The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1877-02-22
The Sardinia Route the
Best Connection with the
C. & z. R,R,
H1LLsBoRo, Feb. II, 1877.


EDITOR News Il desire, through
the columns of your paper, to cal
the attention of the business men o.
Hillsboro to some of the claims and
advantages of the Sardinia connec-
ton with the Cincinnati and Eastern
Railway. Being somewhat familiar
with the country between both Mt.
Oreb and Sardinia, and Hillsboro, it
is my impression that road can be
located from Hillsboro to Sardinia
in Isl miles, while what is called the
Mt. Oreb route cannot probably be
located in much less than 21 miles.
The Sardinia route can be as
cheaply built per mile, and probably
somewhat cheaper than the Mt Oreb
route, besides having the advantage
of from to 81 miles less of road to
construct, and still be but little
farther to Cincinnati. According to
the best information that I can get,
the distance to Cincinnati from Hills
boro via Mt. Oreb and G. & E. r. R.,
is 60 miles, while via Sardinia and
G. & E. r. r. it is 81 miles, or but
l mile longer than by way of Mt.
Oreb, and p miles shorter than our
present distance by the Marietta &
Cincinnati R. r.
A line from Hillsboro, passing !
mile west of New Market, I mile
west of Taylorsville, and 1 mile
west of Mourytown, to Sardinia,
would lie entirely east Of the drain
age of the North Fork of Whiteoak
Greek, and would also avoid cross
ing of the East Fork of Whiteoak
Creek. The first 10 or 12 miles
north from Sardinia would be sur
face grading over very fiat country,
with but the few small, shallow
streams to cross, which characterize
the western drainage of the East Fork
Of Whiteoak. This part of the line
can be prepared for the iron very
cheaply, and the balance of the dis
lance is as inexpensive route as
can be located into Hillsboro.
The Cincinnati & Eastern r. r.
have surveyed and propose to build
/ branch from Sardinia to Ripley |
md Maysville, which, when com
oleted, would give to Hillsboro al
most as direct a connection with the
Ohio River at Ripley and the Mays
vile and Lexington r. R. at Mays
vile, as was proposed by the Colum-
ous and Maysville r. R.
That Hillsboro, by the completion
If this route, would draw and retain
more of the valuable local trade of
southern Highland, Brown and
Adams counties, is apparent, and
hat it would undoubtedly prevent
.he extension of the Cincinnati and
Eastern r. r. from either Winches-
;er or Sardinia to the coal-felds,
oy way of Sinking Springs and Pike
;on, (Which would be SO fatal to
dillsboro) is also very certain.
Without detracting, then, from the
merits of either the Mt. Oreb or the
Fayetteville routes, the Sardinia
quite has important advantages,
which cannot be claimed for either
If the other proposed routes.
LIST. It will secure heavier local
rade from the South, which is &C
,nowledged by business men, gener
lily, to be the most valuable which
omes to our town.
I'd. 1t will give direct connec-
ion with the Ohio River at Ripley in
70 miles, with Kentucky Railroads
t Maysville, in AZ miles, and all the
dvantages which will accrue from
uch connections.
Sd. It is the SHORTEST and CHEAP
ST line Q59 miles to buildD which
an possibly be located;'and will afford
1illsboro competing railroad to
,incinnati.
The people along the line are anx-
ous for the road, and will contribute
berally towards building it.
F. j. P.