Daily Republican., 1881-09-17
THE II IL d RAILROAD,
The survey Of the new Route From
Wilmington Westward to she
State Line.

Major Canby's corps of engineer
have finished the survey of the locate
route of the new Baltimore, x Ohio Raj
road westward nom WIlmin., ton t
the Susquehanna from which latte
point another corps has completed tn
survey to Baltimore. The only part O
the route remaining to be surveyed, i
from Wilmington to Philadelphia ant
Maj or Candy is now about starting OF
that duty.
The route from this city to Baltimor,
Is about mile shorter than the oil
Philadelphia, Wilmington u Balti
more line. Leaving this city it will
run in an almost straight line west un
Til it strikes the Delaware Western
Railroad near kiamensi station. rht
first property touched is that of tn,
Newport Bank after which it rum
through the tarm Of Charles Newlin fol
distance of over q quarter of d mile
and thence through strip of land be
longing to Elias Williams and Ed ward
j. Cranson.
1t ruus 1900 feet through Vincent G.
Films farm, touches tie property OF
the kiamensi woollen mill and crosses
Red Clay Creek on the down breast
above the mills. After passing through
corner of L. j. Cranston's farm a
curve the first in the road OF 800 feet oc-
ours. The road then runs 1909 feet
through the land Of Cornelius j. Der
rick ,on, Benjamin G. Crauston 800 feet,
Reuben SatterthWaito halfa mile and
Edward CranSton 400 feet. There is a
curve OF two degrees on Satterthwaite's
property, where the Lime Stone road is
passed under grade and a short distance
beyond the telegraph road to Newark
is crossed above grade. Th. route then
runs 400 feet through land held by
Victor DUPONT as trustee; James Burns
land 1000 feet where it defects two de.
grees to the right. The route then pass
es through William Powell $ farm ], 800
feet. and 1000 feet through pusey Pen
nock's farm, and 1,3OO feet through
lands of Robert and John Greenwalt
Harmony mill road is then crossed at
grade and then 20O0 feet through Al
bert Wolla+ton's farm and 500 feet
through William Currinder.
The road then crosses Pike Creek on
a bridge of 100 feet span, after which
crosses 1000 feet through lands Of Will
liam Currinder, after which it crosses
the red mill road above grade, thence
| 200 feet feet through property Of Mrs.
Scott OF Christiana, j. Cloud Elliott's
property 1000 feet, the property OF
James Morrow Of Wilmington 200
teet, that Of Lumb 2,300 feet, Samuel
Findley 1900 feet, to William Deans
land near White Clay Creek, crossing
The latter by 100 feet span and then
ntersect the Delaware and Pennsyl-
V. mia Railroad crossing it above grade.
The road runs near Dean & PiIling's
mills and 2,;,O0 feet through Deans pro-
,erty. The route then takes through
he southeast corner of Hosea Riddles
OF, through Dean again for 800 feet,
through the north end of the college lot,
md then, crossing the read leading up
rom White Clay Creek at grade, will
20 on j. II. Rays land for 100 feet and
will run within 81 feet of the Derr Park
Hotel.
The road leading from Newark to
Port Deposit. Md, is here crosse Ad at
Twill, W ullS IGCtSSilJ Ol udN l1l1
station at this point. Some small lots
ire now crossed, and then the road is to
'un on George Evans for 100 feet, and
N kathmeli Wilson for 1900 feet, and
lose to and parallel with the Elktou
DAD. 1t will run on Patrick Burke for
"a feet, and for one mile on George
>err's land. Before leaving Kerr it
will cross the Christiana creek, and the
Dad leading to Casho's mill, with a
ingle 50-fect span. At this point the
Dad will be just onc-half mile from the
me Of the Philadelphia, Wilmington
J Baltimore railroad. 1t will next run
)r 1920 feet through the land of Mrs.
'. Bowers, 100 feet through a corner of
William Campbell's land, 1000 feet
trough John Campbell's land and
200 feet through that of Henry Mil
,r. 1t will then cross the Baldwin's s
ill road above above grade, aud 20 for
10 feet through the land of William
owen