The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-11-10
Anathcr railroad.

The Richmond and Allegheny railroad Is
heiug RAPIDLY constructed from Richmond,
| Va, up the James river along the tow-psih
OF the canal 10 Clifton Forge, In Allegheny
county, where Il will intersect with the
| Chesapeake and Ohio railway.
Trains are running on this road for dis.
lance OF thirty.iour miles from Richmond,
aud The grading OF the residue OF the route
IL being vigorously prosecuted. Near Clii-
| ton Forge one contractor has 300 negro con-
yicts at work, for which be paws the state
OF Virginia 80 cents per day for each OF
them.
The entire road 22T miles-will be fin
isbed within twelve months. Where these
two railroads iniersect a thriving village Is
springing up. called Wiliamson's. From
| Williamson's To Richmon by this road there
Is down grade all the way.
| From Wllliamson's 10 Richmond by the
| Chesapeake and Ohio railway there are three
| high mountains 10 overcome, with grades
going east Of seventy feet TO the mile.
Therefore the Richmond and Allegheny
road will have great advantages over the
Cbess peake and Ohio railway in transporting
West Virginia coal TO the Atlantic seaboard.
| To utilize these advantages the Richmond
and Allegheny road must be extended into
the West Virginia coaEfeld. IL must be In
dependent OF the Chesapeake and ono rail-
wsy. Ii must have its own western connec'
lions.
Strong men, financially and otherwise.
have control and own this important rail-
road enterprise. Their objective point IS
the iron deposits OF Virginia on and near
New river, and the valuable coal lands OF
West Virginia.
| Several routes are now spoken OF where
| by the Richmond and Allegheny railroad
can accomplish these objects-tbat Is. make
q connection by rail with the said iron de-
posts and coal-lands and with the great
west.
The route down New river is virtually
pre0ccupied, because all the bottom-land on
| both sides Of the river for many miles in
that canon Will be needed and taken by the
| Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Company for
its own purposes.
| What, then, is the best route? Many say
| IL Is from the mouth OF Craig's creek 10 the
head-waters thereof; thence down Sinking
creek to New river; thence across and
down New river 10 tue mouth OF PIney
creek; thence up Piney creek to the head
waters thereof; thence by Raleigh Court
house TO the marshes OF Big Coal river ;
thence down Big Coal river 10 st. Adams,
In Kanawha county, W. Va; thence down
the Kanawha Valley 10 Galipolis, Ohio
which place Is the eastern terminus OF the
Ohio and West Virginia railroad, which
road is part OF line extending through
the State Of Ohio and terminating at Toledo,
on Lake Erie.
From Raleigh CouIthouse to Toledo this
road will be nearly in a straight line, run.
ming northwest. The best coking Goals oil
the New-river region are found near Ia.
leigh Courthouse and on The beaG.waters oi
Big Coal river. Splint, camel, and btu
min0us coal in great abundance and OF SUI
perior quaity are found on Coal river below
these coking cOal-, whilst The country on
Crais's creek, Sinking creek, and New river
above Piney creek, are noted for their eX-
tensive irOn-Ore deposits.
Cooking Goals and iron.Ore deposits are
located much nearer to one another on this
railroad route than they are on the CneSa'
peake and OHIO railway.
The Richmond and Allegheny r; ilroa vii
therefore, if it be thus extended TO CALI
polls, Ohio, have decided advantages over
the Chesapeake and OHIO railway in trans
porting West Virginia Goals to the Atlantic
scaboard and In the proximity OF the
coking Goals and iron deposits TO one
another. For 1t is coal and iron and then
proximity TO each other in Great Britain
that have given that country It's commercial
supremacy.
IL is gratifying to know that this pro-
posed route BY Big Coal river, "a a connect
ing link between the Ohio and Yves: Nlr'
elnja railroad and the Richmond and Allie
gbany railroad, is receiving the favorable
consideration Of capitalists. - Charleston
low. Va.) Ledder.