Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1870-03-31

- siAss cAscHts Ss Ws>te os caftta.
I T''is ch;c-s;ca may Be partly obviassf
"a our ra~t BIZ eonfiacing the srsa line
from It's junction with that Of thas Bsl,i-,
more ani Po,omac Railroad to Pisesta-
way Creek, near the estate Of n. p. Hin,
whers the course Of that stream changes
from sou,hsrly 70 q w. g. w. dirrc-
ticu. and after gaining the heights be-
yoni. By folloSinx aa air limo NJ nearly
as practical and .eeaneaioa,. across Che
head waters of Piney Ran and Tiaksr's
i Branch-crossing Henson's Branch nesr
! Temples beautiful estate. thence by SUES
rriaosly residence. and By Mcs. Ygaus.
TO .0xen Ran. at the point wh,pc oar pre-,
kainsry hpe leaves tho valley. Of that
+ stream to 6sdf passage through tie
heissfss us GOOD II pc. In the depressioa,
uear Bsiroh's tavern. .Es.sll - ,a.a >ls.i.:s
l. is tru". tha, for few miles on .siis.
reate the i,cs ef the country is 4,t.e bes-
: kan -ssmparsd with that previously pas-.
scd over. II is perY rough. but after nas-.
\ sing Pisca!away creek. all serious aisi-
cu'ties viii be su-tnou,sed. The eoas.I
try beyond quite mp to Hensoa's Branch.
rs also between that str.a aud Oxen
Run. is fully a. even aud fsm as any
:'at our preliminary line passes ov"r, cx-
cepting only the southern extremity Of
ST. Mary's county. r =. J.
l. nav he sad further TIA. this routa
travcrscs populous rsr. Of pr;nce Gcor-
gie's cnunty, remote from ntyiGable wa
icrs u II as from all railroads in exis-
taac, or n contemplation. and curse ~
the entire peninsula generally ia. with 8
= prnverbially bai common ro,ds. road,
witt d'op><u:s aui miry bed, in tho,
thaws Of winter and in the early part Of
spri"g. snl with short heavy grade. IL all
seasons pr>slble for loaded vehicles onlv
in frtz,n weather when uaviyat is sus.
pended, aud in summer aud autumn when
tcao and teamstcr are too nee ssary in
making and securing tho presen: crop to
take the previous one 70 market or the
landing. ..t
By adopting this route, We shan tho
heavy sections at Mat'apoai, CHE hoaa-
lest on the whole lino,) aud ut Mrs.
Brooks. the bridges over Pis,a.away
creek and its tributaries. besides two Of
the heavy Sralles already alluded to. q
I, is true, Tint heavy work rs we'll a.
brilGinc anG high grades may be met
wi h on the line now su-C ,stei, but as
surancc is given by parties simply c,mpe-
tent Ia make the assurance good, THAT
suhscrip ions will he for h coming on the
latter route. fully sufficient to cvere ONO
the frigh'ful difficulties at piscaiaway
Creek o; DIrch's Swamp, rs well As e.
grad and bridge beyond Hcu.on's
Branch '.sF'- ..
There arise 50 many conflicting cons;d-
eratious in making choice of route, that
one is sometimes disposed TO doub. if tho,
best line for 4 roli Of any kind has ever
yet been selected, except possibly Tor =
short distance. or whore the hand Of ma
tnrc has left no room for choice.
The foregoing su- u-ycstious. 7 au aware. .
should properly b, laii bcfnre the direc-
tory, after permanent location of tho
roal is determined on. deem it pru-
dent, however, to give Place 10 I'm
here. and, before dropping this subj .ct. r
beg leave to suggest further, chan1e Of
route after passing :he heights of Good
Hope. Instead Of running between Ma
shal"s dwelling house AMI barn, continu.
the line down the valley b,,wecn Msr-
shalrs and Brooks. keeping upon tie
western slope. to the mair. stream, aud
thence (working all the while as. near to
the necessary grade as practicable and iu-
dicious.) through Tie secondary ridge
nrsr Deans dwelling house, aad ovcrrthd
estate lately the property of u.s. j.. S..
/ H,Iiiiay, anil by Mrs. Sheriff. rcs'dcucc
II The eastern branch near Bcnning'.
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