The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1853-02-18
The SciotO ANA Hooking Valley
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Ine ScA0lO ahh4 Hooking Valley
Railroad. 5.
Mr.. J. Ollie, Esq, of Newark, makes.
Fan elaborate exposition Of the condition
lof the Scioto and Hooking Valley Rail-
Iroad, in the Sandu<ky Register. We
llram from it that this road Is designed 10
Complete the great chain sof railway,
North aud South across the State of Ohio.
4 Il extends from Newark to Portsmouth,
Ia distance Of one hundred and thirty five
Imiles, and is 10 be Of the same guage. as
i jthe roadfrom Sandusky and Newark. ~
From Portsmouth, To Jackson--forly- five
lmiles--the earth work is complete, the
tties on the track, some twenty miles in
loperation, and the rails procured for the
residue and win be laid down and the
cars running to Jackson within the course
Lot The next three months. I
TIE Whole cost 0f the road IS esfimat-
led at $50, 900 per mile, 1856 miles-$2, :
100000, Allow SO per cent Of the
gross earnings TO cover running expenses,
repairs and deterioration, and we lave
/, left$275, $50 70 divide among the stock
holders, littb more than ten per cent.
on the cost.
The wholeis now under contract to be
completed byJuly /, 1855, and tits hop.
ed that it vii be finished SO that the cars
will run through by July /, 1854.
The connections on this road are i'm
: portant in regard to- its business relations.
E AT Portsmdth, it connects with the
/ Maysville aid Big Sandy Railroad, which
3 introduces to the great system of South
ern railways extending to New Orleans
!, and Mobile on the Gulf Of Mexico, to
Savannah, and Charleston, and eastward
ly by way Of the Virginia Central Rail
t road to Noifolk on the Atlantic.
At Jacksbn, il intersects the Hillsboro'
!, and Parkerburgh Railroad. now in pro-
!. gress; nearIMcArthur it crosses the Will
4 mington and GAINESVILLE Railroad, now
!. progressing, and at Newark it connects
8 with the Sandusky and Newark road o.
the same guage, the Central Ohio Rail
road, botl in operation, the Ohio canal
. and the Steubenville and Indiana Rail
y road, now in progress. From these and
y for these, it will receive and do a large
Il amount of business.
. MI. Ollie quotes the following from
Q letter written by Prof. Mather to A. B
: Walker, ESQ.,, October l3, l847, which
}. speaks Of the resources OF the countr,
!. thus intended to be made tributary tt
= Northern Ohio;- Capital City Fact
= Columbus.
"The beds Of coal worked are remark
: ably pure, giving but little ash, and ar
y almost entirely free from sulphur the
m are peculiarly adapted to the manufac
Of Iron (without- the necessity
v coking, for fuel for steam engines, an
p4 for parlor fires. Blacksmiths prefer IL
o. any other in consequence Of ills freedom
IS. from sulphur and making clear. ope
< fire, with great heat. For domestic u'e
:, it is preferable to other coal, as it gives n
y sooty fakes TO soil clothes and furniture
* makes clear, open fire, and burns freely
81 without the necessity of stocking to IL
'ri out the ashes and Tighten up the coal.
yel "The Limestone is 'bundant for all tn
y y purposes Of Lime, fux for Furnaces, an
: for Marble for ages.
"Fine Clay, for fire brick and for VI
rious uses about Furnaces, and for maj
ufac,urvs, abounds in connection with tf
'ps ccal. :.
,,n@l Sandstone of nearly pure quallt..
n suitable for hearths Of Furnaces an
lite building stone, abounds. and can be o'
gs, tanned in blocks of any required size.
ags Flagging Stone Of good quail
ON abounds.
ag- Sandstone and Conglomorates
de, nearly pure white quartz, suitable for =
;,s manufacture Of Glass, also abound,
1 1sen connection with the coal, Limestone, ii
rk. clay and Salt necessary for the produ
ave ton Of that article. :,
| orl "Buhr Stone IS another mineral u
,a occurs ID quan'.y " 'ne eass' IN I ~,
lsr p the Iron ore region IN A'nens anu Sa' @