The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1852-01-29
from the Cleveland PIaindealer !

from the Cleveland Plaindealer1
GREAT NORTH WESTERN RAIL ROAD FROM
CLEVELAND TO COUNCIL BLUFFS ABOUT
TO OPEN.
Tho Southern Michigan Railroad from
Toledo and Monroe 10 Chicago. has teenso
rapidly constructed aud with so little aid or
notice from The public Press, that comaar.
atiyely lew who are TO be bencfit,ed by The
facility il affords are aware Of its cons,ruc.
zion. u shut ayear last September since
The first / rail was laid upon the track.
|Since Then, over two hundred miles OF road
have been graded, bridged and ironed with
heavy rail. Though only sixteen months
have been occupied in building this amount
|of rad, yet il is one OF the best, If not the
best constructed road in the United States.
II is baliasted the whole way; the timber
In the supersiructnre 10 all oak the rail is
il the mast approved pattern; the grades
are essy aud The cnryatures are So slight
as 10 form no impairment to speed. The
whole line is being fenced and csu!e
breaks constructed al the crossings, so that
~ poor mans COW nor widows pigs are 10
be crushed, nor the lives Of passengers Gu
d,ngered By such obstruction.
A very friendly feeling is manifested by
the people in tho vicinity Of tho track
The country through which il passes is
sholyasricul,urai and very productive, a,
leas, from Toledo to Michigan CITY. In
the location Of this road, both in Michigan
sud Indians, the company have met with
"A i tek, fn, L,a hn< 1nl
ordinnry organization, with such a vas.
amount Of labor before them. The work
progressed and is finished over all disputed
ground. NJ least, and BY the 25th Of Jan.
nary 1852, cars will be whis.ing out Of
Chicago ina direct line towards Cleveland.
company organized with snch men
George Bliss for President, John Is Jervis
Tor Chief Engineer, tho Hon. John Striker,
Director. devoting his whole time to the in
seresis Of The COMPANY. future is not %
Be talked Of, and once on The track, moth
ing can pass them.
Tho route from Chicago TO Cleveland
will be as lollows:
From Chicago 10 Michigan city,
hy railroad. SO miles.
Michigan city to Laporte,
plank road ID
/" Laporte 10 Toledo, railroad. 1877
" Toledo to MnnroesyilIc,
(stone tony miles, GO
. Alonroevillo win Shelby TO
Cleveland, rai'road. 06
Leaving but 10 miles Of Staging be-
tween Chicago and Cleveland from this
lime till March, when the gap d, Michigan
city will be- closed up. OF The staging IL
miles are Plank Road. and so Stone road.
The lime will be as fellows:
Froui Chicago to Toledo, IL hours.
Toledo 10 Monroeyille, 7
Monroevile to Cleveland, 4 ]"
Time from Chicago 10 Cleveland, % hours.
From Cleveland TO gainesville
railroad, 80 miles.
/" Paiuesville to Erie, stage, 60 !"
Erie to New York, rail.
road, 4S3 "
! The route from New York via Phiadel-
phIa is in course Of construction, There
IRE some gaps TO ill between Cleveland
and Pittsburgh, and 81 miles of stag ny be-
,ond Pittsburgh
| The two ooutes from Cleveland east will
i be in such condition as TO leave but little
lchoice. The most staging is on the Dun
kirk route Mt present, bn, il is said 10 be
far the best road. The facilities for travel
ing west Of Chicago are much as thew have
becn. Tho Galena road is progressing
with more than ordinary speed. The cars
At present run to Belvldere, a distance Of
some 20 miles
The Chicago aud Rock Island Road
which ism continuation Of tho Southern
Michigan and Northern Indiana, is all I'M
der contract and will receive and lay from
Chicago west one hundred miles Of iron.
next season. In 1853 the whole will be-
completed to Rock Island. The people Of
Iowa are moving for grant Of land nfier
the ma nner Of Illinois, to aid in the con-
structon Of road from Rock Island TO
Iowa City thence due west 10 Council
Bluffs. An appropriation by governmsnt
Of a very narrow strip Of land, having tho
right Of way in the centre, from tho city to
the Bluffs, will settle the county aud build
the road. This is the northwestern route
to tho Pacific, and will terminate at the
mouth Of the Oregon. By the close Of
navigation another. year the northwestern
limo will be perfected from New York 10
point one hundred miles west Of Chicago.
ST.. LOUIS AND KEoKUK PAcKErs.-A
correspondent Of the Valley Wing, writing
from 81. Louis says that the Packet com.
pany havo in course Of construction at
Pittsburgh. new boat similar in style 10
tho Die Vernon, with more power. It's
contemplated that the packets shall 10 en-
clusivoly for passengers, and will lea 70 ST.
Louis at 3 O'Clock, P. NJ, every day, aud
lrrive at Keokuk at III A. NJ, next day,
md returning, leave Keokuk Mt 3P. NJ,
aud arrive at St. Louis by daylight next
lay. 1t is likewise proposed to connect
his line Mt keokuk, with the Upper Mis-.
'issippi packets, and negotiations are pend
ing to carry the mails 10 Rock Island end
Davenport.