Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1856-03-12
From the Republican sentineLl
ASHTABULA AND NEW LISBON
RAILROAD.

A correspondent Of the Pittsburg Ga
zette of January 18Th. in calling public
attention to this road, remarks:
"From actual surveys on the A. and
N. L. R. R., it is one ofeasy grade and
almost entirely straight : maximum
grade being 25 feet to the mile. From
the crossing on the o. and P. R. R.
is runs due north course till it crosses
the Mahoning Valley Railroad. By re-
ference TO the report of the Chief En-
gineer on. Hale, J it appears to be one of
the most desirable localities TO build a
railroad; the southern portion running
through an almost unlimited coal field,
and at Ashtabula Harbor facilitates for
conveying it to almost any locality;
hence it must be a good paying road &c"
The writer speaks merely ofthe "coal
fields" It's fact, known to those who
have examined this region, that from
Niles, on the Mahoning river, TO New
Lisbon. in COlumbiana county, Thirty
miles, this road will pass over continu-
Gus and almost solid beds Of bituminous
coal, block coal, camel coal, iron ore of
several varieties, (including the black
band ore, limestone of several varieties,
FIRE clay, and other valuable minerals.
The camel coal alluded to is of the
finest quality known. 1t has been COM
pared with the celebrated Breckenridge
coal of Kentucky, and pronounced by
competent judges far superior to it, both
in fneness of grain and richness of oils.
The block coal is of the same quality as
the "Briar HILL" running in veins from
4 feet inches to feet inches in thick
ness, and is the kind now used, in its raw
state, by the furnaces along the Msho.
ming, for manufacturing pig metal. The
black band vein of coal (as Il is called J
is of the same quality as the Pittsburg
coal. This is three and half feet in
thickness, and the vein of black band
iron ore lies Immediately beneath it, from
ten to fourteen iuches thick, and is mined
along with the coal. The sannel coal is
from FIVE to seven feet thick and under
lies many hundred acres, as far as exam
ined, and, from indications, probably
thousands ofacres. On some ofthe lands,
along the route of this road, are found
two workable veins Of coal, black band
iIon ore, vein of twenty flour inches OF
very fine blue ore, a vein of kidney and
she'll ores limestone and fire clay. all on
the sams tract.
At Ashtabula our road connects with
he Lake Shore road, and with Lake
Erie, at one of the best harbors, which
gives us the whole country bordering on
he lakes for market for the Goals
Even Canada has to look to Ohio for her
,uel. Western New York also will fur
lish large market. The A. and N. L.
R. passes over the largest mineral re-
zion in the State, and these minerals viii
furnish freight to the road for centuries
o come. The Lake Superior iron ores
IAN never be worked at home with profit
They must be taken to the fuel. Trum-
pull, Mahoning and Columbiana coun-
les will furnish the fuel, aud are the
most convenient for that purpose. These
,res as well as the Lake Chsmplain ores,
ire most pro6tably worked with our do
nestle ores, and these ores will furnish
pack freight for the road. Here the fur.