Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1853-08-12


FRIDAY MORNING. .....-.. AUGUST u, lssa
virginia. and Tennessee Railroad.
Wednesday, an additional section Of the Viz
ginia and Tennessee railroad. from Salem Il
the Big Spring in Montgomery distance o
twelve miles. was opened by the passage of I
train OF cars over il.
The train left the depot in this CRY at sever
o'clock. with about one hundred passengers
some forty OF whom got off at Bonsack's, fo'
the Springs. Al ii o'clock, il reached the Big
Spring-ihe hrthesi point TO which The rails al
present go. The entire distance from L ynchburg
to tho Big Spring, rs miles, is securely and
smoothly laid with heavy rail. having, NJ con-
venient intervals. large and durably built de
pots, water stations, &c. The cars, made nj
the Piedmont Works in this city, are Of the
most approved construction. and the locomo
tives, from the Tredegar Works in Richmond,
are noted alike for power and beauty of work
manship.
The country passed over is one of The finest
agricultural districts in the State. The rich
and populous County of Bedford is lravcrsed
Roanoke, with ito broad bottoms and clover.
clad fields. Unfavorabe as the farming season
has generally been, there is no ira, of drought
or blight in this he"u,iful and fertile county
We saw nothing but verdure and vitality eve
rywhere. The Blue Ridge is crossed at Blu.
ford's gap, by grade OF 6s leet 10 the mile FOR
four miles. The grading is 80 well regulated,
that passenger seated in the cars is entirely
unconscious Of the elevation TO which he Is
red. In making the summit cut OF about 20
feet. the workmen engaged in the excavation
nnearihed the bones of mastodon, and dis
covered n cave. The dimensions of which remain
unknown, as ii Was found necessary to fill in a
portion Of il, in order to lay the track.
The depot at The Big Spring s situated in
beautiful sugar. maple grove. on the bank of,he
Roanoke, ond within a few hundred yards of
the spring, which Ia not among the least Of
the many natural curiosies of the State Ina
circular basin of some twenty thirty feet in
diameter, the water boils and bubbles up in
innumerable little jes-keeping the gravel at
the bottom In constant play, and running off
III sitn'h S'thi aub pun us Whit Inc
supply we think would be ample 10 work mill
with two wheels. On the margin of the spring
a vein Of sulphur water has becn discovered
and separated from the other. Tho presence
OF sulphur is pal pabe to The smell and TASTE
1t is not improbable that further discoveries
may lead to valuable results in the production
here OF new resort forheah Preparations are
now being made we learn, for the accommo
daion oil those WHO may be attracted for
health or recreation TO this inviting place
An abundant and excellent repast " as served
in the depot 10y the authorities of the rail road
company, 10 their guests and others who wero
present on the arrival of the cars In the com.
pany we noticed. besides the President and
several memoirs of the Directory. the Ptesi-
dent of the ines River and Kanawha Canal
the Mayor and President of our city council
the President Of the Exchange and Merchants
Banks Of Lynchburg, and representatives of
the city press.