Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1869-12-18
SsrlOuR RAILROAD, Our cilzens wM
be olad 20 learn tha, the con,empla'ed'ex-


,ension Of The Cumberland Valley Rail
road is s,ill in process. of formidable
shane, and tina, the Engineers are still a,
work surveying The route. The follow.
ing extracts will give our readers some
favorstie Impressions in regard 10 the
route thus fat surveyed, d. ass .,7a.s t.p
The following We copy from the
ChsHestown. Spirit - ,.-a y,.- szi 80 .
THE NEw RNLsoAD. Dor rsilfosd
engineers returned 10 his Town, BY the
noon train on Saturday,, having completed
the running of the line, as fer South as
Front Royal, in Warren county, the en-
trance TO the rich aud productive Luray
Valley. They furnish Us with the mos.
gratifying intelligence Of the character oil
the route, and assure US that they have
succeeded ia getting an almost airline
from Berryville, ria Miildsle to Front
Royal, with easy grades and susceptible
of construction at the most moderate cost.
We have already epestedly referred TO
,hs line from Hagers,own TO BerrysiiIe,
tages Of . road, over which freight and
passengers can be probably transported
at the lowest possible cost TO the local
pubic.
The distance by The route Of The survey
Just completed .ffom Hsgers,own 10 From,
Royal, Ella Shepherdstown. Charleslown,
Beuyville, Millwood and Mhldale, is as.
cer,sineJ to be just ff'yj our miles, over
precisely the same character OF country as
that through which { e Cumberland Val.
lev Railroad now passes, and which has
rusde it a SUCCESS as local road from
Harrisburg t.. Hsgtrsloah. The distance
iro1 llagersiuwn 10 Front Royal. uia
Powei,'s Bend. Mstlinsburg. Winchester.
and NineVeh, is, We are Informed GO
miles-and much OF This route must Re-
cesssuily be made alongside OF the BslH-
more e. Ohio RHlroad, and so close to
that work, as to afford liule open country
between the two lines. The superiority
of the Jefferson route. as furnishing the
easiest grades, and least expensive in its
construction. has been already demonsirs-
I'D.
We are era flied TO learn from our en-.
gineers, that the people along the entire
route surveyed. from the Potomac to
Front Royal. are fully alive 10 their own
interests. and 10 the great advantages that
must result to them. from a successful and
early completion OF this road. Indeed.
such is the public split exhibited. that it
is no longer question a. to the road be.
Ing built. but the more important inquiry
/. being urged, how soon can IL be &C.
complished
The following letter upon the came
subj CT, signed "MilIdale," written TO The
editor Of the Front Royal Sentinel will
be found interesting:
MEsaRs EDIroRs The Shenandoah
Vslley Railroad is rapidly presenting H.
self before ia as matter OF fact, and as
suming an Importance which must awaX-
ca she attention sud quicken the efforts of
every ciizen of Warren DESTROYS OF push
ins forward this important improvement
through or couniy.
The engineers engaged in the survey
here pushed rapidly wth their work re-.
pardless OF wind aud weather. Begin
mig their survey at Do~nsvile. Wash
Inslnn county, Maryland, they crossed
the Potomac a, Bull Hollow. jus, below
Dam No. 4, crossed the Baltimore 4
ONO Railroad at Dufieid's Depot. to
Chsrlesiown. in JEFFERSON county. BY
the appropriation OF three hundred dollars
BY the last County Court Oi Clarke, ena-
bIed them. viii out hating, 10 keep
straight on from Charies,own TO Berry.
vile. Entering Iha, place by the Baptist.
church, and keeping up an unbroken lire
10 Old Chapel. one D'le below Mlllw God.
and entering that beautiful town by pass
ing through us suburbs on It's Eastern
eide in such locson as NEST be highly
beneficial TO the interests Of the people Of
tina, place aud The surrounding country.
FROM Wildwood, they reached ,hc
Warren ne on Friday las'. Tie survey
corps consisting Of ]. b. McEiroy, Chief
Engineer. assisted by Mr.. douglass
Brown, tutngrs, her. Mr.. Mathews, lev
slrr. assisted by Mr.. White, Messrs. y.
l.. Woocdy, ID. Dew. A. D. Barr. and
WIN Spots. chainmen and stall bearers.
These gentlemen were net by an enIhusi-
attic turnout of The citizens Of the lower
end OF Warren. and delegation OF The
c,tz.us OF Middle and vicinity, who in
formed them The county having let slip,
ia last court, the opportunity OF making
an sppruf ration for the purpose Of survey
that they would take the responsibility OF
pushing forward Tie survey as far as
From, Royal, the county seat ol Warren,
at which place they should wait tie ac-
ton OF December Court, unless caller
convened for the purpose To make the ne.
cesss'y appropriation for survey. unlrss
'he c'uzen. of Front Royal and the cen.
iie and upper portion Of lie county
should exhibit as much interest aud zeal
"a the ciuz-ns OF the lower end uf War
Ten have done, by purchasing the survey
forward TO L1sy, which field Of operation
the gentlemen are anxious t, begin so
coon as they have finished The survey Of
Warren county. It's to be hoped, now
,ha, the engineers are anongs, u. ,ha.
every friend Of the Railroad in Warren
will besGr himself in earnest t, NEE, the
engineers al Front Royal and extend to
them such assurances necessary until the
meeting Of our next court. as win enable
them f. 90 forward with tho su,,o, A..