Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1854-04-18
CoLUMsus AND HpcKINe VALLEY RML.l

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RoAD,-Benj II. Larobe, Esq. who recently
reconnoilred the route Of this proposed road
has given the resul, of his investigations 10
The press in The shape Of letter addressed
to Presiden! Borland, which is published in
The Athens and Lancaster papers. VIM
Borlund Presiden, OF the contemplated road,
proceeded 10 Baltimore with Mr.. Latrobe,
and by invitation, presented the claims Of
ehe enterprise 10 The Board Of Directors Of
,iie North Western Virginia Railroad Com.
pahy, whereupon. .ha, body adopted The fol.
lowing rcsoluions: "..'s "
Resolped, 'rha, The Columbus and Hook.
ing Valley Railroad offers to the North
Western Virginia Rairond its bes, extension
westward from Parkersburgh, (now the In.
dependent route. via. tlillsboro' has been
closed by the recen. consolidation Of the
Hillsboro' and MARIETTA Companies.} be.
cause, while il secures tho best possible con-
hec,on with the consolidated line. it affords
an alternative roule 10 Cincinnati but little
longer Than ,ha, line, and leads, by the
'shones, and eases. route. up he Wiley OF
,he Hooking river, 10 the fertile counties and
populous cities OF Central and Western
Ohio, ard nj the samo time presents the
most direc, route to Northern Indiana, lii.
hois and The remote Northwest, via. Chicago.
Resolped, therefore, Tha, The North
Western Virginia Railroad Company will
use whatever power and influence they may
command 10 facilitate connection with the
line Of The Columbus and Hooking Valley
Railroad, an order that an unbroken chain
Of railway communication may be furnished
from the terminus Of the North Western
Virginia Railroad TO the imporlan, points
indicated in the foregoing resolution
or lhe location Of the route. Mr.. Lu,robe
says:
The route down the valley Of The Grea
Hooking, from Lancaster 10 NelsonvilIe is
direct, and of the easiest grade and curvature
and will be chenply made Either side o
the river may bs taken between Lancaster
and Logan. The line upon The west side
(of which an experienced survey was made
in 1859 BY Mr.. Foster, the note and draw
ings of which he kindly len, for our inform.
adon.) would be free from contact with the
canal, and would therefore, have no:e com
pIe.c command OF The ground. The ives
side would allow OF a deviation from ,heiim
mediate valley of the river between Gicsy',
Mill above Buck Creek and The mouth o
the Clear Fork OF Scolch Creek a, Logan
while the eas. side might. perhaps, be variet
by leaving in The neighborhood Of Rusl
creek and passing near Mr.. Swarz's farm
From Logan 10 Nelsonvie the line wonlt
be mos, likely 10 follow The left hand or cas-
bank Of the river. and be located IN The in
ner side Of the canal, without interference,
with that work. The narrows below Logal
arc more frequent than above, but are no
precpi,ous or Of great length. From Mel
sonvilIo eastward Two leading routes presen
themselves, One still descending the vale,
by, or near 10 suitable point for crossin
the ridge between The Grea, and Little Hook
hooking, in approaching The site Of The pro
posed bridge over The Ohio, al or in III
neighborhood of Walkers. seven or eigt
miles below Parkersburg, other leavin
The valley al Jacksonville, and passing owe
firs, 10 Monday Creek and lis Snow Forl
thence by BaiIy's run 10 Sunday CreCl
and thence by, or near MiIitld, and III
head OF Jackson's Run, 10 the head of N
Douglas Fork of Federal Creek, ~lhenc
down vhn, creek 10 The hourishihg village {
Amestown: thence further down The cree
10 Spruce Nanows Run and across 10 B
run. and up its first right hand fork, by GiC
con Ellis to The ridge between Feder
Creek and Little Hockhocking; thence alor
that ridge to The head Of Sawyer's run. an
down The slopes OF that run 10 The bluff @
the Bank OF The Ohio, where the bride
would be built. These main roules
be modified by such devialions as detalt
examinations would indicate hereafter, on
which might carry the line either north {
south, between Nelsonvile aud the Ohio
the bridge, by which the Hooking Valley ar
Northwestern Virginia railroads would
connected on the western bank Of thar ri'
er. "tH
The length Of the route would not excet
Ills believed, seventy five miles from La
caster TO the Ohio River. by the longest Lin
likely to be selecied-of this distance Sc
enleen or eighteen miles would carry Il
road 10 Logan; Twelve more 10 Nelsonvill
and from ihir,y-six 10 lorlv miles more 10 Il
bridge. The easy section would extend
Jacksonville, thirty miles or further, accor
irg TO The routes lha, may be adopted. III
more difficult section would be next TO Il
Ohio River, upon any route; bu. allhoul
there would be some miles oil rough grouI
and expensive graduation, the difficult
would not be Of any extraordinary characIe
and The average cost Of The whole line wou
be moderate, considering It's direc,ness,
advantageous grades. and generally gem
curva,ures, and It's prominent importance
a great ,horoughfare line.
I'VE are compelled 10 omit portion Of /.
iea,es for wan, Of space. The following pt
agraphs. however. show with wha. favor N
L. regards lhis route:
Ia regard 70 the claims of your enlerpri
10 the iayor of The Important interests VIII
are concerned in it, would briefly say .,ho
have never vel become acquainted with o
which combined more general and spec
reasons for lis early execution.