The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1870-05-23
THE RAILROAD'
SURVEYORS IN LEWIS.

= SURVEYORS IN LERlS.
Tie Washington & Ohio Railroad.
As soon .. the Legislature of our State
granted the charter for the construction
Of a railroad through West Virginia, con-
Meeting Washington City, the political
capitol Of the nation, with Cincinnati, tho
commercial capitol and central emporium
Of trade in the west, it was pronounced,
BY general consent, a success. That the
road would be built in due time, and our
people would reap its advantages, there
was no one to doubt. How far our e1-
pectations may DO realized, Of course, re-
mains to be seen. Subsequent develop
ments would seem to strengthen our
hopes and confirm our expectations in the
success Of this great enterprise. LISA
National Road, and is necessary to con.
tinue the National Capitol on the banks
ofthe Potomac.
In addition to this, the road is in the
hands Of the leading cities Of the cast
all pledged to Its construction. OF its
seven directors authorized by law, one re-
side, in Boston, one in New York, ono in
Philadelpbis, and one in Wilmington,
Delaware, owning and controlling capital
sufficient TO make this enterprise sue.
coss. ,
But our anxiety to show tha, the
Washington 4 Ohio Railroad will be
made, has led US into train Of reasoning
not contemplated when We sat down to
write this article. We intended merely
to say that the Engineers charged with
the duty ofsurvcying the route IRE now
in our town. The corps consists Of tue
following gentlemen:
Addison Mnrbury. Chief Engineer.
J. H. Chunn, Surveyor.
G. II. Latham, l.ereller. a0
R. Enmct Funston, Rodman. ~
R. Johnston.
Il. Il. u. llcbb,
J.. r. Ball. Assistants.
". v. whalcy, ~ y
d. Shirley,
On learning Of their approach to thi'
county, stsge.coach was procured, and
lion. j. d. Bennett and oursclf started
to bring them to this place. We me-
them OF Miss Caroline Arnold's. and ahcl
spendinga very pleasant evening viii
them, retired early, and on Saturday
morning brought our visitors to what The,
are pleased to call "ths fnest section 0
country they have seen..iasSi e.ving Viz.
gisis." In the afternoon, they visited .h'
Asylum, and were politely received snt
entertained BY the Superintendent ant
his amiable family 10 the evening. ,
slight but elegant repnst vas prepared
for them at tho came institution, and ID,
time, until a late hour, was spent il ,
very pleasant "ieast Of reassn and flow o.
soul.'
These gentlemen. ten weeks ngo
commenced at Point Pleasant, on The
OHio River, to survey tho route for !hi.
toad, and hay. been working in this d.
reetion since that limo. After boring
them, doubtless, a great deal, We extract,
cd from their usual 1elieenee few fact.
Which We feel al liberty to give TO III.
public.
LIST. That tho distance from peinl
Pleasant and Mason City, opposite Pom.
eroy, to this place, is tho same, and that
the terminus Of tho road on tho Ohio
River may be Al either place with equal
advantages to. Tue Company.
End. Tba. tie distance from either
place to Weston will 10 10 miles. which
is shorter by nine miles than the measured
turnpike distance.
Sd. That nature, BY direct and leading
water courses, hos marked out tho line.