Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-07-17
COMMUNICATED
Railroad 10 Mount Yer,on

RAILROAD 10 HOunt Vernon
For the batte. accomm odatiou Of the -s,;d.,
Increasing travel to Mount EerroD :, :.
posed to construc! parrow gauge -,Y.o,s :.
cunucct this tiue.hcnoFc3 az! aal.ov.l 49,,
of resort With the neigbbofios c..,iss Of A.,
andria and Washington. The ror,a ~ >:
proposed road, as already prtspectsd by .a,.-,,
engineers, and tie one which vii. dou b,.s.S.
6uslIy determined upon should the 1r,ia,, >
successful, will BIS FROM cou7etieD: ,,.n.,T
junction with the Alexandria AID Fr-lc.;,,..
burg road at West Ed to s1d sc.o.s Co.,,
Hunting creek, just below the turnpike r;1o.
and on through the bottom and, If r. ho;r.
of The johnson cst1tc, ani those 0l O'Vs.,
Emerson and Baker to the We!l!ooton .,csn
boat lsudiug, distance Of tour uiles. Fran
this poiut it will d: Il ct from the Potomac -.
by the narrow valley between Iaods Of 7 D.
and ". Il. Snowden gain tie Ieye! and: oru
P Smith, 5. II. Soowden, ". Hnrt., 49,,
others aud extend through these t. il: roi,, ~,
destination, dis!auce Ct three MIL. ra'-- -
of s:ven miles from A!eZandrs
In regard TO the necessity 1T til: TO-
thiuk there cao be 5ut one opioiop a1oj,r =,
telligent observers. la this aIc Of i.urry -;
dispatch visit 10 MJunt lernoa By The -,
clers from even ths uea7cst p9ir. Of ra:.v.,
comnuolcatlon requires 3 tine i9ngsr TO-.
meuy thousands OF the transient visitors . ,r.
oatioual capital are wli!ios 10 spa:e The -
Of item have rot eho,c d. ID teco,a p.
that purpose aud so forgo til Lire. n.!,;;
age Could the time OF trsTc; be suo!rso.!
three. tour.hs aud The eSp2uso b? reduced en-
fourth it is believed that the nunbcr o 7!.'.0-
| would increase to &c extent that EOuI. Tri
the neghborlng !rsnspJrts,io3, ampic :rs.?r.
the road.
| The Potomac is sometimes closed Is ....,.
six weeks when there ar the nos: -:.anisT: T..
| Washington, and this pew Way Of ert'iai Z.
| the Home" sid "Tomo' E0u!i il III: n..
| ticulsr b. vcry desirable ac:onm ,1ati1r
| What is mesot b. the nei,3JJr!lj i lr....
por,alioD will be batter uad2rstojI va g.
msntiou that the oniire estate Of j:.3rr..
Washington, consisirg IN IN ,im2 nj 3. t..
death OF eight thousand acres, i; nos, VIII ras
exception of the Home" con ,a99! - >.a
| dred acres, ADD another t7sc: i the s.. .. ..
tent adj lining it, occlp!e,! o. 5nra:ei., O..
ouy of northern and western farmer! vii.
| industry and enlightened system o! agucu IL
are fast Transforming the i5o-.a g,>t:ci Watt
OF very few years ago into N!!ct!.ta-: a.
small areas, the N kst p!olu'.; Ct Sh''t 49,.
large ADD rapidly iaoreasat. No. q: t..,.
products wouIi BE- treightei b: tins r)l
| Co!liogRood, With is haa ihg .-c!.y
charming river scenery, lis b2a1.Ia. a-."al
sites, !ts foe orchard and cardeo lai., IL =.
ADD plentiful springs Of water. aai - 49,,
other natural ADVANTAGES. WI i. oa'@
come suburban TO and iovl:a from tn c..r
contiguous considerst!c poru.:'32 .: Of g.
and persons Of other cDp.2Gm "a.
A number Of de.i!ab!N p.4':- !Jr p: o. 3
excursion parties, a. pre:>n' II =: c)H"en
pubic access would o, male ace,::'o o.. aa'
varou: other sources ot support @Jn! SOFA
developed; so that We Thick tie raj 80. B.
sustained.
The LANDS through which tic road ~, ~i
prospected lie very favorable Tor its c)o;'...s
ton. From Alexandria 10 Wellington laul'-
they present an uabTcken level, wiki tu' li.'
grading to be doD.; and from thu 'Iaa:iae
on to Mouot leruoo with the exception %.
one short cut Of no great depth, the cri.l"'
would also be light. The ITO H2n!nC c:'..-
would require plIiog, bu, 20 bridges Won! b.
needed, and only few c1IT2Ils w2ui! =. !.
quircd. The light Of Tay Ii: ~h,i2 tstaG'.
we thick would be willingly gran,2: BY f;'
prietors, aud If We mistake not al the low
halt of The road would De graded f.: and STD
out cost to the company chartered = cl1>.rH
it. For cu!verts aud slu;ce: and for t:". SD"
and wood are abuoIsDt and Convenient.
The foregoing are f2U Of th3 MAJ; c}o-i|
eratious which iudu:o the belief that ID" a.
der;akiog 10 view il entirely pr.e':c.o." 40
worthy Of the earnest atteotlo1 ADD e:t1Iflt
lieut. Of all our people We believe 'hat ID.
road will be built 90. only 70 Nolyt :ra""
but that it will cvcotually be c)a;iau!i = =
cotrk, aud thence down the river >...D
through the couulies Of Princ3 W!Illm, 50.
ford, Yves moTeaai aHl NoHhumbertact
Chesapeake bay. ENIfRPRisf