The Evansville daily journal., 1853-02-26

ton by Railroads, between the States on the
north and south side Of the Ohio River, must
be obvious TO every one, who has looked at
the map, and examined the geographical
character Of the country on each side Of that
great internal artery-running through the
finest region on the continent-and / might
add of the world. Yet strange to say-with
the progress of the age, and the great I'M
provements making by means of railroads. In
the intercommunication between states,
there is not as yet single railroad made,
which crosses the Ohio, from Pittsburg to
Cairo although several are contemplated,
and some in actual process of construc-
ton. The Baltimore and Ohio railroad
crossing at Wheeling, and connecting with
the Ohio Central, will probably be the first
one completed, unless the Parkersburg road,
branch of the Baltimore and Ohio, and con-
Meeting with the Hillsborough railroad, thro'
Ohio, should take precedence of the former.
Of the value of such an REORGANIZATION
between the northeastern and southwestern
states, who can calculate the worth aside
from all the benefits derived from the COM
mercial exchanges of the agricultural pro-
ducts of these great states, various in their
character, and in amount exceeding belief
with those who have not studied the wealth
of our soil, and the abundant yield which it
gives to the slightest cultivation. There are
other results, more important still, and affect
ing the future growth, prosperity and perpe-
tuity ofthe governm ent under which we li'e
binding by iron chains, races of people with
different institutions, but not less national in
their character, and connecting them by the
closest of all ties, self interest.
The grain growing states ON the north side
of the Ohio, and the hemp, tobacco and cot.
ton cuitivating states on the south side, have
by the DEGREES of Providence, itself,
been made to feel their mutual dependence
from the time the first fat boat carried its
load of flour and pork down the "Belle Riv-
iere" to exchange for the agricultural pro-
ducts of the planters on its southern borders,
in the states of Tennessee and Mississippi,
up to the present time-the communication
between these sisters of the confederacy, as
, well as their attachment and good feeling,
; has been increasing-and as fast as new
openings Of communication between them
are made either by land, or water-new ALI.
, ances in commerce, wealth and social inter.
/ course will be found, and new. and stronger
: ties connect US. Among the most natural
simple, cheap, and expeditions routes pro.
posed to be opened, and one which sooner OF
: later will connect Indiana with the south
west, is the one now in progress, from Hen
: derson to Nashville, and there connecting
with the Chattanooga railroad, and branch.
J, ling to Mobile, Charleston and Savannah
y on the south side of the Ohio-the other
and connecting with the same road. from
Evansville, by strait line to Indianapolis, ant
d connecting there with the various railroad:
n radiating from that point.
That the railroad from Henderson to Nash
vile is to be completed, and that in short
q time-long at any rate before the line is com
: pleted from Nashville to Louisville, admits o
q no dispute. The survey to the state line dvi
!, ding Kentucky from Tennessee, Is now near
y ly ompleted, and the whole line will proba
bly, be put under contract the coming spring
Such being the case, the next question is
e have the counties through which the strai
10 line from Evansville to Indianapolis will run
the wealth and ability to build the road.
D assume as a fact, not to be disputed, that tn,
10 road once completed, it willbe large dvi
ID dend paying road. Any one can satisi
70 himself of this fact by looking at the ma
:, and seeing the line of country through whic
!, it must pass. Running up the valley of tn
~ White river, on very low grade, it wi
d. pass through region of country unsurpas
/; sed in the state in its mineral, and agricultu
4 raj wealth, q region which from the rchnes
of its soil, and the abundance of its coal, an
iron ore, is destined, when this road is com
ie pleted, to be one of the richest, and mos
q populous portions of Indiana.
il Along the line of this railroad may
;, found any number OF beds of good btuminou
coal, from three to seven feet in thickness:
In Iron e,not more than eighteen inches to tw
n feet from the surface, which has yielded sixt
at pounds of as good iron, as is produced
Tennessee, from one hundred pounds of or,
while there is any quantity of lime stone
l. it's neighborhood, and every description of th
finest timber; Black Walnut, Hickory, AS
EN-, Sugar, Maple, Wild Cherry tree ,growin
,s- in abundance, and affording any quantity
"a charcoal for furnaces.
If any one doubts the facts here set fort
:" let him examine Mr.. David Dale Owen
- geological report, made under the authori
OF the state, by an act passed in Februar
1887. Such is the character of the countl
m through which strait line railroad, costir
=. not over twenty thousand dollars per mil
'u' may be made from Evansville to Indianapol
The up the valley of White rivera count
the now, and without the contemplated roa
nm. likely for many years to be at great expen
in getting its agricultural and mineral Or
ducts to market-a country abounding in ,
the elements Of production-and as b
Va fore remarked, with this road completed, W
Sc be the richest and mosr densely settled DC
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