The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-06-16

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CoLuvBus, ONO, June 10, 1881.
The Chesapeake and Ohio rai!wsy Is cor
recfiv named. for II IL To be q tbcfougbtsre
betWeeu these two great waters. Inc east.
ern terminus. At Newport News, Is right ~
The bay and within sight OF Hampton, Fort.
Sess wnnroe. snd OF the spires OF Nor1oik
80 - she stately ships sailing out OF The
Crsssrs,te into the sea. The locality 10
nj oujv luminous 10 history as having
6,rue the footprints OF Captain John Smith.
Nswoort. and their associate pioneers OF
Enritsh settlement In Americs, but the
~strrs IN front, as the tide moves In or
~nt- r,nn,e over the wrecks OF men,
cs.war sunk In the battle with the
W~rr,mse fVireinla)--sn event that reyoiu.
siouixed naval architecture the world
over and opened Up new field for Ameri'
can invention and enterprise. Hampton.
Williamsburg. Jamestown. aud Yorktown,
an on OF near the line which Is TO stretch
out seven,y-dye miles TO Richmond, are
crowded with precious memories not only
for virgiuians, but for all Americans, and
for lovers Of liberty everywhere. They are
destined soon TO become better known 70
tourists end travellers, and as each spot IS
visited, and tradition and history ransacSed
for contributions Of aaecdote and lnciden',
there will be fresh honors and Kinder
thoughts for old Virginia. Where IN All
this land Is there a section oil country OF
ANYTHING like the size that has furnished to
history such
BLOCKS OF GLORY
as this Virginia peninsula, beginning with
the year 1907, going through l176-'Sl apd
1912 down to 1875. Leave them out ana
half the pages OF our history would be lost.
Through these piney fields, over the Cnick'
abominy, and by bloody battle.felds OF the
late war, the Chesapeake and Obio's easiern
branch will Ia few months come TO Rich
mond: come, hope and believe, to give us
as much, II not more, trade than II takes
away, and to be Of inesiimabIe benefit TO
the peninsula. sEes 81 ~
Out from Richmond westward the trunk
line extends 42l miles TO Huntington,
West Virginia. II bridges the historic
Chlcklhominy again and winds onward
through q section that yet bears some OF the
marks Of hard knocks given by the pres
ence OF large armies and raiding parties |;
thence onward through Piedmont counties
and across the picturesque Blue Ridge and
amidst the lovely and fruitful Valley;
thence up The Allegheny, passing the IRON
furnaces, which are giving a new pulse 10
industry, and the mineral.springs region,
the summer homes Of thousands OF over
worked men and beautiful women. From
the White Sulphur, which is just west OF
the summit, the road follows the banks OF
the GieenbrIer, then Of New river, and
then OF tue Kanawha, for some distance I'M
Ill 1t darts out straight to Huntington. Pen
and pencil bave often and ofen more or
less successfully pictured the sublmity OF
the scenery: Hawks Nest, cloud.piercing
cliff; Kanawha Falls, where The river tum-
blcs down from rocky bed; precipitous
mountains, lovely rivers and valleys Of de.
light, and all OF that. But IL is unnecessary
TO dwell on what really "must be seen to
be apprec aied." To the practical person
the c0al.tIpples aud The ever.passing coal
trains and the iron furnaces on the road.
side give cheerful assurance Of mineral
wealth, money-making, and homes where
happiness and comfort are won In some.
what dingy but none the less dignifed EN-.
ployment.
HUNTINGTON
Is O well-io-do Obio-Iiver town OF $500.
The Chesapeake and Ohio Company bave
extensive car. and car.wheelshops here,
and are Just now enlarging their buildings
and preparing to employ more men. Tue
messenger derot Is neat and substantial
edifice OF brick. with nice ticket-ofice,
waitipg.rooms, &C., and is situated at the
junction of the Chesapeake and Ohio and
the EIzabethtown, Lexington and Big
Sandy roads. Quite a number Of the cti.
zens OF Huntingdon are from Richmond,
and one Of them has made great deal OF
money, and built the finest residence In the
place; which, by the way, Is quite remarka-
be for the peat and comfortable appearance
OF its homes. Huntington is the western
terminus OF the Chesapeake and Ohio rail.
way proper, and confidently expects that
the company or company will bridge the
Ohio there TO gain connection with certain
proposed Ohio lines. Ashland, Ky., how
ever, will be strong competitor for that
bridge. II Is IA miles below Huntington
and Is on the Elizabethtown, Lexington
and Big Sandy road, aud passengers from
Richmond (435 miles) go there now withou,
change OF ears. II will not be long before
the Chesapeake and Ohio finishes its
CONNECTION FROM THIS POINT TO LEXINGTON,
and before II will also have a connecting
line down the Ohio to q point opposite Gin.
cinDati. Then, indeed, It's arms will stretch
to every quarter. This road from Ashland
to Lexington is called the "neck" OF the
Chesapeake end Qh!o route; and is thus a
most important lIpk In that vast system,
which is extending Itself TO the West,
Northwest, and particularly to the South.
west ola the Memphis, Paducah aud North
ern railroad. The Chesapeake and Ohio
route will not only be one hundred miles
nearer TO the seaboard than three of the
older lines, but its grades are greatly easier
and coal for use in locomotives and for
transportation is In peculiarly accessible
beds and, practically, In ineXbaustible
quantities. Work Is being pushed with
great rapidlty, and 1t Is expected that the
cars will be running from Ashland 10 Lex
tngton in September or October. Kentucky
Farmers arc already counting upon the time
when they can ship their grain 10 Richmond
aud Newport News in bulk and get five or
]eh cchts uiOIe per Dushet tnan tney now
receive. But at present the western out
lets OF the Chesapeake and OHIO are by the
Ohio-river boats at Huntington and by the
scIoro VALLEY RAILROAD AT ASHLAND, KY.
1oing from Richmond to Columbus. Ohio,
say, you change ears only at Ashland. The
cc'oto' Valley train Is showed down gentle
incline TO the waters edge and then run
upon long barge. Atug pulls the barge
rlght across the Ohio aud locomotive pulls
the train up the incline at Petersburg, Ohio.
and the transfer Is made safely and expedi.
tiously-ln twenty minutes. believe.
The Scioto.V siiey read, for great part of
us distance, runs along the banks OF the
kofrfo nd kaS lo~ VIZ