The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-05-06
,u,tc and 9. Z. Railroad Com

Atlantic and .. Z. Railroad Com
To the Editors Of the Wheeling Register.
There is another ssailroad. project
that bids fair for completion atsn early
day. Articles Of incorporation are now
being fled legal notice of which will
be given in few days. The extension
OF the Niles and New Lisbon Road, q
road extending from Niles on the A.
a. G. w. Railroad to New Lisbon. COL
umbiana county, Ohio, aud from thence
to Salinesville, a distance OF twelve
miles is projected. Propositions were
made and accepted by which the A. q
@. w. would extend as proposed; on
condition that the citizeus would subs
scribe 100000, which has been done
The Atlantic & South Eastern Railroad
Company is incorporated from Saline
Vile in a southerly direction through
the counties Of Carroll, Jefferson, Har-
rson and Coumbisna to the OHIO
river. The object intended Is 70 con,
meet with the line OF the Wheeling q
l.. E. Railroad just west OF the summit,
The gap to be rilled by this connection
is about twenty miles. 90.
A short sketch OF the route "a exam
ined lew days siucs may be OF inter
est U your readers The line DIVORCES
III a northeriy direction by q branch Of
Cross Greek, crossing the Pan Handle
road al MIXERS Station, thence in the
saure direction by valley OF the same
stream, to the dividing ridge, where 8
very short tunnel will be necessary, not
EXCEEDING eight hundred feeE passing
into the main valley OF Cross Creek.
following up this tor q distance OF three
miles, the line passes through low
place IN the ridge dividing the waters
OF Yellow Creek aud Short Creek. TINS
poiut eau be passed with a cut not ex-
ceediug one thousand feet In length or
a tunnel a. may be desired. The al
llgumenL on these vallles will be very
good. Tue curves will be remarkably
night. At no point will the grade ex-
Coed fifty Ieet 10 the mile, and but Tor q
short distance. at the two points on the
divides. From the summit at PoWelis.
the line follows the valley OF Elk Fork
OF Yellow Geek to the village OF Am-
.t.rdsm where the line will connect
with the surveys made TOR the old
South Western Railroad, following that
line 10 SanDevllle where 1t connects
tn Jas. Farmers coal road.
The country traversed 10 fertile and
capable OF supplying large local trade.
Tue OBJECT to be gained by this connec'
non will be another feeder TO the main
hoe OF tue w. u l. E. At the same
time II will give US still more railroad
facilities, ana 10 Wheeling mere hanls
anu manufacturers access TO section Of
country now almost inaccessible. The
distance from Wheeling 10 Salineville,
IS about tiuy-fve miles by the e., q z.
railroad. By this connection the dis
lance will DC less than forty. i've miles.
These advantages are 10 be at once seen
al a glance, aud there Is no doubt out
the friends oi this project wall receive
encourage from both ends OF the
line. Arrangements are being made to
al once CANVASS the territory between
the TWO I Jinls Sailuevllie aud the point
OF lnlersect on, about twenty'one miles
Northwest from Wheeling. A prellm-
mary survey will he made by con1pe-
tent engineers, at AL early day; com :
meuclpg al a point ON tue hue Oh Tue
old 5 W. Il. K. survey near Amster-
dam. A report Of winch will be given
ia due time. Yours. y >.