The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1851-03-05

lsn e Ais- Read wiIh esmmssdsbas sesivisy :
iron every quarter The highest esunssdssisn >
b-ss~ss sp>a ~ several corps sssasrd Ia shs
vsrt- The survey b~svsen Rsisssh and fb<
Gsilfssd linz. under The dirsctisa Of Mr. MeIsss.
ss-sed ~ hssssa Saunders and Asehisoa. was
eansd "a With ths srsss<s dilgsnesi and &c
believe . msrs sfiei<nt and energetic corps 10
net 10 be found. Major Gwynn has certainly
shown eneeli<ni Judgment ia the selection Of his
Assistants. and The company has been very for
iunsie in procuring ths sersisss Of such Prin-
eipsi Engineer. The shos work 20 FAR has been
carried on with great snrrsy and economy.
Though the location has not been made al this
place. yet ws undenstand The parties have APP
preached our imnedisls neizhboshosd on The
south east and the west-lhe parry on the south
east. under Mr.. Provost. and that On the west.
under Mr.. MeRas. We believe il IL now certain
that Tn route shrsash or near this town is the
best that could be selecsed.
When Mr.. Provost reaches Hillsboroush. We
presume the location win have been completed
from Goldsboroush TO this point with the sreep-
lien perhaps of that portion in the i.anedisie
neighboihood q the city Of Raleigh; and Mr.
MeRae. We suppose. completes the location from
the Guiliord line 10 this place. In reference to
the location farther west and other matters Of in
,sres. we clip ne foiiO~isg f,sm TIVE Of our eI-
changes;
Ran Road Survey.-This work. in The
hands Of Major John MeRea. assisted by
NIessrs. Fay and Sumner is progressing on
this pan a he line quite satisfactorily.
The party have located The Road frnIn
Chafiouc via caarord % within few
miles al this place. The wet weather.
end some Sew unexpected curves which
they had "a put in am account Of private
dwellings. have caused some delay. but
energy and industry have brought, them
forward viii, az much rspidiiy az The most
exacliag could have required. Ia break
fast and get h work BY sun mp and To
work ill sun dawn without stopping Cor
dinner. which % The uniform practice Of
this corps. 10 more than is repaired oil
slaves. and yet these gentlemen cheerfully
perform a. much every day. The loca.
lion on this end between Charlotte ant
Lexington. We learn is most favorable. and
will be M douh, much the cheapest divi
sim on this side Of Raleigh. We. have
great confidence in the skill Of the A.sis
tan, Engineer Maj. McRea; he is M, ex
,ravagan, or poinpous in his preiensions
hut any one can perceive that he is mar
nf excellent sense and knows well wha
he is about. ''i'hs other gentlemen asso.
ciaied with him are no less qualified IN
their positions. We may therefore con
slider the Company as very fariuna,s
in e,ery respect IN obtaining such Enei'
ncers. We have heard also that NOR,
economical .ei If men were never cngag
ed in any business, and iha, The Company
in that respect is. also fortunate. We
learn too. which is the best part Of il. thai
they have not had drip Of spir,luous
liquor in the camp since they have been
out. Carolina Wafchmcn.
Progress ofthe Great Work. "A friend
who is . posted up" on tho progress Of
&c The N. g. Railroad surveys. remarked
that our notice of the same fortnight ago
gave him i chilli, fcll so coldly Short
&c the Aa,iering point Of progress already
attained. Well-we are happy 10 BE-
able 10 take the chill Off from any
others who may have caught cold by said
notice. In acasual conversation with the
President Of the Board. who has since re-
turned from a tour On the western end Of
the route. we were happy to learn that
the surveys along the whole line are in
rapid progress towards completion: and
We Judge from the remarks eliciled-,hough
we cannot make the statement by an-
thori,y'- that the entire route will be
ready fnr the letting Of contracts by April
next. The several corps engineers have
heen going ahead in lheperfnrmance 81 their
duties with praiseworihy fidelity and drs-
patch, in spite Of the " all sorts Of wealth.
er" Of the past winter. Gov. Morehead
speaks in most encouraging terms : cal
culaied To infuse hopeful aud confident
spirit in all the friends Of the Great I'm
provement and Of The vital interests oil
North Carolina consequent thereon.
Since The signal failure Of the enemies Of
the Road in the Legislature. We have seen
nothing to injnre its prospects. The peo-
pie have It's success at heart. The exer-
else Of steady ,Dia and unaagging en-
ergy on the part of ,hose directly inter.
esied in the Company are only necessary
10 speedy success. The ,cind ,cork is
dnne ;-lsi the head ,Cork and the bone
labor 90 ahead with The same zeal and al
acriiy. and the speedy accomplishment Of
The magnificent objec. is secure.
/ Greensborough Patriot.
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