Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1870-01-28

more southern line, had an exyerimeptal
line rua which crossed the d little De.
Tow the P,nnacles, eros vi the head wstris
Of ths Arsrai, reached the summit Oi the
AleghAny at the y rthwe.t Branch, ant
fallOsud on tho Up Of the on ,unt4ias Io
F,ncy Gap. l. was fund to he u t-rly i'm
practicable 70 cross thJ mpantAia at n 4
nead Branch, With grade Of 100 feet u
the mile, and Ihr Fancy G ~ was the M 'st
favor4bls place Or cros,inS. Tue party rs-
turned 20 the heighh rhO OF Dan river,
crossing 10 tNo mites belnw the hr.t crOssir z
ant &C, nde I the southern slope IL the Ale
ghauy with a 60 EOt grade. By aduptins a
grade Of 50 feet per mile the mountain
coud 10 crossed before reaching Fancy
Gap, but the country on the north side Vl
the uOuntain /, 50 broken that 40 not bn-
lievs that 4ny savtn Of distance, or e,s
could be It c.ed. Tue line eau bs mlteri-
ally improved by crossing Chestnut geek
higher ap, aud by crossing New river uet-
tue mau'h II Little river, psrticui trlS In :
gard To the hriSht " the bridges on the ,s
streams.
The large mans Of the State would indi.
cate tnst a favorable line colt,A h- hat by
following Pescbbo tom creek (torth Vi
Graysos Cpnrrh u,r,1 10 its bead but an
LexaDinatLn Uf the eaHry IA ,~s chat tI~
P.IUt mountain Ani Buck mtautAiu, bdh
{ rmida1le rang 8, rsudrr such zine utter
ly inprscticabl-.
T &c present very favorable crossing ri
tie Iron mountain being north of the dTec.
i'ns TO ist j Fhicn s,es near the d
sam mountaiul examined Fox creek with
tue vies OF passing the mountains at the
head VI that creek, and u the L ,urel viii h
may be said to q ~ from the same spring,
| mn MI h.a 9th
found the gap at thai p iLt the most fsvors.
bic have ever seen 1. turnpike road, or
tor q railroad ~ith sterp grades but the
fall Of each creek is too gre2t THAT OF Fox
being 100 feet to the mi 81 to admit Of q
road being constructed With hs Inv grades
az can be had Ivy the present ne. Tue
White Top and Bllssn On iun aims, near TIC
head OF Fox creek AMI LAUREL Cresk are
two Of the highest moautAhs in the State
the form Z beirg S 40 feet, aud the latter
apparently - hkh, while the Peaks "f o..
ter are Uniy 1850 feet, and yet tho lat hA,
| been tho resort Of the lOVOrs Oi nature,
many OF Wb5m have tried in vain to des-
cribe them, 81 as to give the reader sums
idea Of the enchanting Sc merry, Wills, the
| grAnduer of the former, Nth its ricb verd
ure high up amidst the clouds, remain al
NEST 4skuo~r. By taking the prssens or q.
| Jug 81 Tue lfOu no lutalu = longer Olalauct
Is 3 d ,rded fir descending the Holston thar
could be had, think, 10y any line farth.r
south aud it will admit Vt a SO foot grade
berg adopted as the maximum coming east
which Is less than half that vi the Blti-
/ more d OHIO road.
The On. sapeake & Oiin has lower grade
| (29 4 feel between the GreenbTier river
aud CVviDgtor, but it has tV adopt higher
grade between Coyingt and Richmond
whist both roads have a 60 foot grade going
west, which szves It very lite II suy al
yantsges. taking the whole line. F r sbSul
| IS miles Of the road, fr IN B ist0l Est. The
| grading aud mAsunr, Il cost very little
more tnan il will throuLh the cOunties u
| N, SkleRburg aud Brun,wek.
The eastern portion of tie lins has bee 0
survey ed. 80 a. To- AT ,rd v,ry close esti.
I mate 81 the costs. But the changes pro-
| posed o. the western divi,;oi will render AT
] approx N ate esttmse necessary, though
thiuk il has been made amply sufficient
/ From the L IL .beth RIVER at Portsmouth, q
. point - miles up the line, the country 1,
vsry lsyrI, sai free from rock, and o.
course the work will be- much cheaper than
| on most roads Ia this State.
F,on that point 10 DInville the country
becomes broken, and the work will he heav
Ter. From DAuvil-, ~ miles west, and
from Bris;o', "a miles east. the work, VIII l,l
heavier than chat east Of Daoville, |, much
| Lighter than on the mountain portion.
The estimates will therefOrs he prs ssnted
so as to conform 10 the cost VI the q tfsrenl
| portions Of the hae.