Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-08-26
GENERAL.
An Excursion to Noun, cuba

NINE MILES OVER our NEW HAILRpAD-BY STEAM
Up RED CLAY CREEk-iliE NEW STATIONS, AND
THEIR NAMhs-A SMOOTH TRACK AND GOOD ROAD
--RIrpING uPTHE PluMEyAL ROCKS AT CUBA HILL.
Gu Saturday evening last small party of eX-
cutslonsts made trip over the new Whining
ton and Western railroad, to Cuba Hill the
point to which the rats are now laid. Dlroct-
ing the excursion was the worthy President of
the road, Joshua L. llead the efficient necre-
taty VIM. III, Gonneli, aud the genial SupeIIn-
tendent, s. A. Hodgeman AsD were aboard,
John q. Jackson, Chief Engineer, tie man Who
worked 30 perrisienty fuf the enterprise IN lts
early stages job IL. Jackson President of the
Jackson X Sharp Co, and member of the
Board of Directors from the first; Daniel w.
Taylor, sec and Teas of the J. ~ 5. Co Geo.
W. Stone, Sec Wilmington Board Trade Geo.
q. Lubdell, another director; representatives of
the city newspapers prominent gentleman con
nected with banks and banking honses; aud
last though not least, a number OF ladies graced
the occasion with their presence.
The excursion left Wilmington at 54 O'Clock,
and proceeded over the track at first slowly aud
then, after passing the lieadlng road, at quite a
rapid ratio Ii WAS remarked by all that the
track is quite smooth Tor new road and gives
evidence of being carefully and substantially
laid.
The train was first brought to stop at the
point where the road strikes the valley of hed
Clay Creek, near Phillips Bros, mill, and here
has been erectedthe first passenger station along
the route. The design OF the building Is quite
handsome, and the structure Itself Is ampie IN
size and conveniently arranged. MIR. VIM. q.
Phillips, Il Director of the road, greeted tile
| party on its arrival at "GreenbaBk, for this ID
| the pleasant and appropriate name of the sta
| tion-and invited all hands to alight aud help
| themselves to huge table-full OF apples aud
grapes. When the party leIt "dreenback, the
| apples and grapes did ~, likewise. Mr. ihiipH
| accompanied the excursion mp the road lle
line from Phillips mil follows the valley OF He'd
Clay first up on one side of the stream and then
| on the other, crossing its waters by substantial
| wooden bridges. The tIack il not so crooked at
| we expected to find it, the engineers wisely en-
| deavoiing to avoid sharp curves whenever pos
| sibe.
We are informed by the President that namea
| have generally been fixed upon for the various
/ stations on the road. That next above Green
| banks il is proposed to name Falkland. This al
| at Fell's spice mills. The next above, Highland a.
/ Speakmans mills the next, Ashland at sharp
| less, Auburn, at CARROTS; and HOchesslh, Ii
| the village of H1ckessn. Above the last
named will be Kaulin, New Garden, ana hn9ilY
| at the present terminus of tue road, Landen
| buru While but one station has ye
| been erected six others are framed aht
| ready to put up at short notice, and those prop
| erty holders at points where II IL ueslfahle u
establish stations, VINO hrst give substantial eE
idepce that they desire to have depots hea
them. will be most promptly suppoI by th'
Railroad Lompany Others who do not shoN
a liberal spirit III the matter may have to wal
longer for these accommodations.
AT Cuba Hill, the eNcurslonlsts alighted trol
the cars, and took strols through the deep cut
and among the rocks and hills Of that Wild am
rugged locality. The ralroadhe passes throng
a - cut 50 feet deep. The rock cutting Is neal
y completed it is thought that to day Will M
ish il; and then the track layers Will have an Iln
| obstructed course to Landenburg. Workme
hsye been assiduonsly engaged here, for month
in blasting the peculiarly hard and llnty roc
which they have encountered and with the OIL
, GERS Of the road, rejoice in the completion {
their labors vast amount of ammunition ha
been used in the blasting, and the hills there
abonts are covered with fragments of roc
thrown out by the exploding force OF the pov
der One mite OF rock, trliinB httle stone {
Q but 40 tons weight was elevated thirty teet mi
the air, and pitched over among the trees hui
\ dred Yards or So And the President tells
other freaks of the = blasted rocks at Cui
Hill. which. if repeated to the pubic, would or
n ate astonishment.
The party tarred here half hour, ard the
got aboard for a most delightful nlne mile rl'
l. back to Wilmington. The train halted at Gree
bank where three rousing cheers were gwen I
II MIR Phillips, as he alghted from the car
= another halt further on, three more FOR lev
headed" reporter who left the tlain and at t
Wilmington terminus Of the trip, three for
President and Secretary of the W. w, Il.
who arranged this most delightful evening {
"a eursion, over Wilmiugtons new railroad