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WM"'- -: . ''"""'' ' TnMUJ.LElAl,Mtnr. 'SORTS ClE0U51-"rowfrfnl ia latelleetitl, ami lai pkjiittl itatuiwi, tb lu if tar lim tsd kuat tf tar iffteliwu.'' LEOJIDAJ I. IEHT, iwtitle Editor. SATlJllDAM01lNINGDEGEMBElt-ltS50. . .. . .,: . .. . 7 .... NO. 50. D do Ho do loi I u i r i o 1 M 45 t M i n t to t it I 01 I 01 f 43 14 i to I 15 I 10 I is i Si lo i ot 4 M sr "MKirr, walk. Tin Ml' Treats l.eao, or M amti riMraoi ia dl m Dm reapeeliee am .aril of Km ilee apita -the MnU, mi erlrrilrr, as el is Uw ,... ml AaHeltorMixii, " T 0tmr, IIM, at faiblie fair, 10 wit : ... 4U At.it, kl"iii telhe Kti'K f J'n Allim.are'a.et.ll a.lersef Iltwp Hit ' r. twmi ol 1844 " . r 700 Aerea. eleie;ii.t la lle Relate ol Trrteoee Lm, lleeM. a iraler si Heed C4, 1.... lor 1841 1 844 eoo) I M.I. 43 SO 149 ict. John Lata tract, .tees' Crack, ui far 14 J 15 Aim. Joke Mm tract, Deep knar, lex lor ISM. . , 10O Aorta, Kokert l. IVeeeoo, awaert af lloee) f;rHk, i-i m- i, S00 Aim brlot.iii-1 io F.ooeh Poe,h, Saoily Cmt, laa tor I Set twt I RU S4 Aerea, belw.e,i. 15 ur ;e.e Mar, f, S. lotana Sta-ami., UI tor ihe )ear IMS, HM Aaraa, Mmat ' KHwia t.'etaocn, Hole. am flramh, uui for 181. M Aarot, William Wilaoa' treat, Salomon Braea. tea a rlSil. 157 Aerea, eetoagin lo J'ha Alloa o' as the ealrre ot Orrn Kirrr, l for 1140, H00 Aer.fl. Samurl lleetlia'. treat, 00 tHe wo. Icraot Deep Knar, lai for 1840, saJanes clae, ' ! 9 Aaraa, Wlonc,ifte; lo Mo-heel Lather, oa ih aalrra ol rurk Crerk, lax lor IMS, 100 Arret, arlrmlrf( 10 Michael talker, on mralra' Fink Oerk, lai Inr l4S, "600 Arret, k4mui lo iol.n Lark, oa Iba valor of Hrar Lrerk, tat lor 1K4I, 90 Aaraa. John lnrtrrntilk. on tnr vatera of lleep Riaer, lairt lor 141. iMt and IH45, tf 9T oaa Aaraa, r. 11 iaraneri, 011 ana a tier t Ol ttvrp Vl.rrr, l LrlHI, . tf Aerei, Kaoak Kaik'l rHrlra, in lU VI- leraol r'ork Crrrk, laa f"r iMi." " 100 Aarei, Jrreniiak I'Uai'l do do In l( r 1842. 645 Atiea. Mamfwrl OwrnS Inr IN4I tnrt 1841, j T5D Arret, Jolia RiikpatrrcV- lor Ifru, 1 . ' Aerea, MlrUel Atheaonh, Ijllle Hirer, las lur 184.1. . . . .. Si Aaraa, tla.Ufcrth.JJiar'. Folk. tr.kt l. for l43, tun Aim. J jka Gatlin, Meado Draaefa, lax far 1143, IW Arrra, Hagfc Miffltl, lierp Hirer, lai far 1845, 148 Arm Villitn lifiin, IVrn Hirer, tal lor 18.1 tf&i. 1841, "4, '43, M0 Ariea, Mmi dtta, Deep Hirer, UI lor 1841, " flft Atrn,' fim fpfifi tVglaink-WaMt, or. l.a lor 1838. IB.Ht, 1840, '41, '4, '43. 100 Aaire. Altr,il llraaua. Polecat, lai lor 1838. f. 'i, '3. M 437 Arrra, M Hum Nelton, Buak Crrek,lai for -18.11, I 00 139 Aerea, Rettbra Tamer, Polecat, tat for 1839, 99 400 Aim, Nathan Yoik, Book Cretk, UI for 1839, 1 101 Arrre. Snlomoa Ltrarberry, 8r , Mdnlira Hranrh, I.I Inr 10. 53 130 Aerea. Kitcrt W Harm, Seadj Creek, lu l..r I8kl. 1 W 55 Acrrl. Urkin B. Bullotk, Polecat, UI lor 1841, I 31 111 Aerei, Siarlnrd Caoerjr, Pideaat, lai lor 184(1, '41, '44. '43. 9 154 Aaraa, Ki arh Ciart, Pol.cai, lai lor 1 844, 45 1 50 do ChaaHetdin.PoleeaOtMrtlortWI, ,M 55 do - -rfl. Mo " do J 1844 k l4i 154 do 8am 1 l.motaj't lleira, I'olcaal, UI for 1839 aod 1844, H 85 do Willam Mo.n, do do In Inr 1839, I 4 f t Acrra, ( rrui iVrlbora, Deep Uit.r, tat f.r 1841, I 34 1TW Ic 111 Acie nncilC WalkiTVIU ' t;rek, 1-1 to 1841, 15 75 Aarot, llrep lliarr. 34C palerat, and 100 . aarra. Beep Riavr.-urriw 1843. I 7t 4 Ijota in --rite '4 own -ot -Arlarhornairki-Jloh'a - 11 Haarr, laa I r 1848, I 14 7 Aerea. Itriibrn l,mb, Bo-:k Crctk, lai tor 1841k 1843, 4 43 Ml Ain lomhan Robkmi, Hock Crerk, lai lir 1844 it '48. 4 05 T lirf io Ail.eh"r.ith: I do! hi Near S.lem, U. Ulamia. iki lt 1848.. 40 100 Aa.ra, Mallodi Wall, Riick Crerk, lei for 1843. 44 rS7 Aorri. John KllkMt, Gl.il'i Crook, tal .... "r 1841, 54 70 Arret, Robert (lookrr: Caraoar, tax aor 1841. 41 333 Aerva, laar Robbiua do laa tor 1811 k 1844. t (7 100 Aaraa. K.mtlrr Kollias Boat Creek, UI -fcr 1841, I 19, 400 AerCt, Jrw Wall, Deep Hirer, Ml for 1841 k 1844 . 4 49 1(8) Aaraa, MHiada Wood, Mattel' Crock, lai (or 1844. 40 otl Acre, Naho Praaaell, Litila Hirer, tax t-iT 1844 k 1843. 4 to 940 Aarot. Cum Pietarll, do do tax -vf"r 1844. 43 50 AaTri. K.li Starlet. LiUto Rlter, laa for -:-i84t-:W'-'"''--"':-'"----1 100 Aret.ieriallHt, Hleliltnd Creek, tax foe I844--43 44 850 Aerea, William Campbell Iraal, kanaa aa . roc Hattrm Laon oaotnl b llruaan Hen diii, lai lor 1844, '945 Aarrt. William Urova, Broth Crak.ttl . far 1844, .19 Aerea, irate II. Mcjfflit, do da tax tar 1)44. do do do 3 lU 4XU Aartrt, orp Rtaer, 60 aerea, Joek Park and Lerit'ni, laa? for 1844, iWO Arret, Coll Scott, Rraah Crack tax far 1844, 45 Arret. P.dmand Wilhal!. Rruak Creek, lai Cie 1844. 05 fK Aaret, KPit AVnarm, Cedar Cfeet, lit lor 1844, I 43 1 530 Aerra, Alttna Craee. B II Biaoeh. 4a toe IU4. , I 04 rto Arrra, Motel Shoo, ru Rirer, lax for 11844. 44 jUO Aarra, John D. Broara, Broak Creek, lax for 1844, 4 94 (I A tret, KaararT Intram, lae Creek, lu OS Acre. JaremntH hriinn, Orrond Crock, 18 :7l Aerra. John W. Riair.nt, Uaherie. I 41 i0 Aarot, John ITiibaoo, Sr. Jarkv1 Cretk, ' IKI Aarea, Jraaa Hoaarr, Uaharie. 1 10 478 Aerra Dgncan C. Hoth, Beliia M.Gee' Creek, 1 75 13 Arret, Broj P. Klred, ftrrnnd Krrrk, I 75 111 Acrra, Coritree fleither, Jacbana' Cretk, I 34 111 Arm. Wardrn llinrh.m, tla da I M .tU) Aaraa, Joba limit, Bear Branch, I 73 ISAAC WHI-P., Ijtie fihrriff ol Maadolidi nanjr. Price nf a.lr il 00. 477ti. " lam c. piuits " Darurrrean Gullt-ra, ' I"S lila finely fumiahrd Koom warrant tha Lika nem to be perfect, and to pleiae Ilia recintav, ttoa ia ao anil knotm in Nnrtli Carolina, it la nro Uoaa to nj more. Call at l'AL.MEU'S k RAM V8K V'S inrrlm Start, '.. 25, 1860, , AUII OK TH(IMA8TUVVN I.I MR, jn ra ooired and for onla hy R. T.t'CtKB A B'lM. ' BAf.r.KiH vtnrr OKMCli. ' ! MAIL AkHASUEHKNTS. Ktnkrm MitilHj Kail Road, baa iailj at 1-2 p. m. aWdeloaoalHa.m. dtkeana -Two borer rtoje, daa dailr at 11a. cloaca allta f?riaaoiirooo Poarkoroa ftarra, dao Moatlay, Wed. joaaay aaad Hatonlae at 8 a. B., aod elooea . Saaday, "Wediwday and Friday ISm. - AVtriam--yavr-horaa acarro, doa Wedneaday, Friday .-find, Hnnday tr 3 a. a id cloaaa Honday, Taaaday and Thursday at if.' xaZ " """" "'' T7 ' " TfirhtinM'tk'tw- harm atarro, doa Hoodar, Wodnoa day and fhday at IS p. eleact Honilay, Wedaeeday Oft Onl.nnlaT at 4 p. ta. ' . - f'ina4orin4To.hrrrMatatordraMoadnyandThBra. .'day at f p. aju, and clone ftaiurday and Tuamlay at 9 p. m. - ,wl.rw7lA1,r.b,rre auil, Daa Friday at a. Bk, , and etoaaa Friday nl I a m.' (. Hntlf Stunmiit Harr MaiVlue Monday at 4 p. m, rnd eliMea 't bnr.ay at f p. ft. -" v T v -"." s Latten tlwmld be ta th,UMoa tfloea xtinotoi before tthe time of olonnf . . The OOr will be apea eatery day, oxoept 8aaday, fraal r orloek a, m. aatil p. oa. , tlia rSan'tay, It will be onrn from 8 to 9t a, m, and nebooxdifotly after tha eVpartaro at ti Waatera Jdoll. . ;, ... - . . . ; tfTAMTKIV-Two ar thma bora, from 14 ta 1 pearaof axa,af (oad character, whooaa read and (rim. will ha takra aa apprraueai al tkit otlea, if ap libealkm ha auda laimadiaMly. -( ,., , ' "- - - '' . , KE.rO RT. - . Of tht thief Enginttr of the H'eilttn Turnpik Road, To the General Auembly of the State of A orth Carolina. and furmih an aocurale guide fur the mil agent to the proper posi tion of the line. , The act of AiaemWy, tltrtf ting the turrets of the turnpike road, require 'that the dope of the road chould not exeeed a grade I transmit herewith the Report of the Engineer and the IT ,n u,e uirnpute, nor more man I m lu Conimiwiioncra charged with wurveying and locating the torn pike road from Salisbury, west, to the Georgia line, together with topographical chart and map, and a Mated package containing an account and voucher of expense. C11AS. MANLX. EXECCTIVB DePAMMEXT Nov. 25, 1850. . 4 SO I to I 5 r n 1 00 1 10 To Hit Excellency Governor MaSLT. " Sir; I have the honor to lay before yon the map and docu mrnu relating to the survey wade under my direction, for the proposed tornpfke road from Salisbury, west, lo the Georgia line. K After a careful reconnoisanee of the rniintrv holwppn Snliolmrv .,.,., ' . . ana Atncviue, ana irom mat point to Hie ItCorgia lme.it was con sidered that but two general routes required minute examinations, between the two former aoinls; and but one fioin Ashcville west. The central position and favorable direction of the Catawba riv er, point out the leading ridges and valleys of that stream and its tributaries a the moet proper route for the proposed work. Any line passing at a material distance either north or ' south of thai j don ia departure from a krvel stream, encounters at once serious difficulties in the construction of a good road. On the north, the country from the great elevation of the Blue Ridge and its spurs, becomes very much broken and abrupt in its formation; while en the aoiith, ihe waters of the Ca tawba and Broad rivers, running in a southwardly direction, stretch their ridges and water courses directly across the way of the line, , fortuaaJy. the. csmmerc quallv served by the sdrantages offered on the central route adopt ed. From Asfteville, west, the general route of the oUl road ap peared to answer beat the requirements of a good route. It ia true that many other of the mountain passes seemed to ofler particular advantages; but lire principal ones either carried the road loo far north or south of ih proper direction, or would not "arf well aecvm--modote the wants of the country. The chief of these routes leaves the located line near Waynesville, and, passing over the dividing ridge between that stream arid Jonathan's creek and up the latter, passes die Bald- mountain al the head of theSoco; thence following the t allies of the Soco, Tuckaserge, Tennessee, ascends the Nan- "tahala to the north head of the Valley rirer, and thence down thai stream, joins the located line near Welch's. This route would have about the samejength as the one adopted, with the advantage of onlv one serious hill at the crossing of Bald mountain; the summit between the Nantahala and Valley mountain ia very low. Another route, lo leave the located, line near Jarrat', on the Nantahala river, and passing up the Nantahala, and over the Val ley mountain at one of die heads of the Hiw assee, ia carried tjpwn that stream to Murphy. This route would accommodate a very - finevafy nd- compare favorably with the one chosen, The lat ter, however, nas tlie advantage ol a more central position west of that road. The lightest of these grades, however, has not been attained iu any part of the road tcjaated. The portion, east ol the BuncoAihe turnpike ha been located so a in no plac to ex ceed a slope of 1 in 0, and west of that road it doe not go ovaf 1 in 14. I would recommend tha) a maximum of I in 80 should be adopted throughout the whole of the tine: the remit of my sur veys has convinced me of the entire practicability- of this, and the alteration can easily be "made by the agent appointed to attend to the construction of the work. Tlie adoption of slopes upon a road i by no mean arbitrary, but is subject to as fixed law as any other mechanical calculation; That a road should be a near level, as a proper drainage will allow, every one must admit, and in proportion as it departs from this must the uscfutnee of the road depreciate. A level road can very rarely be obtained; it becomes, then, a matter ol importance to le ducc die necessary slope to the lowest possible degree. The followinj table of draft, prepared with great ef4 iMtt nu merous experiments, will furnish an ideaoftheaniountof deptexfuf- gravily, and the re, tilt furnished by calculation will never be found at variance with that Bf practice. Calling the loatl that a horse can draw on a level at 1 on rise ol ,. i ft U f.uin,lM,l ttrw,. I. T Hr liio Fcncr, Itmnil Rivor. eioar Aalifiaille. and eonUnueu west to in 100, he can draw only 90 decimal. SO 40 30 30 10 10 .81 ;73 ...64.., .40 .30 .20 It is, perhaps, to be regretted that instrumental examinations riould not have been made upon all those routes "recommended, which, upon reconnoisance, should appear at all practicable, as it would have given more satisfaction to those interested in the work, nd convinced them of -the propriety of choosing the route dopt; ed... J was anxious, however, that the information I have obtain ed should be prepared in form to present to the present (ieneral Assembly, and did not deem that the act for the survey contem plated such air extensive examination a this would require. Ow ing to the great extent of country embraced within the limits of my survey, these examinations have been necessarily very extend e4,x!Bfiding nearly, .dpubW of rive hundred' miles have been examined instrumentally, and o- ver twice that amount by reconnoisanee. From Salisbury to the Catawba river, two principal routes offer ed themselves for examination; the first following the leading ridge between Crane and Grant's creek; and thence by the dividing ewrnd between th waters of die Calawb ajid VaiUiUi, euters up on the va)ley of the Catawba, at the Long 8hoalsr near. the great western bend of that river. Thi route avoids the crossing of all water courses, and, inconsequence, all hills, and is over a. fine, dry and unusally level ridge the whole distance. After crossing the Catawba, thi line attains the summit of the dividing ridge be tween the waters of Lyel's creek and the river, and, following tint ridge and die ridge between the Catawba and Henry' river, de scends tli valley of one of the branches of the latter stream, and joins the located line. This route is three miles longer than that chosen, but possesses great meehanical advantages over it, having tut two hill beta, cea Salisbury and Morgantoiu. and being, for the most part, Over a aurprisingly level ridge. Another line was run from Salisbury, along the dividing ridge between the waters of Grant's and Withron's creeks, to. intersect the last described line near Sheppard's Cross Roads. Thi line is two and a half miles shorter than die latter, and occupies very good ground; with die exception of the crossing of Grant's creek, it is very level. The route chosen by the Commissioner, passing through die town of 8latesville, is a good line avoiding all unne cessary hills, and grading those that it wa necessary to encounter at the easy slope of I in 20. Another route was carried from a point on the located line near o Newton, lo join Ihe first described line at die 14th, mile post on the Island rord road, . This line passes along the old Lincoln ton road, over a very level and dry ridge, it is shorter than the located portion between these points, saves the crossing of Clarke.' erect and it appear to me would accommodate the interests of the coun try equally a well as the line throngh the town of Newton Several oilier mutes were examined between Salisbury and Mor' ganjon to establish particular localities which It i needle to de scribe. ', i;i - ' From Morganton to Tleasant Gardens, two principal route were examined, the one describel as located and another following Ihe valley of the Catawba rirer. the latter route is six mile longer than the one chosen for location, but has t great advantage over it , in profile, 11m former being or'er at extremely broken country, "while the latter ha only the bclilfttion of die valley of lite river to overcome. . ... J do not consider it necessary W entcr into a minute description nf all the line surveyed, a a more) accurate idea can be obtained by Uioae interested in the mailer by an examination of the general and detailed map which I have prepared, than could be furnished by nnr description. The whole of this work has been carefully located by flake "driven at mtiTvaliof otte hundred ffrj, all mfrgrewndha been e- cur'atcly leveled, 'and' at tta fbtm- kmmiimid,-M!jJJ . , adopt the maximum grade the (take have been pUerjd ia die pro-' per position lo indicate tht level of ihe road. The" geh'brai'ynap herewith furnished art accurately drawn to a acaleof twelvt thou. and feet to the inch, and number twt fumUhe a very correct map Cherokee eonntf i which ha been heretofore an unknown region, . no map of that county having yet been puMishef. Tha detailed ( map oumbtring 1 11, art drawn to t tre of 400 fctt to an inch or in round numbers, a horse on a slope of 1 in 20 can only draw two fifths of that which he can haul upon a level road, andon a shipe-of J in 19 he -tan haul but one fifth a mucl) ; or ia other words, it will cost five limp a much to haul 100 lbs. upon a road rising I in 10 ss it does upon a level road, and more than twice aa murh upon one rising I in 20. Hence it is manifest how important id is that the slopes ol a road should be kept to the lowest possible point that the nature of die obrtructions will admit. There is another very important consideration fn this, matter, which is the injury done by the wear and rain upon steep slopea. On theae tcep inclinations each rain washes away a portion of the surface, forming in time, deep and dangerous gullies costing more for repairs in a few years, dian the original sum necessary to coostruct a good road. These errors of slope are evident in all the public ruadsin the hilly regions of die Stale, indeed tlir-y are deficient in all the attribute of good road, except perhaps that of direction, but in moot instance a sacrifice of all the other easen tials are made for the purpose of obtaining this latter. The de fect may in many instance be attril .Jie.ilo the want of capital in a new country, outmost of them arise from ignorance of the true principle of road milking M been nearly tht site of tht present road lot three, miles; thence it it eat ried along tha valley of Hat creek-and Swanii ane river, frith hut little variation to die junction of tht Hickory Nut gap road and tht fewananoa road, aboul two mile front Ashcville. The princi pal variation abort alluded to k at Bergen' ridge, at' a point neai J. Porter'; from thi point to tht second crossing of the. Swananou the lint occupie very nearly tht 'site of atht prttetil , road. Tht lint now leave the Swananot and, by tht present roatf ., reachet ihe town of Ashcville, A " ''' ' ."' " "' ,Thi Ural Divujion to thai the slope hara In to eae txcMdwi a maximum of I in 30 except In on instance near (ht town of , Marion where for a tlvartdinct on in It hat to bt adopted. , From Ashcville the line passe by thtx.petrt western froad to within half t mile nf tht French Broad river, front whettct' tht slope lo descend to the vifley of ihaUttm commrmces passing to ther , right of tht pretent road, it erostrt tht French Broad on tfotima! feet abevt tht tilt of Smith' Bridge; thence passing'up tht valley, of tht stream which emptic at thi point, it intersect tht old road ope mile from Btnhh' Bridge, keeping along lh ridge upon which . tht old road wat formerly loeaie,dj h occupie ery tVearly tht( itt of that road Id point ont mile beyond Deaver't springs htnt leaving the old road to the right, the line passet over and down . tht ridge below Hawkins' and by Chandler', and rtachea tht vsl- unprofi table and grass grown, on account of tht railway ruonini; parallel with them. "v.'"' ' '''' In view of thete fact, would it not be tht belter policy to con fine tht construction of the turnpike road between tht town of Aaherille and the Georgia liqef No other kind of road will em supersede 4l, while tht turnpike will be wtll adapted lo tht want of the- country. It should be made atonet ol tht brat kind, either of (tone or plank. Stone of an excellent quality it found through out tht whole distaifce and limber for plank I plenty .' Too much stress cannot be laid upon tht importance of welj constructed road. The commercial prosperity of every 'country depend up on the ease of, personal intercourse and tht facility with, which it product can b brought to market. Capital will tlwayt teek 1 1 place where good road give to property mcreaeing and per manent value. What benefits the capitalist brnefita the hrmer an I manufacturer who deptnifupon him tr the ' diipoaal of dje product of their labor: tlieir interests are common and these classes constitute the Slate It will ejway be Jbttod'tiat jn proportion to the excellence ol these meant of intercourse ta Ih jirpaperity and iplclligente of a country; where they' ar m a high talt of per fection, the people will be wealdiy and enlightened; and where neglected, the people Will be barbarous. ,'i'he survey were commenced on tht 10th of September, 1849, ley of the) Homminy crock it Finland'. .Tht lint it now carried the head of Scott's creek, the extreme inclemency of tht wesdierJ slonjr and up tht valley of the Homminy and metis tht old road drivin the survevine party from the mountain. Tht lint wat resumed at the rench Broad, and earned tast to Salisbury, where die party retired to wiuler quarter, on th ...lSth of Peeember. The survey were recommenced on4b-6)h of April, 1850, and comWtedon die il of. August. The remaining portion L.ofJhe lime, lu been eoasunwd ut--making tht---mp rd- recording the note of die work. Thi latter very important part of aurveya, baa been heretofore entirely neglected, and of the result oi t Urge amount of money expended by the 8late in making survey of roads and rivers, not a vestige remains lo show that the work has been done. I have recorded my work and prepared it in uch loruvaa that il cannot be easily Jeplared., These examinationa have been made for the most part throngh a country almost unknown very sparsely acHled and formed of extremely elevated mountains and ridges offering unusual difficul ties to such a thorough knowledn of tht pane, aa tht nature tf my duties required. I have endeavored, however, to discover tht nearest, cheapest and best route between the place designated by the act of Assembly, and have confined my examination ss nearly a possible lo thi route, . ' ' 1 have lo acknowledge myself indebted to the gendemen om pnsing the commission joined with int in lht duties, and parti cularly to Mr. G. W. Hayes, to whose thorough knowledge of tli wild region of Ctterokee eouuly I owt much of the valuable in formation obtained. ' . , : I have been-assisted in these duties reported upon, by Messr. J. D. Barnes and B. B. Burgles, whose leal and assiduity, both in tli. fiidd and nfficcbavt ptitribute.4. muchtn adyancf tlio inter est of die erviee. ; . AU of which is rcspeetfiilly tibmilled by Vour obU ter vt. jl, jUOYJJlN mVCJMintier.- avoided by a proper urvey slid location "Br the work, and the funds, if properly expended would have furniihed a long distance of good road, where now tlicy Rrxtrenie!y bad, A bad road like n bad habit is continually getting worse, and the only remedy fir both instances, is ta- abandon it altogfita th I remedy has been, by compulsion, frequently applied to the west ern roads, but the' same error having been committed on the new work wilt eventually lead it to the, tame fatens rr flresor. A well located and constructed road will afford not only its own realaud practical followed by those constructing the bye wayt of the country, will diffuse a iound and healthy system of improvement throttghot t the whole body corporate. This should be one of the greatest induce ments for the correct construction, of a work of the kind proposed to the Georgia line. At present there ia scarcely main travelled road west tjf - Holisbnry, which hat not .. hillt pen .it -exeetding lope of 1 in 12 many instance occur or I m 8 -ot oton tut road west of WaynrsvillS the passage of the Co wee Mountain it continuous slope up and down of 1 in 7; and the rise of the Nan tahala Mountain ia an average nf 1 in 8 for over two mile in length. The whole of thee slopes have been superseded on the present survey by a lope of 1 in 16!, increasing the distance only j miles v Thi could have been done in the first instatrf, with proper knowledge of tht principle of location, and the sum ex pended on lhee work profitably need. Tito traniportalion of merchandize and produce ovej these roads, cost four time and ovss4hat which it .ouht.if jiticre Jiroperly located, and the annual loss in thi manner lo Uie western producer and consumer is marry time more than sufficient to have made good plank or stone rotd throughout the whole extent of the line. A hundred dollamrsptpt in lb location of a, road will frequently save thou- and lb It construction and repairs. I Ins applies equally to au kind bf roads, and whether made by companies or eountics, die annual loss for the repair in the hilter esse come in small sums from private pockets, and ia not heard ol although, in die aggregate rt would much exceed the annual expense paraded by companies. I Some idea of the loss to the consumer in the coat of transportation may be formed from the eost of hauling the merchandize to the different rountif west of Salisbury, Itjia been eatimaled ihnt upward of IS mi'liona of lb, of merchandize art carried an aver age distance of 120 fnilea lor the yearly mpply of flit western counties: each hundred tlx of ibis costs 72 rent, or a total coat of lOtf.OOO, tht average load of a four bono tram i 2,500 ,b. On the Cumberland turnpike road the load tor four horse team t 5000 lb. Thi road passe over ihe Alleghany mountain In Mary land snd Pennsylvania, auuVlht cost nf transport upon it is just one half or 30 cents for a hundred lbvWiib road like thi the peo ple of the west would nave annually f 54,000, which um may be called a tax which they are paying tvery year for the privilege of having bad roads, The results of my examination hare convinced me of the entire practicability of constructing a rail road from Salisbury to Ashevillt, crossing the Blut ridge at die ftwananoa Gap; while they bare ren dered the idea of making the aame kind of road lhjongh tie of ilaywood and Macon, to say the least, extremely proble matical. The formation of theeountry forbids the attempt. The Raleigh, Nov. 20, 18S0. again at Smather. From thi point to tht loot of tht . rtilgt tht ' line is csrricd along the old rod, ordy deviating from It to avoid unnecessary crossing tf tht creeks - From the foot. luf the ridge, L tht lint ia graded along the northern aid hill and rtaeiiet tht old, road again at the mmmit and along tht tilt tf that road to point . hlitTTni!rTrtirta' mmn he pa toes down to the south slope of tho 1'igeon river, and alone; the die south bank of that stream lo a poidt three-lourtha of milt below tht point where the present road leave ll)at atretm, nd passing over tht ridge al.KUlian' rtachet tht old road apin at Lmer's; thence, along the old road to near tht mouth of Racoon treek, passing U Uta riglu ttgaiu tht at bank of Ricbjjutd creeko. paste vtp thai bank and reaches the old road again about ont mil ' from die town of Waynesville ( thence along the old road, through tht town of Waynesville, it follow that rout very nearly to tho head of Scou't ereck. .,,'' . From tha head of Scott' creek to (ho fool of tht Co wet. M I the lint occupie tht tilt of tht present road a nearly la it Can tv obtain tht requisite slop and tvtid unnecessary hill tht) ascent of tht Cowet i overcome by t slop of I in 17, patting np and and along tht north idt hill of tht Swananot and crossing tht mountain at tha tarn point crossed by tht, present rotulj thene passing down aad along ihe north slop of tli Cow ridgt and leaving tht present rotita 10 Hit left It resche (tit old road again at ' " point four miles from Franklin I thence the line la tarried along tht present road to tht hill near Cook's, when lldiferge to tht right and passes do w tho branch to th mouth of t tirtall ttrean which imttci hear Wid tn tha,Terineee"rivec, tp nd tlong tht north tide of that stream to tht old road heat Mankbum; thtnet) alM Ui old id to dit to REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONERS OF THE . WESTERN -TCBMriKB,' ,' ridge ol the Bald mountain and Homminy form barriers, which at great elevation and parallel to each oilier, stretch directly across the epurst of the line, rendering tht attainment ofeaay grade, upon which th success of railwy.maud.y dqeniW Mtely.tbe Vond tht limitoof tny reatonable txpendilnre. . 'mltUmiuiti''ibM-'f --iMm 'ta expend money in. die construction of a'work which ia not suited to the wants of the community or of Iht best kind that th chancier of tht eotintry will admit of, tinea thtrt i alwayt a probability thahtht better work will in ehort timt orredt it. Upward tf firt million of dollar have been txpended ia thi manner by Uie Htatt of Feni ylranut iu the construction of uirupiki roads, which arc no lying fgJIiSreeUeney Sia. The underaigntd Xloriiniaajfrar (ct of i Assembly to survey and locale ttirnpikt road from Salisbury, rest, la. the, Georgi,.lin.0r JuMfBrJjnad, tlit duty hnpoaed tpon them, and respectfully submit tht following report and description of the route located by them: . '.;:Im,.. Commencing at the Town of Salisbury, and proceeding north of west by the route known at tht Htatesville mad, th located line occupies the position of that road to point four and half milbrt fronuSiUWwryt..A long the top of the . ridge to JL pomt wr theLuihem.- Siaiitt House on the road to Hhepird' Croat Roads; thennt passing to the right of that road, it crosses Second creek, about the month of Withran'.crcekl thence, passing along th aid hill on the north of Withron's creek and tip the dividing ridge of t branch of that stream, it reaches the Ststcsville road ten and t half miles from Sal isbury; thence, along the present (itt of that road to tht town of Stateaville. . , ; ' ":'V" ... , From SlaVMville, th line pursue tht routt nf Ihe present road, with the exception of those esse in which it i neocwutry to de pirt from it lo keep upon Ih ridge, or lo preserve tilt niaximum lope, until it resches the load running npon the ridge dividing die water or Hit Y sdkinslrom those ol tlie ijatawiia caiieu tne wuar Votte road; thence it passe south thing this road and down a di viding ridge between tributaries of the Buffalnt track eros that stream snd the Catawba river at a point about ont lliousana leal below tht location of fShuford's ferry; thence Ihe line passe a- long and up tha side hill bounding tht valley of the Catawba river to the summit tf tht ridgt, passing In tha south west, tnd erntaing Lyel's creek a little above Ihe mouth ol Mockien t creek, along me ridue between that stream and Lyel' creek, crosses Mccklen creek hear iu head, when it reache tha road leading from the town nf Newton to eShulbrd a ferry t thence, along that mad and through tlie town nf Newton grading down a branch of Clarke' creek and up that stream, crossing it nealjllie present roau tojaa ing; iliencs up iht dividing ridge between Clarke' creek tnd the ftoiilh Catawba river to it summit, passing (long and up that ridgt to die Island Ford roaJ, near the extreme north wett head of Clarke1 treck; thenrt along tht Island Ford road tt tht Dry Fpnds. At this point, tht road diverges to tho aouth occupying die summit of ihe ridge between die water of the Catawba and Henry river for four miles thence down dial rigde to tht valley of Henry's river, and uji that stream to one if it head al (lie lau rel summit ( llience, lollowinyvery nesny uie present i,incnmiun road, lo the tow n of Morganton. Tht mad passe 'through tht town of Morganton by the road to McDowel't Ford, tnd, passing slong tht aouth side of the Catawba, rirer, crosses Silver creek, a. bout two hundred yards abova ila mouth, and reache tht pretcn road lo Ashtville about one and thret-fourtha milt from Morganton; thence, following that road with tht exception of such points a it is necessary to depart from it In order to' obtain th maximum slope, it troate- Muddy -creek behrvr Rutberfirrd, to- the aouth slope of (he Catawba valley; thence, passing tonth, it reache the old road at apoitU five miles from Marion;' thence, along that road to tht town of Marion, through that town arid down .the valley of IMcarant Garden iweek, to die -old rtrad at A. lroin';- vhcnw, along the old road and tht southern, dope of "the Catawba valley, crosses to- the North tide of drat stream at tht G reat Bend below D. Greenlee'j-tlong tht north tide of itit (Cotawbt to meet tht nrotent mad near the old .feit.Jdittij with th exception of such point, where tht road l carried unne- cer arily over die slresm or spur of hill To i point t liltle beyond the north fork of the Catawba; from thi point ihe road i carried along ihe northern alopt of tht Blut ridge, at a regular slope of I in 20, to th prtstnt crowing it Kwananoa Gap. , From tltit, die lint it graded down to tbt valley of Flat cretk, occupying very Paaaing through the town of Franklin, tht lint of tilt old road. with but little exception, U followed to tilt fool of tht tionot of iht Nantahala mountain, near Singed' i tha only variations being tl Ilick't, whtrt thiiot paM to of." Dr. Woodfiii' and thtnet by Mooro'a, reachea tht Old road again bout half tmila -from McDaniel'tf; tt NcDankl'a th lint it csr ried to the left of the hill up whi. h tht prturnt road pe,nd meet U again at th head of tht hill beyond SiUrV- Tb NanU- hala summit it jwsed at' lope of 1 lu IT, commencing ntar SierrMtf efOMtog ft th gnp"iweil' l)y tht-prtiteTrt rrjt arid -detcendjng theiieo by tha valley of Mad woman's creck, at tlopt of 1 ill 17, it reaches tbt old road again about two milot from Jir rct's; and, following Hit old rooie to tht mouth of Choget mill iranrhup tht Chttget mill branch to it head I thtnet following' ' iht South aide hill to th head Of tha South Branch of valley river I thence down tht North tide of that at rear to tht old rood - bWntTftrefou old road to tht left, It passu along the North tddo iMU of tht" South branch, tt meet the ottl road tt File t Uienn along tht old road to Morri't; thenc sround the slope of ihe North tide hill of Valley river to meet the old road again thence, along the old rotd to Welsh't thence leaving tht present road to tht left, and, passinc up tht branch, meets the old road again tt Mont'ti thtnet) nlotig the present road to the town of Murphy. 1 .niuno., , - Faasing through Murpny, flit lino trotet tht tllwasar-a nttr tM -pretent bridge ; thence it follow tht present road lo Notlaly river at Old Town; with but two eiraplious, Tbt first ofiliett is at Roland a, where tha line ta carried trntnd instead Of over tht hill and the other atKillpatrick't, svhert tlitlint passe to tht right. After crossing tha Noiuly.ilte line it carried uirectly cmt and - mtcitth pneni. road at tits Hcorgia Un. - Aa a description of t location must of necessity bfi extremely vague and unsatisfactory, except at a general view, the Engineer has prepared both Jrencra and detailed ma pt of tbt rotUc mitveyed and located: upon the laflerof these, the Iocs led: lint la dcaignateil by t deep black linn, pointing out precisely thslocsted prmition of' Hit route ol tut turnpike. ' . ( . . lu tddiiion to this, Uie wholt ofth lint tnow located hat heent marked out npon Uie ground by stake act tt interval or 100 feet, tnd at tuch point a the maximum slope hav Who adopted. Th (take art. accurately et tt th proper grade.' Tbt only ex ceptions lo lliia are at particular point where to facilitate tha sur vey the lint wa ran near me aide hill", upon winch- it it located, and on tlie ridgt between Clarke' Crerk and tht South Catsht ' river; tht old rosd from Mnrphy tthrougtl Marion and that portion of the lint from Keid't lo Franklin. K.r ; . ,, In locating lint at txitnsivt aa thai front Salisbury to the- Georgia line, tht eommlsiooers have been fully oontriou of tht great responsibility devolving iipon them l Uiey hart been aware loo of tht utter hopelessness of satisfying tvery one, and that great, elampur would be mode by Uiostt-who Jhink that no mule can ba lor tht interest or tht Slate except that which pa-sea immediately by their own doors. Acting uudcr ihi conviction ami their own .. reaponsibilily, tltey hart cndeaVdatd to perform their duty with an eye single to the best interest oi tut niaw ai large, here it hat been possible, iht towns situated upon th tint of direction, havt been passed through, although at some sacrifice of tht mechanical valueof Uieroad.theydaeminjntimportantthallhesepolnt oftradf. shoulJ havt every facility offered that tht nature of the case would). admit. It will be perceived that iht lint as located, passe ss near ly t praclioable through iht centra of the State, offering equal fa- eilitie lo the north and toiirij. Such a lint a thi would uggeai itself aa tht first choice to any diainteretttd person at Hit firrt choictv, Qiiittt totiit greet physical didicullie should ex ist to prevent it cuistrtictlnn ; but when, In addition to i:t centrnl ;mtiiiriii, tin lure lias primed ll out by the 3ireciion of the ridge and water courses, at not only prncticnWr btit aa. ofleritiff a chenrr prwifion for construction, nr doubt con Id fx istti poit ihe tuiiKUt of the tmdereigiied at" to it finul ndop tion. ."'.'' "J AH of which i respectful? abmittcd.. " " -A...r . A. R. fentTORD." 0, W. IAYJ-'.S. . ' ' fu V), AUSTIN. ' Hnlcigri, Noyembor, 1850. NVAtj The U. S, ship Plymouth sailed from Hnigsporti Oflt the 1 Sth of September for I'enang and. tho Untied Stattt.. , -:rt ;;.-j4 i. -.';'; v i V:", :- ' -v. ; ' ' ... -'.'.,.'. . t V .- . -t-t -r '- '
The North-Carolina Star (Raleigh, N.C.)
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Dec. 14, 1850, edition 1
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