Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1852-01-27

proacneu oh Sul'aOle Srouhu, anu puSSeu
without any difficulty. .'
The heads of Lil,le Scio,o are here ex.
panded inlo fiat country, and present bu,
inconsderable obstacles 10 the p ssage Of a
railway line.
" By' one oi the forks Of the Cove branch
of Liule Scioto, We propose 10 gain The sum.
nit between IL and The Blckye fork Of Sail
CT, ok, and by that fork. descend along its
easy valley, TO The Town Of jackson, the
county seat Of Jackson county. The justly
celebrated mineral region oil Ohio, upon
the resources Of which, the geologisls Of
this State have dwell so much, irAheir re-
pors. 40 zss s.sia6 tfc o1sgs1. 4
Curving gently around the foot Of tho
promon'ory occupied by The town, we pro.
pose 10 ascend the fire valley Of Salt creek,
lo the favorable summit in The flats near the
village Of Winchester, which separates i,
from Dixon's run, branch OF the Luls
Raceoon. ... e..... .......... IS.
! The Buckeye fork Of Sal, creek, and Sal,
creek itself, as far as we proposeto use Them,
have u nearly easl aud wesl direction, and
will favor exceedingly the construction of
our railway line past the town OF Jackson.
Az. Jackson. we should meet The Scio,o
and Hooking Valley Railroad, now almost
graded up to That place. ,s.S af.
From The head Of Dixon's run, near
Winchester, we propose TO descend The val.
ley of thar stream, TO its entrance in,o The
Little Raccoon, AT the Keystone Furnace,
about fiiIy.lhree miles from Bainbrdge, and
one hundred and ihir,y.,hree from Gin
cinnali % 54s .a...t t ..s
From this Furnace, lhe line would de.
.scend The valley of The Little Raccoon,
about three miles, until The formidab hills
Of The promon,ory between The Two Rae.
coons begin 10 break away.
Here The roule will probably be up Spring
run 10 It's source, and down Durgan's run 10
The main Raccoon, passing about TWO miles
north Of the town Of Vinion, in GaIlia
county. -'"
The SUNNI, 10 be passed is low, and this
line will probably be found shorter Than ,ha,
which turns The Raccoon hills q, Vnlon, by
following the Little Raccoon nearly 10 lis
mouth, with level grade. '""
| From the mouth Of Durgan's run, the
route would cross the bottom lands, and the
main Raccoon, and ascend Robnsons run.
to The summit at the rim Of the basin al
Campaign creek, near Mrs, Denny's.
Campaign creek, where we strike il. is
near its heud; it's divided into eight branch.
es, and we find il in series of uuduIalions,
which may be crossed by moderate cutting
aud filling, without much hexure Of The
grade. '''N af '$'5 's"
Passing the heads Of Campaign, near the
liue village Of Danvlle, we strike near
Lamberson's, q drain Of Leading creek.
This we propose 10 descend, run up an
other corresponding branch. heading east,
+ and cutting small dividing ridge, gain an.
other dram Of Leading crock. aud follow
It's valley TO Mcllasler's Mil, where we
meet the main stream.
Sustaining our grade along the right bank,
we should gradually descend 10 The bottom
lands.
| Following Leading creek, us long as LIS
direction iavors our general course, We
should quit ii abou,Ihree- miles below the
, mill, where j. diverges 10 the south, and lake
up the valley Of one OF its eastern drains,
, by the new Presbyterian meeting house,
about one mile south Of Rutland, in Meigs
, county. ... .......
, By This valley, we gain remarkable
, gap, in The small ridge at Cooks school
house. where shor deep Gu. enables US 10
1 reach Thomas Fork OF Leading creek
forming here deep valley. with general
east anu west dilecI,on, and drained by Two
. branches, The main stream heading 10 The
/ eastward. ...8.r.... .'.-.
Descending one of these, and ascending
The other, we continue our llnd 10 poin
S aboul TWO miles norih oil Pomeroy, the
S county SEA. If Meigs county, and the bust
. ness GENRE of long aud remarkable slrina
i Of Furnishing villages r,a ,
S This poin. will be gained in distance o
}, about rs miles, BY railway, from Bainbrdge
or l55 from Cincinnati. l....,
S A short side line, III this place, will con
:. nect us with the Ohio river, temporarily, (o
!. an important purpose, which will be noIiceC
: hereafter. 'H -..f aat at.a
n Tho genlleness Of the declivily Of Tho
g mas fork. and The depth 10 which lis valley
y cuts The river hills, will be appreciated BY
n merely staling the fact, that the Ohio river
!, in extreme lreshe,s, backs up ii behind lh'
}, town Of Pomeroy. E4'
II This slight decIivily is found in all lht
n streams Of This vicinity, with which ou
Z line brings US in contact; thus, up l.eadin;
l. creek, The Ohio backs. al times, TO Rutland
and upShade liver.to Chester. 0 a
d Continuing our line in Thomas. Fork, WI
ID cross The Athens graded rcad, ut poin
3. near Cartoons, about l57 miles from Gin
D. cinnaIi, and finally reach the summit nea
i. Pullen's, which divides the walters Of Lead
ing creek from those of Shade river
at From Pullen's summit, we descend Walk
Il er's run 10 the west fork Of Shade river,
le distance Of about three miles, W. then fol
., low down the west fork, halCmle, aud u
" The middle fork like distance, 10 Stout
er school.house, (passing one mile north c
Ches'er,) here we propose 10 ascend ho
ee low, 10 low summit, at Alexander's, an
le descend another drain, to q point on The ca.
he fork Of Shade river, near Websler's sa,
nd mill, about 85 miles from Bainbridge,
II, 1866 miles from Cincinnati, avoiding by lh
"a. line, The great series Of bends in Shade rive
y, south Of Chester, which are twelve mile
around.
W. This point, near Wehs,er's saw mill,
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