Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1853-05-13
Fur me ER.ui
THE COvINGrOf AND OHIO RAILROAD.

to build railroad from CDing,on rhr Clio Thc
western terminus of hi road w duuh In iiit
OH" al or near the ncrl :, the Big SANDY rNc;hein"
lhr dividing lc State II Virginia aud Kentucky
inc this puni with the ."XIng;nn and Big sandy 'looaJ
as we'll the MaysviIe al Hl Sandy lI!oaI rn:;a i
railroad IN progress Of obstruction from Mem.~ on hc
Mississippi river TO NASHVILLE, Tennessee AMI anothf
from Nashville lcyirtOn. hsmtGcty, which, together
with the Virginia Crnrn IIIrori havin. t7
minus Cuvn.:ca lnt!hc AlcNlntrii ani i:ndnnsvi!,
railroad will make line 0i railroad from III,
Metropolis OF the unle! states 10 Memphis, ,Ind which
will be sixty miles !ham any line "i railroad that has
been constructed or Progress =" c"n-'rucl"n like
wise continuous rai3ad from RlGimund virginia, 90
Memphis There l. r.rohd completed from Louisville"
Kentucky lu irAngtof Kentucky. which Will, with ii"
aforesaid line, unite shnerOn city and Richmond, by
railroad with Inusvl, ana tap The Ohio river below The
FullsnE which point 'ramboas Of the first class arrive
and depart daily al all i=n:S u Tie year from aud I" all
the principal towns ant tiles the Mississippi railroad
is also being construct from the city Of Now Oran-, 10y
Jackson and Canton, 'hc State Of Mississippi I" inter
the Memphis aud .i-hvlIe railroad, by which Wash.
ingun city and Rchm ID will c connected by railroad with
New Orleans. bran divrrgng from the COvingDn nni
Ohio Railroad al The ,uih Scary ctrrs, The kana"ha
river ami running d0" the banks thereof Point Pleas
ant distance %! less han forty miles will al br
constructed by Virgin; this point il wall INIT with a
ralaund which will b. immediately bulk BY the n'
GaIlipolis, Ia FIn"n aIlia county Dhiu distance 81
eighteen miles. n II illcr point lh, last mentioned road
will inlerscct the Cinclnl IIsboou.h and Parker burg
Railroad making III rs continuous railroad Rich
nond 10 Cncnnl III nd alter the completion oi The Tin
cnnali aud ST. !nni- Iroad Richmond would br connect
western States anh cla-. That railroad will he construct
ed, in short time, eler frn:n Memphis IN r Rock, in
Arkansas thence III u9h FL Plsp pasl in Texas San
Francisco The Pa, ic ocean from 81 Louis through
Northern pas "a San Francisco scarcely pFnhr
malicaI Ia either The line Of ranad .ion
the Atlantic, (at any int from Boston 10 Chas:on =. g.
10 the Pacific coast b. This, Of which he Covneton
and Ohio will f,fta ak This statement is made show
that the Cosington al Ohio Railroad will b. Il Ip"r
tun link in one o III most Important roads in The world
aud thai great attention should be bestowed y
RIa n of DS,l.. ii it, lnr
ton.
As doubts existed With HE members nj the Legislature
10 The ractIGabilly ronr for railroad from Coving
ton 10 tic ohin irr ,ihlng t. session lSl9 so lit
Legislature passed resolution authorizing and directing
the ,nrd oi futr Works have survey nf said route
made tu ascertain IL pIaclicab,ty and 10 report N,
Legislature hs sooE convenient. By authority Di said
resolution HE Board Public Works rmp!o;c cd Mr. Catlcs
b. Shaw to examine nd fciIt upon The pIa.rahiy ol
route for raroid Tom CuvnsIon Ia the Ohio ivcra,iL
whilst Mr. Shaw ma moi have been r,ncd, an fn4
ncer or possessed high rrlul suc hr was,
doubt competent 10 max" an experimental survey, and ~
certain the object Di lie resolution of the Legislature, viz
The practcablity OF he Mr. Shaw commenced the
survey 1850, and 1852 mad. his third ard last report
HE Board vi rneiic Hnrks-whlc clearly showed TINT i'
route MOI only accahc int ruloycd advantages and
facilities Tor te construction {" railroad p"sscssci by but
few routes OF the sa" distance the United States.
The route comIerccs al Cuvngtnn and passc. up the
valley OF Dunlap crk la Col Crows al le mouth of ii
gers run, disranc "l fifteen miles and thus
mon 10 any route From this point ivrrgc one
passing up thn Valley OF Tigers run, the Allegheny
:
of Huwards creek and down the its mouth on
Grcrnbrrr river, as.n" the White Sulphur Springs thence
crossing Grecnbfrr 'Yr and pursuing the u The RI
ve the North >ids, New rircr Tl$ other rersin.
at Col CiOws conll"ncs the valley Of Dunaps creek I"
he mouth OF Back cfrtk, passing near the Sweet Springs
and Red sweet springs. up the valley of Back creek 10 the
summit ul he Ahce'iny; thence crossing Second creek 0
the head waters ol Edan Creek aud down the valley III In
dian creek 10 Nc" tr passing Immediately by the Sail
and Rcd sulphur Spings thence down New river To ihe
mouth OF GIecnocf vcr where il connects with the isl
route The rst pass"s chiefly through The county Ui Green
brer, the !aiier chilly through r county III Monroe t
first wi Therefore J" is.nnt aS the iccahrirr rontt, Tic
laer the Mnnrur ruutc Great interest has hrn-is aow
and will continue IL be manifested by the residents along
aud near each u! these uutes concerning The lIc nt
the road party claiming have the preferable route
Mr.. Shaw alter expressing preference for The Monroe
route as am inl"rhci suddenly y-from unknown causes
and nluenccsind us feelings aud prcuces strongly en-
listed in aynr o he nhrer route and since, upon
occasions fl and uh (as in his reply 10 M Imbodrn has
played the part2an io HE Grtenbrie Mr.. Shaw" IN
his report the Board of Public Works gives The prefer
ence 10 the Gecnorici route aud The friends u that rouc
nave been very busy In The Of il fJrrsal pubic
opinion 10 its favor. Whilst am moi an Engineer and ve-
~ unfit pass any criticism Mr.. Shaws report lhnk
cannot be mistaken in saying that there are in said
report ninenliona of cour>cl which great rus cc To
he Monroe route and give advantages to The Grenbref
route which II does not possess. will briefly examine MI.
SlaW'S Representatives 10 gradicuSis tunnels
cost OF consiructon &C. &c and leave the candid aud IN
partial reader TO say, whether Mr. Shaws report Is
lOt totally Unreliable an lis preference Tor The Gtren@r
ouie founded upon mistaken data Nj Shaws first Tc2ot
o The Board of Public Works dated February 5th 1921
Ind was transmitted by the Board OF Public Works 10 the