The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1869-07-01
From the ChillieOthe Advertiser, 21,h.
Ohio and Southern r. r.
synopsis of the Report of the
Civil Engineer.


md passed through q section Of
about two miles south Of
.hc G. & z. Il. r., which is on o
inc between the waters of Hooking
and CIcarcreck into Salt Greek
' alley near Tarlton, in Pickaway
county, thence through a compar.
Atively level country by Hopetown,
TO ChilIicothc. lie found this route
entirely practicable, and the peo-
pie along it fully aroused and in
tercstcd in tho enterprise.
Al Chillicotho, be found DR..
Campbell and Mr.. Reighly Of Ad-
ans county, awaiting him, both |
earnest friends of the enterprise.
In company with these gentlemen,
he passed up the Paint Valley,
crossing the North Fork of Paint
near its junction with the West
Fork. and then up the West Fork
to cambridge Ho found no diff
culties in the Paint Valley in get
ting a good line and easy grades,
but it will require on instrumental
survey to determine whether one
or three bridges will bo required a.
cross tho West Fork. At Balm
bridge, he left the Paint Valley,
passing up Massies Run to the
Head Waters of Brush Creek, fol.
lowing it about six miles; thence
through Buffers Gap TO Sinking
Springs, and on TO Brush Creek
again, thus saving some three or
four miles which would have been
expended in the following Brush
Creek through deep gorges which
would rcquhe sharp curvatures
and heavy work. Between these
points he learned that there was
another route, through what is
called Matthew's Gap, which may
be more practicable, which an in.
strumental survey must determine.
But there are no serious difficulties
in the Butler Gap line. From
Sinking Springs to Bentonville,
twelve miles north of Aberdeen,
and on tho Head Waters Of Three
Milo Run, there are several prac>
ticable routes which will require
to be instrumentalIy surveyed to
determine tho best one. Any of
these must cross Brush Creek, and
will neccssitate depression in the
grade of the road of somo 200 or
$50 feet. The towns of North
Liberty, Newport, West Union,
and Locust Grove, are passed
through by these several lines, and
each is jealous to be the point
touched by the limo. 1t matters
little, however, where tho line runs;
they will be vitality benefited, and
they should all be satisfied to al
low the road to run on the easiest
and cheapest line. at West I'm
ion, Col. Cockerell joined the party
and it proceeded 10 Maysville
through the valley of Three Mile
Run. This valley gives distance
of twelve miles to the Ohio River
in which there is q fall of 300 feet
1t joins the river Immediately be
low the town of Aberdeen, ir
Brown county, directly opposite
the city of Maysville. 1t is such
beautiful and easy route, that one
would be almost ready TO believe
that the Creator had expressly
prepared it for q Railroad.
At Maysville, the exploring par
ty was met with every dcmonstra
ton of enthusiasm by the citizens
and Hospitality entertained by DIR
John Duke, who is every inch
gentleman, and calculating tn,
number of his inches 10 be abou
, 700, the amount of gentleman il
! considerable. lie found the peopl
of MaysvilIe, and citizens of tn
interior Blue Grass Regions full.
| alivo to the great interest OF tn
undertaking, aud has but it'll
doubt that substantial aid will b
) furnished BY them. The Blu
Grass people are vitality interested
/ as they want a short and expedl
tious line over which to ship thei
cattle to the sea. board.
Col. Sifford has been cmploye'
: by parties along tho line to max
a survey between Adelphi an
Chillicolhe, to be submitted TO MI
[ Graves, and on Saturday, a littl
D party consisting of Mr.. Graves, Co
Sitford, J. |. Throckmorton, an
y the editor of the Advertiser, passe
? over it. 1t runs almost parable
: with tho Columbus pike TO Hope
S town, skirting the high ground t
t tho right of the road, and passe
: through the hills at Biggart's Gal
s gaining a little valley carryin
a them thro' Anthony Betzer's GaI
y to point one-half milo south {
q Hullsvillc, From thence it pro
y cecds to Adelphi by way of Pix
: Hole Creek, through Browsher
8 thoroughfare. The people on thi
,. line are in great earnest, and nc
{. only offer an excellent route, bu
it promise TO grade it to Chillicoth'
g give the right of way, and also al
, sist in paying for the more exper
t sive work in Adams county.
s On Monday, Mr.. Graves an
| Col. Sifford, commenced a surve
It of line from Adelphi to Lanca'
/. ter, the result of which we arc nj
n able to lay before our readers.
If Mr.. Graves sums up the who
} matter as follows: 81 find tn
.. counties through which passe'
is we'll adapted to the building of
Rail- DAD, through which the wor
can be done at a low rate. III
grade from Tarlton or Adelphi,
n Chillicothe, will not exceed twent
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