Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-03-28

6 c - =, IN, yi,onia and Tennessee Railroad Company
go ,, .,ce.s yhich has marked their exerlions in pcrlo
,; h noo,,.in of rock for the Tunnel at Lynchburg-
ou om,n assures US that without personal inspection
mn ea cou be formed of the difficulty of the worS or The
success of tho enterprise thus far The railroad runs along
be beeng cags which hang the tortuous BLACK wa
M Crook The defic is precpitous deep and terhc-ane
rs the visitor approaches the lower side the cavern Gu
into the solid rock sees the lamps Ct the 100 miners Twink
rho distant; da kncss and hears the sharp reseTbeEaoE
- ,b dill. the echoes of the falling rocks or the rearing
thunders Of the xplosons he is focby reminded
the tabled cayerns of the Cycop the giant bacHsths and
for Joye the 10 the gloomy ten
eIientc OF Hades:
..cenea,h the silcn. chambers Of the Earth,
Wnc.e the sun fruitful beams give lncali oi;th'
1hc.e is ?'ac, deep wondrous deep below
Which senliGe Nigh, and Horror DOS oSelHo"'
,,tt a. ,S saI s he solid darkness d place.
4 dreadful ied TIE h"rF"i place
No ,inwnlnn Morn does her Kind eel display
One slight weak beam would he:e nc tn'lshi 'o da!'
But in downright earnest this tunnel when Is olo Ice,
through the solid rock does great credit 10 the enterprise "
bs contractors Heavy excavations AT each end have 5ee
made INFO the bowels of rock Ony about 10 remain
- overcome and ii will be completed by The middle CT May
il ia confidently hoped The material has turned out TO be
- 90 much more 'penetrable sui than anticipated
that the contractors viii lose money but they VIII make re-
putation.
We are glad hear Of the energy shown by the excellent
President officers engineers md contractors on this mpo
,an Railroad 10 West, Some 900 hands arc now en-
pyeG along the whole nc and tho work is being piosecu
ted with grea, ygor On the frs! DIVISION from Lynctbug
10 salem 80 miiee the gfsde is nearly all completed and
exoectod tha, tho cars will be running At the close OF
| hsye
The ed division, from Salem to Wyhavile nearly
all under contract and will be In operation by the close Of
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The 81 vislon from Wythcvct to the Tennessee line will
be pu, under contract in The ser part OF this year. uEd
expected 10 be in operation by the end Of 1853
When this result shall have been contaminated and patti
cula,y waen the railroad shall have been completed 10 ;c
Mississippi river hone5 vii! be showered upon the whole
STATE of Virginia. which we uve net now The time or apace
10 enlarge upon Lynchburg which has taken new bound
forward and destined 10 large and important,
place will feel the influence OF the stream of commerce.
then Richmond and lastly Norfolk which, with the aid Of
direct navigation and the dsembogung OF vast inter
nal improvements, attain size and prominence wc
Thy her uneluallcd position With prudent wisdom, haf
noniou. counscis and well directed energies Virginia must
reap vast portion the commercial flood lom The West
Her prospects brighter ii shc DO true 10 her in
,eer,y as State 10 the boundlcss resources Nature has
thrown al her feet.
But it is said that the by This Virginia and Tcnnes
see Railroad 10 the Ohio River is 10 20 miles short
or by measured distance than by any other The following
estimate is believed 10 be correct:
From Richmond 10 Burk's, the Dany!le Railroad,
c.,n, o..s,, ;, v,,,,,,,, 6 6 mile" i
From Lvnchturg 10 the Summit in Montgomery
county, 90
From the Summit 10 tie mouth Of Grecnbrier river
IA part Of this distance not actually measured,
but exceeding 20 nilesD ~ "
From Creenblier river 10 the mouth oil Big Sanoy 100
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Moreover the grades on the Virginia and Tennessee Rail
Road are said be where 60 feet per mie while on
other they often from 80 10 los feet per me By
cquatng these gnde reducing the excess OF grades or
heights equivalent lengths distance 1t is said that the
line by the Lynchburg and the Virginia and Tennessee Rail
road shorter than any other by 60or SO mcs-and as
regards Petersburg and Norfolk the distance is % miles less
in its favor 1t calculated that each 20 feet of height in
the grades equivalent mile Of road in length ADD
ed far OF construction and working and NAM
tanning and time OF running, concerned.
The obscrvant Editor OF Wyheyic Republican, whose
article we publish below has anticipated much that we IN
tended have said in regard Lynchburg win lis SIX 10
warehouses and active industry he does oi JUSTICE
10 The enterprise OF her merchants but fails ~ notice INC
hearted hospitality OF her citizens ami the beauty anu
elegance OF her daughters Of whom own city ooass
several bright specimens and in referring 10 wom with oil
respect, claim Bachelors privilege, empty HONOR
must be confessed after ALL Lynchburg pretty town.
side of rocky HILL should have been selected for town. The
Inhabitants have turned their attention more to the
substantial than elegant with few exceptions The
community however, is marked by intelligence and true
Virginia feeling The progress Of the is manifested IN
| the many improvements introduced. Among them s inc
"Warwck House." hotel well and neatly kept by former
worthy citizen of Richmond VIM McCreery Tor we should
rather say his excellent better half Mrs. lIcC In the
march of improvements Lynchbug Ia brought compaatve
" near TO Richmond BY the Central Railroad and lie
stage from Charlottesville, travellers and the mails, ore
| landed in Lyhchburg the merit morning, In % hours
from Richmond When the Danville Railroad shall
| this fall be completed 10 Burk's, traveller may
leave Richmond in the morning and be In Lynchburg the
same evening Considering the growing importance oboih
these placea the improvement in communication is sr-
king sign of the times augury Of the development OF
The States resources and the union Of the various sections
| of Virginia:
| LYNCHBuRG-vI VIRGINIA ANDaTESSGSSEE RAILROAD
Being in Lynchburg recently we had III. pleasure 10 FORM
some acquaintance in that town. and learn something o
the energy industry and capital OF her citizens
The reai business Of Lynchburs Is in Tobacco Located
as ynchug s The market Of the planters Of some
of the best tobacco growing counties OF The Stheand mere
p prepared best chewing tobacco to BE- had IN all me
Union We informed that there ortythce cx'en-
sye factories place;hat many arge fortunes nave
necn made froG in the tobacco trade IN manu-
featuring it, and sending ii ont TO nil the world LynchoHg
brands 70 10 California, Cuba 20 Canada 10 the "es'c
states and Northern Salesand oil tic South TIE south
ashes and consumes the beat quality. Northern en have
less Knowledge OF TASTE 10. probably ii may b. said with
ru) prefer chew the cheaper arliclesomewhat i!oa'ea
vii; sui; thcln-snali plugs, small picc, small heart
We were ic The factory OF Mr.. David Booker VINO eS-
,ned to US much tine operation Of manufacturing fobac-
20 from The time il received from the pane al the ware
orec al il il closely boxed fo market. Powerful nachl-
merry is uaed in pressing plugs into shape aud packing II
wy into boxes In these factories slavcIlbor SHOWS lis
value ard tho high comfort AMI happiness OF the
In al these factories the masters and hcrs pay &c Inc hanas
II III. close If each week or les. money Tor sra nor-
much OF which is loae o there arei few s0ueSS task masters
"a Virginia. We tasted soue OF al Boosers bee. chewing
tobacco and although protesting 10 be finished udse
wc undertake 10 commend his manufacture TO customers 10
;ne Southwest.
were told Of several moaaira tobacco men IN Lyncn-
5urgoi reaching into the hundred hosanIs a.1 u
much Individual prosperity in every department Oh business
Lynchbnfg One l.ct related 10 us serves 70 exhibit III
propsl .h, The enterprise and energy OF the tobacco
ac!ur.fs ~ the ,nwn III Lynchbug. The markets oi hc-
noad and P,r-busg are often called by LynchourS r;n
the crops anl brought 20 iynfh"us a'1
nanuictus.i ad sent back 70 cae'ed in nose town.
ors population LynchbuEg has exhibited pno,s s2
much beyond that OF any towQ OF the same sse IN me
Her liberal subscriptions 81 half million 10 me 'lren:a
and Tennessee Rail Road added To other large oec iot v"
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