Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1871-07-15
rail Road Matters.


OuR LAKE SHORE Roam u undergoing n
lateral extension for the accommodation Of
the second track, about which something has
already been said. As energy, as well as or
der is a trait of this company, and, rs, In add.
ton, the increasing business Of the company
appears to demand greater facilities for its
transaction, there Is no reason to doubt but
that the work will be driven through as
promptly as may be, The double track will
extend from BuiiAlo to Chicago. The rail is
OF steel, and said to be manufactured In
Wales. The increase Of business late has
been such as to make the sound of The whistle
of passing trains, thing of almost constant
occurrence, and the regrets heretofore some.
times heard, that the road and station were so
far from the village, have been changed to
qualification that they are no nearer Through
the day, the almost constant footing of the
variously keyed whistles pass comparatively
unnOtictd, but at night, particularly # 1t be
wakeful one, the congratulalon arises, that
these unearthly noises are removed as far as
they are from US.
SoUNpINGs along the line of the harbor, un-
der the direction of CAPT. Gill, have been
going on for week or two, for the purpose OF
finding the depth Of the shale, the object being
to govern subsequent movements in the way
of pile driving for docks and cuttings for any
changes of channel, or construction of basins
for greater commercial accommodations, when
the jamestown Branch shall get under full
headway and operation. These soundings are
not in the channel, but along the alluvial mar
gins of the creek from near the lower ship.
yard to the point of crossing, some mile or
more above its mouth. The depth of the
shale is found varying from nothing, or at the
surface, to a depth of from 33 to 35 feet, dip
ping ard inoning in different directions.
THE RIGHT OF WAY QUESTION, as connect.
ed with our jamestown Branch Road we are
happy to learn, is settled and there now only
remains the subscription for making payments
in those cases where it has been deemed right
and proper payment should be made The
amount of subscription to cover this, however,
is insignificant, and it cannot be that will long
keep the work in allegiance for SO trifing pc
cuniary matter. The whole amount, we un-
derstand, is but $1,000, and liberal subscrip-
tons are proffered by several of our leading
citizcns; so that if there is a readiness, and
liberal spirit on the part of our citizens gener-
ally. they will have the pleasure of seeing the
work started without delay, and an engine, for
construction purposes, upon this end of the
line in about ninety days.
letter from jamestown, Pa, to the Erie
Dispatch says
The L. s. & NJ. s. Railroad Company have
completed all arrangements for building u
road from this place to Ashtabua Ohio. The
difficulties heretofore existing have all been
amicably adjusted, and the work will be comr
menced by the frat Of July, and vigorously
prost cute 10 its completion. The company
Erie and Pittsburgh depot, upon which they
will erect machine shops and manufacturing
establishments in connection with the road