. Rambles in the path of the steam-horse. An off-hand olla podrida, embracing a general historical and descriptive view of the scenery, agricultural and mineral resources, and prominent features of the travelled route from Baltimore to Harper's Ferry, Cumberland, Wheeling, Cincinnati, and Louisville . foot of precipitous cliffs. The Paw-Paw ridge tunnel is next reached, thirty miles from Han-cock, and twenty-five below Cumberland. This tunnel is through a softslate rock, and is curved horizontally, with a of seven hundredand fifty feet; it is of the same sectional dimensions with the D
. Rambles in the path of the steam-horse. An off-hand olla podrida, embracing a general historical and descriptive view of the scenery, agricultural and mineral resources, and prominent features of the travelled route from Baltimore to Harper's Ferry, Cumberland, Wheeling, Cincinnati, and Louisville . foot of precipitous cliffs. The Paw-Paw ridge tunnel is next reached, thirty miles from Han-cock, and twenty-five below Cumberland. This tunnel is through a softslate rock, and is curved horizontally, with a of seven hundredand fifty feet; it is of the same sectional dimensions with the Doe Gulleytunnel, and like it, completely arched with brick, and fronted with whitesandstone. Thence the route reaches Little Cacapon creek, abouttwenty-one miles from Cumberland, the mouth of which is surroundedby fine flats, and pi-esents a splendid view of the mountains to the east-ward. The viaduct over the creek is one hundred and forty-three feet inlength. Some five or six miles further on, the South Branch of the Poto-mac is reached and crossed, on a bridge four hundred feet long. Thisis, in fact, the main Potomac, and would have been so recognized by thecommissioners who determined the boundary of Maryland and Virginia, 24S EAMBLE3 IN THE PATH OF THE STEAM HORSE. Scenery of the View near Paw-Paw. but that the north branch has the appearance, at the confluence, of beingthe larger stream. The south branch rises in Pendleton county, and isnearly twice the length of the north branch. The river bottoms throughwhich the Railroad passes, are wide, and exceedingly fertile, while thescenery, ever varying, is still altogether beautiful. The folding andarching of the strata in the section of the South Branch mountain, justabove the junction, is most remarkable and giand. The rock is princi-pally slate and red sandstone, and the curved form of the seams is nodoubt the result of lateral pressure and upheaval while the rocks wereyet in a comparatively soft condition. The who
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