Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1870-01-28
REPORT OF THE CHIEF ENGINEER
NORFOLK 81 GREAT
WESTERN r. r.
CHIEF ENGINEERS OFFICE
NJaF Tx & GssAr WtsrEGS Il. r.
DInvIlle, Va De. LIST, ls69.
To the Preident and Directors Of the

To ihs Preide,lt and Directors Of the
Norfolk + Great Western z. r Co.:
GENrLkMES Immediately UPON the Ad.
lou nment OF the annual meeting of the
nckhnlders 10 July last, the rnsiueer par
~ resumed the survey on the Western
Division ct the road.
The eXDer,n ntal survey reached B istol
on the 10 OF November. The tot-l length
Of liues run in the vBri0us surveys Ia twelve
months s1T5 miles, or IN TO than three
miles per day FOR the tins spent 10 the fsld.
The located line from Norfolk to Bristol will
be about $50 miles.
Il was rot to DO 4 ected that first ex-
perimentsl line (crossing the Blue Ridge,
the Allrghany, the Iron and the HOlston
Mountaius,l could be adopted as the daAi
location But feel very confident that the
located line wilt have 10 conform to the frst
survey at the prominent pDiits, via the
ossii OF the mountain ranges.
The lines leave the valley Of the Dan
river nearly opposite d luvill', rrs.blng the
Sandy river in the piantatloi of Mr.. A.
Cunningham, follows IL To Stony Mills,
whera u crosses TO the sou h-sde Of the
river, allowing near the river aud crossing
| IL twice in the plantation OF Mrs. Darneil
| fthc last crossing being near the mouth Of
| Sugsrtres creek,l passes near the Burnt
| Chimneys, 10 Henry, iinmediaely north OF
| Henry Courthouse cTossrs Smiths river
near Wallsr'I Ford passes near Patrick
| G iurthouse crosses the ID n three miles
below the PlnnAcles, aud commences 10 IS
cend the southern slope of the mountain,
reaching the summit at Fancy Gap fol-
| lows near the road from that place 10 New
River, at Collins Ford passes by GrAyson
| Courthouse follows near the Wythevlle
turnpike To Mr.. Samuel Chx's; crosses
Berk mOuHt1in. near the Bride creek road ;
| crosses the IrO1 mountain near tie p ia Al
Hhich the main turnpike cEoss's IL; follows
| bstween the m iuntain range aud the SOut
| WA>,on /: crosses that river pesr Buchansh's
mill the. Middle Holsion near its mouth
the X ilstoh Krobs . ar J lge CAmpbelrs
aud eachrs Bristol with the Virginia alo
Tennessee X al d jAd. A thorough examin.
alton Of the country has iadnced me to be.
lieve that the fol lNing alterations should
he made The "a sLoald only cross tbs
main Ssniy River onee that il, should
cross the s1uth fork Of Stndy river, pas
uorth Of C-ntrsyi lr, IN Henry counts p~si
70 an Jones' creek litus north Of Henry
Conrthouse eros Smiths river about hal
Eav between Beaver creek bridge and Wal
Ter. ford North Nag, nssr Mayo Forge
pass nesr the PA'rick springs cross th'
Snuh Mayo, in tue nsighhorbOOd of Fat
rick Courteuuse pass sonth OF CNl,Ti
muurtAin cross the Dtn risTT near ih'
present. crossing, the same crossing u tbs
AIleghAny; cross Chestnut creek one sue
bal N les higher up cross New riSei
near the month Of Lutte river pass Bucs
mountain little south Of Bride creek road
I the Iroa mnnntAin. near the same place, de
seend The north side Of the mo intAin Sitl
q grade OF so feet 10 the mile, crossing thu
, Laurel creek about one mile from III
mouth cross the South Holsioa bcioS th'
month o. NJ ddle Il0l.ton and the hp'stol
X aobs, nearly two miles ssuth OF EKpeFi
r,ental Sdfvey. aud approach bris'ol by tn
= s,n,h fork o. Beaver creek, and cu"n, c
, With tee Virginia and Tennessee road, ~ q
la meet he VirgIni- and ksnturky rosd
7 md seain Al the State line, so ~ 10 connee
With the Z ast Tennessee and q orgis, ans
: the Tennessee and P4ciar. By crossing N
South Mayo little east OF Patrick Cour'
{ bouse. aud passing sonih Of C4rtsr's noun
: tain. think that the distance will b. lessen
4 ed, the length 81 the ianneis EreA'ls red Z
! ,ed. and . considerable saving sn-ei~d Il
] the csst Of the sork Asurv-y Of this par
8 az the line will he made a. Sou A. praeti
{ cable. Gnd In order 10 make fair cOuii 'afl
. son With the prrseni line.
4 Before deciding upnn The point OF er'isa
J, inx the Dan and the A leghany. I made
J. close examination ~ the nipuntsia q ascsl
q tain " il was Iracticshle % ps<a he ri't
/, uorth o. IN tho immiliaie viciritg ~ %
I. Pinnacies aud being satiha thai y coo'
} ~ h, done vithout udepilnAs mqeh hraF
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