The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1877-12-06
COLUMBUS & MAYsVILLE
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Description Of the Line be
tween HiIlsbOro and Sar-
dinia.
The route Of the C. & NJ R. W. from
here to Sardinia, as finally located
by the engineer corps, is as follows
Located line commences at Cincin-
natl pike, crossing of NJ. & G, R. r.,
one mile west of town. Occupies
the abandoned gravel bank switch for
half mile, then passing through the
lands Of Joseph Hiestand and Joseph
Rizer, crosses the Danvillo pike in
front of the tile factory; thence
through Mrs. A. Chapman's farm to
the head of a ravine on Elijah Lark
ins' land. From this point two lines
we're run, the most direct crossing
Rocky Fork back of Cary Holiday s
house and the Mad River road in
front of Vim. Purdys, and passing
through the summit between the
East Fork of Whitooak and Rocky
Fork, on Thomas MOrrow's farm, to
Abram Strains land, near Harvey
Carr's. The other line crosses Gross 5
Branch of Rocky Fork back Of Am
brose Chapel, runs nearly parallel
with the Danville pike, passing back
of Shackelton' store, and crossing
the summit near Robin Puriys, in
tersectiDg the direct line near Har-
vey Cars.
From there the line as located
passes in front Of Joseph COchran's
new residence, crosses the New Mar.
ket and Danville road one and a half
miles east of DanvilIe, thence through
the farms of J. G. Cochran, Widow
Donahoo, Allen Harris, Mary Purdy,
A. Emrie, George Leininger and
Esq. Berry, to the Sonner's Mill and
Danville road, a quarter Of a mile east
of StraightOut. From Straightout
the line passes down Pulliams
Branch to the crossing of the Smoky
Row Fork of Whiteoak Greek, and
the Taylorsyille and StraightoUt
road. Thence through the farms of
NJ. Winkle, Perry Surber and John
Cofman, and west of their residences.
The SOnners Mill and Buford road
is crossed about 200 yards west OF
Henry Tenders residence. Descend
ing from this point. through Henry
Tenders and VIM. Lance's farms to
the FishrOy Branch of WhiteOak, on
Stout's land, thence through David
Dunn's land to the Taylorsville and
BufOrd road, One-half mile west of
Thence across the
johnson Branch of WhiteOak, pass
ing through the farms of E. John
son, Isaac Kibler, Geo. Ruble, W.
Hicks, n. Foroelles, Stephen Son
ner, John Funk and F. J. Picard, to
the Mowrytown and Buford road,
half a mile west of Mowrybown, and
about three hundred yards east Of
John Funk's residence. SOuthward
from Mowrytown, the line passes
through the farms Of L. Reno, i.
McQuitty and Geo. Houdeshel to
Cox's Branch of WhiteOak, thence
through the lands Of Esq. Cox,
James Bencher, Charles Honkp, and
James and T. Druhot to the MoWry
town and Sardinia road, at the High
land and Brown county line. Thence
in front of T. Druhot's residence and
through Moses LaycOck's and John
Chains land to the crossing of the
East Fork of Whiteoak Greek. Pass
ing up a ravine in ESQ. Bare's land
to the table-land, and thence through
Stephen Feike's land to a connection
with the Cincinnati & Eastern Rail
way, one-fourth Of a mile east Of the
Sardinia depot.
After passing through the summit |
between Rocky Fork and WhiteOak, |
the greater part of the line is. on fiat
and viii be very cheapIy |
graded, there being nothing but sur
face work to do.
The maximum grade is 70 feet to
the mile, and is used but in few
places. When the road is finished |
an ordinary narroW-gauge engine
will be able to haul 80 loaded cars.
The alignment of the road is very
direct, and the curves are remarka !
bly, easy.
There is but one bridge of any
size, that at the crossing Of White !
oak Greek, which viii be 100 feet !
span.
The cuts and fills viii be very
light, there being but a few points
where the cutting will reach ten feet |