Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-11-21
THE EMORY GAP CONNECTION
A Birds Eye view Of the Knox
Vile and Cincinnati South
ern Railroad,
Taking In Some OF the MOSS
Prominent and Striking
Features
vi this Most Important OF our
proiocfed Rail Connections.

Of this MOSg AH1pOEt"ns Va o"A
Projected Rail Connections.
Realizing the deep i. tsrest that is
felt by our readers in Knoxville's pre-
iected railroad connection, and
especially In that one to Emory Gap,
which we deem of very great import.
ance, a CHRONICLE representative |
sought and obtained, a day or two
since, a pleasant interview with
Mai. ". A. Gum. the genial and eff
ficient Engineer of the Knoxville and
Cincinnst Southern railroad and was
afforded brief "bird's eye" view of
project sd line. Maj. Gum, We find t,
be q pleasant and obliging gentleman,
and, as a railroad eng ser, he pcs'
sesses few superiors, as t. efficiency
and experience.
The survey OF the line is now CONS
plets, bat the work Of figuring on it is
vet on hand. The Knoxville and Git
cinnati Southern as projected, branch
es off from the Cincinnati Southern
at the Emory Gap station, and
follows the Emory river down through
Roane county, passing within about a
quarter Of Col. r. K. Byrd's place.
From and below that place two lines
are run out, one along the foot of Wal
denis Ridge, the other along the river,
Emory. This river is crossed near
Webster postoffice- The line passes
within $50 yards Of the Oakdale iron
works furnace, thence down the
valley to Indian creek, passing
the farm OF VIM. Staples and
within mile or so from Winters
Gap, and within q mile Of Oliver
springs. The Anderson county line is
crossed at the Poplar creek and Wins
:. ter's gap road, and the line ascends
the Black Oak ridge. Here there are
two lines laid out, one of which con-
tenn olates a tunnel, and passes by
Robertsville, but the other is about
quarter to the south. Two ridges,
Pine and Chestnut, are then CROSSED.
and through each of them
y Scarborough branch cuts the way,
thus avoiding any tlnnel or heavy
II cut. The line then follows Scarbor-
ough valley to Clinch river, which
q cuts the Little Pine ridge for the rail
% road line. Clinch river, which is the
= line between Anderson and Knox, lie
% crossed just above Cobb's ford
and below Hollis island. In
: mediately after entering Knox
= county, the ascent Of Copper
n ridge Is begun. On Copper ridge
three tunnels will be necessary, on &C
4 count of some natural sink holee. The
A. famous CuGipgton cave, on Robt. Cud
7. dington's plnce, is passed here. Bea
? yer creek is crossed near Lebanon
church, and the line then passe
l. through Smiths Gap, natural Gu
q being made by Meadow creek. Thence
:. the line passes through into Kinds
e valley up Meadow creek. First line
s. was run for a tunnel through Blacf
er Oak ridge, at point seven miles from
Knoxville, and near the home o
James Harper. It was found, how
At ever, that the tunnel could be avoide'
L. by going around the ridge. The lin
a passes just through Andy Knott
= place after which two lines are pro
jected to reach the city. One come
g. by Middlebrook, the paper mill, am
n approaches the line of the East Ten
rs nessee, Virginia and Georgia rail
40 road, at q point opposit
7. Fort Saunders, and below tn
r. Clinton pike. The other line crosse
r. Third creek below loves mill, AM
~ proceeds thence to the line Of tn
10 Knoxville and Ohio railroad. mile
" out from Knoxville. The choice o
r, these two approaches is to be left t.
III the selection of the builders of tn
at road, as also the grounds for depo
" cites, etc., in this city.
I'D The line thus surveyed is just
OF miles In length, with grade of 5
ht feet. The location is most satisfactor
and surprisingly easy Of construction
s. considering the rough condition Of til
r. country through which 1t passes. Ns
As ture seems to have laid out the line &c
ne lected in many places. It is useless t
ut speak Of the advantages Of this rout'
e. 1t not only brings US $50 miles neare
u to Cincinnati than now, but opens u
" great advantages in the way of open
Mt Ing new coal fields and ore beds, a
lie most innumerable.
n
id =,
it, It will pay you to go to Dunbar
Ir- for Millinery, Satins and Velvets.
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