Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-23

n,mberless short pleasant rides that are
afforded. Every article will be accompan-
led by map, winch Will make the matter
more valuable.
The first article will take up the western
portion of the District. and in this territory
over a dozen different routes can be enum-
Grated, from two to tWenty-three rilies III
length some of which are good, others
bad while again medium course can De
found Fer the most part, however the
roads are good, and but very little dlfl-
Guilty will be experienced. IN an VI me me
routes the basis of calculation is from the
most convenient point which Will De from
sod and NJ street. The reader can easily
place the starting point from the treasury
miles to each route, which is the distance
between the two places, but Whlch may
apDear to be much shorter on. account or
the good city riding.
The Various Roads.
Within the confines of the map there are
four different roads which run their course,
and it is well perhaps to treat or them
first These roads are freely used by We
hlcIes and cycles, and as this suburban
section is well built up they afford the only
means of intercourse with the city proper.
We will take these roads up in regular
order. .
The New Cut road-This road is really a
continuation of street in Georgetown,
be ginning on the west side of 35th street,
whereas T street ends on the east side
after running but two squares. connecting
with 32d street on the west. On ac-
count of the peculiar condition of sd
street running north by northwest all
the streets west of it running straight
north connect with it at certain points
Thus 33d street energies into sd street
lust below T street: 34th street runs
in lust where w street will at some future
time be located. while 35th street ends in
SOD street at the Holy Rood cemetery,
willie across the street in the apex formed
by the two streets Mt Tabor Church
stands. Thirty-fifth street is the extreme
western street of the West End. which
runs for any distance, and If the other
streets were continued they would connect
with 32d street. But to continue on New
Cut road. This highway runs from 35th
street and ends in the Canal road, about
a mile and half from the Caain bridge,
crossing in it's journey Foxhall, Ridge and
the Conduit roads. Its total length is
about two miles. The road is mainly con-
structed of macadam, but in it's lower end
clay forms the road surface and bed. The
macadamized portion runs from the be-
ginning to the intersection with the Ridge
read; from this place, macadam, gravel
and clay to the Conduit road and to the
Canal road clay.
Ridge and LOushborough Roads.
The Ridge road-This road is perhaps not
quite half mile longer than the New Cut
read, and during its course 1t enjoys two
different names. the lower half being
known as the Foxhall road. SO named in
honor of colonial celebrity, while north
ward from the intersection of the New Cut
read 1t is known the Ridge road. The
village west of the Foxhall road and south
of the New Cut road is known as Harlem.
The lower portion of this road forms part
of the Conduit road, beginning at the
Canal road, with steep incline, at the
brow of which the Conduit road switches
off in west northwest direction, while the
Foxhall road continues almost due north
on gradual incline past the intersection