Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1854-01-17
RAILWAY MATTERS.
Report Of the Final Location, ETC.,
Ofthe G. III. and II. IL. R.
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III. DESCRIPTION OF THE ROUTE LOCATED.
In this description it will be convenient,
as under the preceding head, 10 separate The
line into TWO principal divisions, appending
TO the second a brief account OF the connect.
ing line located by us upon the Virginia side
of The Ohio River from Walkers Crossing,
10 Parkersburg, 8 miles,
1st Priicipal Diuision, Hillsborough to
Jackson, So miles.
The new line departs from the present
running Railroad some distance below the
depot, and 800 feet west Of High street,
Hilsborough, from which street, as a zero
point, the distances have always been meas.
uted,
" The new location turns out from the old
line, by two degree curve Of small defec-
ton, and crossing a tributary of Moberly' s
branch cuts ,be High street Of HiIlsborough
north OF the town, by deep cut of As feet
maximum depth, passes through Governor
Trimble,s estate. Crosses another drain of
MoberIy, with asheavy embankmen,, and
cutting through d limestone ridge north Of
the residence Of William H. Trimble. ESQ.,,
with tunnel 600 feet long and moderately
heavy portal cuts upon the lands OF that gen.
,letnan, enters the valley of Wolf Run, a
drain Of The Rocky Fork Of Paint Creek.
StPassng down the right bank Of Wolf Run,
'upohsa grade Of 80 6.lO feet per mile, con.
ainuously descending from Hillsborough, il
crosses the valley Of the Rocky Fork upon
the fourth mile, with an embankment 32 fee
high and spans that stream with decked
bridge Of 100 feet water way.
Descending the right bank of the Rocky
Fork short distance, and crossing, Rich
ards Run, we pass about 75 leei4iA front o
the new church, and crossing Caflisle's Rur
at Bshet's old mills the line ascends ,ht
north slopspf tha, stream with grade o
e $40 feet per mile and a rather heavy
profile. passing north of Bonwell's and Deal
PLANES, south Of Jacob Lucas, soulhsof tht
village Of Marshall, north OF Sockwells, anC
Madison Heads-passing the fiat SUNNI
dividlngihe waters Of Rocky Fork and Ohio
Brush Creek. east Of Head's-runs through
Cummings Brick House, crosses tho Middl,
Fork of Brush Creek north of Bish's, passe
north Of Vests, south of Fishers Knob
and reaches the high crossing Of Ohio Brusl
Creek near Ranold's Saw Mill, on the 14lI
mile.
Ohio Brush Creek is here found in one o
those deep gorges common 10 streams in ia
cliff limestone formation, the bottom IS fee
a below grade, the eastern side high muro
\ cliff Of limestone, the western less elevate
rock, and requiring for The viaduct only on
artificial abulment, and a span Of 1865 feet ,
cross i with q deckcd bridge.
es SO rapidly does The country break off I
the east in this vicinity thar we have t
commence our grade for descending int
Sun6sh Valley west Of the viaduct, and eros
itupon continuous gradien. Of 39 6.l0 fet
per mile descending eastward.
From this viaduct the line continues ems
crossing drains Of Ohio Brush Creek, until
reaches The summit dividing this slreal
from the waters Of Sunfsh, just 10 the we
/. OF The GAINESVILLE and Maysvile Turnpik
where ii strikes Jacks Hollow about or
mile north Of the village Of Sinking Sprini
sn Highland County.
The greater part Of the route thus far d
scribed is upon single straight line, ov
sen miles in length, which begins on Il
west bank Of the Rocky Fork and exten'
nearly q mile eas. Of the crossing Of Oh
Brush Creek
The SUNNI, between Ohio Brush al
Sunfish Creeks, (the latter tributary ofi
Scioto) lis very, remarkable one--l
ground is ten fee, below ,he level OF {,
Rocky Fork bottoms at cur crossings
where we pass IL is by far the lovlies, par,
the ridge, separating the waters Of the abo
sWeams--.so low, indeed, tha. we pass !. wi
continuously descending gpd0 Of SO g.
ieet per mile coming from the west, and OF
slight Gu, Ia earth ofeight feet deep.
From this summit we continue descendi
and enter the main Sunfsb valley, by
right bank Of Jacks Hollow, passing sol
Of Folks and north Of Jonathan Wes
along the aa, and cultivated slopes Of