M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1855-04-20

. ~ NNNNtN n ~ NVtiilNOto Will tllt VII
tnll Ohio, SteubenyilIe and Indiana,
and Sandusby, Mansfield and Newark
Railroads, The Central Ohio Rail-
road is now completed and running
from Columbus TO WhcelsDg, at wlicli
pointit Connects with the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad. The Steubenyille
and Indiana Railroad is completed,
and in operation to within eight miles
Of Newark, and will reach this place
during the present month. THIS
Road, by means of the Pittsburgh and
Steubcnville Railroad, now in prog
rcss, connects Immediately with tie
Pennsylvania Central Railroad, at its
eastern terminus; while atits western
it viii connect with the roads running
westward through Ohio, Indiana and
-LlliB3is.
With the Sandusky, Mansfield and
Nowarh Railroad, will be themostim-
portant connection of the Scioto and
Hooking Valley Railroad. The gauge
of these two roads,is the same, being
Ave iSet four inches, and,tbus lIIcre
.willBe an uninterrupted communion
ttion between Portsmsuth on the Ohio
River. and Sandusky City and Huron
OH Lake Erie, a distance Of 251 miles;
andfreightand passengers will be car,
ried through without change of cars.
From the physical features of the
country, there can be no competing
road, and the interests of the two
Companies are therefore identical.
The Sandusky, Mansfield and New
ark Railroad intersects the Ohio and
Pennsylvania Railroad, at Mansfield.
This Road, by means of the Ohio and
Indiana, Chicago and Fort Wayne
Railroads, forms q direct communica-
tion between Pittsburgh and Chicago.
AT Shelby it connects with the Clcve.
land and Columbus Railroad, and at
Monroevillo with the Cleveland ard
Toledo Railroad, thus obtaining an
other connection with Chicago and the
Northwest.
In addition 10 these roads there are
several others projected, with which
the Scioto and Hooking Valley Rail
road would connect, but only those
have been enumerated which are
either wholly, or in part in opera
ton.
Appended will be found tables Of
the estimates Of the amounts necessa-
ry to complete the grading, masonry,
and bridging on the Scioto and Hook
ing Valley Railroad, also to put it in
complete running order. That mark
ed A. exhibits the amount necessary
TO complete the whole road. B. to
complete from Newark to Straitsville,
by which those vast coal fields would
be reached, and II large business at
once opened in the transportation OF
coal. 9. exhibits the amount requi-
red to complete from StraitSvillo to
Logan, by which an earlier communi-
cation with the mines could be made,
and, by means Of the Hooking Canal,
coal could be shipped to all parts Of
the country. This part Of the Road
could be put in running order in six
months.
These Estimates TO complete" are
of the amounts OF CASH, which must
be paid out to the sub,contractors for
work as it progresses, by Seymour,
Moore and Co., the original contract
ors.
The line for the Branch Road was
surveyed for the distance Of g. miles,
over a mile of which was on the lands
owned by the Coal Company. But
the coal veins can be reached and a
favorable location for a terminus selec-
ted by building only 5 miles, which
will reduce the amount necessary to
be expended on that portion of the
Road.
BY the completion of the Scioto &
Hooking Valley Railroad, section Of
country, highly important in an agri.
cultural point Of view, and unSurpass.
ed in mineral wealth, would be open
ed; its resources, which, for want Of {
sufficient communication with mar
ket, are comparatively unappreciated
would be developed, and great ac
cession be made to the business of thC
country. Add to this, that the RoaC
can be cheaply built, can have no di
rect competition, and will, from its va
rious connections with other Railroads
be in communication with all parts o.
the country and it offers great in
ducements, both to the capitalist anC
those who are seeking a safe and prot
table investment.
p. S. LINCOLN,
PRINCIPAL ASSISTANT ENGINEER.
Engineers Office, S. G II. Y r. R
Somerset, Perry County, o.,
! january 1St, 1855.