The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1851-05-28

ss before mentioned. llial no intermediate
route could be found, aud thai su8ey q
lhe direct T8ule w0sld be attended with no
better Tesrlls lhsn lass ~ lime AID unne.
esssaFy sKprndiluFe, determined 70 aban.
don i 81 once. ami make he dsiour Of
Inc ridge. 80 Eisinly indicated By he 90
pegraphy Of lhe coantry - lhe route Tor
me rail rnzd. which I shall nov proceed
10 describe under fnnr srpsraie hesds.
corresponding 10 The four divisions Of The
line heretofore defined.
FIRST DIVISION.
This Division nniirs Ihe Aarih Caroline
Rail Road with The Wilmington and Ra-
leigh Rail Road. thus farming rnnsinaons
line from Ihr Seahosrd through Inc heart
Of The sIalr. and reducing Ia resIizs-
lion the long driened hopes Of "a Central
Rail Road.
The chsrer requires tisai The Rail Read
shsil ronnerl win the Wilmington and
Raleigh Rail Road. .. where The same pas
ses over the Neuse!' The bridge az The
Wilmington and Raleigh Raj Road. orer
The Nfnse. j. united 10 The main land On
earh side by ires1le work across extensive
low grounds. snhjeri 10 frequent innnda-
irons. uhirh siinrds no secure size Tor a
landing or suitable place Cor building. As
this provision Of The charter was evidently
intended 10 unite the Rail Road. with
Steamboat Navigation on The Neuse. and
thus extend lis benefits and pariicipa-
zion of lis advantages 10 the lnwer Neuse.
] have. on account Of ihe objections above
assigned 10 strict compliance with The
letter of The charter. direc ed The ap-
proaeh 10 the Wilmington and Raleigh
Rail Road. by The way OF wayncsho-
rough. which affords the nearest eligible
site 10 the point where The Wilmington
and Raleigh Rail Road PASSES The Neuse.
for landing. Here The channel washes
The base Of high hank which is rarely il
ever overaowed. aaording every necessa-
~ faeiliiy for iranshipmeni. Making
Waynesborough, therefore. point in The
location. three lines were run from station
22s. -four and half miles West Of Colds
bororgh. 10 the Wilmington and Raleigh
Rail Road. one by the way Of Golasbo-
rongh. the terminus Of the road. One hy
Wsynesboroush. 10 Goldsborough direct.
and one hy Waynesbornugh. inierserting
the Wilmington and Raleigh Rail Road,
IA miles South nf Goldsborough,
These lines are all laid down on the
accompanying map in the order here re-
ferred 10. lriIered A. a. and q. and a com
parison Of their cost. length and grades
will be found on a sheet hereto annexed.
upon an examination Of which il will be
found, that the line passing through
Waynesborongh and inierseciing the Will
mington and Raleigh Rail Road les
miles souih Of Goldsborough. designated
as e. On the map. is 3.sS7 feet shorter
and will cost sl0,2T7 less than line A.
which stands next in The comparison.
Commencing at station 22s, the point OF
divergence Of the routes above desscribed,
Two lines were run In Mount Auburn. ten
miles East Of Raleigh. one crossing the
Neuse river al Smiih6eld. the other cross.
ing on the lands Of VIM. Wilson's -four
miles above Smilh6eld. The result shows
! mile. l720 feel in distsnce and Sill 200
in cost in favor Of the line by Wilson's;
the rate Of grade and length Of straight
line, is also in favor of this route; il was
therefore selected as the basis Of the esIi-
mate. and is Designated on The map by The
red line.
From Mount Auburn. after a mos,
thorough examination and survey Of the
country. with the view of obtaining The
hest route through The City Of Raleigh
three lines were selected for COMPARISON
which will he designated as The South,
Middle. and North lines. The South line
runs down Wild Cat branch, crosses Wal.
mi creek, near iIollemah's bridge, and
runs up Rocky Branchio its head. passing
in The rear of the Governors AMI Judge
Camernn's residences, and thence in Tie
vicinity Of The Hlllshoro oh road 10 Tic
end Of this division. six and hall mile.
West of Raleigh.
The Middle line desrends Poole's
branch 10 its junction with Walnut creek
and after crossing Walnut creek near Mr.
liutchings'. it ascenis along the slope oI
the ridge between Walnut and Crahlree
TO its summit in The race field. thence i
follows nearly the course Of the ridge. pas
ses South of Mr.. Akinson's and through
Raleigh by tlarge,t street to lis reunion
with the South line al Judge Came.
ron's.
The North line is identical with The
middle line, until il reaches a point he,
tween the race.feld and Mr.. Alkinson's
u then runs little South Of Mr.. Akin.
sons aud through Lane street by the Rs.
leigh and CASTOR Rail Road Depot, back
OF The Female Seminary and connects
with the middle and Southern line nea,
the Haywood road on The lands Of DR..
Cook.
Il appears from comparison Of these
lines as exhibited in the ACCOMMODATING
table, that the South line is 1875 fee,
shorter. and that The cost of oradu.,;or