Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1854-02-14
in the Marietta line. and that their interest
should be locked 10 in the discussion Of the

10 lhe outset we stated that we had MOI
sympathy Whatever, in the matter, as be.
+ tween rival companies, but that the people
of Cincinnati, had been heavily taxed, and
had freely borne the burden, for the benefi,
n Of Cincinnati commercial enterprises, and
that in this inslancethey had rightio claim
IA, therhands of Council an appropriation Of
their money to the general benefit. '"oa H|
From a personal acquaintance with the
topography OF the country through which
the projscIed roads must pass, together with
: q familiar knowledge Of The universal re.
sources oil Southern Ohio. we could do no.
hing else in juSiceio The people Of Cincin.
; nati .,hant 10 speak the fac,sa We have done
N So as far as we have yel spoken on The sub.
icc,. and we have.yetla few more FOR the
Reconsideration Of the public. aie1'j '.a
}, The cenler Of the grea, Southern Ohio
= coal fields lies in the eastern portion of Jack.
son couniv, where il is accessiblelo surface
: mining. and where it exists in quantities.
: sufficien, 10 supply ,he Cincinnati market for
one thousand years. North Of this locality
f the caal vein dips downward, and fails far
below the surface. where, IL IL is mined a,
all. it mus, be by deep shafts sunk in the
+. eanh, and al an expenditure of labor and
E money. which would render IL useless MS n
source Of competition with the mines from
, which Cincinnati is now supplied.
+ The IIlIsborough and parkersburgh road
; runs directly through this coal field, where
$ coal can be mined by surlnce "pnires," nt n
{ cos, merely nominal The quantity is in.
Z, exhauslible, and would give 10 this marker
F. an abundant and steady supply ut cheap
y and uniform rate ''f
On The Other hand. the Marietta roa1 rurs
0 entirely nonh Of this dpposilp. and over u
q disricl Of country whore The coal deposite,
u il any exists al all. lies a. depth Of fifty
feet below the surface of the ground. These
= are geological facts. for The correctness Of
r which we appeal To the SAFE geological sur.
u vev. mnde by Professor Maher and Briggs,
e some yerrs since. 10 The Legislature of Ohio
S and which may be found among the archives
OF the Slale, by any one disposed TO consult
:. them.
!, There is one fact. however, which tri-
: umphanly answers all the allegations Of the
! Marietta Company regarding the facilities
n presented BY their road as lhoroughfare
S for coal. |, is the simple fact, iha, al ,hi:
g time, all the coal which they use in The
II prosecution Of the work upon their road, they
q haul a distance OF nine miles from The Jack
i son county mines. The area Of The Jucksor
O Coal Field embraces about TWO hundred
: square miles, and the very nearest point a
II which the Marietta road approaches this de-
!, posile is eight miles. Mr. Cutler, Presiden
i Of The Marieua Company, in a recent com
:. mnnicaiion. published in-nne of our city
e papers, speaks Of The "Vinion county
coal fields" as on the route Of their road
'l but he never condescends 10 inform US any
n thing in regard 10 the charactar Of these
r "coal fields" but hastens over the subjsc
al and spreads OUT before us lsl Of estimates
'e aud asst rlions, which, so far as Cincincin
81 nali is concerned, are matters OF no conse
lie quence whatever. 1t might be matter o
'r some interest 10 our citizens, to know lha
IS this "Vinlon county coal fird' lies abou
I'd fifteen miles east Of the nearest accessibl,
L. point 10 the coal region on the HilsbofougI
10 ard Parkersburg road; aud even when lhi
s. boosted field is reached. the coal lies he
y tween forty and fifty fee, below The surface
oil by ,he mos. favorable geological calculation
lie that can be made.
Isl These facts we know 10 bo true, and NJ
n, mere assertion Of interested parties shou
Ill have any influence whatever in the deter
re minalion Of The city authorities in The prem
ol ises. We make our assertions broadly an
plainly, and appeal 10 The record ior III
Is, truth Of our s,alements; they are acceSsibl
TO To all, and until the Marietta company ca
NJ answer these Iacls, or exhibit lucls eeuul
p reliable, no credit Whatever should be give
II. 10 their assertions. We have never hod,Ih
x satisfaction 10 meet the proof Of n sulilar
nd statement contained in any of their report
ad or exhibils, touching The coal features {
&c their rond.
In view then Of all these facts. IL become
ali the duty of The Cny Council, us well us ,hi
ne of every citizen having the Interest oI IN
IL city al heart, TO use all their efforts. an
a place all The means al their command in nj
All Of the Hlisborough and Parkersburg roaC
ol Time alIer time has the Iivel company bee
~ called upon for defni,e and tangible inlprn
RS alton, yet in every instance have they lait
ol' 10 produce it, and failed simply from III
fact Iha. the geological structure Of the .coar
by Try is against them.
lp' " ngain repeat, that the elfnri In dire
he the subscription Of Cincinna,iIo The MarIer
'gs road, is PhiladeIp phia scheme-a masl
we stroke Of policy against The commercial il
nd lpresls oi Cincinnati aud Barmore-and
'on they succeed the evidences OF what we no
say will soon be apparent, ard we shall the
'''a in selrdelrnse be driven 10 adopt lhe Vel
ro policy we now hesitate 10 embrace.
lies
IA. How CANADA OBTAINED ITS NAME II
&c. origin o(ihe wurd 'Canadu' is crrluus elluu!
.als The Spaniards visited ,ho, country prevu
lolh French, and made puricuat searches
4. gold and silver, and finding nothing, lh
I often said 10 themselves 'Anacauda' (ihe
is no'hiug here, The lndians, who walch
,he closely, learned This ST nIence and It's meu
no,; ing. After The departure Of the Spanlur
the French arrived; and the Indians W
Inc wanted none Of their company. and suppos
rom ,ha. they we're also Spaniards cume On /
sor. same errand, were anxious 10 inform III,
m that their labor was lost by ,arryng in Il
country, and necessarily repeated to ,h'
The spanish sentence 'Acanada.' I
ar. French, who knew as little of Spanish as