The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1900-10-18

single llcllnc pane NY COlCufrlnG
elevations not exceeding 1900 feet;
and from the summit of the mountains
westward, We have almost level plain
to Knoxville, the head Of steamboat
navisation on the Tennessee. The
aid of Kentucky, if extended us, will
certainly continue the road to Icxing-
ton, and from thence all the proposed
lines TO the Ohio will sooner Or later
be filled up. 1t was necessarily our
first step to push on from the ocean
and here finding road ready made to
our hands, we have availcd ourselves
of 1t for sixty-two miles Of our way.
From this point (Branchville on the
Charleston and Hamburg road) we
have laid out the road to Columbia,
about sixty-ive miles; have made ali
the contracts and are proceeding
rapidly. In the meantime General
Hamilton has gone to Europe to effect
Il loan Of 81 100000 for our company
on the credit of the State of South
CarOlina.'
AZ the meeting of the stockholders
in Knoxville above referred 10 the
following directors were elected:
Ohio-Edward ID. Mansfield, Will
liam Green, Joseph Bonsall.
Kentucky Robert Wicklippe, Will,
liam II. Richardson, James Taylor,
.Johu W. Tlbbotts, Israel l.. Ludlow
John b. Casey.
Tcnncsscc-lohn Williams, j. G. Nj.
Ramscy, Alex. E. Smith.
North Caroina-,James +. L. Hardy,
Thomas j. Forney, Pcregrinc Roberts.
South Carolina-Robt. y. IIaync,
James Hamilton, Charles Edmonson,
Mitchell King, Benjamin II. Elmorc,
A. Blanding, John q. Calhoun, John
w. Simpson, Robert q. Mills.
At this meeting the committee to
whom it was referred to examine and
and what part, if amy, could then be
definitely decided Oh and the proper
measures To he taken to have such
other surveys made rs might be ncccs-
sary to enable the company, at its next
meeting, to decide on the actual loca-
ton Of the whole road from Charles
ton to Lexington and the branches to
Louisville, Cincinnati and Maysvlllc
made its report. The report opened
by saying tina, the surveys heretofore
submitted TO The Legislature of South
Carolina had led to the satisfactory
conclusion that Il practicable route for
Il railroad between Charleston and the
OHIO river existed. The surveys up to
this time, the report said had been
confined to parts of the line where
most difficulties were apprehended,
and no definite location OF the route
could then be predicted on. The only
fact clearly and distinctly asccltained
was that the valley Of the French
Broad river must be adopted, rs the
only practicable course through Which
the road could pass the Allcghany
mountains and the Blue ltidgn,
having in view the connection
of the points described in the
charter. The report said that an
othe: route, by The head waters of the
Savannah and the valleys of the Tuck
aacegc and Little Tennessee river had
been surveyed. but was found to be
mpracllcahlc. On the other hand, it
was clearly demonstrated that by
adopting the French Broad route, it
was Impossible to conduct the road
from the valley Of the East Tennessee
entirely through the Allegheny NOUN
talnS, TO the crest of the Blue Ridge at
wv" points in Buncomhc County
North Carnhna, near where Ashcvllle
is now located, on Il gradual ascent en-
tircly within ,hc vangc of locomotive
power as then in use. These points
the report continued, were at the Rccd\
Patch and Butte Mountain gaps
Late surveys also led to the conviction
that from one, if not from both, OF
these dcpresssOns in the Blue Ridge
the road might be carried into The leVe
country of South Carolina, hey ond the
mountain region on a grade that would
SupCrccdc the necessity of stationary
power. But tins part of the ground
had not been sufficiently subjected to
the rigorous tests of the instrument
TO enable the committee to recommend
adopted. The report says, continuing:
"rhrcc at least should he sufficiently
examined: First, the route which
leads down the ltccdy Patch creek and
Broad river till the ridge between the
stream and ;hc Catawba river is gain
cd; second, the route by the Butt
Mountain gap, descending through
the opening which receives the Green
| river, between the Blue Ridge and the
Saluda mountains, till the latter noun
tain is llankcd on the east; the third
the route which hcsccnds from the
, Butt Mountain gap INTO Green river
cove and passes Saluda mountain by
Gap creek and continues to the level
country near Grccnvillc, s. G.
The report said that these surveys
! must he extended with view of pass
ing through Columbia. at Columbia
the line was TO meet the projected line
Of the south Carolina Canal and Rail-
road Company, which had exclusive
right to railroad between Charleston
and Columbia for thirly-six years, and
which at that time had track half the
distance.
Since the convention OF 1886 Knox
vile and Cincinnati are connected, us
well as Knoxville and the Carollnas.
There is still a demand, however,