268 THE RAILROADS OF NORTH CAROLINA. 



land, is controlled by the Richmond and Danville, 

 and will be completed across the State to its southern 

 border at Charlotte. 



The East Tennessee and Western North 

 Carolina Railroad, 34 miles long, connects the 

 celebrated Cranberry mines in Mitchell county, N. 

 C, with the East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia 

 Road, at Johnson City, Tennessee. 



The Elizabeth City and Norfolk Railroad is 

 in operation for 75 miles, passing from Norfolk, Va., 

 through Currituck, Camden, Pasquotank, Perquimans 

 and Chowan counties, N. C, to Edenton on the Al- 

 bemarle Sound. The Road will probably be contin- 

 ued across the State through the eastern counties. 

 At present, Edenton's other connections are by in- 

 land steam navigation on the rivers and sounds. 



The Halifax and Scotland Neck is a branch 

 road from the Wilmington and Weldon at Halifax to 

 Scotland Neck, Halifax county. Its length is 20 

 miles and it connects with Roanoke River steamers 

 for Norfolk, Baltimore, etc. 



The Jamesville and Washington Road, 29 

 miles long, connects Jamesville, in Martin county, 

 with inland and ocean navigation at Washington, 

 Beaufort county. 



The Midland North Carolina Railroad, a 

 road projected from Goldsboro to Salisbury, is in 

 operation from Goldsboro, in Wayne county, to 

 Smithfield, Johnston county, 22 miles. 



The Milton and Sutherlin Narrow Gauge Rail- 



