Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1852-06-24

Creek continue down the Peekatonica to the mou =
Greek, and up Wolf Greek the State Lne presents
which probably only be determined By survey of
The route by Ames Branch would carry the road on 4 -
ding ridge six miles north of the State linz wv
ridge would have be adopted as the line for tbt @'
while by the Wolf Greek the road would follow .
of the water courses almost quite the entire distaDo
State line BY any route that may be adopted it is
to long the road is in the valleys of the water
cheaper with regard embankment and excava
not be found in the State and is probable too that tho
be so located to avoid very heavy expenses for bdc
cuvert My opinion is that for the distance that i
necessary to the road the ridge high ground -
pense of constructing road sufficiently straight will h
greater than in the valleys but the distance the RIDGE
any event be but short and think il is Gbundantly lb
what knowledge have of the country to estimate the
of grading the road including all excavation embankmep
verts bridges masonry &C. ties rails spike chairs and
thing indeed for first class road. with heavy T rail
pounds to the yard ready for the run 600
and estimate the cost of equipment 50 900 per mile M
makes the total $4,000 per mile as have ALREADY
that thought it could be constructed for
In relation to the probable of this Road no on,
can of course be arrived without travelling to consider
extent into the field of conjecture But in making coni
on such subject shall be aided very much by our
the present business of country and b what
monStrated is the invariabe result upon business
try, of opening market If this Road was
road of thirty miles in extent running for instance from
lena to any part of the country furnishing greatest
Of business should feel very sangune would m
highly profitable But instead of that to form con
at its southern terminus with the Chicago Gaena
means Of which will at become link several
chains of Rail Roads running the Atlantic cities and ben
connected with the Central Rail Road running through Him
and thence through Kentucky, Tennessee and Alabama
Gulf of Mexico is inevitably destined be extended N
tits northern terminus ntersect the Milwaukee and
sssippi Rail Road, Arena on the Wisconsin River.
placing the road IN connection with Milwaukee and eu
lena Again, there is certain to be Rail Road from La
to Milwaukee grant of land to aid in the construction of
has already passed the Senate at the present and
the main trunk of that Road, least branch will ine
the Milwaukee s Mississippi r. at Arena which wou Il
chain Of Rail Road connection from the Chicago & aena
Road passing this Road by the way Arena both
waukee aud La Crosse and the distance from the
r. to La Crosse would exceed miles and from Gal
not than rs, which is just about the distance the
and would successfully compete with the Mississippi river
all the travel and the light freight between Galena and Ma
taand still successfully the between Cairo n
Of the Oho) aud Minnesota The time by Rail Road from
lena to La Crosse would be eight hours while W
river it is four times that And from Cairo La Crosse
than 600 miles by Rail Road the time would
hours.
But few words in relation the probable actual bushes
the Road Experience has demonstrated one cent pei
per mile Cor freight will pay the expense of doing the G
and the and tear of the Road whatever the Conn
receives that is profit; also that from half cent
cent per mile for passengers depending mainly the
carried will pay the of transportation and wear and
the Road and equipments and that whatever Company
over that is profit In my calculations however l allow
Company will charge for the 81 miles 81 per ton which
cents 90 pounds 81 cents per mile per and a
1t cents per ton for the gives mile prof,
81, go per ton for the 50 miles of Road I also allow
Company will charge 81 for passengers over the Road
lowing them % for which is over cent per
gives 70 cents profit each passenger l submit
lowing estimate of the business that will be done the
after 1t IS fairly in operation with great confidence
exaggerated however visionary it may look to the soop
Merchandise imported, 5000 tons /