The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-02-13

PROPOSED bRANCH LOUDOUN
CogNrr,vA.-In the Hoard Of Common Council
following eommunicstion in relation to the pro
pCrsd Sssn'e ny &c perceive by tn,
newspapers that the corporate authorities Of
Warrington and Georgetown are proposing to
with the .Aiexsndris, Loudoun and Hampshire
been made In the House q Representative tc
ncct Washington with Cincinnati. IL might be
well for those corporate authorities to wait
little, and see whether the latter project is en-.
tertained In earnest or not II 1t IL, II would be
wisdom to unite the two schemes together, as
the hrst would be IS completely answered BY
such As i made q, and a.
country east Of the Blue Ridge and toward Wash.
inston, propose to point out a line leading
most exactly on a line to Cincinnati. / Would
remark that there 10 range Of hills on each side
Of the Great Talls Of the Potomac river running
lion above tide, and any rosd running west from
Washington would have to encounter this eleva.
tion, unle.s they should 20 up the immediate
TSs Orange and Alexandria road, the Manassas
main stem, ~ Fairfax Court Monse, and and the n,
about tsG feet. 4 would be the SAND on ths
sH, |ssr ,:,:s RIf .s S s
part OF that town or such other route AZ may be
water sn s% o 10 ho Biz F
either cross over the river there, which probably
], ne q beat Place or keep Up on the Ms,ylsnd
cross. In either case leave the immediate bed
Of the river at the mouth Of the old channel OF
sugar Land run. Here the hills cease, and the
rating Fairfax and Loudoun begins here. BY
keeping. near the channel Of Sugar Land run,
the grades would be moderate ~, The present
Dc i:sSSd hsfTfss o ns aef g Eeepns nes .Ss
sis ROAD ns. shen Sssss re From Il
In a southwest direction and pass into the basin
Of Broad run. The basins Of both these streams
road may be located in any direction at low
North of the turnpike towards the river there
OF tho run from the river they are avoided. The
doun and Hampshire railroad about where that
course would strike the bend Of Goose creek
near Balls mill. Between Balls and Carriers
NIL: the elevated ridge, called Negro mountain
margin OF the stream up to Manassas Gap In the
Blue Ridge. Goose creek, though somewhat
and By cutting through the hills hat project into
the bends very direct course may be obtained,
o. nay be advisable IN some instances to
ent road crosses the valley direct to Strasburg,
then up the valley to Harrlsonburg. A shorter
line and more direct would be to turn to the
southwest after attaining the summit, and by
skirting the base Of the mountain, and reaching
the river some miles up, moderate grade could
be had for the west side Of the mountain; the
river could be followed up to Staunton, In Au-
gusta county: Here the line would reach the
Y!rginia Central, and BY following that line,
which T. designed to meet with the Coyington
dotte, on the Ohio river, by the Ooyington and
Ohio road. This line would be a very direct
mountains north Of it has anything like as easy
grade In ascending the mountain from the west.
Chief Engineer Fish, In his report to the Vir-
ginia Legislature, Just before the war, stated
that line had been run and reached the summit
at grade Of thirty feet to the mile. From Guy
apdOtte line along the river would be equal to
east OF them forbid q line being made across them
ton, In yirginis. The branches Of the Potomac
apd Of James river that rise in these mountains
ali run northeast and southwest, with mountains
or high hills between them, and few gaps that
woald admit rnirosd through them, and line ne
Fisk's report, the grade from the Ohio river to
thirty feet per mile going east. On the east side
Of the summit the grade would be higher; but
that being in the direction Of the heavier traffic,
With the grades "a the virginia la Central t to
Staunton, From this latte! place, u the line is
continued down the main Shenandoah, the grade
wen " ~ "Si 'Ia .,n., tet. a. NJ " W 80. sat
la s,ons ..onSu,a s,e IL thiriy Iant rIsa
~ ,Ia tnr So M Ia FAN thnt AVE- 1' , a,,d
per- III ii S ~. r. aa,vr n,nds ~ R,vnr stes,n,n " t
t,e nsass,n. ~ .Sa heo,nJ,ab TIa nsns.n ~
line from the river to the summit has about
Ssf amai es tnHiSshoronghp tna S Sat 'he
tunnelling for half mile the crest OF the ridge,
they might get thirty-foot grade from the river
by turning southwest from the Gap, and strik-
tsnB sne rves hshh MA s,tn .nr,mit Trom ~
Ieet grauc may " nau " ny ~ nh Il, hm, ~
aown the east tHe .ne staae ,i t tne
snmc - On tae r n1 w n, e T,bn' s, i ,mon
" 10 sant nns MIA an vh,In the main unnss
H.s nils After Ieaving the main stream near
Rs,ljs Mil Z rise al mav.be 90 feet nor miic for
anSnia ~ niies would have "a he cnconntcred.
DssSsin rom Rsoad Run A Tise of 10 or iS fee}
~ sv ~ ne.essarv for coIple OF miles, not more
= tS,nI. from there a ieyei or desaent 10 Georee
Town
IN abort. there Ia no line that can be run west.
ward rom Washington, exccpt Keeping along
he MARIN az Tho Potomac river. that would be
81 IA IN this nanaT' AZ FAR A. Stanton. in Viz.
rinis. and The whole Of il in very near in direct
n NJ ~ Tincinn.ti YARpipY TAYIoR
idncoIn. I.audoun county u,
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