Washington telegraph., 1854-06-14

worthy citizen ui Sl0dd1fd eauniy, Mlssuu'
ri addressing .hlgc Crass aud Col llar.
ley, the agents Of the company. he says
"GGNrlEaGS.-Iu Ia compliance with your
request, | have made out diagram or
sketch map of the country heiworu the
northern boundary Of Arkansas fhm point
whore the same crosses Blsek river, aud
the Mississippi river opposite the mouth Of
the Ohio which presents general view Of
distances aud impodimcnts 70 failroad con.
,tsuctidn.
at is nj 10 be supposed tint It is critic.
ally accurate. but from residence Of fifteen
year, in tie section OF country il embraces.
aud from observation in making surveys Of
roads and lands. as surveyor Of the county
Of S'oiiafd. aud various journeys and ex.
poralions in every direction through aud
across il, am satisfied that il apgroAimales
a faithful representation uf III country |
have no besilaney in saving that with a
curve dr curves from where fafl Bnmeys
survey sirikes the northern boundary ot Ar
kansas OF from Chalk Bluff oa the ST. Fran.
ci. river. which would nc, Increase tlr dis.
tance oyer an air line mufe tim seven or
eight miles 70 Cairo suitable ground may
be found fora railroad. ludzei the dilh.
cutie. in tie way Of a milrull are imugin.
ary rather Tim teal Where hkes are rep.
r.,cniei un must Of the mp. have uoiic.
ed. and especially On the imp published II
Julius lluiaWa, lilhogralhaf. IS reported Ia
the Legislature Of Missouri. IN December.
lN52, ibarF are high lands ahsfe overflow
aud dsu.els populated Tue snnk land, as
well "a. the mare formidable lakes arr from
Toto limile4 saulhoflhe blaek double pencil
line ou tie within diagram | would uai
hesitate were il deemed necessary 10 verify
the foregoing statement hy oafh and feel 10
he,iaury in saying that all the older cit.
zen, Of tbs seeiin Of country would ,us.
tain me IN he statements
Respectfully your ubedieui servant,
(Signcjj s0L0NONG KITCHEN"
The black double pencil line referred to
hy Mr. Kitchen, would give a very direct
location for a rud between tho boundary
aud Cairo / bad occasion recently while
engaged in reconnaissance for the north.
ern portion Of the line. to extend my eSpl1.
ration. 20 a point about 3 mile, north Of
bloomfield, Mo There ls ridge Of con.
siderable height dividing the waters Of
Lick Creek and the s. Fmnci. from thasc
0i White Waier end Little river EVAN.
iucd this ridge carefully and ful Il pragti.
cable fora railroad with moderate grades -
| anticipate more mechanical difficulty IN
,urmoml.ug ihi. ridge than in passing the
swamp lands. which will call ior nothing
more lhan a medium expense in tre.,lc
work.
have been charged with the duty Of
conducting these survey in Mis,ouri-thoy
will bo commenced SOON and completed In
about 3 months Of field work.
The average cost Of railroads completed
aud in operation in the United State. &c.
cordug To the hc., information have Al
at hand. for 30 different roads in ~ differ.
oni States in aggregate leugih :. iGs miles.
is u 100 per mile including the iull equip.
men Of buildings, machinery, cars aud loco.
motive power
The cost Of grading your road will be
light ON the portion north Of the Arkansas,
south Of IT, 1t may come up 10 the average
The cost Of one mile Of track, owing to the
high price Of iron mud the distance of tbi,
road from a seaport will hardly hll short of
Of $1,000. In the iir, equipment Of road
for operation, it will not be- necessary :, va
to tie expense Of full outfit If engine.
aud cars, nor Of erecting workshop. and
buildings for road Of It's length in iull on.
Grafton Us the business Of Tie road d,,eI.
ops itself it will he known what Increase
and additions will be adequate to tic de.
mand The cost Of the road will accord.
Ing TO my Judgment hll below tho average
mentioned
The system Of railroad improvement l..
at this day. so perfectly established that any
argument in its favor may ueu be deemed
supchuuus-s,ill a the subject Is now to
many Of the stockholders it may not be in.
"lI, l''''' i"' NV Hrle 10 Illustrate some
OF the general principles which should p5y.
crn in the survey, for railroads and some of
the practical benefits resulting from their
introduction.
The perfect line for railroad. tho trade
being equal in both directions. would be nh.
sonicly straight aud level The object ora
survey l. To ascertain how nearly hi, pcr.
lection can be approached, aud the question
ls Tor what reasons, and how far the cnri.
ncor is authorized to dayiaie from dis
straight and level line what obstacles ,bnll
drive INN from it, what considerations shall
induce him to leave it, The subject being
purely economical in its bearings is reduci.
bIo to strict calculations.
To illustrate tia ease may be supposed
Of road connecting two points 100 miles
apart For some reason the line E,s made
iOl miles long, Now to ascertain tbq con.
scqueuccs-the penalty incurred by thus in.
crcnsug the distance one mile.
The income Of the rold iq lbc money
paid by the public for the use m tbr rog5