The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-07-10

\ description OF Its Route ana The
Country IL Opens.

Sorwalx Reflector.
beginning at Wheeling the city and
vicinity Of which has over fifty thousand
inhabitants, the line crosses the Ohio river
at the town OF Martins Ferry, extensively
engaged in iron and glass making. It then
follows the western bank OF the Ohio river
to Portland; thence up 10 Short creek 10
Piney Fork, through the best "Pittsbugh"
coal deposit in the State OF Ohio, 10 the
town OF liopedalc, near which it crosses the
Cadiz Branch OF the Pan Handle road, and
lntersects the main line OF that road ut
Fairview; thence to Bowerston, 4 town
forty.one miles from Wheeling. From
Bowerstown, lifeline follows down the fertile
and productive valley OF the Connot-
ton river, the adjacent hills OF which
have most elegant deposits Of black.band
and hema.ite iron ore, which vary in thick
ness from eight 10 fourteen feet. These
ores are in great demand at the furnaces in
Wheeling, Alassillon, Akron, Canton and
Cleveland, but at present are not accessible
for want Of the Wheeling & Lake Erie
railroad. These ORES are smelted with
great success at the i!ourishiDg community
OF Zoar. The country here is exceedingly
rich in timber, and produces all the vari.
Gus cereals and fruits In great abundance.
From Zoar the line passes through the
thriving towns OF Bolivar and Navarro.
Throughout this part OF the line from
Wheeling TO Navarro the country is billy,
and abounds in the richest coal fields
in the State OF Ohio. From Navarro the
line passes on to Massillon, one OF the
important manufacturing cities in
Ohio, and Il very desirable business con-.
nection for railroad. Thence via E.
Greenville, Dalton and Burton City 10 Orr.
vile, passing through the deposit OF the
celebrated Massillou or No. coal. The
coal deposit being OF the very best quality,
and four TO six feet thick near the surface
and easily mined, will furnish coal
for transportation on the Wheeling and
Lake Erie to the various lake ports in such
quantities as to tax the railroad to its Ut
most extent From Orville the line pass
es through the Furnishing villages OF
Smithville, Crston, Lodi and Spencer to
Wellington, through populous, highly
cultivated and productive section OF the
country. Wellington is celebrated for the
amount OF butter, cheese and live stock
ANNUALLY suippcu. 1HG lcui VI CIletSe
alone averages about ten million pounds
per year. Thence the line passes
through brighton md Clarks:
field 10 Norwalk, q Furnishing city OF
about 5000 population, on the l., S. & NJ.
s. r.. 4 At Sorwalk the principal shops
OF the company are now in process OF erec.
ton, and in last weeks Reflector was
printed q diagram showing the grounds
and the location OF the shops. From Nor.
walk the line DIVORCES to the right through
the towns OF Milan and Huron, while the
more direct line continues through the
level table lands OF Lake Erie, through the
IMPORTANT towns OF Monroevillc, Clyde and
Bellevue. the city al Fremont on the sam
dusky river, and Oak HarDor on the Fort
age river, to the city OF Toledo, where the
great Wabash and Michigan system OF rail.
roads terminates, bringing the vast wealth
OF dozen States, seeking new and direct
route to the east. The entire distance from
Wheeling to Toledo o 203 miles, and to
Huron in milas =.