New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-30
RICH COAL FIELDS TO BE OPENED.
THE CHESAPEAKE AND OHIO rs ABOUT TO PENE-
TRATE A REGION WHICH WILL FUR
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Huntington W Va. May 90 (SpeciaD.-One OF
the largest development enterprises set on foot in
wears by any railroad has been decided upon by
the Chesa peake and Ohio Company. and will be
put into execution this year. II Is no less than a
line paralleng the Norfolk and Western through
Southern West Virginia and tapping the finest coal
seams and some OF the best timber In the world
When the Norfolk and Western was built 1t was
the original intention to build 1t by way OF the
Guyandotte and Little Coal rivers TO the Kanawha
at St Adams but TO shorten the route. the survey
which was adopted-was down the Tug and
Twelve Pole rivers TO Ceredo. passing by all the
valuable coal in Mercer. Boone Logan and Wyo-
ming counties.
The Chesapeake and Ohio has decided TO take
what the Norfolk and Western sacrificed to get a
short line anl TO reach other natural resources.
The plans as perfected contemplate the building
OF a line from the main line New Diver. leav-
ing IL az the mouth OF Piney Creek. and following
the valley OF that creek TO It's head IN the Guyan-
dotte Mountains. This takes the road through
Raleigh County. by crcu!tous route. and reaches
all the timber and coal in the county. Another line
IS 10 be built from the main line. leaving II AT
Barboursville. where the main line strikes Guydn-
dotte River This one Will follow the valley OF
Guyandotte River to It's source which is within 5O
feet OF the OF Piney Creek. and on the same
level on the opposite side OF the Guyandotte Noun
tain \ tunnel Is TO be built through this 300 feet
a; The proper level The Guyandotte River road
passes through the counties OF Cabell. Lincoln,
Logan and Wyoming. and within hve miles or the
south boundary OF Boone Thus the Chesapeake
and Ohio Will have line about loo miles IN length,
connected at both ends with its main line and
passing through an inexhaustible wealth OF coal
and timber The customary plan where ROADS are
built through undeyeioped regions In this state 10
for the landowners benefited by the road 70 give
one-haif the land for five miles back as a bonus.
This plan has always been deemed fair, and VIII
Doe acceptable 70 the landowners along the route
mapped out by the chesapeake and OHIO. most
OF them being syndcates which own thousands OF
acres each. The land as II stands IS worth IRON
g. 10 g acre but with the railroad built and in
operation ii will bring from 2J TO $40.
II was estimated BY the State CieOogist last year
that there in the country which would be con-
trolled by the line not less than 2WN.HOiOO
tons OF coal. This Is not the only wealth IN this
region 1t is all heavily tlmbered with hardwoods.
AMI when accessible the trees are worth 800 an
Another developing road which the Chesapeake
and Ohio is interested IN. but which Is being
carried on Independently is the Coal River road,
which will open up Boone County. Negotiations
are now pending between General J. $. Easement.
of NewYork and foreign syndicate for the
money to build Il on the half-land plan which has
already been described.