Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1852-08-12

engines,
From the Kinrwood Tunnel to the new town
Of Fetterman ia Taylor county, Virginia. 1888
miles from Cumberland. The road presents 20
special attractions. To this polnt, however. WIZ
we again return, after following the line q the
road 10 lis terminus.
TIE route from Fetiermans to Fairmont has
butone striking feature The Iygarts valley
river, whose margin il follows, Is beantaipt ava
winding stream Of gentle current, except e sae
Fails, where the liver descends, principally oy
three or four aaspendicalar pitches, some 9vieet
in about mile. This i no doubt the mqss va
lnable water poker in the State. and = o"Rea "
Mrs FETTERMAE. 81 PH,sbufg, me iotuef oM i,,
ct of the land ID which is located the newly oaist
town bearing her name. AT the falls there has
already been erected Two or three OF the largest
size FIGURING Mills, and with halfthe enterprise
Of : Yankeedon there should soon ee nun
| bred Thousand spindles 10 make the forest vocal
BY their clank EATER the junction q thes aiiey
and West Fork riyeEs. which form The AonoI-
/ gahaIa. the road crosses this tiveF abant one
mile from the town Of Fairmont, the cenpty seat
FOL Marion. This crossing Is oFon beautiful
roa structure $50 feet long and SO ieet above
low water surface
From Fairmont, the road passes down The Mo-
nongahala 10 lie mouth Of Buffalo Creek. thence
mp Buffalo TO its head and TO point known as
i Glover Gap. After tunnelling some four hundred
| feet the road then strikes The head waters OF
/ Fish Creek, folowing this stream for no or IL
/ miles, il paIsnes norihernly direction 70 the
4 head waters 81 Grave Creek, which valley il fol-
Jews anil seake tie great point otdis desii
nation, and tie object which The founders OF The
road so ardentfy desired and Lave 50 zeslousiY
and pertinac iously prosecuted, the dip Rirer,
at, the mouth OF Grave Geek, = miles below
Wheeling. On this portion oil the road, there is
very heavy and costly work two Tannes being
required, one Of 1900 and one OF 2,40O tee..-
From Grave Creek, the road is mostly located
on the river bank, until il reaches the City OF
Wheeling, tile point Of its terminus, 3T9 miles
from Baltimore, forming one unbroken link OF
railway comm unieatun from the shores OF the
Atlantic 10 the waters ol the Ohio.
The whole road will be completed ta Wheel
ing by the 1T 81 January, ensuing The track
IS now laid u Warrington, or s miles below
Faitmonl, iiioug the int OF intersection with
the stages RAINING To Parkersbufg or Wheeling,
is Eeetermaa 20 miles this side 81 Farmoat
I'VE have thus followed through, though most
inadequately and imperfeetly,+we admit, the
route over Wiiieh this stupendegs work has bean
constructed Many points on the raaS are be.
youd our powers OF description, and tla sublime
10 less than he awful grandeur Of the scene,
must be seem ana leA 10 be properly appreciated
No one can hardly; conceive that rbad could
have ever been located, much less constructed,
through such a country as much Of tiis passes
aio"h'a,i9 - r ~
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Gus ou'' NJ p'.t"s VIII 'G - "a LII. ,,,,I
scarce oetn,e e ~ 20 w." III ~
Aau hQM .., ..s,,..o fa.I 4 nm,
rate of from 20 70 80 miles per hour, through
this wilderness ard waste, and the snort OF the
iron horse nlaFes the mountains vocal with Joy,
whilst il drives from als lair he bowling beasts Of
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a natural advantages, however, the country, here
'o'ore, has been OF bnt mile aYaii. Completely
4 shut ont from market, 40 lnducement was he'd
, OUT to raise more than the wants oI The lmme-
diSte neigp6othood demanded as aiter mat was
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acre Z n question we'll worthy The consiJsra,ion
Of those whose interest so speciallV demand
careful and considerate reflection.
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