The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1871-09-21
Chesapeake and Ohio RaiIroad.

A letter from the White SULPHUR Springs
in the Washington Patriot, Of Wednesdav
last says: The Chesapeake aud Ohio rail-
road IS now under contract from this point to
the ONO river, to be completed in July, 1872
Its terminus on the Ohio is at or near tbs
mouth Of the Big Sandy river, where the
town OF Huntington has been laid out on al,
extensive scale, aud impo ltant improvements
already made. 4 wealthy company have the
matter IN shand, and have built hotels, work
shops, dwellings, wbarves, &c., ia readiness
for the fast growing business" Of the road.
The town is named after G. P. Huntington
Esq, Of N. Y, the President of the r. r.,
company. Gen.: Wickham, of Richmond, is
the Vice-President and the active manager
Of the company.
From Huntington to the falls Of the Ka-
naWha river, distance of over a hundred
miles, the road will be finished and the cars
running on 1t by the list of October. The
connection will be made from that point to
this by line OF stages over Macadamized
road. The distance is about eighty miles
The whole length of the line is under work
pushing rapidly toward. From this place to
Miboro, they are making new road. so as
to supeEsede the heavy grade of that portica
oflt. "heh complete, in July next, there
Will be no grade on the road greater than
twenty-nne feet to the mile-an unexampled
achievement in sealing the Alleghauies, and
an advantage over other projected routes.
The WORT In this section is Of the heaviest
iption-long, deep cuts, many cnlverts.
aud bridges, and tunnels, some Of which are
over mile in length and through rock. Az
Huntingdon, on the Ohio river, a bridge Is
under construction, aud railways are already
under contract there from louisville. Cincin-
natl and Toledo. 1t is impossible to conceive
the imneasurable advantages to arise from
this great enterprise to Virginia and West
Virginia Washington being now one Of the
centres of great railway network will receive
her portion Of the benefits
The mountain region of Virginia is almost
an unknown territory. This railroad will de-
velop its extraordinary resources. From
Staunton to the White Sulphur Springs, dis
tant one hundsed miles, there are the richest
| deposits Of iron, The mountains and the
valleys may be siad fairly to TEEN with this
| useful metal Companies from Pennsylvania
and other States have recently made large
purchases Of these lands and arc putting up
extensive WORKS, ana only await the opening
of this road to reach the coalfelds of New
river aud the Kanawha veleys to put them
into operation.
| TIE development of both these interests
will be followed by important results to the
commerce of the whole country. Richmond
will command large bacon trade from the
West, ana thus be brought in close connection
in this commerce. with North and South Car
oljnia, which ate chief consumers Her mills
eau take 4 600, 90 bushels Of Western wheat.
| The camel coal Of KanaWha will be put into
n. Y, aud Eastern cities at cheaper rates and
Of better quality than any other Of the kiud,
and the bhlc-zsrasss iapds in these mountains
Will be brought into market, and rapidly set
tied upon by All industrious class of people.
These are, biefy, some Of the results that will
speedily follow the completion Of the Chess
peake and Ohio railroad. 49, =