The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-02-04
THE LAST RAIL LAID
At THIS END OF The RIVER ROAD,
lad the CONNECT With the r., ". 4 MA TX.
tension COmplstsd-rhs Talk About Possible
Artaugtmsht With the D. 4 y. Should Now
C,sst-0thtr ,CurrtAt Railroad Sot,s. 81.

The connecting link between the northern
section OF the Ohio River railroad, which
has been slow y growing no,thwa,d Tor
u few weeks past, md tho southern end OF
the new Bsawood extension Of the pewiky
roa', was laid Saturday, and later In the
day the construction engine Of the River
road was run over the new rails and north.
ward over the Pewiky's track for come dil.
tancs, The COIL ectlng point Ia only short
distance from the b.. Il 0. bridge over the
river. a&. - I5i"
This connt c,ion should at leas. cause lull
In the t,lk OF d probable connection between
the River Road anu the Baltimore 3 Ohio.
Senator Camden has written letter to gen.
leman here in which he declares there 10 no
intention Of d'sposing Of the Ohio River
road 10 either tho Pittsburgh, Wheeling &
Kentucky or the Baltimore 4 Ohio, now or
10 the future. Senator Cimden thinks the
Ohio River road IL destinpd TO bs a great
through line from Wheeling TO the interior
OF both West Virginia and old Virginia. and
Ohio road to Cincinnati and the Sta o OF
Kentucky. 1t Is the intention 10 c1mIle,e
the rosd through to Mcdowell county al as
early day as possible, where II will conn, @.
with the Noffork aud Western system, and
thereby with tae great South. ~ think"
says TIE Senator In conclusion, THAT tho
oaio River viii gradually develop into an
important road" ~
1t is now promised that the road will be IN
0ptrAtiuu BY April l. All the bridges nlo
completed but the one over Fish creek, and
The ira X IL laid from Pa,lenburs north 10
5lsteIsylle, and from bsnwood TO q point
somp Gla:snte te!ow Monndsyillc, leaving
less than thirty mills OF rail to lay. -
CTlIER LOCAL RoADa
The corps in charge Of Mr.. B. W. Peterson,
resident engineer OF the Wheeling 6; Harris.
burg road, will leayo today to resume the
work OF locating the route af the Elm Grove
Il State Line read, from the Pennsylvania
line 10 Elm Grove. This work waq begun
some weeks ago, bu. was abandoned on &C.
count OF the high water OF MIDI @ creek, ano
the bed weather and heavy SNOW that haye
since prevailed.
II Is ex sected Il 4! az soon NJ there Is dc.
cision in the steamboat disaster case now III
argument at PsTkersbIrg term OF U. s. Court,
Judge jackson will appear at Charleston and
announce his views In tho Ohio Central re.
Ownership contest. }'ai
A dispatch from Newcomerstown, O., 10
the Cleveland Leader says: ~.
"rhere s great enthusiasm among our citi.
zsas now over the il.:,sriug prospects OF &C.
curing the ZAnesv!lle, McConnelsvilie and
PomeToy Railroad, known as the Black
Diamond Route. The road is projected from
Zinesylle to Harmar, and thence along the
Ohio river to Pomerty. Two branches from
Zluesyille, one reaching TO Marion, Ohio, via
Fraztyabu,g, on the Panhandle, and through
M. Gllead. The other branch Will start from
Zsresville for Newcome.s:owu via Plaintield
and 0tsego.'
This road, II bui,:. will form an important
connection with the Cannon Ball. line
from this city TO Chicago.