Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1853-12-03
The Central Railroad.
From article in the Charlottesville JeHersonan OF the
1 - instant VIC make The 6,i,nni cstracts.

charlottesville JeHersonian OF the
LIST instant, make the following extracts:
The the Central Railroad to Greenw wood
tunuel eighteen miles above Charlottesville the last eight
miles the State work. On Monday company with
the editors oi the Advocate and the Haronburg Repub
lcan, Col Crozet, Mr. Gin and others made visit
the Tunnel and found the road 10 good travelling order
We wer" thirty minutes in ascending the eight miles from
Meoham River to the Tunnel and morning We de.
two minutes per mile.
Aa"r stopping few moments We footed 1t through the
Greenwood Tunnel the road the second Tunnel
ana then over the road opened Brooks
Vile. The second Tunnel ia about one and hall miles
from Greenwood Tunnel and in that distance there is
some very heavy rock cutting in place 10000 cubic
wards OF rock have been taken out and the woik
not completc-there several other deep through
the hills and rocks loo feet deep, and fearful
looking places Tor the passage Cf railroad cars account
OF the tendency OF the earth aud slate rock slide In
the short distance bcwcc1 the first and second Tunnels
we noticed two qrc extensive andslles filling uP the
road to the depth OF several feet We found quite large
number OF men at work. blasting, digging and cutting,
hlng up emhankmens &c, and the road is progressing
to complexion as far il is possible to do Col Gro
yet informed us that he would have the State work
pctcd To tue temporary track FULLY the latter
will be Judging from the amount of work yet to be
completed both sides of the mountain should think
safe tn that the Cars cannot cross the mountain and
reach stanton sooner than April, 1854, although
aware that 1t Is the expectation OF that be done
this wear.
The second Tunnel upwards of feet in length and
J" ieet IN height, the western end tor upwards of ono
icc IS entirely completed The eastern portion is flu
hed 90 eei from the entrance and is OF solid rock OF the
most aiamantinc hrmncss, which il likely continue
through To the finished portion OF the side
"a from '6e eastern entrance of this Tunnel where the
temporary track across the mountain DIVORCES
West OF the second Tunnel thcrr is also very heavy
rock excavation Robinson hollos So feet deep and
loco ire IN length. II any Of the impatient travelling
public think the work along these rocky hills and noun
ain7 Is progre 'nc too slowly let them visit It foot
We have done, aud th,nk Ihey will be- quite
patient We learn sSo, that thir Tunnel OF leo feet j.
20 b. cut through At Robinson hollow. WLcn completed
the whole route from Mechlm River Waynesborough,
~" l." one ~ the geatc7 achievements OF the sre and
al" glory oi virginia. Col CrOzet informed that all
the Tunnels Will lee finished aud the toad travelled
two wears, aud the expense the state OF constructing
viii be sl,"oOoUJ
The new county road from BroOksyiic to I,grcuNuOi
Iun"el b. three Iud halt miles long aud haa been we,
GRADED aud constructed under the superintendent ci Ma
Joseph bettor. The haim,e near III, turnpike should
be MHc'dsmled, the other portion Icing tim and solid
" III not need &c.