The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-08-22

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Ana - 81. C;.,r ~. IN. Thn. Tsvson Chamber.
1880 ~ ~ C Ny Cos ps.;.,.r ~ tho Land
ofs... my n vs;,.o,oh CHEF Eneineer of the
Gan,r., Pal. ~ In, Direc,or Va ORR; Col
Ts.as rs pss.,dan, W. n r r. Chas s
Morr.r Il WSM a. REM Tones. Esa: Edmund
NJ. WI R;oer R.iiroad. Capt VIM Munford;
TSss r. E.-rnw g, CSsries Hotel: Geo E Sadler,
$1,000. a.hs, ~ x,,ad cuests
IT, -. 80 rs.s. 90 in m, mail train ut IT
.,.I.ak ar .rI.ndid revx engine Jpo II Timber
49, -. tfhn - iIf,i Guidance of Jno Harden,
S,rn;.h;na The motive power. There were four
a.,s has,das IN. mai and baggage The last of
a. $685. - nsw and beautiful specimen from
49, frniar yvart. po-tanonth Va. lust received.
~ ,ssd f,r ar,t the time. ON this occasion
tn a,s..rns 10 the Greenwood Tunnel was
a~ni;.h.d and the train divided. sthe
90 80 u ora h.H and "the C. r Maaonp
The .her to the grand feat of crossing
an pl,,a pid.s Tbis has been 40 often dasc ribed
ths, .nS .ttemnt now Ia deemed superfluous. Suf
a.. !, - So tbst those who never had crossed he
ss ~ % s,,ad 18th .dmiration and awe in com
.o.e $500. tha ,aoni6eent nountsin acensrv
- r-;.ns,.ino the triumphs of the eneineerine
I'm h;ct Graf conceived the idea of crossing the
W;n;s A,ns vitb iron raii while ali ware nles .ed
~ &c., sh.nad ;ran mor.,.r. r;.h.rG
10 Wo11ntsir Cimbers did their .nn,;ntsd
- ,o-Iv and aureIv and an tho ,rr;yaT of ,ho
.rsn At ,he foot of he mountain on the other side
- 80 ;o;nad a. hofora .,d n,noo.dod on
tney ~ IA Iaah.nw 49, nd Uo.se.t',, On On
10. r,.srtlv h, q = hv he TraSsoar Works A..
kM ~, =, .,n,nn =, acio.t tha .. r,v ,rocosd,
,,naas tho co,dnct of q p Hal and other of1icar.
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&c Amor;..n Ho,ai Emh.rlino again the vov..
cor. ssfeIv re- ched MiIhoro where thew were met
ga %a,oov,nsd =. Col Eon,s;na
"AH 49, sa.;n .erosh,n., a. ;nrs- man n.
es ss" .s pso liz A., $500 pn.g
r.. T,orn,.;r scanarv !. er.nd md he.nfifui 20
.wd am, % .h;s ;rn. s.hsr .hs hills .nd v.i
ievs are covered with yerdure. nothing can be
n;o.,ss.sn~a "a ;,.arss,n, 20 a ,n1er - -.
...a ,,ar 49,, r,da Nd no scc;dants Al, hand.
soo 49, sa.,as.;...aa - ,hs Snr;.r,s h.;ol.
- .h.nH Massrs H.rmon and Brown fos safe can.
Sut .h;.L.r II 4ha;r .dr;r,hla .nno;ntad s,.o.
uues N - d ~, .e IS T.; ,.h;eh
eoaon a. LIZ a.nena hs;n. rar. mn I'll, ista
ia 70 =. No, los fnar soO era.ts
- .h..a Snr;rr. a. The nresen, time and most ~
a. aess pprn;sas haro r. many ho.rders "a tbey
h,vo roo,, tor fser en;ornaa pIeasant niobts
'. ho;nh.a.a, -, H. ss,;s,nes * trovo;na ,h
lee. Ao saa -, :g1,ooI nj bsv;nr brsaLfss,ad
p "uy III ~ IS Wnssrs usrman ana R-ow-
osueu ~ .n1 a -. n;horn nv ..a,oct 10 aI.mns
~ tho road bevond the ,srmnns and nov
po...Tns .a ~ er.ha al, A. MIhoro borses vver.
..a,:yS "a tha ns.,n .om,rancod . sar;os of sx.
pi.., .hair.1 hooe or;aad hv tba;r ohI
H.. hos,s Tha Whit w.a hoblv gratifying IN ali
pa a.ch ono axnressed himsslf surnriaed and
Sa,;aStsd ~ the epidenca Of nroaress everywhere
uoe ~ CIV S~So "
n'T nv ILL v.s. ~ s,.rnton !. h.,,as,ad ~;,h
- 80. .h;.S 1910. snnor.nna Tror, e.
.nI aIso .d5;,;nnsI smno,hnsss TIE rail IRON
w.;ohs from I;1 70 G. lbs to the ward. and il the
$50, ~. ~ IT, ;ios to-, S,.vn.an ~ me-.
:. 100 fss, .hay. The Ievei of ,he .tre.m below
E-onn ,h;s no;nt hasnt;sul v;aw NAV he Rad
,rhraa r,;as heyond this vou mass the divide
hatvaan tho -stero of the f.mes and p.tomac
Rivers which. At this place. is 5000 feet above
tida and three fact higher than, the Alleohanv
TnnnaI Tho highest noint on the (,oyinyton and
Ohio R,;irnod9 From this no;nt Won descend an
H. 80 ~ tha North mount.in for 4! miies IN lit
.is TaIf pos,ura Hara RI. countrv "a oantIv mn.
a,,,.t;na .na nnanv no;nts ~ i,tarsst nav 10 oh.
m ~
n .ont;nust;an ~ tho Sbonandoah moun,aiu.1
which contain. the celebrated Panther's Can. The
scenery views. and general appearance of this
norfion If ths conntry will At once arrest the at.
t. nt;on Of the traveller In word il is beautiful
The nrasant terminus of the road fMihorol Is
thu nearest pont from which You can reach :he
Bath Alum. Rockbridve Alum. the Hot and the
H..l;nr SYRINGE The road is nearlv graded for
twenty mile slbevond Milhoro To allow the diff.
cut.s interposed by nature the following facts are
stated The first funnel past tha, point is l.500
feet lcnf tbrou1h blue slate rock: = half mile of
very heavy work is passed, and another tunnel is
met with 400 feet long cut through the slate rock
a little farther ON YOU approach a rayire l65 feet
losn rd aOO fso, iang 10 sr.n This Mill t.ka Inn
GOO feet of trussel work or 700 600 cubic wards Of
embankment to fill it, For mile and half the
road is over cuts and fills from fifty to one hun.
dred feet in depth till third tfirisheD tunnel il
reached. 375 feet long. The trip for want of time
here ended
Beyopd this there are 6 miles of ordinary work
generally direct till 1t encounters Cow Pasture
RIVER. Here In order to avoid building two orid
ges, the river has been turned ana channel cut