Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1871-08-25

and IL only subject to an expense OF $500 per
annum, which includes his room-rent, tuition
fees, board, &c.
baltimore and Potomac Railroad
The Baltimore american furnishes some
interesting information in regard to the work
on the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad
throughout its entire length, aud expresses
tho opinion that no work initiated in Mary
land has advanced more steadily towards
completion since the first blow struck upon it.
The american commences with the Baltimore
tunnel, gigantic undertaking. and involving
the expenditure of several millions Of dollars.
This is being constructed as rapidly as the
substantial character which the Company
have determined to give the work will per-
nit. Three hundred men are employed upon
this portion Of the road.
FIRST DIVISION OF THE ROAD.
The first division or residency from the
tunnel to the Patapsco. The work upon this
part of the road is in forward state. Sec
lions and are finished, sections s and 6
are nearly completed, and the balance of the
work, with the exception of section 2, which
adioins the tunnel, will be completed in No
vember. On this section there will be two
bridges The first is the bridge over Gwynn's
Falls, which will consist of four spans, the
second will he over the Patopsco river, also
four spans, $50 feet each. The south abut-
ment Of the last bridge is completed and the
north abutment nearly finished. The bridge
itself will be finished on the 10th of Novem-
Der, and that over Gwynn's Falls by the goth
of the same month. The superstructure for
these bridges is being built by the Keystone
Bridge Company, of Philadelphia. Where
this road crosses the Baltimore and Ohio, a.
bout one mile on this side of the Relay House,
The Baltimore and Ohio road is trussed up
until an arch of stone and brick can be placed
there. From the Patapsco the track is laid
to the Big Patuxent, distance of fourteen
miles, and construction Trains are passing
over the road now. The bridges over the
Little Patuxent and Rogue Harbor are finish
I'd, and that over the Big Patuxent is nearly
completed. The trains will begin to run over
the Big Patuxent next week to lay the track
south Of this point. Three miles south of the
Big Patuxent il the village OF Huntington, on
the junction where the two roads diverge, the
branch running to Washington and the main
stem to Pope's Creek, on the Potomac Fhc
6rss stream encountered on the Washington
Branch after leaving the junction is the East
ern Branch at Bladensburg. Here there is to
be pile bridge about nine hundred feet long.
This 10 nearly completed, about seven hun
bred feet being finished. 81
THE TUNNEL At WARRINGTON.
The next feature of interest on this portion
Of the road is the tunnel at Washington. This
tunnel will be about fifteen hundred feet long,
and will enter the city near the navy yard.
Every effort will be made to complete this by
December. The Long Bridge is being rebuilt
for the use of the Company in a substantial
manner, and the work is progressing rapidly,
The contractors having commenced the super
structure. The contractors are the Keystone
Bridge Company and w. w. Upp. The ma
sorry will be done by Campbell Bros, Of
All the masonry on the road
outside Of the tunnel in this city is being done
by Mclaughlin & Kelley, Of Washington,
they having also the contract for the Wash
ington tunnel The branch road, after cross
ing the Potomac at. Washington, will connect
with the Alexandria and Fredericksburg road.
Going back to the junction and switching on
to the main stem, the next stream encounter
cd is
b Z.staia UoLLINaroN BRANCH;
in Prince Georges county, an insignificant
stream ordinarily, but which sometimes swells
very rapidly under the pressure of heavy rains
and assumes, for the time being, huge pro.
portions. Here the company propose to place
q bridge of one span City feet In length. Al
the culverts on this portion Of the road are
temporary in their, character, because of The
scarcity Of stone in that region. As soon al
the, track is laid they will be built in q per
manent manner. The next stream reached
on the main stem is the
iS3'9 WESTERN BRANCH, g
4 short distance from Upper Marlborough
This, like the preceding, is treacherous af
lair, insignificant in, appearance, but liable t,
heavy freshets. A bridge Of one span 3Ot
feet in lcugtb, will be tHrown across Thu
stream. Beth of these will be trestle bridges
10 the shape of an inverted W. The piles fo
both Of them have already been driven down
The culverts are being built Of brick some
what after the manner of sewers and for drains
of lesser consequence, cement pipe from Bal
timore il used. Tho next bridge is three
miles below. over thec t.i1s'z ;:
as;a ea;5. f0HARLEs BRANCH, d - So.
at Sansbury's Mill. This will consist OF on,
span, two hundred feet in, length. The next
about u mile further on, is over the South
west Branch, one span one hundred feet il
length. The, road, after trayersiug ;anothe
mile, will cross prong Of this stream by |
bridge one hundred feet in length. The worl
At this pointqis very heavy, consisting Of |
series Of cuttings and epbaDkments forty 0
City feet in depth. About two and 'a-hal
miles further on table land is struck, which
Continues to within four miles of the mouth Q
!. has, PORES CREEK, e
the proposed terminus Of the Baltimore ant
Potomac Railroad.
9 Tho Mattawotaan Creek, the dividing lin
between Prince Georges and Charles counties
will be crossed by q bridge $50 feet in length
Ar Popes Creek the road will pass through
marsh; .shere aslarge amount Of pile drivin.
and corduroy will be necessary.
IRON
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