities will be
,Wen'y miles nearer Sannton by Gordonsvllle than
Winchester, and The difference against Manassas Gap
WIN De sui greater. Both traffic and travel will there
'''e ." 0y Charlottesville The grea bulk olrhe foIne