The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1880-01-10
The Pittsburgh, Virginia and
Charleston railroad extension.

From the Pittsburgh commercially
A correspondent at Fleetwood, Fay
cite county, writes approving the
proposed plan to have the Pittsburgh,
Virginia d Charleston Railroad leave
the Monongahcla river at Browns
vile, and take the (all ready track
up Redstone creek to Vance's Mills,
thence three miles to Uniontown, then
to form a junction with the South
west Railroad and extend this same
down Georges creek to New Geneva,
thence up the Monongahela river to
Morgantown.
He proposes to have the road ex-
tended by starting from Uniontown,
run up Redstone creek, cross the
summit at an easy grade to the head
waters Of Georges creek, following
the same to the Monongahela river
at New Geneva, thence up the river
to Morgantown the present objective
point), thence up said river to Fair
mont, here run side by side with the
b. d O. r. r. to the mouth Of Valley
river, up Slide run along with the B.
d o. r. to Grafton, there the b. d
O. r. K. leaves the Valley river and
strikes east for Cumberland) }, contin-
ne on up the meanderings OF the
Valley river to Beverley, in Tygarts
Valley, and one hundred miles from
Uniontown.
He has in his mind another and a
shorter route to Phillippi, viz: Follow
the base of Laurel Hill Mountains
to Ices Ferry, on Cheat river; thence
up Cheat river to Rowlsburg, there
the b. d o. X. r. crosses the river j;
fiom Rowlsburg continue up the riv-
er to ST. George-here 1t would be
impracticable to ascend the Cheat
any farther, for on reaching the
Cheat Mountain pass, which is where
the Parkersburg and Stanton pike
crosses Cheat river, we would be six
thousand feet above the Valley river,
ten miles distant, running north, and
six thousand feet above the Green
brier river, eight miles distant, run
ming south; hut at ST. George, which
is the county seat Of Tucker county,
leave the Cheat river, taking south
along the base Of the Cheat mountain
to the headwaters OF Lending creek,
down said creek until it reach Ty-
CART Valley, thence up the valley
plain on a bee line to Beverley, where
we left the former route.
He portrays the route from Beyer-
ly to Lewisburg, or White Sulphur
Springs, in Greenbrier county, from
Beverly, and continue up the valley
river near its head. On this route
we pass around what me might term
the globe end Of the Cheat mountain,
so high and towering, the top OF
which is frequently obscured from
view by clouds. Here at the Mingo
fats two routes present themselves,
but at the distance Of fifteen miles
they come together, short distance
below the Big Springs, on one OF the
head branches of Elk run; run up
this branch to Greenbrier Mountain;
here will require tunnel one-fourth
of mile long, coming out on Storey
creek, down that stream to Creenbrier
river, down said river to the little
levels of Pocahontes; here three
routes present themselves, one to con-
tinue down the river, one to bear to
the east and run down Anthony's
creek to the White Sulphur Springs,
thence down Towards creek to the
Greenbrier river, where the Staunton
and Charleston pike crosses the river
one hundred and three miles from
Charleston, and the third route would
be to cross through the Little levels
to the end of the Droop mountain,
pass the end Of the droop on a nat
ural bench of the mountain, 70 the
big levels of Greenbrier county,
cross the levels, and intersect the
other two routes at Anderson, on the
Greenbrier river, 120 miles from Bev-
erly, end 90 miles farther down the
river brings us to Hinton, from which
a railraad is now being made, up
New Run to Newburn, there tapping
the Virginia and Tennessee Railroad.
Thomas Graham, of Philadelphia, 10
the President of the Hinton road.
An acidious old bachelor Of our