Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1853-05-13

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''oe. ~" 81. The reports ar. ali PUBLISH rnyr; n
,'.P,nt hrr, 10 which refer the rcIcr In .. final r.
r' p'''nine al pu." It.. MIR shaw gives liable o E'r
'a,''ns AMI Distances .he different in, cuvlng.
~ :" NE OHIO, hy which made Of .radcs
Al ht'v gwen paint.
| GRADIENTS
"l b" srrn hy reference final report pace II
," t"l Crows where re rrenhrirr aud NJ toutrs
S' me distance tom c"vin2on Is lai miles, The
hbovr tlr water Is lGi5 feet; from has rlinl Mr.
n reports that Tn Inc Grccnbr' ron) H. commences
'' ascent of The Eastern slope r the Argl.any win
s"' ol a 6-lOths ro ptt irr and pa-Ss the mountain
;, % 'nnn"l 3luU J. ~ long an'l II will also be- that
'"''c ! q tunnel at ln feet between t'u cna'. ard the
nh' o 5000 feet The distance from covin.ron /, The
',cfh portal "t thc5sunm nnnrl is 2U.i miles m King
t'"iHcc from Col Crows 10 the Western puIl: miles
lGS7 "nr't"nll nl mile, 81 10 miles height above
ln :" said Western portal 2l50 feet regular ascent
rom Va" Crows 10 that point would make the pradc-ha
W mr. Shaw something more than l05 lret the
' 'nI !, II regular grader The liable above re-
lcffcn Il" shows that il is TIE distance between In,
'Hi' o 'JU feet and 5000 irrt invrn-hu win as
s''hr mat y IS MI thin pa yalis That VIII leave
ne distance from Cul Crows The entrance ., the short
l"hna : IL miles The height above water al The
'n'r""'r "i sad s"ri Inncl Scc tabl page IL 2l35
~ ma precisely 'oO itct above The isrr4ng ponr Col
Ci3" and r grade II consequently abDvc 40 feet to The
| ln". II Air Shaw had assembled only los i,tl To
t Hlir IN could no, have reached the IN. small
tunnel but wonld hav" had Ia enter the mountain
much lower down, which, told would hav. Lout!rd
,h" length oi The tunnel ST. il this IF Sr Sha,v's
hah not occurred, would have demonstrated ~ our, h,
me grade was too heavy and obIeconac ur III. tunnel ~
long and expensive, Ia this hc preference MIR
'n'l" report states tiiit from The Western of
Crow summit tunnel Tie line dascenIS with choice of Grade
|" the valley o! Towards creek viz miles at g2 feet pc
nir or = mile lO3 G0 Icct per mile rucknho. crrcs
Is CROSSED by the Western incline with hiuh h,lu. ana
enthn Enrn' TnckIhpc creek ( Will bc seen by rir Ia
b" aforesaid IL precisely mile from the mouth hr
!"nn" and lS9 feet below that lhc bridge
be from 80 To 100 feet above the water The gradients from
t!c valley Of iowad's creek Ia the Grccnbric
!veF are not Objectionable though passing along prcc .n
| hills and rugged riii!s.
rhr Mnnror trnm C"I Crow continues up The val
ley oI Dnnlaps creek 10 III" month Cove creek
lance u miles. Tie hce ehr Crow abu,c tide j. 635
l The Of creek s.U fret; but A. ih,. bra!
o. The road should be 70 feet above i creek here he ascent
from Crow, would br O5 frr: and The GRADE ii feet per
mile From flc mouth Of Cove creek tie route ,asscs
| np the valley OF Back creek, hcing a straight valley.
lnI You approach the summit of the AllrehaHy :
there the ridge becomes abrupt allowing deep short
cut. with but little cost-aui here Mr. Snaw makes a cut
OF 55 feet il should 81 rs cnuI b. sily mad
with bal i!ti!e additional expenditure" The bed of tn" road
herc would b" $50 feet above Tide. an! This bcinn miles
fom the mo"I ii Cove creek, the would be lG
aud The grade IS feel per mile From this summit the
divide between Biz and Little Devils run distance o
miles the valley is level ttr uwcsr poin! !cin. the unc
ton OF Big and Little Devils ruu, which is : 27 feet above
tide The dividing ridge between big and Little Drv's
Ike The former, will a,., oi deep short car, and will
The ridge which divides waters oI Second and Indian
creeks The cut al Devils divide should be- 80
which would place liz bed of he road 250 feel tide
tn, the lCsl summit and !Ic grat hrtwe tn, tw
"ino exceed 20 ,ct per tnt then the route follows straight
valley 10 second creek distance Of two milescroas The
creek am! narrow bottom, aud aScrnds another valley
I" 'hc !gc dividing The waters =" Srrnn creek from those
"i lri4n creek, twu miles from Second CREEK. Second
creek would be crossed by yc 80 feet above The water
ani $50 icc above lidC The r-crn would be 100 ana
The grade 80 feet per mile The ir last mentioned
divide should be 60 feet which would place HE he'd OF the
rL 300 lu.! above tide aud 40 above the bridge
Second rrrcn ,1l! The grade if" Second creek - lie
i'ir would - - lee, per milc. From Tins divide 10 the
Sat SAX Suip.u' Springs, distance oi miles lr 'n'r
passes down rich brantiul cultivated vaIy and cgu.
lar the descent that would be -Gg.i-rI hy casual oh
sct.er Ia b. "reand passing Behind The store house a the
Salt suin 80 lee! aa"v" Indian creek places The road bed
so irr' abnv, ;i!, descent or l!r m $50 frr' and
gr4ic 65 a:L traction lcr ul" From III. Sltt sui
phu lie junction with e Greenhrier route cc l. NJ
ry.e high ~ Inrt. From The Salt Sulphur Ia ih'
u;Ou o Indian creek, distance Of -i miles, III" :c'ccn
i 100 feet and grade IL feet he mile. From The mouth
of Indian creek mcGtf Gt Grcenher d!.nnc.
d ~ nIi"-, tir descent 55 ert, and the grade feel
per mile.
ire distance lrom Cows IA" mouth o ihr GfcembriGr
uycr hy ;hr Gfcenbfrr rnmto = oil miles twanhnga snail
!rlron HAT by III" VI ,"I"t route % ll:, E''h9 "n al
vanaur h NJ Siw's f.p,!fi the Lccnbnrr r"aTr ni ]
niles ard rron Il Is much Ia be- regretted thai whilst
Mr. shaw assistant spent much time IN ,. amin uf
the tirrcnhrir route. Monroe hurried over
'liuut that examination which the people 0 Monroe
thought entitled Had time an! care been hr
:v.vcd upon IT, all probability the from the Sail SUI
,hn Springs tie mouth u Indian DRAFT, IN Indian Creek
d.Anc. v llrs would have been reported AS Bong r
rahle Ia that Gown Tie valley 81 III: cfscH-of sintS vi!
Shaws report survey has been made Jr the ncal:0n o n
turnpike from the Salt Sulphur 10 the mouth o indian drai'
and is ascertanr! that The distance would be ab'G
miles less than that down the valley OF ths creek
reported hy Nj Shaw al u,c sail oh'1"n' "PhnR'-
passes hrnuah :hc ridge Wr=l Of the Springs hy a
tunnel Of abont 800 feet 10 The wal"rs "' baIS
creek; following the Back creek valley InT mile and ia
passes the ridge dividing the waters 0 HacS creek ana
Laurel creek by hut deep n.o The valley Of lln
rel Then dawn the valley al aur, rrceH Ia IL mouth
IN Indian creek below crntrrvir the month "i Ia
dian r;it hail mile lower On Indian creek lhr i.ihrr'
creek valley beautiful, straight level and "ci rnu'"
and presents every facility "r railroad The route a SUI
vcycd by Hr Shaw down the valI' ." Indian rr'N - ,n
liam draft about II miles IN distance" hni hrtw'n IN.
salt Sulphur Springs and Indian draft CROSSES Indian creek
about 30 times. the route down Laurel cfrrN "hll"ui
having any objectionable grade Is only miles IN rn4h
and the building =" 80 bridges and very much r.
incr the cost constructing This portion d Ih" road J,
therefore, consider ;hat Justified IN saying that ~ ar
tua length %! III" Monroe rnntc l. D. miles WHILST a 81
The Grrcut.ricr Is bl.
TUNNELS.
Mr. shaw reports five tunnels a. mi'si'aisl"m On '
I,rrcnhricr line The al:cry mentioned al thc A"
phuny pass 300 900 ctnc on ll"wardS creek "i
200 l,rIOne Fiukrs Grccnbrtr river, "l No '''
and one ~ the E.i ul Gccnher river, ul ilUO rt'
IN Mr. Shaws its report page 1863 ui Doc No lS he say:
The length =" al" the Indispensable" imnn"nG on l'h
u;rccnbrirr !inr) 500 lcr on line through M"r"c
700 feel; rxr.s- in favor III Mnnrnr ine $500 eri l!'
length .; iunncIins upon the rcrnbfler route exceeds ''
# The three tunnels At The Blue Ridge.
COST OF CONSTRUCTION.
The Grrrnlricr route, with the exception "i i'r "h'
sulphur vaay and few farms on ''reehorie' ''N.'i ~
through very poor, unprodncrc c'nntiy-h, s'''' l
man ~ which is tinh sree prccpilus hills and m"nnalns
with many cli. and solid masses al ston' AMI naoA
L The NurrDr rnitr passes through nnr o! me mos
hluIu fertile anI vaIahl rcg"ns o' me 'rahs'o"''
country An eminent physician, ssh" has Speni m"Gn ',,
), the Mineral Springs ut Virginia, III his WORK On M ~
oa Springs saws "lhr Salt Sulphur l. sinrh on 'n,
uc u M of thr finest countries III Eir9int u ""''
rdIiiicu 10 find my where tract I" couhu! 'n'i" i
,nI yaIualc Than thar enclosed BY thr iEifa'ct 's "
Swpr's and Peters mountains, and ~ hhs n''"h h'
an. 10 The other touching the Salt sulphur ~ on" c",'
and lr Gan mills and Second creek at Tie "'het n's
,,,,n 100 suiir, miles. Without mentioning" '' '',i Nv. '
ars inc!Ici in This region those ol the u anu y AZ.
conspicuous Magnificent herds oi lat cals"' nay y" -" "
,hr fields every summer waowins ~ inNhfiaht grass
yitrrcc OF abundance. that is agreeable; "c''rS one.
,pilrs aud Il half from the Springs IS me co"n,' 90"
Jinon- very pretty village, containing ,h'"e
inusn laverna, ana several wen su'Fi'"
m. railroad route passes immediately through "'e -
-. act ni country rhus tescrhcd when, .esi's ""+ nv
finest grazing reuiun The State, Is ho' 'hc''' " 'p
,i,, If Virginia in l. production 0 crrcl ana roo! c,r
r example, Mr. g. w. Curry, residing III 'le ''t'hi', "
,r, ana u,in onn mile of The railroad route ic" sea
INNS since had one his fields with IL pr'u"Gt ~ en
,.u, a, and found tl. yield 10 be i"rty SIX ouSh''s I
cr. Tobacco too ri The finest qualify l. grow mere ""
s prmiuction is rapidly on the increase IN" w ~ ~
hn ar,litrs 10 MAJ set shall BE- air;ori th7 "''' " "
III. ,nost urodurIv, tuLacru regions "t Virginia.
Al, shaw rsi,,natrs The cost OF construction is l""'"'
i;rcrnbrirI Route. "''".'' "'' ~, on,
+ nh work, S5-3Su i,', -, , 1ll 800
Rock cutting, lit SUI ~ NJ ~ ''"' 10000
Tunnels, ,t9 I p00 ,C0 ~ 1O7 SlU
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