Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1853-05-24
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lff. Editor =. You, no doubt, in common with
Che good eilizsas Or This Old Mother Of States.
feel desirous tas n q road should be ludieously
located. W VIII yield 10 our fellow citi-
zens d our ancient trading town 4 Alexandria, a
larger share OF solicftude ON this subject Their
true INTEREST," IS attract 10 their city much of our
rich ptoduels as the location OF this road can COM
mand. By doing so sfgalgf number of agricutt
turlsts will be aceonmodaied and the object of the
Legislature SUSTAINED. Their Interest is our inter-
est and The States interest. Promote their inter-
est and We share itWheiher we get the road ON our
favorte route orlnots 18th ,Ihis yewl regfet that
the location cannot be committee TO I'VE gentleman
selected by me citizens oi Alexandria Eresd from
ali The localand rival ipfaences and sprciadices.
likely % be engenderedt the Of The sew
eral routes spoken of they w6dld pursne,the way
% dytowni step by step, with ian eye as true 10
the inlerestot Alexandria as The needle to the mole
Would they not want every barrel Of Hour every
bushet of eyerJ ton Of iron iron ore, and in
fact every tonof every hing they could induce to
take the road TO accomplish this great ohiecI
wonld they not seek the route where all these ar
tieies are most abnpdantly Pnoduced1 Ithink the
keyes Ssp Tontr could not suffer much in such an
issue. y he routes spoken Of are Harpers! Ferry
,Keyes Gap and Shickers'Gap; one Of; which must
be taken Il the road is ever made. tl!EIs-T
1sI From Mexahdfia, by Leesburg and Harpers-
FsEryto Pad dytowns is 1874 miles.
From Alexandria by Leesburg. Reyes Gap aud
Charlestown.to TO Padd ylown is IO9 miles. -
From Alexandria by Leesbnrg; Smokers, Gan
Berryyiile ahdttW inehester 70 7Paddytown is I07
miles, 2aYtasssA tt.s3-- iz-ssl - 73.s saa
These distances were ascertained by reference to
Mr. Kaiszs Map made for the Board Of Public
WoTks ol Ytrginta. 80 p
They arg given withont regard to deviations from
airInes that must occur in the adoption of either
route III therefore mol probable the Bloomery
aPlnnstb be a point thai either will gain any adj
VANTAGE nOmsIocati0n.i ss=sl =. -
Ia Willie Perceived that the Keyess Gaproute is,
"a miles Shorter Than by Harpers-F Ferry, aud only
two miles longer than by Suckers Gap
AuSsaCt ask, thai these several routes shall be
essstuliy examined, and which ever will confer
- ore Test a6N
and make The best returns 10 the stockholders,
4 will nov proceed to state why think the
Reyes G&pF6ute will be most likely 10 accomplish
this end. 80. si-I
Sist. From Alexandria to Reyes Gap it can be
located 50 as embrace the best lands of LOudoun
and, TO accommodate many of her Touring Mills
L2nd. In descending the West side OF the Blue
Ridge inclining South. it can be made strike the
Shenandoah river al Litle's Falls ninety feet a.
bove the leYel Ga the Potomac at Harpers-Ferry
oFit higher point is PREFERRED the bluffs either
shore "a short distance fellow. the Falls, admit of
cons ruetIng bridge al least l60 feet above the
level OF the cairoad tracks at Harpers- Ferry.
Sid II Titles Falls shOulc be preferred as the
Guessing point. il will ensure the Improvement of
tRe4FIyef up 20 Manassa Gap, which can be done at
rihIng expense, and snpercedes the necessity of
itsitnproyenent down l" its junction with the Pu-
tom thereby securing Tor transportation the en-
tire product of the richest portion OF the Valley
bordering on the Shenandoah forty miles.
a Al the highest point it leaves the west bank
OF the Shenandoah the point OF ridge that will
the country around CharlesIown, supposed To- be al
lea: 200 feet above the floor Of the Railroad bridge
AT AaTpers. Ferry.
5h In its passage across Jefferson county to the
BeTkeleyiine at the mouth of Mill Greek, il will be
convenient TO eleven Merchant Mills that manu-
tIetgre large quantity of wheat grown the feI-
tle lands SURROUNDING them.
9th. From the jefferson line IN Mill Creek
through Berkeley TO Frcderick line AMI from
tnence across Frederick tO Hampshire county line,
II would accommodate six or eight merchant mills
he . q in
the south of berkeley ard the north at Frederick
embracing some Uitt<hneSt lansinthctwO COUNTS.
In taxing his fOpIc iEESIUSh the counties Oi JET
fersOn Berkeley and frederick after crossing the
Winchester road, il would occupy country he
tween that road and the Baltimore and Ohio road
tnat would gladly embrace the ad vaHIaSeS off red.
and secure To itself much larger quantity UI pro
dnce Than by SuickeIs' Gap, aud do far less injury
"a that road II would compete tor less of its prof
table Trade and travel. and might. by short con-
urcIing link from the point Moth west Of
Winchester, more than cOunteThaance all the dam
age OF crossing il, by making IL the channel OF sup
Plying w Winchester and all the intervening POINTS
70 CharleSiUwn with coal al Il Than lhey now
are. Ills the opinion OF those better :n:nrm"d than
am, that the demand is so rapidly increasing for
coal on the seahOaTd. that several Chann Is in
addition TO those now have, cannot meet thc.de-
Inand- II so, why cannot the Winchester road ne
made u>e O.! I" carry coal TO the canal Hap
FeTrv when the prOdnce b JaI< III The mouth of Nav
June, July and August, have but liIile to do. aud
would he gladly emplny Ell in boating il To AIrxan
s asia y NAV be SAID Ihal the coal cannot be
making st,H road from Key s. Swift n TO the Old
FuTnaees wh.reIhete is ample room tor lIft e FRO.
dncs Of Valley, ana where coal can be ebns
xenienfly unl9adei iHtn boats IL isfrom The
; Rairs'ad itp SLIPS aLL,,cust Point in Baltimore.
have made the*e suggestions, hoping draw
the attention nf others to the subject. have very
little knowledge of the country frmm Frederick
comfy line TO PaddytOwn bur understand there is
no choice of routes there is but that can be
taken. think can say, without fear of contradic-
ton that railroad treated the line herein in-
dlcate't TO the Hampshire line, wnnid pass over
'nore fertile land. convenient to more merchant
mills andf fine water power and would command
Larger amount OF agricultural products than can ne
had any other line in any oIher direction from A.
lexandria uf the same length. dunhtzveTy much
whether road he from any city town
Virginia of the sam length any point of the
compass in ont OF III State, that wnnd pc>~e$s
many advantages a~thi< line. Ifthere be such
alinefound you will please name it for the b.ne-
fl OF SHENANDOAH.
IMPORTANT DI2GIsIOI WITH REGARD
To WOMESS' PENSIONS.
Secretary McClelland has made an important