Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1851-12-08

ferent periods and at an exs
pcnse, until they have reached The amount
OF nine or ten acres.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Com
parry have acquired forty acres in Bslti-
more. which. it is thought. will 10 highly
advantageous to their business. Tho
georgia Railroad Company commenced
win what they considered an ample al
lowance OF ground in Augusta. They
'ouno II necessary to purchase more after
a great increase had taken place, in tho
value oil land around. The same dcscrm-
cy OF room was again discovered; until,
BY their successive purchases. a, higher
prices each time, they have now cm,;red
fifteen acres in Augusta. which they End
little enough for their business. As vet
there has been no grea, freight road in Vir-
g'nia, and many are not aware Of wha, is
required for the Depot Of such a road.
A great amoun of work has been done
OF the line between Salem and Wythoville,
a heavy force having been engaged for tho
past year. The ten miles ascending tho
Allegheny Mountain, north Of Christians.
burg, constitute the heaviest portion ofour
work, and i, would be difficult to completc
1t sooner than May, 1858. If the remain
der OF the road could be let by August
next. all the graduation could bc easily
completed, as soon as this ten miles.
Alter the grading is completed the SUI
pcrstructure can be laid ut the rate OF ten
miles per month. This would secure tho
completion Of the work by June, 1854, IL
no delay should occrr for want Of money.
even II the remainder of the line sbould
not be placed under contract. until the end
OF next year. So that nothing would DO
gained by placing the light work beyond
Wythe,ille under contract before a year
hence. The greater part Of the distance
between WytheviIlc and the State line \,
very light.
"A partyof Engineers has been employ
ed for the last twelve months in rcyisipc
and improving the line from Salem to tho
State line, aud completing tho definite
location. with the exception ola few weeks
devoted 10 tho New River survey. Tho
exact length Of the road. as now located.
IS POI 6. l0ths miles. and the examination,
have resulted in important improvements
IN the character OF the line. II is believed
that some m may yet be probably spent
IN this way. A company can pay no mon
ey more prof,ably than that which i. cx-
pended IN tho thorough examination of tho
country, before a final %loca,ion is made.
Inc party were engaged about six
weeks - making a survey, from a point
ear Clrisiiansburg on our road. down
New River To the mouth Of | ndian Creek.
AT tbs point, tNcy connect with a survey
made under the authority oftlc State.
From ChrislIansburg 10 Indian Greek,
a very favorable route was found. No
grade exceeding GO feet per mile rising cast
ward and none greater than 6S frer per milo
falling eastward would he rcquired--ibus
preserving the same limits ofgraduation used
on the Virginia and Tennessee Railroad.
The descent from the summit at Chris.
tiansburs, Is by a succession Of grades
none exceeding co feet per mile, and no
very expensive work is encountered.
The valley ofNcw River is reached
near Major James kent's; after which tho
work is lish, md the grades are very gen
tie. In few places Tie maximum grades
are used for short distances. 10 cut Of bends
Of the river and save distance.
From Chris,iansburg to the mouth Of
Indian Creek, is G2l miles, and will cost
Si,o02, 800, or $1,000 per mile. We
find in Mr.. Shaw's report, the distance
from Indian Greek 10 Gre, nblicr. TO DO
l4i miles. and the cost Of graduation.
bridging and mansonry to be %S77.7GO-
adding $l05,000 for s.pcrstrncturc will
give for the cost Of III miles. from Chris
tiansburg TO the month Of Grccnbticr.
S~l,2is,200, or a %fractinn under Sl6O,0OO
per mile. But to cover the cost Of Dcpots.
Cars, Engines and all contingencies, wo
will call it $4,000 per mile. which. for
III miles, is S~l,545000.
Let US compare The two routes proposed
between the mouth Of Grccnbricr and
Richmond. First by the Central Railroad,
we have the following distances:
From Richm'dto Charlottesville 100 miles
" Charloitcs, lille toStaunIon 40
Siaunton TO C~ovinginn 20
Coyington to mouth rcenb'r. 76
ESQ
Tic distances by way Of Chrisiiansburg.
Lynchburg, &c, are
Frc~ Ricbm'd. to Lynchbnrg I15"
Lynchburg 10 Cllrist'b1- sc
Chrisr'bg. mouth Grcen'br. ut"
27st
Making II distance of n miles in favour
OF the Lyncbburg route. On thus route