The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1854-01-10

sippi, and the Railroad by the Iron Mountain
on the Missouri side to St. Louis, distance
by either route of 900 miles from Charleston;
a connection is also formed with Cairo, at the
junction of the Ohio and Mississippi, a distance
of $40 miles from Char lesion, by the intersec-
ton of the New Madrid Bend Road with the
Mobile and Ohio Road, which unites with the
Central Railroad Of Illinois at Cairo. From
Chattanooga an exceedingly important connec-
ton is formed by the Memphis and Charleston
Railroad (now graded nearly all the way, and
about 100 miles Of it in operation,) to Memphis,
distance of 727 miles from Charleston. The
extension of the East Tennessee and Virginia
Road from Knoxville, forms also branch Of
the connection from Knoxville, and the amount
of trade as far as Abingdon in Virginia, about
500 miles from Charleston, will doubtless fall
into the Blue Ridge line of connection. 80.
The most if not the whole, Of the various
connecting Roads Of the great Blue Ridge con
nection, it will be observed, are either in &C
tual operation or far advanced towards their
completion, at the far ends of the line; and re-
quiring only the connecting link Of the Blue
Ridge Railroad TO unite them with the Rail
road connections already complete in South
Knoxville and Cincinnati connections, it will
be found that the Road from Louisville to
Lexington, a distance Of 100 miles, and from
Cincinnati to Paris, Louisville and Danville, a
distance of l30 to l40, is in great part, or per.
haps in the whole, complete or very nearly so.
From Danville to Knoxville the Road has been
surveyed and located, and II Company formed,
and large subscriptions made by the city of
Knoxville, by counties along the line, and
by individuals generally. In addition to
which, they receive $4,000 mile from the
State of Tennessee under general law Of that
State. The work it is understood is about to
be, if it has not already been, commenced, and
with the large means Of the Company, and the
known enterprise and energy of the people of
Tennessee, its construction, and in the least
time possible is q matter that admits of no doubt
whatever.
The Road from Knoxville to the Tennessee
line forms part of the Blue Ridge Road, and
is included in the contract already made for
the construction and equipment Of the Blue
Ridge Railroad and besides the large sub
scriptions OF the city of Knoxville aud Of the
several counties on its line, the Legislature of
Tennessee, now in session, it is understood,
will lend the company credit of the State
for 100000, in addition to SS,0nO mile pro-
vided for under the general loan, making TO-
cether $50 to $780, 0U0 from State aid alone.
Thus it will be seen that the Blue Ridge Rail
road connexiun via Knoxville to Louisville and
Cincinnati, is now rendered absolutely certain.
Commencing at st Louis on the other hand,
two connexions are being formed with Nash
vile-thc one by the Ohio and Mississippi
Road, now in operation to Salem or Maysvillc,
and thence by a Road, either commenced or
under arrangement, to Evansville, in Indiana.
From Evansville or HENDERSON, on the opposite
side of the river, (he OhioD to Nashville, l30
miles, the whole Road is under contract, and
the work progressing rapidly to its completion,
which will be in all 1854. The other con.
nexion, from Louisville to Nashville, is by
Railroad now under contract and building, 10
miles from ST. Louis to the Iron Mountain, on
the south side Of the Mississippi, in the State
of Missouri; and thence by another Road, 20
miles, in prject, to point on the Mississip.
pi, opposite the terminus of the New Madrid
Bend; and from the New Madrid Bend to Nash
vile, distance Of IT'S miles, u Road is being
organized with State aid to the extent of ST..
from the city Of Nashville, both in the contri-
button of it's capital and credit, as well as in the
energy and enterprise Of its people. That rem
ders it's accomplishment, and at an early day
a matter Of positive certainty. From Cairo,
at the junction of the Ohio and Mississippi,
the communication with Nashville will also be
opened by the intersection of the Nashville
and New Madrid Bend Road with the Mobile
and Ohio Road, which routes, with the Illinois
Central Railroad, running from Cairo to Chica-
90 on the Lakes, and Dubuque on the Upper
Mississippi, are progressing rapidly. A Road
is in project also from Cairo to little Rock, in
Arkansas, but its circumstances are not suffi.
ciently known to permit any thing more than
passing notice upon its probable construction,
and it's great Importance when it is construc-
ted. From Louisville to Nashville, $50 miles,
the whole Road is under contract with 1000
hands or more at work upon it,) to be compile
ted within two years; and from Nashville to
Chattanooga, the Road is now complete, with
the exception of two aud a half miles, and
small portion Of the Bridge over the Tennessee
River; but by the lst of January, the engines
and cars will be running throughout the whole
distance from Nashville to Chattanooga. From
Chattanooga to the Tennessee line, at the point
of intersection with the Knoxville Branch of
the Blue Ridge Railroad, is los miles, A
charter was obtained from the Legislature of
Tennessee, year ago, with the usual appro.
priation under the general law, of $4,000
mile for the Road. But the route further than
Cleveland, on the East Tennessee and Georgia
Railroad, forty miles from Chattanooga, has
not been definitely fixed-the surveys necessa-
ry for the purpose not yet having all been COM
pleted. This is the only link remaining ne.
cessarv to complete the South Carolina Blue