Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1872-11-30

The BreakpQter Light speaks as follows
regarding another proposed railroad -
IL is proposed by some of our enterpiisng
citizens TO bu Id a railroad between Lewis
and the Indian RiVer-to have it run Uid
Rehnboth city and strike the liver at the
upper part of Mr. Andrew Dodd's farm,
and by this means give Yaluab facilities
for travel and tfonspo rlatiou to the peo-
pic OF Baltimore and DagshorO Hundreds.
This road need not be miles in length,
scarcely Az miles, and would cost say not
exceeding ufIy-l i've thousand dollars COM
pltted and ready for use. a steamer
could be run in connection with this line
from the point named for the terminus OF
this road 10 the head of the river, 1t being
navigable, aud : feet Of water could be
had from Frankfort 20 Dudd's farm. This
would afJrd the citizens in the vicinity Of
the river to IT, head, easy means OF t'ans-
portion 10 the gres cities Of the Cuion
by both railroad and steamer, connecting
with tile J. X B. H. h. at lewes.
The shifting sands at the inlet or mouth
Of Indian river have become so trouble
/ some of late years that trading out of the
/ river has been nearly abandoned already.
Some ten or twelve schoOners are now
/ living inside Of tie river, and have been
| there Tor several weeks waiting for tho
tides Of fortune 10 open the month so that
they may pass ont into Tie ocean aud pro
cesd toward the port for which they III,
loaded. A This condition Of things cAnno
IN all probability be overcome, it be hOUVe'
the people to seek other e&unnels aud
other outlets. One-half 1T least of las
wears grain yet remains there at grea
sacrifice lor want Of means of trAnspor
tatou.
Another great feature Is the prohabl
building aud developing OF Rehcbotl
city. And il Is almeHt certain that ID
large number of entesprising Methodist
who have purchased lands adjoining coul
not. neither would they, do without This
ELKToN ANp MAssEYs.
Another meeting TO try and galvanla
this project into life was held last week
Elktuu, ~ which II Mr. Jackson. .of. Pnilu
delDEin, who is largely interested In I'd
Kent County Rail Road was present an
male definite proposition to huld th
road and put it In running order ii pryat
, subscriptions amounting To $40, 900 al
obtained and the rislt Of way secure.
The amount already subscribed is si2.O
so that Sl3, 200 is all that is still lacking
There may be some objection, however,
the conditions offered by Mr.. Jackson.
THE OXFORD AND hLKroN ROAD.
D The Elkton Democrat of Saturday sayt
D Colonel Hood. Chief Engineer Of Il
s Peach Bottom Railroad, gentleman Z
j. high reputation in lis profession, with h
e corps OF assistants, reached Elkton q
e Thursday afternoon, completing ut Il
r dcrot of the Philadelphia Wilmington an
r Baltimore Railroad the preliminary aury,
d of the Fliuun aud oxford Railroad. al
e. route selected follows the course of q
Il Little FIX. frlm Its head waters to III
j. valley, and Is pronounced by CVloncl lio,
o to be not only practicable, hut uunpar
tvclt inexpensive. The grade Is ligh
10 and descending the entire distance 70 u
g. Point two miles north Of E'klon, where
u raves the creek, ana there Will not he
f. deep cat ora bridge Of any Importance Il
Pc entire distance Of eighteen miles.
T.
! The parties Interested In this road ei
le dent'V mean business The Little ELK
le lined with mills now, and some of
re finest water powers are still ulimprove
20 1t passes through splendid agricultur
IS country. The Peach Bottom Road, iiitel
I'd miles from Oxford, runs through the b,
y limestone region in PENNSYLVANIA, al
is will afford our Cecil county farmers al
j. builders lime ten cents bushel cheaT
IN than IL ran he delivered TO them 10
~ when this road is extended TO the Bro
" Top, il Will bring rs coal at about u
X dollars .ess per Ton than we pay for
Il now.
IN sUMdARi.
Tho wast Chester Villogs Record h
tba foiinwing very complete summary
10 r.iirnnd work now In progress In d
rnr,inn NJ ina conntry The prevaler
ag ~ horse disease Les had tie effect
" stonnin,r Tho work mon the various n
linas Of rail roai in which Chester cou1
al l. ,,'ter.ste5 Men mn. now digrinQ up
ri r,are rsiIro,ds with a prospect Of
ia al hting finished. than tbe most s,
"a rhine had 1ued 10 hope for a year a,
cv irhs Nvorl, If eradirr he extension of 1
Ge Wovmesbn,g nail Road 10 New Holla
te ,ro;ssjs slowly but surely the GRADING
,,rl no,,. h,irp dnns ON he prorosed railrc
n hcty,,.cn ''i' arrsster cjty mud the Deiaw
nm Rlyrr--naTt of n line In New York:
ne Wiiniul.,on e Hsnding Rail Road is IN
ly i,,, M. .srai.p,. on tbat nan Of lis /
ef. Which is 10 connect il NTH Tie Lehigh Y