The daily gazette., 1881-08-03
). WEDNESDAY. AUGUST 8. 1881.
BAITIlGonE TO NEW YORK.
The Proposed Now Baltimore and
Ohio Line Surveyed to the sus.
quehamma River.

The Proposed New Baltimore and
Ohio Line Surveyed to the sus.
quehanns River.
BALTIMORE, Aug. 2.-The American
this morning has the following Ever
since the announcement shat the Bal.
timore and Ohio Railroad Company
intended to construct new trunk line
between this city and New York, the
greatest interest has been manifested
a. to the probable route which would
be chosen from Baltimore to the north
ern boundary Of Maryland. From the
first the greatest secrecy has been
maintained by the railroad officials as
to the route desired by them, it being
advisable to buy the right of way be-
fore making known the route. In Or
der to fur her protect themselves, the
company commenced the survey of
several different routes, and opened
negotiations to ascertain what would
be the cost of The right of way by each.
Proflting by the uncertainty as to the
real route, and also, to great extent,
through The publlc-spirited generosity
of the property owners, the company
is believed to have at last secured the
refusal of an air line between BalJi-
more ami the Susquehanna, which is
complete except for few unimportant
breaks whore the negotiations for the
property have not yet been completed.
Commencing somewhere on the
eastern boundary of the city, at a point
not yet formally decided upon, the
road will pass In q northeastern direc-
tion, diagonally through the north
western part of the Twelfth district of
Baltimore county. It will cross Her
ring run some distance above the
Philadelphia, Wilmington and Balti-
more Railroad, and thence proceed in
a diagonal direction towards the Elev-
enth district of Ba timore county,
which it will enter near the old Post
road. Still retaining the northeastern
direction, II will cross the White
Marsh run and pass above the mouth
of Bird river, and thence bear away to
the Big Gunpowder Falls, which it
will tap three miles above the Phila-
delphia, Wilmington and Baltimore
Railroad. To do this it will pass for
three-quarters of mile over the old
Patterson estate, formerly the coun-
try-seat of the late William Patterson,
father of the late Madame Patterson
Bonaparte.
The road will cross the Gunpowder at
this point by bridge about 200 feet
lorg. On the opposite side of the river
(Harford county, the line will pass
through the Crossmore property, and
then through the farms OF j. W. Deitz
and Colonel Taylor to that Of Captain
Murray, which is the site of "Third Bal
timore," as it Is historically known.
This Is at the headwaters of the Bush
river, and there Is still standing on the
farm an old hotel which Washington
was In the habit of making his head.
quarters In travelling south from Phila-
dalphia to Washington. Beyond Hartford
Furnace Post Office the survey next
takes the road over the Dairy farm,
owned by the Citizens Bank of this city,
after which the line continues over the
farms of Messrs. Charles Osborn, Harri-
son Bradford, and Lloyd Rogers, which
brings it within half mile Of Aberdeen,
on the north, six miles from the Susque-
hanna. The route to the river will then
be through the property OF Henry Amos,
l hAls OSuOl 14lt olCCnW hhu ObuCkb
| to point just above Walson's Islands,
on the banks Of the Susquehanna. From
here, by bridge, the road will take q
direct route to Newark, Del, and thence
nortberly. In considering the route, as
described above. one Is at once struck
with the singular advantages it offers.
After leaving this city, 1t traverses the
plateau Of ridge which runs through
Baltimore county north Of the old post
road as far as the Patterson property, on
the Gunpowder, fourteen miles awvy.
This portion OF the road Ia probably the
best, as 1t follows true air-line-will
need but little grading and few bridges,
After crossing the Gunpowder the line
will move along the slope of the ridge
referred to south OF the post road, and,
with only a.few slight deviations, direct
to the Susquehanna. 1t is estimated by
competent parties that the total cost oi
preparing the road for the superstructure
will be SIS, 600 per mile less than by any
other routes which have been projected
The general direction OF the route Ii
parallel with the Philadelphia, Whining
ton and Baltimore Railroad-the only
difference being that the windings of the
latter road are not followed and, owing
to the t1rst-named being q more north
erly route, only one bridge Of any i'm
portance Cat the Gunpowder) has to b.
built between Baltimore and the Sus
quebanna. The Philadelphia, Whining
ton and Baltimore Railroad, in the sam
section, have three bridges of importanc
aud several smaller ones. The Balti
more and Ohio Railroad will be from
three to five miles north of the Philadel
phia, Wilmington and Baltimore as ta
as Aberdeen, and between the latte
point and the Susquehanna the tw
roads will be in sight of each other.