Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-11-25

Alta mecng of number OF the citizens OF Hampshire
county hea The Court House Saturday, the 5tn day
cf Nuytmb', 1851, pursuant 10 previous notice,
On motto JOHN NJ. Pancake, Esq, Cul lSaac Parsons
called the Chair and John Keen, jr appointed Sec
rotary.
| On motion of Thos. c. Green Esq,
| ORpcRsp, THAT commree oi five BE- appointed By The
CHAIR repet business nr tho meeting; and on SAID
committee ns ucir.! ihis meeting t~
If nuni sons, delegates Tor he county OF II iip
slr. The convention proposed 10 r held Il! Hpmnry OF
l 23th iH>a TN thc 3u;Jyc 81 The EXTENSION vi s Ma
naSSaS Crap Iii nu wiremion the citm!r appointed ~
! l. y g zen, iinr II Pancake. w. k"rcteval DavIt
! Gi,.,,r ana NV. Na,trn sad cvunit,c:.
The LG!nfn,ter nv!ug ~tItrd it IiTc rct"5nct ana
rcanr;rd e Eiuwirg pre- .mb- ard res buttons:
Your whom have been w!c'r"d The s"2l'c'
II t:ia gra,ns extension Ui Inc Mnmussao Gl $50 d
from Slras,u in shenandoah coGnIy, 10 P''dyIowii IL
Fl lGioy., r.niy There the BiiiG'fc and
Oniu Railroad oc leave 10 mike the following 'caoTi
Ii p!ai O: ,',is c"u:! t'r the proposed rArns;on
w"ud greatly o::Ice |" le hest interests. not Gu" 81 otT
re.iun u; cruEry bull 10 those O iic S'a AZ 'aFgr u
wui! n. .rd Tn irus direct nt.d rcona.i. al ;ic ~
nir;,'u:. n..rw"., iIr on" and iEc tnc abaGh ~
way more and OH, Railroad, tue :!s,ancr i'"'
t,r CIV Is if;rc PIr.rt@b'lrS j. i ..nis -i"r!s
10 ., i02 t!es-P :N1Nn bInG -q'.''s ant ~" "',i'
Of .aas: pin: Eom Al aanifll " r'srug. ;y I'm Ma
nasS- Gan H. oaa :r i's'hncr 81 mile. Ffo Sif""
5ara II ..,} AZ 3.'r'' = 'ii''s'd - 10 PRAGUE til
am q. ,,I.,r ~ eSr.en. IS ul=S' p.
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2 s"t- % NIL :, di>inc. i's- 'n '.' "'n iss'r'-
nst p.f..i, IS f.i,as. 49,: :.tlfcs 'rln ~.
..i-,u.c ~ t:,a BiiGs'e 'rr o." h','i a;.t Hity
iiouse Js,tg'ui, Cry u i-5 'i'e=-"H'- tr j:s'aGe
n:tm.:r ,,sa 80 ~. Mtia>5:, 8 is"i''ac t''''
,pc>ct xir: ri WI. c J1J uiys tan Tie former
fur;,. i, - ,,-. l. l. worthy i
tie pr posed tsi'n b. ,m"ie, >'" tt:I"'l ir"ui
B.,,i-..:r Manassas Gap ltarold I" FrcdericSs-
hur. . n;:es wnd cHnne"! by st::s ct E'i-
ror:s parEslsa..l VIII lt!cnr:ih in Gis'a:cr u iz'
miles thu precise distances from parkusbrs " tie BlI'-
l',r" ana OHIO I;.ihnhu 10 Washington city.
ute.,rI;c ii IL abridged Dis. lfn tie Ohio 10 the
Atlantic Sr.bou. b. tie riIpus1a cute st, nj
ucl!"n mus; b" c3nsd@rej. The Bam"re and Oic
Rlil,o ii .'iir0n has anon: SIouuuJJ Willie The
Guiding o The section vi the Orange Ra;'9ad "rh II
usrs) and Of the Proposed extension, wilt not exceed
S25UU pu JUS; urcnifn %; the cost oil Tie BLure aGu
Ohio Railroad 10 pa.dytow
The PROPOSED extension RAISING through country rich in
mineral (ayct nneve"pco and several valleys OF
fertility would terminate in The great Coal and
Iron fields lying lc western border of The county.
Professor VIM B. Roge-s. in his Geological keconnos-
of The State OF Virginia, made in 1885, thus speaks
OF The mineral RESOURCES OF the country around Paddytown
"a SIMPLE enumeration ii the strata here exposed Will tur
nsh ILLUSTRATION Of the of this of the
State well calculated 10 inspire establishment and eSuta-
ton. Upon OF Iron ore not less Than Is fret in
thckness there bed OF sand Stone upon which re-:
poses coal fee, thick; above this another bed oil
sand stonc then two foot vein Of coal sand stone,
then another coal OF feet, again of sand
stone and over II foot vein Of coal this heavy bed
OF iron ore ard the series coal seam
OF from Is 10 ~ feet in thickness"
Finaly, your committee would report that from all the in
formation they have been able procure upon this interest
ing subject from reliable and intelligent sources they
tain doubt that the proposed Railroad extension from
Strasburg TO Paddyown Is practicable within distance
of IS miles and probably exceeding 81 $50 000
The Committee would respectfully Submit The following
resolutions part of their report
l. Resolved AS the of this meeting representing
the sentiments Of the people of Hampshire county as they
believe that the extension of the Manassas Gap Railroad
from SrIs5nrI PadLyto"n highly c1peicnt and will
greatly cynducc interests our region OF coun
try, as well as those Uf the State.
p Resolved That this meeting, cordially approve of the
Rail Road Convention proposed be held at Romnsy on the
25th inst, and your Committee pursuant to instructions
herewith report the 100 persons delegates 10 represent
Hampshire county in the said Convention.
J. Resolved That all counties of Virginia. Maryland and
the District of Columbia interested 10 common with our
own and all Corporations and Companies interested should
be and they hereby very cordially invited be rep
resented in such Convention
Resolved That the proceedings Of this meeting be
warded for publication in the following newspapers viz
B. lnrelligencer and Va. Argus Romney Hardy Wing
Mooreed Tenth Legion Woodstock Miners Journal and
Alleghanan Cumberland; Gazette Alexandria American
Eanore National Ineiligcncer, Union and Southern
Press, Washington City; Wig and Enquirer, Richmond
Courier and Enquirer, ~ York; Times Wheeling ard
that other newspapers friendly 10 The enterprise be respect
fully requested 10 copy the into their columns.
Resolved That copies of these proceedings BE- forwar
ded by tie Secretary Thomas Swami ESQ., President Of
The Baltimore d Ohio Rail Road Company and 70 Edward
Z. Marshall Esq, President Of the Manassas Gap Rail
Road Cump1nyi and 10 The President Of Orange e. Ae1
anda Rail Road Company accompanied BY special