The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1881-09-24
THE NEW RAILROAD.
Proposed Route Through Cecil County

A. tnurh interest md speculation seems
l." lie indni-2d IN III present III r's:rr'i Ia thr
new proposed r:I!ir"tA through ,.ur county.
:" l., hunt uy tie Baltimore :rnA ..'a lt.,i
road, and to run iruiu Baltimore /" i'hl:.
d"iphia, We rake the following account :rotn
the Wilmington Etrt0 E,sn,m,i.
After several months ni work, the survey
of the proposed aew line of the l.. x ..
from Baltimore I" Philadelphia, has been
completed as far as Wilmington. The
cours" of the located route is quite straight,
being Il mile shorter than the p, W. x l..
from Wilmington tothe Susluehanna. The
point where the new road will strike the
Delaware Western Railroad is near kia-
mems station.
Passing through Newark. the road will
cross thristiana Creek u~i one hall mile
from the T., W. x y. line. From thence
through the lands Of Mrs. +. bowers, VIM.
Campbell, john Campbell and II. d. Miller.
1t will then cross the Baldwin'S Mill road
above grade, and go through land Of VIM.
Bowen. After leaving Bowen the road
leading from Elkton to Cowantown is to be
crossed under grade and the line will run
on VIM. kershaw. The Elk Mills property
is now reached, and TIE valley of the Big
Elk will next be crossed, whether by II series
of three arches or treStle work has not yet
been decided Leaving the Elk Mills land,
the corner of Joshua y. .Jackson's land is
crossed and the Elk Mills land is run upon
again and then that of Henry Busch. The
Elkton and -tndora plank road is crossed
above grade. the south side of the farm of
VIA. Il. Smith, then across y. u. Manly,
DIR. Justice Hunot and the extreme south
crly corner of Dr. Il. G. Mackall's farm.
The Blue Ball road and the valley of the
Little Elk will be crossed at the same point
and in Il Iaanncr similar to the Big Elk
and then after running over Daniel Harvey
and Lewis 7. Roberts Con whose place the
north branch of Laurel Run is crosSed)
the Marley Paper Mill road is intersected
below grade.
The line here is about twn miles and Il
half above the T., W. X Il. road. II then
crosses the following properties in or,icr:
James McCauley, Vim. Holt, Timothy V.
Rose, Samuel Lindsey and John Warning
Ton. The road is To cross the Nottingham
and Mechanics Valley road under Grade.
II will then traverse The lands of +. Harris,
John Warrington, George +. Whitaker and
VIM. McarnS' estate for u short distance
The Iitrlc North East Creek will be crossed
on Mearu> land by single span bridge Of
fifty feet. The line leads across jackson
.Iemison, coored, John i. Holt, and again
across McarnS estate, and then goeS under
the Rock and Brick Meeting House roads ut
one crossing AMI across the south end of
Henry Mahouey's fariu and again through
out the MearnS estate. Thence through the
property Of the McCullouyh Iron Company,
and will span the Big North East Creek by
Il bridge OF three arches. The land of j.
Wesley Hamilton will then be run over and
the North East and Bay View road will be
crossed II miles from North East village.
The road will then he on james .IuhnsonS
land and on that OF John W. SHIPPERS ut
the edge of which it will 20 under the
tharleStown and Bay View road and then
leads over lands OF Joseph 4. Reed ami Mrs.
Charlotte Russell. Stony Run will be pass
ed over on bridge of one span. The road
will then run ON Bryan Fields, and after
crossing the North East and POrt Deposit
road will run on Stephen Atkinson. George
T. Whitaker, John j. Shaw, and on G.. =.
Whitaker again.
The I'rncipio Creek will he crossed by
three arches, giving ample clearance for
water and roadway under til" track Oh each
side of the stream. l.. Seminar land will
be crossed and the Principle and Port De
post road will be crossed at grade. The
line then leads through some houses in
Jacksontown, and then threads WhitakcrS
land, that of Evan Srntnan, q. p. TAYLOR
aud William Iyttle.
At this point Mill Creek, near the SuSuuc-
hanna, will be crossed by TWO arches, and
the definitely located line ends here, about
4 mile from Perryrille. From there to the
river the exact course will depend upon the
points where the road will cross the SuS-
quehanna. 1t will either cross ut the head
of WatsUn'S Island or at Fishers Bluff, and
continue on through Hartford and Balti-
more counties TO Baltimore City. The loca-
of thp STATIONS the limo
he learned vet, but will he forthcoming
soon.