The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-08-26
On the Track And Steam up
"ShOw your Tickets -

We collate a number Of para 9 phs on
Railway matters that will 90 to show that
Railroad building is far from at an end in
the old North State.
To TAP THE CAPE FEAR RoAD-A Dan
vile correspondent of the Reidsville Times
says August IA: =
IA company meeting was held to- day for
starting the Dan River & Valley Narrow
Guage Railroad, pushing a branch at once
from the Henry Narrow Gauge road at Cas-
cade on to Leaksville, Madison and Walnut
Cove n e., and thence into Western North
Carolina solid men are hold of this scheme
Sud they say they mean business. 1t is
only six miles from Cascade to Leaksyills
and they authorize me to state as a fact
they will have surveyors on the route laying
the road bed from Cascade to Leak ksvile
within ten days after the 3lst Of this month
President Sutherlin informs me that he will
have the engine on the rail running from
Dundee to the river. a distance of six miles
in about three weeks. They expect to have
branch of the narrow gnage fnished and
running ia Lcaksville, by January 1881. 1t
is estimated it will cos: about two hundred,
thousand dollars, to put this road to W al
nut Cove, n G. 1t will tap President Gray's
road
To TAPTHE STATEsNIl.LE RoAD.-1Noores
ellie, IredM County, n. c., August 6, 1880.
The people Of this section are very much
elated of the prospect of narrow guage
railroad from this place, by way Of Mount
Pleasant, Cabarrus county. Big Lick, Stan
" county, to Wadesboro, connecting at
that place with the Cheraw and Wadesboro
and Carolina Central Railroad. The pro-
ject is also 20 extend it northwesterly from
this place by way of Tay lorsville, Alexan-
der county, and Wilksboro' to the Virginia
line.
Bv reference to the map it will be seen
that this will be direct line from the
mountains to the ports Of Charleston and
Wilmington, whcIe the grain. flour ana
other products of this section will tlod
ready market.
We hare the assurance Of a Northern COM
pony that hey cW furnish tie iron and roH-
ina stock little people along tie line aclH do
the balance The stock uW be taken up as
far as Big Lick IN a short time From that
point to Wadesboro' (about 20 niles we
will need other help. The cost from this
point to Big Lick, distance of 43 miles,
will be about 81 800 per mile, completed
ready for the iron. From that point to
Wadesboro' it will average more on account
of the bridge over Rocky River
We think this enterprise should interest
the people Of Charleston eren more than the
SnEsba1u route. This line with it's connec-
tions will run more directly into the grain
and produce country ofthe 4adkin valley
and northern portion of this State. crossing
the Western North Carolina at or above
Statesville.
From this place to Wadesboro' 1t runs
through splendid Gotten belt. Inc
amount of fertilizers which will be required
along this line will be quite an item. At
present what littleis used is wagoned ten
to twenty five miles
The people are alive to this enterprise,
and will build to Big Lick at once Little
and will carry it through to Wadesboro,
and get Southern outlet. With the VIZ
ginia midlands extended from Danvllle, via
Winston and Mecksvilie to this place, ana
this new road from the mountains to
Wadesboro, Charleston will get an immense
amount of freights jy more direct route
| line than by the Salisbury Road.-ENGIN-
EER.
THE w. N. C. r. Rive are pleased to
hear that this company has at last organ
| lied, and begun to act.