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18 Document No. 32. [Session
From the State line to the Ocoee river, down Brush creek,
tliere is a practicahle line by which a western connection
may hemade. The other, or soutliern route surveyed, crosses
Valley and Hiwassee rivers at Murphy, and passing
along what is known as the Marble lead, crosses three ridges
through low gaps, and reaches Notteleh river by a very di-rect
line, following that stream for two miles, to the mouth
of Dickens' creek, and ascending the creek for two and a
half miles, to its head, the line crosses several low ridges,
and reaches the Persimmon mountain, through wiiich a tun-nel
of 174 feet brings the line to Persimmon creek ; ascend-ing
Persimmon creek two and a half miles to its, head, and
crossing the ridges that divide Persimmon, Hot-house and
Wolf creeks, brings the location to the State line, three
miles southeast of Cawoneh, and twenty-one and nine-tenths
miles from Murphy. This route, though less favorable as
regards grades than the Northern route, possesses the advan-tage
of being more favorably situated as regards connections
with lines to Georgia ; and its extension to Cleveland, Ten-nessee,
must pass through the heart of the copper mining
region of Ducktown.
Upon this division there are 1,205,693 yards of excavation,
of which 1401,85 yards have been estimated as solid rock.
'V^o bridges, requiring 480 feet bridge superstructure ; and
one tunnel 1*74 feet in length.
The alignment is good, but the grades are more abrupt
than on the preceding divisions, owing to the fact that we
ar« restricted from occupying the best ground in that direc-tion
by the intervening boundary of the State of Georgia.
The estimated cost of this division, as located, is $648,282,
six hundred and forty-eight thousand two hundred and eigh-ty-
tw odoUars.
It may be well to remark, in relation to the character of
the country through which the line passes, that it is one of
considerable agricultural and very great mineral resources.
The Valley of the Nantihala is a narrow one, but the lands
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| Full Text | 18 Document No. 32. [Session From the State line to the Ocoee river, down Brush creek, tliere is a practicahle line by which a western connection may hemade. The other, or soutliern route surveyed, crosses Valley and Hiwassee rivers at Murphy, and passing along what is known as the Marble lead, crosses three ridges through low gaps, and reaches Notteleh river by a very di-rect line, following that stream for two miles, to the mouth of Dickens' creek, and ascending the creek for two and a half miles, to its head, the line crosses several low ridges, and reaches the Persimmon mountain, through wiiich a tun-nel of 174 feet brings the line to Persimmon creek ; ascend-ing Persimmon creek two and a half miles to its, head, and crossing the ridges that divide Persimmon, Hot-house and Wolf creeks, brings the location to the State line, three miles southeast of Cawoneh, and twenty-one and nine-tenths miles from Murphy. This route, though less favorable as regards grades than the Northern route, possesses the advan-tage of being more favorably situated as regards connections with lines to Georgia ; and its extension to Cleveland, Ten-nessee, must pass through the heart of the copper mining region of Ducktown. Upon this division there are 1,205,693 yards of excavation, of which 1401,85 yards have been estimated as solid rock. 'V^o bridges, requiring 480 feet bridge superstructure ; and one tunnel 1*74 feet in length. The alignment is good, but the grades are more abrupt than on the preceding divisions, owing to the fact that we ar« restricted from occupying the best ground in that direc-tion by the intervening boundary of the State of Georgia. The estimated cost of this division, as located, is $648,282, six hundred and forty-eight thousand two hundred and eigh-ty- tw odoUars. It may be well to remark, in relation to the character of the country through which the line passes, that it is one of considerable agricultural and very great mineral resources. The Valley of the Nantihala is a narrow one, but the lands |
