Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-27

N tho first story OF his trip
through Goose creek neighbor.
hood the Rambler closed his mar
rative where he had started
northeast along the dirt and rock road
which coming from the direction of
historic Chantilly. Gum Springs and
Wa1pool crosses the electric line to
LeesDurs at the little station called
belmont Park. That road leads for
tne most part through woods until
saiter climbing up and down hills for
ABOUT two miles. 1t enters the WASH
'hgton and Leesburg pike about a
mile eastward Of the bridge that
crosses Goose creek The road through
inc woods roughly parallels the
course or the creek at distance from
IL OF something less than a mile,
though Of course the old road and
she far older creek come closer than
that along part of the way. But the
Rambler did not follow the road all
the way. His course led him to strike
north and west from the road and to
pass over trails through woods and
there was no trail in order to get
down to the creek and to reach the
site of Mavin's mill. But these and
related facts will be dwelt on later
In this story.
The end Of the narrative last Sum
day was where the Rambler entered
passed up pathway paved with flat
side Of the road near Belmont Park.
passed. up a pathway pved with fiat
dressed stone bordered by box bushes
and holly trees and made himself at
home under the grape arbor Of c. A.
Stunkel, stone cutter and mason.
Mr.. Stunkel settled at that place forty
years ago. when there were only two
other houses in the neighborhood,
when woods covered what are now
cultivated fields and tall thick timber
stood where at this day mere wood
land fllls the scene.
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Mr. Stunkel. though he has lived at
that spot for forty years, has lived
longer in Loudoun county. His father
was c. H. Stunkel. of whom there are
some interesting facts to relate. He
camo from Germany early in the nine
teenth century. and after some years Of
residence In this country went into the
service of the Baltimore and Ohio rail-
road when the cars Of that system were
drawn by mules or horses from Balti-
more to Martinsburg. He was one Of
Baltimore and Ohio locomotive No. 81
which one may see in the collection Of
ancient locomotives in the National Mu-
scum
motive engine in the United States. and
there is also dispute as to the first To-
connective in Great Britain The dispu-
tants will never be silenced. but the
facts seem reasonably clear and safe
for the average man. Tram-ways or
wagon-ways were in use in the mining
regions Of the mother country in the
middle Of the sixteenth century. They
were constructed of wooden rails laid
on logs. and the rolling stock consisted
of carts drawn by horses. Iron rails
succeeded wooden rails. and descrip-
tion of the almost endless variety of
rails invented would fill book. A steam
locomotive devised by Richard Trevitch-
lish colliery. in 1904. but it was con-
demned as being moro expensive than
horsepower. 1911 John Jenkinsop
devised locomotive with a cogged
road at Leeds. In 1913 Wi'jam Hedlcy
built two locomotives which he called
Putting Billy" and the "Wylan Dilly,"
which ran on colliery road near New
castle.
, In 1914 George Stephenson built his
first locomotive. embodying certain
new and practicable ideas and which
he named the Butcher" 1t drew eight
loaded wagons four miles an hour. In
1921 parliament authorized the con-
struction of the Stockton and Darling
ton railroad. with the understanding
that the cars were to be drawn by
horses. George Stephenson was the
engineer of this line of railway and
he set a locomotive to work on tho
rails. The name Of this engine seems
not to have been preserved unless it
was the Experiment" Many English
railways operated with horsepower
were opening up. but 1t was the Liver
pool and Manchester railroad, in 1880,
that offered a prize of $4,000 for a
successful steam locomotive. George
Stephenson and his son Robert en-
tered the famous Rocket" John
Braithwaite and John Ericsson entered
the Novelty" and Timothy Hackworth
entered the "Sanspareil." The "Rock-
ct" stood the test and won.
Horsepower railroads had made some
progress in this country. There were
a number of them in operation before
the steam locomotive was employed.
Peter Cooper built a model of q loco.
motive, but the American railroads
looked to England for their first en-
gines. The Delaware and Hudson
Canal Company. which constructed a
tramway from Carbonate to Homes
vile. Pa.-sixteen miles-in 1928, bought
four English engines. 1t bought
three from the firm Of Foster & Ras-
trick Of Stourbridge and one from
George Stephenson.
The Stephenson locomotive, called