The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1873-03-04
The Barnesville and Woods field
RaiirOad-.R of j. ID. NOll,
Surveyor.

A SUBSCRIPTION was raised by .he Cit
izens of Woodsfeld to defray the ex-
pense of a preliminar y survey for a rail
road from said town to Barnesville, for
the purpose of as certaining the grade
and practability OF the route In the
latter part of December the Survey was
made to within two miles of Barnesville
when the work was suspended on &C.
count Of the inclemency of the weather.
Since then the higher elevations on the
route from Woodsfeld to the County
line have been leve;ed and their grade
ascertained. About four miles of the
route approaching Barnesville and on
which there are three routes remain to
be examined at future day.
The following is report of the
progress OF the work:
REPORT.
Commenced on the run about 1000
feet west aud seventy feet below the
Public square of Woodsfeld on lands
of Thomas Little; thence down the run
to SupGsh creek to Clingans mill; thence
down the creek 10 the mouth of Bakers
Fork on VIM Morris land; thence up
said fork to its head crossing. the sum-
NIT, about 1900 feet West of Malaga on
lands Of Hughes Mann; thehce down a
branch Of Captina to its junction with
the South branch OF Captina creek at
Yocum's mill near Somerton thence up
said creek to near its head on the lands
of Mrs. S Cater, from this point the
summit can Le reached at two very low
gaps or depressions of the hill. The
distance from Woodsfeld to mouth Of
Bakers fork is 81 miles; from thence to
the county line something over five and
half miles making 81 mile TO the coun-
ty line; thence to Yocu1ii's mill two
miles, thence to the head of Captina
miles. thence to Barnesville by shortest
route 4 miles, total 204 miles. This
distance can probably be shortened up
on final location. n
The grade from Woodsfeld to Gin
gans will be IS feet to the mile, maxi
mum cut Is feet and fill the same, min
irnum-curve SI9 feet radms The
grade down the creek to Bakers fork
will not exceed Sc feet 10 the mile, re-
quiring one Bridge across Sunfish creek.
The minimum curve 52l feet radius.
The first one and half miles up the
Baker Fork is quite sinuous, curves of
700 to 800 feet radius can oe obtained.
The alignment of the road can be made
30 as to require but one Bridge of
any considerable cost The upper por-
ton of the stream is much straighter
and the valley being gentle incline
plane; at its head it raises more abrupt
ly requiring grade of 50 feet to the
mile to cross the summit at Malaga and
cut of 36 feet at the highest point
The grade from the summit down a
branch of Captina for one mile will be
100 feet to the mile, by making cut of
| fifty feet instead Of 36 at the summit
the grade on the Northern slope can be
reduced to 50 feet to the mile. The
grade thence to Yocum's mill will be
much lower. Here, also the grading
will be light, only one bridge across
Captina at Yocum's mill will be requir-
ed, for the balance of the crossings
small bridges of Sto TO feet span will
answer With the exception Of the cut
opposite the mill the grading ub this
valley will be very light and the cost
small. From the head of this valley I'd
Barnesville the route is yet to be select;
ed We have no doubt but good and
practicable one can be obtained i,