The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-04-23
TIE BARNWELL AND MILLEN NRAIL
ROAD.
Progress and Prospects OF the Work.
From the Barnwell Journal.1

lFEOm lIle DAIuWcll
The corps of engineers selected for this road
have been actively engaged for the last ten days
In the preliminary survey OF this important enter
PRISE With transit and iertl the old line has been
accurately and closely trayersed from Blackv.lle
to Barnwell, "a distance OF exactly nine nine miles,
be performed is SO inconslderabe that 1t may be
safely estimated that with fifty hands, under Skill
full and experienced management, this portion OF
the road can be made ready for the rolling stock
in less than ninety days, at the inconsiderable
sum Of 1lteeu or eighteen thousand dollars.
On the 1lth instant, under the supervision Of
MesSrs. Nixon, Saunders and Summers, the corps
of engineers again continued their line OF survey
from Barnwel crossing both Turkey Creek and
Saltkahatche swamps % distance OF oae-half
mile each,) with entire satisfaction, the grade on
tile line OF descent, from the village hill across
the swamp being only forty-two feet to the mile.
BY this preliminary and airline survey 1t Is the
intention cross at or near Stinson's Bridge and
iutersecting with the Port Royal road near the
river at Browns Landing, distance or fifteen or
twenty -four miles from Blackville, on the South
Carolina Railroad.
The objective points or termini OF this line OF
railroad are at Mlen, Co., and Sumter, S. c. Re-
tracing, then, this line, we pass from Sumter,
Should IL be deemed eXpedlent to make that
point the termInus) through, perhaps Orange
burg, which last point might be made the terrll-
nus Instead OF Sumter, for az least the present.
thence across the Savannah River, at Browns
Landing, on to Millcn, CT. These indications are
sustained by the act OF Assembly, passed as
amendatory to the original act chartering the
Barnwell Railroad Company, and thus completing
this npOrtant line OF railroad. That 1t Is an I'm
portant and advantageous enterprise may be,
therefore, quickly perceived when taken In con-
nectlon with other roads. "nen GonstruciGa u
will necessarily open more speedy and direct
communication from Wilmington and the whole
North with Beaufort or Port Royal, Savannah,
Macon and Augusta. IL will be more direct to
traverse the line from Sumter, kipgville or Or
angeburg, 10 Augusta Macon, Savannah, or Port
ROYAL over portion OF the Barnwell road than
1t Will be by any other way. These, IN connec-
IIon with additional facts no less significant, that
both MIllen, the terminus OF one end OF the line,
and Orangeburg or Sumter, one OF which must be
the terminus OF the other end OF the BarnweH
Railroad, and both OF which termlni must De ne
cessarlly all.important functions OF other roads,
will unouestionably and concluslvely demon
strate not only the feasibility, but the practica-
bility the utmost Importance, and absolute ne-
cessty OF this line OF travel. Let any one use the
man, draw a line from Sumter or Orangeburg to
Backyillc Darnwell thence crossing the Port
Royal road and Savannah River, on to Millen,
Ga nm important junction connecting II with all
the leading roads in the West and South, and the
above statements can but be verified. A rail.
road, therefore, aiOrdins such naturally great
facilities traversng scope Of country possess
ing so many natural advantages and resources
unlevelopeil, aud forming such importhnt con-
uectlons by extending so short distance, the
distance from OrangeDurg 10 Millen not exceed
ing seventy miles, Is project which should be
not only literally patronlzeu and freely encour-
aee on the score Of public convenience, but also
as an enterprise promising handsome profit
an abundant dividend FOR those fortunate enough
in having secured such an investment.