The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-08-30
The Big Sandy Terminus.

The original line of the Covington and
Ohio railroad had for its western terminus
the mouth of Big Sandy river at the Ohio,
opposite the town Of Catlettsburg, in Ken
lucky. At that point connection was to
DO formed with the Kentucky system OF
roads through two lines one from Licking
ton, through the blue grass country and
another from Maysville along the banks
of the Ohio. Prior to the war some head
way was made upon the Lexington and
Big Sandy road, under the direction OF
Mr.. ApPERsoN, Virginian, who was pre-
sident of the work. This terminus is one
Of such Importance that it cannot of course
be pretermitted, and must be established.
1t will put the Virginia tide-water cities
in rapid and direct communication with
the richest part Of Kentucky and also the
southcrnmoSt part of Ohio through the
river and one or two railroads.
During the war company was char
tered by the Legislature Of West virginia
to build road from Charleston TO the
mouth of the Kanawha river, under Tue
style of the Central Railroad of West Yir-
giuia: and this company did some work IN
the way of building a road-bed on That
line. When the Chesapeake ana ONO
Comnanv was chartered by the States OF
West Virginia and Virginia, especial re-
ference was had to this route of the West
ern Central line, and it was made part OF
the general route, with the privilege to
mild also the line to the Big Sandy; and
although in the debates and papers on the
snbiect the Kanawha or Point Pleasant
terminus is most prominent, no man inte-
rested in the road for a moment supposes
that the line to Catlettsburg will not be
built. That is a certainty-as much GER
tainty as the construction of the great line
itself.
We are, therefore, gratifed to see that
the people of northeastern Kentucky and
southern Ohio are becoming interested
on the subject. They have recently met
in convention at Catlettsburg, and by
speeches and resolutions exhibited their
eagerness to connect with the Chesapeake
and Ohio railroad. The chief officers of
the Lexington and Big Sandy railroad
were present, also the president of an
Ohio railroad which terminates at Ironton,
on the Ohio twenty miles below the Big
Sandy. 1t was resolved that the LexiDg-
ton and Big Sandy railroad shall be COM
pleted cat once" and those interested in
that important work, and the influential
gentlemen present from Ohio and Ken
lucky offering the great line the benefit
Of the "rich commerce of Kentucky and
southern Ohio" pledged themselves cor
daily to cooperate Sin the construction
"of a national highway from the Missis-
"sippi Valley to the Atlantic seaboard at
"Eorfolk hsrbor." The convention in
vited Colonel FoNrAISE, with his engi-
neers, to examine the work from the Ka-
nawha to the Big Sandy, and also that Of
the Lexington and Big Sandy railroad,
with the view Of Fastening their construc-
ton.
I We cannot impress upon our own people
j too strongly the Importance of this Ken
lucky branch Of our great railroad line.
1t will afford to one of the richest sections
of Kentucky an outlet to market, and that
market may be this very city if our peo-
pie choose, and must be if they only have
energy and enterprise enough to prepare
for it. With the two terminal the
mouth Of the Kanawha and the Big
Sandy-the Chesapeake and Ohio line
commands the best part of the great West,
and will have just as much business as it is