The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-06-24
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Early last Monday a party OF gentlemen
consisting Of Messrs. W. n. Chancellor,
G. ". Thompson, Jr., Joseph Neale and
Charles shattuck left Parksrsblrg in q
carriage for the purpose Of going over the
line OF the route .oE the w., P. & o. R, R.
At Bull Greek, nineteen miles this side of
Parkersburg, they found the corps Of
engineers, Col. Walker Peterson in com.
maud, about finishing the survey Of the
line from Mopndsville to Bull Greek, the
other nineteen miles having been trsvsrs.
ed and located by other engineers. Col.
Peterson with his party lett Bull Creek
Monday night Tor PRTkersbuTg, and il now
Engaged locating the road between that
town and RsVensWood, in jackson
county, and on until he meets with
Colonel Campbelfs party. Monday night
was spent in st, Mary's, Plsasants county,
where Q very interesting meeting was held.
Col. Chancellor presented the advantages
that the roadwould give 10 the farmers and
business men OF the county, and made q
decidedly favorable impression upon his
hearers, who were among the best men in
the county, There will be very little
trouble in Peasants on account OF the right
Of way. The people readily recognize the
fact that the Ohio river will not develop
their county In o thousand years, aud
their only hope ia q railroad as their COM
plets and speedy method Of getting out
Of the woods.
Tuesday was spent along the OHIO in the
beautiful bottoms oil Tyler, and In the
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inspectors at Sisterville, and again Mr.,
Chancellor had Q quiet talk with them.
At this town 1t was found that ever
body was In favor Of the road, and
also that there would be but little
substantial opposition to Its CoDstTuC.
lion, Wednesday night the people Of
We'zel country we're RECALLED with q de,
scTiption OF the beauties Of q railroad, and
here every one was In favor OF the project,
Diminishing their carriage at New Martins
vile the gentlemen came on 10 this city
by boat and Yesterday went down to
Marshall county where the most strenuous
opp lsition Is made to the road by land
holders below Moundsville. Some little
conversation was held with some OF the
disattected farmers, but nothing OF q
definite character was the result, and last
night the gentlemen again came up here.
At the McLure House Mr.. Joseph Neale
was found in bed about 10 O'Clock, but he
got up and in a few words gave q descrip.
ton Of the trip and Its incidents as given
above. Mr.. Nssle ia very much encour.
sged and leela that II the surveys were
only made and the road ready for grading
Il would be no time before the road would
be under contract,
Mr., Camden is very sure that the project
can be carried to completion In q little
time II this were done, and will 90 to New
York to-day on business connected with
It's furlheranCe, In regard to the route
between Parkersburg and Charleston
Mr., Nesle said there were three proposed,
one by way Of Reedy and Spencer,
Roane county, to Charleston another b.
way Of Ripley, jackson county, and thr
third by way Of Rsvsnswood, Jackson
county. All three routes claimed partiC,
ular advantages, The one by way Of
Rayenswood would be a very good one
and might DO ultimately adopted. The
Rigby route was probably the shortest
The other route, or by way Of Wood, Writ,
Roane and Kanawha counties is a good
one, aud In the event that Roane county
should be soon developed, would be the
best route OF all,