Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-11-28

OEO1NNATI, CUMBERLAND GAP AND
CHARLESTON RAmRoAD.-While designing
politicians are trying to sever the bonds
that bind the North and the South, con-
servative citizens are endeavoring to unite
tbes sections more closely together-welt
convinced that what is to the interest of one,
is to the interest of both. The East and the
West are united firmly by commercial rela-
tions, and IL would be impossible to separate
them; and were communication as perfect
and easy between the Lakes and and the
Gulf, as between the Atlantic and the Mis-
sissippi much less bitterness of feeling
would be experienced between the inhabi-
tants Of the free and slave States.
Among the projects to facilitate commerce
between the North and the South, is the con-
struction of Flilroad from Cincinnati 10
Charleston, in South Carolina-or rather to
finish the construction of those which proxi-
mate toward each other, and are now in
active operation.
On the goth of April last, r. @. McCulla,
Esq. was appointed Chief Engineer, for the
purpose of surveying route through the
Cumberland Gap, and he has submitted a
report of his general observations, prepara-
tory to making a particular survey, which
iwill be done Immediately, or as soon as cir
cumstances will permit. On the Cincinnati
end of the route, the road is already COM
pleted TO Lexington, Kentucky; and on the
other end, from Charleston to Spartansburg.
The distances are as follows;
,c,..-,... Miles.
columbia TO Sparta nsburg %
sp9rta9sburg to Asheville "a
Cumberland Gap to Lexington, Ky."".,..........l2S
Lexington TO 20
Total
Those roads marked with star are COM
pleted; and summing up, we have, roads
completed, 1922 miles; roads not completed.
340 miles. Estimates of the cost of a great
portion Of this line have been made, which
we subjoin:
Spartanburg TO Asheville "A ,oss 90
Paint Rock to oumberlaEd CAP 95 miles 2,I7j,f25 Is
Total cost from Spartanburg to Cum.
berland Gap, exclusive Of equipment g. 3ss 1926 10
The available means already subscribed
between, Gum berland Gap and Spartanburp.
S. O., are as follows:
Tennessee, State aid of $4,000 per mile,
Tennessee bridge sppropration to Hos S''OOOO W
ton and Clinch Rivers. 200 OOO 90
County of Claiborne and Individual sub '''O'' w
North Carolina SUBSCRIPTION by indi 'O0'''O W
yiduals and ,.......... 800 900 90
Spartanburg and Union Railroad Coz. 2OO,oOO 90
Iotal $50 90
This estimate embraces 212 miles, the most
expensive portion of the road, leaving 1913
miles, concerning the cost we have no ac-
curate data now at hand, although surveys
and estimates have been made. Some time
since, the Kentucky Union Railroad Com
psny was chartered, with the following
powers:
''That the said Kentucky Union Railway
Company, their President, Directors and
Agents, are hereby vested with all the powers
and rights necessary for surveying, locating,
and constructing a railway at or near New
port or Coyington, on the Ohio River, by the
nearest practicable route to a point at or near
the Cumberland Gap; and also railway
from any point on said route, to such point
on the southern boundary line of this State
in q direction toward Knoxville, in the State
of Tennessee, as shall be necessary for con-
nection with any railway from that direc-
tion, and also for a branch or branches from
said route eastwardly, if deemed desirable by
the President and Directors Of said Company,
through the mineral regions of Kentucky to
the boundary line fthe State of Virginia, &C. y
Should the road be built via Knoxville,
two routes from Cincinnati are proposed,
differing in length but two miles, as fol-
lows:
Miles.
Clnclnnati TO Knoxville, ria Knoxville and Ken
lucky 298
The Importance of this road to the
business men and agriculturists of both
the South and West, can not be too
largely estimated. That a road bearing the
general direction indicated will be con-
structed, there can be no doubt; but whether
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