The McArthur enquirer. (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1873-1884, 1873-09-24
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Work Commenced at
Macarthur.

hAI ! U ClOCh Oh mulluuJ llloIulIB,
September 22, 1873, the work upon
the Gallipolis, Macarthur and Co
lumbus Railroad was commenced
in the lot Of HUMPHREY LYNCH,
north of North Street, in Macarthur:
or perhaps we should say the work
was RECOMMENDED, as this old road
bed which has slept silently since the
abandonment, twenty years ago, of
the work upon the old Scioto and
Hooking Valley Railroad, north
from Hamden, seven miles south
west from this town. At the eros
sing of North Street the fill is five
feet, and south of Main Street, east
of the Steam Mill of GILMAN, WARD
IL Co., the cut will be from two to
about four feet. The work is not
being performed by contractors,
but by the direction Of the Rail
road Company, and under the per-
sonal Superintendent of j. d..
KIRKPATRICK, an experienced rail
road builder, who has been in the
employ of the company during the
past eighteen months. One six
horse and seven two-horse teams
moved the earth quite lively during
the day, During the day the work
was visited by d large number of
people, who were highly pleased to
witness the noble work-the work
upon a railroad that shall actually
pass through this out-of-the-
way town. CORNELIUS KARNGs
and JOHN HUM, two Of the
Directors Of the road, were
present at the work. Mr..
KARNEs informed us hat he could
not say whether the Vinton Furnace
route or the Dundas route would
be selected from this town. We
are informed by good authority,
that the cost Of building the road
from Macarthur to the Marietta and
Cincinnati Railway, at Vinton Sta
ton, will be but little more than
the cost of completing the old road
bed between here and Dundas. Mr..
HOWARD, the Chief Engineer,
Iound a very good route along the
valley to Vinton Station, there be-
ing only two or three short curves,
and the grades very easy. Four
bridges perhaps will be required,
Quite a favorable route was found
between Vinton Furnace and the
original survey near Eagle Fur
mace, only one tunnel being neces-
sary.
We believe that the Vinton Sta
ton route will be selected. Taking
all things into consideration, it is
perhaps the cheapest and most
practicable, notwithstanding the
short curve that will be necessary
in order to get around the Brown
HILL" southeast of town. The
road will probably be completed
forthwith from Vinton Furnace to
some point in Swan township,
about eight miles north Of Macarthur
The work upon that portion of the
road between Vinton Station and
the "Speed Farm one mile north
of town, the total being about 81
miles, will be the most difficult to
complete. The distance between
Vinton Furnace and a practicable
point in Swan township, for the
transportation of ore, is about
ID miles. The result Of the COM
pletion of this portion Of the road,
would be the placing Of Swan and
Jackson townships in a position to
rival any country on the face of the
globe in the production of iron ore.
Land in those townships that,
before this happy event, lay locked
up so securely, would then be open
ed to the pick and shovel of miners,
and money by the thousands would
be invested in the purchase of the
mineral lands. Ore mining in that
section commenced fifteen months
ago, but never attained much head
way until within the past four
months. The ore mines now in op-
peration are doing splendidly, al
though it is only being transported
two-horse wagons, The compile
ton Of the railroad would work q
general revolution in mining mat
tiers, and the transportation Of ore
thatrich mineral region.
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