The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1866-07-17

gentlemen do business at Harrington.
recollect it now; town on the Ohio Kiv-
er; that most be real live place for bu-
siness. Thank you, sir for accommoda-
ting me by look over your papers. l
have failed in finding the name of the
person I wished to see, but I have got
some names from that county which will
answer quite as we'll. Good morning
And the merchant leaves the Office with
the impression that Woods6eld is very
slow place.
THE PIKE.-In the report of the Board
of Commissioners, for the years 1889,
We find the following report from the
State Engineer, John W. Erwin, in regard
to the survey Of road from the Ohio
River to Woodsfeld, thence to the Ma.
tional Road, the nearest and best way
This survey was made in accordance with
a resolution passed by the General Assem-
bly, March %, 1887:
As the resolution under which the
present survey was made, does not define
any particular place of beginning, but
leaves the whole distance between Sis
tersville and Clarington, oper, which is a
distance of 20 miles; my examinations,
Etbnrofo-o- rra.o J,,ao4od a. eo,,.ral ,o,,ko,
viz: One from Woodsfeld, to a point on
the Ohio River opposite Martinsburg,
which is at the mouth of Fishing Greek,
in Virginia; enc from Woodsfeld to Pc
ter Witten, Esq; also part of the
Woodsfeld and SistersvilIe, route and the
route from Woodsfeld to Darlington by
the way of the valley of Sunfsh Greek.
| found that upon the three routes first
named, it was impracticable to construct
upon either, such road as was contem-
plated by the resolution, for the following
reasons, viz:
First, that either Of the first three nam
ed routes would cross the deep valleys of
the Witten, Cranes Nest, and the Dis
NAL Fork, which are tributaries of the
Little Muskingum River; the land bor-
dering the same, being remarkably hilly;
and over which streams, a turnpike can
not be constructed at a grade Of 5 degrees,
and keep within the range Of practicable
ity; and a second reason is, that upon nei-
ther of the routes are to be found any
stone suitable for M M'Adamizing. there
fore abandoned those routes as altogether
impracticable, and also any further exam
ination in that quarter, and commenced
the location at the town of Clarington, at
point on the bank Of the Ohio River,
1887 below the high water mark of 1882,
at that place, 1884 feet above the high
water mark at Marietta.
Sunfsh Crock is very serpentine in Its
course, but its general course is nearly in
a direct line to Woodsfeld, for about Is
miles; near the end of the 18th mile, the
line leaves the valley of Sunfsh, and en-.
ters the valley of Big Standing Stone
Run, which enters the Snnfsh at Mr.. Mil
ler's sawmill, and pursues the same al
most to the town of Woods6eld, on a
pretty direct course. From Clarington
to Woodsfeld, az degree grade may very
easily be obtained if it should, hereafter,
be thought advisable to increase the dis
tanee about one mile in that distance
But as was compelled to adopt grade
of five degrees as maximum, between
| Woodsfeld and the National road, many
places below we're also laid at that grade
Tbave divided the whole into two di.
visions the srst ertsnd;ng from Hlar;nc.
ton. - Woodsfiel5 : distance of l9.ef
miles The 2d division extends from
Woods6eld to the national road. dis.
tanee Of 23.93 miles And the estimate
are based uuon read of the foilowine
size and construction viz. A space sc
feet n width r. ba cut ont and 40 fee
along the center thereof to be- erubbed
and all the veoet.blo matter 70 he e remov.
ed therefrometbe road he'd tn be- formed
26 feet wide from hin to hin and the bot.
tom of the side drains to be 5 feet below
ibor;znnfal linz oonnaot;,c, af fhn eidf