Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1873-08-21
Report ofethc Survey of Railroad
Route, from Edgefield Court House
to Pine House Station, OIL
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To Messrs. \. j. Norris, W. w. Adams,
Jno L. Addison, o. +. Cheatham and
d. RADurisoc,-Comni.tcc OF Survey.
GENTLEMEN: AZ your req::cst have
surveyed, adncasured, located, and esti-
mated the cost OF construction of a Rail-
road route from Edgeficld Court House
to Piue House Station, OH the G. c. & a.
r. r Il distance of Five and livc-cights
(5D miles. The surface of the country
between the two points mentioned as
ternini is more, undulating than 1 had
expected to find it, but by spending a
few days in preliminary prospecting the
country along tho route, feel confident
that have selected a route as nearly on
an air line as practicable, and one that
presents no very heavy grades.
The instructions received by me from
the Committee were to estimate
1st, The cost of construction of a wide
gauge iron road.
End, Tho cost of a narrow gauge iron
road.
3rd, The cost of narrow gauge Road
with wooden tract
Under these instructions, first located
and estimated the cost of construction of
a Railroad with agauge of five (5) feet.
The length of the road is five and five
eights (5s) miles, and the grade at no
point will exceed siXty-six (GG) feet per
mile, and this extreme grade.is necessary
only at one place, viz: at an elevation
near Samuel MarsEI's, and not more than
half mile in extent, while the general
grade along the, line does not exceed
thirty feet per mile.
The cost OF grading this Road, in my
opinion, will be- be considerably less
than the average cost Of grading like
roads in other localities. The grade line
is so adjusted as to make the solidity of
the cuts anu embankments nearly equal
in extent, and the greater portion of the
earth to be removed from the cuts can,
economically antadvantageously be used
in making the necessary embankments,
and it will be necessary to borrow very
little earth for that purpose.
The solidity of the cuts and embank-
ments amount to one hundred and twen-
ty-s!x thousand two hundred and fifty
eight (l"O, ,25s) cubic yards, exclusive of
Trestle and Bridge work.
The greatest obstacle find is Beaver
Dam Greek and the adjacent low grounds.
At this point Trestle and Bridge not
exceeding four hundred (4OO) yards III
length will be necessary, and in my
opinion ought not to cost exceeding three
thousand dollars, exclusive Of the iron
rails.
The masonry required on the road is a
matter of small consideration. Ten (l0)
small culvcrts will be necessary, re-
quiring from two thousand 10000 to three
thousand $4,000 brick each, and the cost
will depend upon the cost of bricks and
brick work in the neighborhood. In my
tllG CIlliG COSV VI tIiC ~
need not exceed five hundred (500) dol
lars.
1t will require about sixteen thousand
(lG0OO) cross tics which will cost say,
thirty cents each. This item 1 estimate
at four thousand eight hundred (4SOO)
dollars.
Two Depots will be necessary, one at
each terminus. These estimate ut five
huildrcd dollars (5O0 each.
estimate the cost of the iron neccssa-
rv for this road at six thousand WOO0)
dollars per mile, say thirty-six thousand
(36O0) dollars, for the whole road. This
estimate includes the cost of putting
down the iron.
The rolling stock of first class road
is very expensive, and In my Judgment
is much more costly than is necessary
for the purposes of this road. For all
practical purposes, ample rolling stock
for this road need, not cost exceeding
eighteen thousand aS000j dollars.