The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-12-04

thence up the river TO Deep run, about
four miles above MRrtinsVille, thence up
Deep run, and through the ridge TO Lit
tie Short creek, and then down II TO near
its mouth, then through the ridge to Big
Short creek, thence up that creek to the
mouth of the Piney fork, and thence up
that fork TO the dividing line between
is headWRtsr and theWaters Of Connotten
creek, which, like the Still Water, runs
through level bottom until il emptles
into the TuacarAWas, at the town OF Zoar
| should think that Zoar was about twenty
miles north OF the mouth Of Still Water
at Dennison.
The Piney fork OF Big Short creek
comes in from the northwest with the
natural dip Of the coal, and therefore the
coal Is exposed the whole distance, TO
Hopedale, and then on the Conuotten, In
Carroll county, there are immense beds of
iron, and the road cuts all Of the veins Of
coal below our siX,fOot vein, and the
lowest Of all bed of Camel coal.
This road runs almost on straight line
70 Toledo. The road from Grafton to
Dennison does not, and may not, reach
Elyria, and Is OF present intended as a
feeder 70 the great city Of Cleveland.
These arc some Of tho various reasons
why should give the preference to the
Hopedale route.
There arc OtherIrGasOns for this. As q
great through route northwest, ilbrOuRht
over tho river, II would induce the Bali.
more i Ohio Railroad Company TO con.
meet with Us their road from, Cumberland
to COnnelsville.
At very early day, and before the Bal.
timOre 3 Ohio railroad was located
through tho mountains, Jonathan Knight,
their surveyor, located the road from
Cumberland TO COnnellsVille, and from
that point 70 this place, but the State OF
Pennsylvania would not grant the right
Of way to the road, and II had TO DO aban.
dOned, and this road was located on It's
present bed. ............
That survey ran from this point up big
Wheeling, to q point near the Pennsylva.
MIA line, and then run up Q small branch
heading with the waters Of Ten Mile
Creek, thence down that creek TO its
mouth a short distance above Brownsville,
and thence down the Monongahela 10 the
mouth OF Redstone Greek, about one mile
below Brownsville, and thence up that
creek 70 COnnellsVille.
The whole Of this route between this
point and ConnellsVille runs through q
country oil the best soil and people, full Of
coal, especially In the valley Of the Mon.
ongahela, Of the very best quality, and oil
the way up RedstOne, the coal there dip.
ping In this direction.
This road 10 nearly in the direction OF
Cumberland, both Brownsville and Con.
being directly east Of this point, |
aud Cumberland being not over half
degree south OF our latitude.
This line, / am informed, Is at least
forty miles shorter than the route through |
Grafton TO Cumberland, besides tho coun. |
Try, as far as Connellsville, Is much 81.
perior to tho country on the present line. |
II this great route could be made II
would be made tho line Of travel and
over all others between the
great Northwest and the East. /
/ invite you TO take your maps and
OOk this matter over for yourselves.
Place your maps 30 that you can trace
.he line from Toledo ID Wheeling, and
hence 10 Connellsville and Cumberland,
and you will see how nearly straight that
Inc will be.
again say that It seems TO me that II
you will 90 into this matter heart and
hand, you can bring about these great re- |
suits.
But let me warn you that you must DO |
united in your efforts. II will do for
part TO be for one thing and part for an. |
other; but we must Join our whole
strength for whatever we may under.
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