Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-06-26
South Western Virginia


meHeement and progress. ats triumph orer dif
6cniiies, and rs erceiient and economical con
strueiiou Chief EagiHeer-Ihe Peopf
Of Ugibe-Gregt Fist IN New Rirer-1h
MONTGOMERY White Sulphur Springs an,
ofh,r natering ptaceS-1 Scene and Did
logue az a Shaniie- Last might IN The noun
fdias.
could not of course conclude these number,
without making some particular reference In The
Nirginin and Tennessee Railroad, work :"
great magnitude, located through mountainous
country. whose difficulties have been surmonnie,
with a aslcrly engineering skill. The suryo,
aud ncati of the road was comneneedin l-l6
aud the first dirt wa- moved about the middle al
january. 1850. under the presidency Of Gen. q
&. CLAY. Gov. FLOYD was present on the &c
easion and threw up the first spade full Of elfth
II has since progressed. with occasional pnrtH|
suspension from limited menns, and IL now ~
tended 1873 miles It has crossed the Blue
| Ridge arl Allegnnes in this distance. at grade
# 81 feet on the eastern and bO feet on the wrst
orn slope The mountain section Is marked by
many deep cuts through solid limestone. and an
extensive tunnel nenr the summit. There arc,
in the part Of the rad finished. five tunnels, The
aggregate length Of which j. 1000 feet. Seven
tv miles ramnns To he completed the Tennrs
see line. The embankment for this whole ,liS
lance is rendy for the rails, with the exception
of 500. 00D worth of masonry and grading Tho
supcrstrueturc aud bridgingis all under contract,
and there is iron enough purchased and received
to lay the road complete. Money - however
wanted, IN 60 on; but it i hoped and believed
TINT under the new loan, enough will be ohtaiaed
To press on the work. II would have been finished
IA year but for the difficulty Of obtaining No
ney. Neither the engineer nor the officers OF
the road could 60 ahead without this sine qua non
f1r as wise ns was soloman. and n strong u WI
samson. neither of them could pnY money If
they did not havet. Mr. ,JoHN X. Med ANlEi,
succeeded Gen. CLAY in the Presidency of tho
road, aud he has devoted all his practical energy
In its interests. He has accomplished wonders
combating difficulties that wouldlav appalled, II
man of loss energy aud Numbering ability.
Notwithstanding the road passes through
mountain country Ut j. only - miles longer thnn
an air line-a loss Of little more than per cent.
in distance while the Baltimore aud Ohio Rnil-
road loses 20 per cent between Baltmure and
| + lderickown, nnd 80 per ccnt. between B8ai
moro aud Cumberland. OF the 2U3 miles. ll0
are straight and only 10 miles of hat part which
Is curved are considered as ,lgltl, retnrd'ug the
motion of the trains. 1t Is estimated that The
road completed aud equipped with an anplo mp
plyuf locomotives &C., will cost about 2Jllbu
per mile Few road, Of similar character hnc
been constructed for loss than 10000 per Mil.
The facts are highly creditablr 10 the engineer
ing skilland energy Of Col {. f, VI. GARNET.
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ton to his professional accomplishments, com
mando alike the respect and esteem Of all in III
circle of hi- acquaintance by the courtesy and
kindness of his disposition AMI lis true Virgin
IAN trankne. ana generosity.
We pos,ed the night of the i0ih u. Wyihcy,ilr
in the afternoon observing ihr solid and -tai
wart yeomanry ot Wythr who lad gathered IN
the village In attend court. here WIS 10 -isn
of dissipation no tulgurty-no loafrri~m no
purr nl,,, IN h4 st Ih,,iV Il
be well to do in the world. lti-l god sign Il
the welfare of community 10 see rueh men as-
sembled together.
Sauntering about under the long porch OF thr
hotel took one more thnrugh Inspection of
the immense fancy show bill 1T the circus and
menagrrie. which we had seen at every store IL
far Abingdon, aud whose portraits of leaned
horses and ponies, clowns and cquestraius. nnl
dn=hing riders holding females with gauzr wings
alutt had called hack in some grey boards the
spirit of hoy hood and inspired an intense desire
To see the show confess to some sympathy
with much older men than | q in wish 20 see
how the lion would demcan in tho mountains
what sort Of oapers Merr, muu would cut before
the grazier-. aud how the Indy in short dress
and butterfly wings would shine before ihosc
modest damscls, the true roses aud lilies of the
Western yaIIcs Alas we had TO leave before
the circus came! Was ever man so happy that
he wished for nothing more
We breakfasted at New River where we saw a
catfish weighing forty poards put IN II box sur
rounded with clover Kept wei to keep him alive,
and labelled To- Thompson OF "Our House" /
was apprehensve from the sizc of his mouth, TINT
when he came to Richmondii he were still nlYe,
he would swallow Thompson and | felt relieved
nj seeing that gentleman in the street yesterday,
These cats are abundant in New River, and have
n monopoly of its navigation. They are enur.
nous and powerful that if they could ho reduced
to submission and employed as tugsa vast TRIMS
portation could be conducted by ,hem
Oar party was destined for the Montgomery
White Sulphur Springs by invitation, and lett
the railroad near the summit of the ANeebaairS,
the road that leads 10 them turning ottal that
point. We were very cordially received hY Nj.
MnsBY, one ct the rropiletorS, and with hlm pro
ceeded 10 the Springs, only nile aud hai dis
tant. There we found "A vast number ut ,yslk
taen engaged III erecting the building, for The
| place. The Springs aud some 1899 acres oi had
were purchased by the company last fab, aln the
work of building only begunin November.
They expect to receive visitors carly IN .iall
though onohai Of their extensive place viii
| not have been touched On each side OF the beau
tiful valley is to be of cottages CORE pond
! ing with each other, and in the centre no, far
from the spring, is the house where the gue>, ,
are received and registered. Only the row on
the eastern side Is now in of erected. hi,
embraces the spacious dining hall, ball rooni.c.c
! When completed, it will be one of the most pa
cious as well as comfortable Watering establish
ments in the State. The company is spending
money freely, and their plan- are iadiciou~ and
elegant. Henry EXALIa Of Richmond, j. the
! Architect.
a grand fenture of the place is railway. winch
| is constructed from the Virginia and Tennessee
road along gentle inclination down the valley
to the hotel aud the cars in which the pr. n.
| upv paOyaVpI ,vil Ia, ~,