The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-07-18

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themselves give tho moss assidnous attention %
tho establishment have engaged she ssfvicss Of
Col DAxIEr WARD, the former well knewn hoss
Of The Faaquier white Sulphur apriasa. ard more
lase,v q The Csiumbian Hotel. The Colsnea has
sneereS upon hia duties, and the visitor - The
spr,urr win find him nntiring In bis exestiona %
promote his comfort. The Central Railrosd b I'm.
IAN "a ID utlborough depot sixteen miles from the
warn sprinrs. The new road II admirably laid.
and The time made Il COED. The passenger leav-
ioe Richmond at halfpass six IN the morning VIII
reach the Warm Springs by o'clock, 7. N ana
be ardsd for his journey by capital supper
and delicious nights rest. bathed in An afmoa-
phere which viii be most grateful and mvigorsune
after emerging from the oppressive heat OF the
tide water. The officers on the Central road are
most efficient and polite, and under the general
supervision of Mr.. Superintendent TIMBERLAkk
one of the most energetic and practical men Ne
ever knew-the operations Of the road are smooth
and steady A. clock work The diminished staging
ON the Central route TO the Springs this year very
fsne. The rival companies have composed their
difsicnifies. and concentrated their means under
the firm Of Hartman & Brown" and they have
placed on the line very fine teams and coaches.
and most excellent drivers. Fares, too, are rea-
sonable. Therefore the visitor to the Springs has
the facility of quick and agreeable travel not so
quick as railroad all the way would be, but to
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agreeable, and calculated to promote the process
of recruiting and invigorasing the health which is
the motive of the trip to the mountains.
- The notice below Of an important triumph
gus, and we insert it In our columns. not only on
account Of its own merits - connected with the
internal improvements of our own State, but also
as just tribute to the skiilfui and energetic gen.
tleman who has personally superintendent this
difficult undertaking, and who is already so favor
ably known in this city in connection with the
erection of our city gas works.
The screw pile is the invention of Mr. Mitchell,
q native Of Great Britain, and in the piers men
toned below, are made At the lower end like hugo
augers two feet in diameter, which are screwed
into the bottom of the river where the water is ID
or 20 feet deep. The difficulty of adjusting these
enormous masses of metal in the accurate mau-
ner described by the Argus must be apparent to
any one in the least acquainted with mechanics.
We regret to learn that in consequence of the
death of the first contractor for this work. Major
Lewis, u. s. A., that the gentleman on whom the
undertaking devolved, will not gain as much by
his success peculiarly, as he does in reputation:
SOUTH BRANCH BRIDGE The contractor, Mr..
A. H. Vancleve, having completed the construc-
ton Of the iron piers of this bridge. has surren-
dered the work to the Railroad Company. The
six piers have been constructed la q mastery
manner and they now stand out in the stream .
lasting monument of genius and skill.
1t is the only work of the sort in the country, or
indee |, in the world. The screw pile has before
this been employed in the construction OF light
houses in England and America; but never pre-
viously in building bridges across streams. The
piers are light airy, graceful looking structures
and at the same time all tests show them to be a.
firm adamant.
One of the most striking features in the struc-
ture will be accurate adjustment. The alignment
of the piles and braces has tbs appearance of ex-
act mathematical arrangement Ii is . curiosity
to stand the shore and sight the different por-
tons of the work all the way across the river
The diagonal braces when viewed in range, ap
pear like a single rod; and the tall wrought iron
piles (six inches In diameter) when sighted TO-
gether look like single pile.
1t is needless to say, that such results give en-,
tire satisfaction to all who interested in our
Railroad. We regard this iron bridge a. the pie
neer of hundreds of similar structures throughout
the land.
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