The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1881-08-17
RAILROAD ITEMS.
Four Railroads 10 Point Pleas


Four railroads are now seeking
a connection from the tide-water
through the Kanawha Valley, TO the
Ohio River. They are as follows:
1. The Richmond & Allegheny
road which is being built on the tow
path Of the James River Canal, and
which is now nearly completed from
Richmond, Virginia, ria Lynchburg,
to Jackson's river, in Allegheny
county, Virginia, where it intersects
with the Chesapeake and Ohio Rail
way.
g. The Norfolk 4 Western Rail.
road, extends from Norfolk, Virginia,
to Petersburg, thence to Lynchburg,
Virginia, and thence to Bristol, Ten.
nessee. This Railroad Company is
now building road down New Riv-
er, on the West Side, from the New
River Bridge. in Pulaski county,
Virginia, to the coal lands in Mercer
county, West Virginia. This branch
road will be sixty FIVE miles in length,
and will extend to the coal lands in
Flat Top Mountain, West Virginia,
one Of which veins is 8 feet thick,
and the other is II feet thick. Flat
Top Mountain separates the waters
Of New River from the waters of Coal
River in Mercer county. West Vir,
ginia. 1t is said that this Norfolk &
Western Railroad Company contem.
plates extending their branch road
from Flat Top Mountain down Coal
River to the Kanawha Valley, and
thence 10 the Ohio River, where it
will connect with railroads running
to Chicago.
3. The third road seeking con-
nection with the Kanawha Valley is
to come down Elk river. Under
Chief Engineer Duane, of Boston, a
corps Of Engineers are now engaged
in running line fro Matthias Point
on the Potomac river to Harrison,
burg, Virginia, thence to Webster
county on the head waters Of Elk
river, thence down Elk river tc
Charleston, Kanawha county, thence
TO Point Pleasant, West Virginia, on
the banks Of the Ohio river, ut the
mouth Of the Great Kanawha. A
good deal Of work was done on differ.
ent parts Of this route several years
ago, and some miles of this road were
constructed in Virginia. Where the
work was done on Elk river near
Charleston it was designated as the
BLACK Jack Road" Strong parties
in Boston have this enterprise now
under their control, and the proha,
bilities are strongly in favor Of its
being speedily constructed.
4. The fourth road seeking a con
nection with the Ohio river, is also
to come down Elk river. This pro
posed road is controlled By Baltimore
and foreign capitalists. 1t is to ex-
tend from Baltimore to Harper's Fer,
~, West Virginia, thence to the
South Branch Of the Potomac, thence
up same to the headwaters thereof,
thence to the hcadwatcrs of Elk riv-
er, thence down Elk river to Charles
ton, and thence to Point Pleasant on
the Ohio river. Major Campbell is
now and has hoen fon-s"uno time ell
gagged as Engineer Of this proposed
road. He is confident that this road
will be built, and that very soon, as
it is in the hands of strong capital,
lists at home and abroad.
To these four roads we add another
that is seeking the Kanawha Valley,
to-wit: The Wheeling Parkersburg &.
Charleston railaoad This route ha>
been surveyed and rights of way in
part, secured for this road. Senator
Camden is the promoter of this en-.
terprise. His success in business
matters, and his confidence in the
speedy building Of this road assure
us that Charleston will soon be con
nected by rail, direct to Parkersburg
and Wheeling.
Furthermore, the Chesapeake and
Ohio Railway is soon to be extended
down the kanawha Valley, from
Scary Station Gust below St. AlbanS)
10 point on the Ohio river, opposite
GallipoIis, Ohio, where it will con.
meet with the Gallipolis, Columbus
and Toledo railroads in Ohio.
1t is these facts that are giving So
much life and business activity now
to the Kanawha Valley, and especial.