Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1851-03-31


The Tunnel NJ LynchDurg.
We intended, in this very number Of our
paper. to make note of the progress Of
the work at the tunnel near town, but we
md ourself anticipated by the intelligent
editor the Richmond Enquirer, Of whose
labor we are no way 10th to take advan-
tage. We recently had the pleasure Of
meeting that gentleman here. and are
gratihed to know that he left us with such
favourable impressions of the town in
which he feels Eeeiy interest, and espe-
cially that his heart is Nth us, in this great
enterprise of wooing to the hospitable
embraces ofthe East,the untold treasures
Of the West. The Enquirer is probably
mistaken in supposing the tunnel will be
finished by the middle of May. A passage
through it.or driitway, win doubtless beef
fected before that time,but the work viii
barely be completed by the last of juno
We may remark here that, it is contempla-
tedto celebrate the 4th ofJuly, in tie tunne',
with grand festival, at which we should
be happy to see the gallant editor who
sne,ks :, s,.h cooI;,o ,o,,,,s &c IL G.;
NN.' IA SUI" iiis vi ene IAN
daughters ofour town. By the way, if he
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which we are sure he has so much at heart,
it would givehim an opportunity of seeing
ilore Oh thein, ana might lead TO very I'M
Dortant cbaucesip his household ,,,,r,,a
inents. n Dachelor! VINO would be an old
"bachl"
,,,,,
we yesterday published an interesting letter
roin governor rioyd' d, fa'ing the difficulties Of
ahu rne PreSeh. condi
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~"o n's i''e"'rs -" s'o'' N,s' ~ yho"ou's'
"'s gwen Us &c" u 10 Tue 'uhhci just
oe' vi L!hcil'u,s' winch oeins Tue commencement
o'.4e grea' nailroau IN ,nsihia may nor De with
guess, wnch forms nearly the entire mass OF the
soo rooky niii' through when tie tunnel passes
ms gncss Is ead-coiored, ana IS one 1.-THE hard
es' 'ous"'s' rooAs ior oiasuhg' IL species OF
aggregated rock, composed oil quartz, ieiaSpar and
,o' Oh as'rue'ure more or less distinctly sia'y-
ne layers whether straight or curved are frequent
~ passes on one side INTO granite from
wh'ch diners IN Its siaty structure, and on
inc i.'o II o''en contains norm
'e"ue' "e ~ shiH'hsy ine e"se WIN tiie rock wmch
Is perforated ny the Lyhchonrg unnel In view OF
80. "1 u'',uty III "orh'hg through IT, IL may proper
y DC ,a,'eo "on-'"ce- IN several portions oil the
III, veins VI n,,'h-mi,''e quar'A run vertical
y sn. WINS u 'ie tunnel Wh'ch are
80 compact as moi 10 require any ARTIFICIAL wailing
up, lunneiiins IN virginia Is new business,
u"u we may ,"ere'ore congratulate ,he contractors,
an1 oiiioerS Oh the virginia ana cnnes-
eo naip'" ooii'Pa''y' upon me success winch mas
49, ."e, ene'''"s III Pc''pia'ins inc mountain
~, .-,' 'ne a.''ei "a, L.io"puis. our inior-
''n' US mat without personal inspection,
"o ''oa oohiu oe FORMED Oh the diihcuity OF the
w OF ,he success OF inc enterprise so Tar The
hoau runs aiong 'iie pee,ihg oiass whlch hang
e et '"e 'o.'uous piach "a'ef creek' ne de-
hle is precipitous, deep and tenihc-and us III
vis'ter approaches, on the lower side, the cavern
~, ".o In, ao.S, ~ le lin'clh' Oh 'nr ioo
miners twhhhng IN the distant darkness, and hears
,he f'i1;pn i n9 % 0, ,e ar's, rhe echoes OF
.he MINING ROCKS, OF inc roaring thundcrs, oil the
past explosions, ne Is f1reio'y reminded OF the Ia
o'ea oaseIns OF lhe oycioPs' inc grant piaekSmths
a. a." i"r 1o'e' OF inc entrance To
''e gloomy tenements OF hadesi
,,Beneath the silent chambers ofthc Earth,
Where the suns fruitful beams give metals birth,
w men genuine Night ana Horror does overflow.
tiere no dear glimpse OF the suns lovely face
strikes through the sohd darkness olthc place,
N u5ea1'. si,snce MED the horrid place
40 dawnihg Mora does her KIND red display;
o'e siish'' weak beam would here be thought the
aay
But in downright earnest, this tunnel which is SO
ieet through the solid rock does great credit the
enterprise OF the contractors. Heavy excursions,
al eaeh end have been made into the bowels OF the
rock oniy about oOlce' remain to be overcome, and
wi., oe @ ny 'he middle OF May it is CON
ieenty hoieu' ne material mas turned out to be
VI 50 n'lon more 1hPenetinbie stun than was an
q 'na' tle contractors VIII lose mercy, but
ticy Will maze reputation.