The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-06-28


into the bed Of fhe river itself. This work
bad just been completed when the memo.
rable h)od OF 'S4 Bwooped down upon the
Ohio valley, and among the greatest suffer.
ers was the new road. The trestling con.
structed at great pains and expense was
either washed or wrenched out OF place for
miles, and months OF hard work were
necessary before 1t was sgsin in condition
for uss f3aT-s..fu 3II
:, Alter crossing the mouth OF Dig Grave
creek below Moundsville the road passes
over lie roughcr and mora unsightly por.
ton and here begins Its real beauties. The
river bottoms begin to widen and through
them to Parketsburg lies the route Of tho
road. Tho sinuosties OF the river OF course
afiec's the width Of these river bottoms on
both sides OF the stream, but st no time
after leaving the Baltimore 4 Ohio at
Moundsvile is the road crowded upon the
edge ol river embankment, or does any
Precipisous mountain "irown in anger"
upon the passenger at It's foot.
TIE ROAD BED.
While the flood necessi,ated much trou.
bic, expense and delay, it Was also Of last.
ing benfs to the new road ,,as i. caused i. TO
ssttle and at once assume the stability that
years OF wear would not have impaired.
The abundance Of gravel atvarious places
enabled the contractor 10 make a road. bed
at oil points, and when the rails and ties
were laid to ballast the road. So thor.
oughly was this done that when the men,
bers OF the syndicate who built it passed
over it on tour OF inspection (all exper.
fenced railroad men) they pronounced il
one Of the most solid roads they had ever
seen. The ties and timber necessary TO
the construction OF the road all came from
tie country through which it passes, and
as rule cost much less 10 it than they
would have cost other ros5s The rails arc
Bessemer steel, made by the Edgar Thomp
son Steel Works Of Pittsburgh, and are 50
lbs. standard. The bridges over smsll
atreamg and qullies are substantial
wooden structures, while thoss over
the larger stresm5 are handsome.
iron bridges. Probably the lascee. bridge
on the road ia over tho mouth Of Fishing
creek, at New Msriinsville, while another
one, almost as long, crosses Middle Island
river some miles below. There ara fourteen
iron bridges in oil. Thsre arc many miles
Of trestling on the road but none oi il hieh
or in any degree dangerous. The company
has in its employ large number Of con.
struction hands, sixteen gangs, am in.
formed, and these men are largely en-.
gagged in filling up the trestling along the
road. One pleasing feature about the new
road is the absence OF abrupt and irregular
curves. At no timo is one thrown violently
or unexpectedly from his sest, or Jared by
the sudden turn of the train around one OF
the many pEomonlories along the route Of
the road. The road is siugularly free from
this discomfort, and, as the road settles, it
will prove to be one Of its greatest adyan.
tages.
tTATroN ucu:E5.
None Of the station houses have yet been
completed, but nearly s!l Of them will be
within the next thirty days. These build.
ings are very neat, wooden structures uni.
form in construction, and will be when
completed handsomely furnished and ap.
pointed. They contain ladies' and gentle,
mems waitingroom with ticket Office and
agents room intervening. Buildings ere
in process Of completion as Powha,an
Baresville, Clarington, New Martinsville,
Friendly and other pointa, and others viii
60 upst once. Freight houses vii! also BIZ
erected st orce at the above named pointe
TELEGRAPH LlNEs AND EIPREssAGE.
The new road will construct, own ant
operate It's own line of Telegraph, end the
work ofplsnting the poles is already fal
advanced, and by the lst Of August tn,
wires will be stretched from this city Il
Parkersburg, and offices established. Tht
poles are already up as fsr as New Mar
tinsville, and by the All of July the wire.
will bo working to sistsrsville.
The Adams Express Company has made
arrangements for the transportation OF III
goods on the new ioG1, and already hal
agencies estsblished at all the principa
points.
80 TIE raosrEcTs. 'l
The Territory opened up by the Ohio
River road is certainly one OF the best il
the country. Itis perhaps tho riches. az
ricultursl distric! in the Ohio Valley. Unde,
adverse circumstances tho farmers and res
idents along its route have thrlven ant
grown rich. This is evidenced by tht
external indications that force themselves
upon one many times in a ainsle mile
The moet substantial brick and frame man
eiors aud farm buildings, fencing OF iht
best and most durable character, stock o
all kinds in abundance and ofthe pures
breeds in the country, substantial schoo
houses and elegant churches are encounter
ed everywhere. The attention OF farmers
apparently, Is given almes. exclusively /,
tie raising Of grain. The valley intervsn
ing between this city and Parkersburg i
one huge wheat field and "neyery ear ia Der
feet" The corn, rye, oats and barley crop
are alao very large. The transportation o
these products alone forms a large part
the trade OF the boats between here an,
Parkersburg, while it Is ALEC a. source Q
large revenue 10 the moro preteniiou
. St. Louis, Cincinnati and PitisburcI
! boats. In reality however, the resource
Of the country tributary to the new roa
are not limited. In season the trado don
/, In fruits. berries, vegetables, tanbark, rail
: road ties, ship and boat building timbeI
shingles. slaves, lumber, pelts and othe
: articles is immense.S;As it is a numbe
l Of towboats are now and have been er
!. gagged Tor q number Of yesrs in doin
:, nothing beyond the transportation OF tie
i. lumber, tanbark and s.ayes to points D
J, and down the river. The ties for uss
. the eastern division of the Panhandl
!, Fort Wayne. Pittsburgh 4 Lake Ell
D Pi.taburgh, Mckeeaport & Youghioghen
6 Pittsburgh, CHARTERS & Youghioghen
Q Cleveland & Pittsburgh and other rosi
2 lhaye come exclusively from this territol