Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1853-10-27

Read sde he eiloging Report % tbs Beard II D,r<e
i1rs. q late eeiiss 4 shs csnpny held Il Alesaa-
ARA A. nany % readers are iatsrs.ssa "a Il.
suhisst. -e gss The report estire
s1Iu New Il ks .pproaehiar ss.sl .r me II
The St2ekholasrs q this Company propnss in sabntt
e the drpsrient lader my charre ~ as, -
ny apPoai'nent b. ysar Board Il Dirscscrsa Jaae Il
the current scar.
The anthsraty grsa-ne BIZ the action Of III. /, q
he skh y Jane orEzaize asd eqaip a Eaxacer
Corps Ter the PaEpose q making thorossk exaainatioas
q ~ ness et aaa tesshe Tsuss thar portion Il
rissrsaa berc the close ct that meath one company
had taken the held and enepesd their Surveys Al lie
nosthf.a h!nrs e thu Down q Alexahdria
By the Inns fxed for the meeisnk or yonr Board IA
July these surveys bad been exsssas 81 way q he
valley e Fur Mile Run. some twelve ssiwa-d
from Aexaadria and secsnd company waslken oaiis
way 20 xafane the practeabity q the Blue RIDGE at
adepfesson n that range q eoraoaay knowa
- Keyess AID formerly called ysssal,s Cap II
AZ ms meeting q Jay 18th, your Beard eo1kladsd 70
extend these Throughout the eoeaty lying
70 The west Il The Shenandoah far as Paddy Towa.
the western terminus Of your chartered privetes-ana
Immediately thereafter steps were taken By ne 10 carry
this measure effect TIA, 81 the l., II September
three additional companies had orssaEa tlapped
and placed in the field for sctive operations,
Thus your Engineer Corps. fully orgah..rd IA.
der my direction, consists Of fifty members-dsaed in
FIVE companies, parties Of each-and appeadsi
this rrpoFt will b. found list ufhsir Names sad
sPectiSe rank and pay
will now ptsceed 10 report the progress sf the sur
Veys and their general resulisso far the necessarily
disconnected character Of them viii permit a the present
timeand 10 submit such conclusions these results
and my PeTsoaa explorations Of the country have so far
brought respecting the praceability aud nature
Of AK fsE HrG z aS4al seIo.s@ea.
Iy 800 ah ae ], \, ~
Sxa1n were cosnaee 70 ns rs 'op
passage of the Blue Ridge at Keyes Gap, and hsoiser
~ SnitSer's G Up.
ITS we I9alss aafe en- oh ~ ~. p !, IT,
e&-h'fia' Y way o 'hs fAiley % Sus .'i'.e 80 =
amin. g NC asn IA4ns y aleu ma ~ t.e r.
tsts q vas tus4a iIefn laose 9 DlIc9 u NJ
M y .ne :, :.
~ $50. Il. We.."s, 90. H. S..,4,
dhsner, ne nqrahern, OF heyes zap me, deseea9'
noH rap ns0a 20 D,eat Sret ii :, z, VI .ue
.ho,, , Il rs ~ Pae.le-h ~, t.ar 80
l's ,nT Sas'e i . 1879 ~ S .if ~ =. -, -,
one tnne % sse so4tn Y NV = 81 y
.ns s@gy : is 80 ~ :, = N Il, = ~ ] - 80
q Loiuoun' aAI sas ny u = M
n1n crosses o'f' tne ~ 4, en'eS n ,, au II
Nlelo, Z. 4 Nv NJ y: e M :. a.
tass lRs s-i,gl y - y IN 80. :, 49,, ~ -
npiands ilansdiasely sqnih Of beim2nt' aad lhehes
eeseehpa 70 Saise SlefA' nleh y he "a NJ -
distsnse o. mn -logf h.ie' an1 elgs' rs IL -
IN ~ ts =. w H.a LII l ,tF1kn IL ,fas
ooose SreSa' To- tud 49, ~ 4's ny -. - h
Lsua, ns .' = =. c.TfS
49, II fs ~ - -, ", Ia, ~ y -
LAR zap nsaes asseea vi w u 4,
" sfteA y ~, !, cross vac 'h Il - 'S &
the ao1'n org ana asssnai9g me 'aey ,, ..
pass thrBlSh srose I'll A. me laNn 2 49, :,
ron 'ne ls e'is tns ~, IA he
/ a L ~. "a
norm ana passes me cFsst @ 'aal louu.An, = 49,
Cap westerS sSP.s y az Ge}ue
sr at pgiot opposite the mouth Of Long Ms,sa hua I
The total distance rem Alexsndria 70 zoe
y IN ne1 = - i - tsp .sI -;
tua measurement, ana me remainder HOE cA's-i S'-
ntlss-tso Ge sky i = i ,oii,s.
ihe 2u.asrnt e, ~ zap 1oe. LIE ''q
b1rhood 81 qid Court Hease lte n falriAx SGsny.
desceadl 70 y icaii creek oy way q ihe 'asy q ne1
Bran hes crosss the iormef, ana passing eyer tt p
terrening ridgstall lh'o 'h1 aiyy 4, 9dTH iS ~
about three miles 70 the south OF DfsnssYs.
crossing the last nenea s'tfain' shp ,He ui tA
oetTeen aAd f5,asd hnh II crosses 'he An' hnt Us
mouth qt horse ffa nun ana parsu ns
ta~ arcs la,ief htpia 1at9eth p. uhiAih' 4
Goo's Crsfk near hsi' Aiiil' and .heaee aces 'as
necA q iae Iqfhei ~ sfeai osh@ g shs $3.50
oooss prerk' 70 ne neahoorhaod 81 SalssI mn,
where 4 satr ne Jap above Inen'aonea1 %
norm oahk o. 're NleeA' anu PASSING 1hh
the Inc Will reeroas GooSe Sfssk near Soe WIFE VIA
& 70 span oo'a fs s
OF me Nah@ssA IN - Is 80, A vi,
contirnpns structure Leaving Gees Mn The iaf Elii
sscena fne 3leR.q' ING aea % 100 ~
IN prfl9 VIE, fouI5t V -
P a,.s, tnHo4Il ~ - II ~ - pt-, ~ II;
70 me Nh,iet 4. IL enehsuuoA" -. u -
eoefs, VII Ie4qa 'i ~ stVAI a. IN -. ~,
ee'or S~,tlein-f ST any, az Z, y ia 49,,
-ino'iy ~ safFslf -iieAu1 "Ase Hs' y Ft'AV
miles 4, :,
a teFais y fae - - - =. ~ I, ,a
me- .Wo oi,'nf' Ioas ii. 49, - = - - ~
d., -, - *. - - Z, 49, rs.ngs,,f,.
- .itTsLs,;, r. -. ~ -, ~ .la.,r,.
-: = -, ~ III 80 =. -, ~ ~. .,s..,s ,h..sh =.
-, i. 49, r;c;i,,ly i,oivsl ~. neos, p1oy
80 = S,.,gs ~ +, he rsifgi-v bciuT,pn.
.ans = - =
E.y, IN III J. ~ ~ .bey. de.-rib.a ,,.ts. ,,a
- - H. i;ts - r,6l ~ chr, ,iuT. s.
= - .3 -. n-., -, 49, -, ~ Er;t.
80. 80 ~ 49,. 80, ,ftnsr ,rstl, .S5 40 iO rel pcr
81, ~ f.si'53.,d - s.,,v,,g 81 nd fect n,r Ii.
4 a. fo,..stxs. fgl1 fses rS1n, IL Ind
S.s5asyrs ThI, MN ei1ber If n. m,veysd Enc,
6f 49, IN he far tvy .r.eks and
,,dad III ope f,a, AIrxandra ~ he Shcnaitloah
River tor ,u.a III ~ sy not exec ding IA aYerske Of
| q Ia ana scr nj s5;nclpding ,u,ue,,
Iwilt nentiou here that the line by way Of Keves'
Gan pa.,cs that summit with az open cut o 80 feet but
nn5n ths western sope near the foot Of the mountain
REQUIRES tunnel Of 1000 feet in length through spar
which can,ot be turned k The lin Of curv azure above
mentioned AI4o that the surveys have deter the
engsh d ssanpf required at Suckers ap be less ahan
$500 Ecetand that il Is bat ii 10 presunc in default
Of accurate and conclusive estiInates hs the longer and
much more expensive tunnel upon the Smokers GAO
line viii be balanced in the Keyes' Gap Es ~ its
4 yrcater length.
Inr,-di.elr 10 the wcs, OF the Shenandoah Rirtr Il
h,. been INV mir lose to e9ndn. the surveys 10 al
tension In me two lines inst described 10
a Green SDrng Cana pass In The North Mountain
Rs,. .b.f To-, ,s ,a The north III the trn nj Vi in.
che fferrhere nv exnorations have led me 10 believe
i Ne mkt acceaS,e rn,te i, The summit. Of The Tim
h., nggs Aire,sI have o,r s.r,,ive beea made ron
r. ShF5aedoa5 4, Castlemans Terf, through Berry.
,a IA assr inch.s,pr "a {, s,rino Z, an }.nd
- ~ ,,l rrs,t s,cc.s a. N vra5ss rnryes MI ans,
"a II os,, he sxnec,sd FROM tbe SURVEYS III
III - H. AZ 80, r. II hi. Kerc5s, X 3
-. ~ - II r ~. NJ D., - r.. vi,
nns, - =. - ~ 49,, - I ~, s,otIr III
u tn. - n ,s Eass cognaoa rc.,,e n,
, Ioia t g u ' 80 - ~ = 49,
sner eN IN a. P;, ~ 1,t CT T:h
1Ps.s, $3.50 IL, MI, ,,esnds u In ,,ontb N Rrsh
iSsel ~ q /, ~, -. -. - -. -. r. III f.,- f1
hun, aia ihsnTf NJ y ms ~ 49, d. rt.s VI I,
,he ~ r. y. ~ 1sp 5esl &C., MI III
49, 49, .s.;d ~ ~ Ee.d ,-fl,,.,;.s n