The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-10-03
Mansfield and wheeling Railroad

Mansfield and Wheeling Railroad.
Manifold, O., September q, 1872.
To the Editors ofthe Inteligeneer
Though very properly, much Of all our
time may be devoted 70 the coming cleo.
ton, the great local interests may have
some portion therein. The corporators
here thought fit 10 permit the above road
to sleep until the Mansfield, Cold water
& Lake Michigan company had fairly
commenced laying rails. That whole
road bed Of nearly four hundred miles Is
now ready for the rails, and Is being laid
at mile day from this end. A deputa.
ton from the 81. & ". r. r. corporators
therefore started on the 10Th in company
with q competent engineer TO examine
the route from here 70 the Tuscarawss
River IN the direction Of Wheeling, and
We have just completed it, having gone
twelve miles beyond Newcomerstown in
your direction. All along the route we
we're received with much pleasure, and
every assistance rendered US in our ex-
plorAtiOns. To say that we were very
greatly satisfied with the route does
not express the idea. 1t is far better than
We could expect, especially through this
county, Holmes and CoshOctou, oil which
We cross the corner.
A very brief synopsis OF the notes OF
the engineer will serve 10 show our route
and It's character, which you can readily
trace il you have map Of Ohio. Com
menci1g here about hall a mile from the
depot Of the P, Fl. ". & q. road, we
leave that road to the left with light
side cut and run twelve miles down Sls-
ter's run 70 MELVILLE, then down Clear
Fork 10 It's junction with Black Fork, 10
Little MOhican; dowan that 70 Big No
hican, with grade through the whole
line Of about twenty-five miles, or less
than nine feet 10 the mile, and no tunnel
or thorough cut, orSill, except for the CT.
binary road bed. We follow up small
run about three miles, with one light cut
and i'll where We first strike the coal,
which we follow through from that 10
Napoleon, about SIX miles, part Ct which
will be alta grade OF nearly forty feet 10
the mile, which can be reduced By a
cut a! the summit We follow the track
Of the Cleveland, st. V. d. D. road, six
miles 10 Oxford, on q grade Of seven
feet 10 the mile with no cuts; all through
coal, limestone and pure clay. We pass
down the Hillbuck, one and a half miles,
and leaving that TO the right, ascend by
eide cut three miles at fifty feet 10 the
mile to the summit, which would be re.
duced to twenty-five by q tunnel Of six
hundred feet through or under an eight
foot vein fgood camel coal. We de.
scend into the valley OF Bloomfield at the
same grade, where bituminous coal and
a rich bog ore sbounds, thence up
Doughty's Fork and a small valley
to and down Turkey Fork, through a
very short cut into the valley Of Mills
Greek, eight miles to Chill; coal
and iron prevailing, thence up Mills
Creek, crossing TO Bakersville on Evans
Creek, with two short cuts and one tun.
mel TO Bakersyille, where we find the ore
and coal of all kinds Astounding, especially
the black band; thence mostly down
Evans Creek, with a light cut in one
place TO Newcomerstown, the grade from
twelve TO fifteen feet TO the mile in some
places, but mostly much less. Up Dun
laps Creek is broad valley, the grade
being less than ten feet 10 the mile. In a
letter from DR.. Beers, of Newcomerstown,
found here on our return, learn that
there is a good route, with little cutting,
to the head Of Wheeling Creek.
We shall, undoubtedly, put CORDS of
engineers on next week, and this CITY will
vote 100000 for 1t. We are promised
about sea-, 900 along the line, with the
right Of way nearly the whole distance 10
NeWcomerstown. We want this road be-
cause It just completes our star Of roads 10
the eight points Of the compass Tor whole.
sale trade gives US the cheapest coal we
can have. and will give immense freight
TO our Coldwat0r road in coal and iron,
while il will pay better than any road we
have. 1t Is very certain that your citi.
zens need this road for its trade, the orc
the lumber Of the lakes, and because il
gives you Toledo within 200 miles, and
with the basis we can furnish and the val.
ue OF 1t as road, 1t can be made indie.
pendent oil all other roads, commanding a
trade and business which they must Re.
spect: Should Wheeling give, which It is
certainly her interest TO do, her especial
attention and reasonable aid to this route
up Wheeling Creek, with the aid Of
Bridgeport, st. Clsirsville and the rich
towns this side Of them, It Is mani
fest that you can furnish ample basis
Tor road TO Newcomertown, and we can
furnish 1t to that point. Since this point
became sgitated, the Marietta and Pitts
burgh have found II policy TO put their
fingers out and on Wednesday evening
last called a meeting here which was ad.
dressed BY Gen. Warner and Mr.. Morton,
OF Cambridge, who think, Is also Presi-
dent oil the Calico" road, TO which, II l
am correctly informed, the Lake Erie &
TuscarawaS has binding; II 30 we shall
have the pleasure OF crossing It. Our dis
lance to Wheeling by this route will be
shortened about 81 miles, then with the
competition OF the Hempfeld to Con-
neI!sville, your route will be the best
from much Of the northwest 10 Balti-
more and Washington, especially as we
shall have far the lightest grades.
Excuse me; write In haste and prob.
ably impeIfectly. Makeit out il YOU can
Yours, ]. z, WHoRToS