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quires through the rulgc, is tliree miles 1,333^- yiu-ds, and the height 
of the ridge, ahove its bed, is 210 feet. 
3d. The tiiird ascends by Savage River, Crabtree Creek, Mid- 
dle Fork, the western branch of the same Fork, North Glade Run, 
and Deep Creek. Its total length is twenty miles 1.128 yards. The. 
length of the tunnel which it refjuires through the ridge, three miles 
125 yards, and the height of the ridge, above its bed, 144 feet- 
4tli, The fourth ascends by Savage River, Crabtree Creek, Mid- 
dle Fork, the eastern branch of tiie same, North Glade Run, and 
Beep Creek. Its total length is twenty miles 1,306 yards. The 
Jengfh of the tunnel which it requires through the ridge, three miles 
eighty-tliree yards; the height of the ridge, above its bed, 184 feet. 
5th. The fiftji ascends by Savage River, Crabtree Creek, Rock 
Camp Run, North Glade Run, and Deep Creek. Its total length 
is ninetc^en miles 630 yards. The length of the tunnel which it re- 
quires through tiie ridge, four miles, and the height of the ridge, 
above its bed. 222 feet. 
6th. The sixth ascends by Savage Ri\ei', Crabtree Creek, Savage- 
lick Run, Nortli Fork, and Deep Creek. Its total length is twenty- 
one miles 435 yards. The length of the tunnel MJiich it requires 
through the ridge, two miles 1,08S yards, and the height of the ridge, 
abo\e its bed, 148 feet. 
7th. The sevcntli ascends by Savage River, Crabtree Creek, 
Ilinch's Ai-m, Glade Road Run, North Fork, and Deep Creek. Its 
total length is twenty-one miles 1,158 yards, The length of the tun- 
nel which it requires through the ridge, one mile 1,166 yards, and 
tlic height of the ridge, above its bed, 205 feet. 
8th. The eighth ascends by Savage River, Crabtree Creek, a ra- 
vine of Crabby's Arm, Dry Arm, North Fork, and Deep Creek. 
Its total length is twenty -one miles 1,S6S yards. The length of tiie 
tunnel which it rerpiircs through tlie ridge, one mile 916 yards, and 
the Iieight of the ridge, above its bed, 271 feet. 
9th. Tlic ninth ascends by Savage River, Crabtree Creek, a ravino 
of Ci'abby's Arm, Dewickman's Arm, North Foi-k, and Deep Creek. 
Its total length is twenty -one miles 718 yards. The lengtlt of the 
tunnel which it requires through the ridge, one mile 683^ yards, and 
tiie height of the ridge, above its bed, 227 feet. 
i^'rom the base-mark, the localities of the ground leave us a choice 
between three routes, to the mouth of Bear Creek. 
The first runs by Deep Creek, Buftalo marsh run, Rocklick run, 
a tributary sti-eam to the we.stern branch of Rear Creek, that western 
branch to its mouth in Bear Creek, and Bear Creek itself to the 
\ou!u;hiogcny. This route crosses by a tuHtiel, the ridge which di- 
"vides the heads of the Western and Eastern branches of Bear Creek. 
Tiiis tunnel, beginning at McHenry's, aad with an open cut of the 
depth of 35 t\i;et at its southern extremity near McHenry's, and at its 
northern extremity, would extend about two miles in leugth, and the 
greatest height of tlie ridge above its bed, supposed on a level with 
the base-markj would be about 170 feet. The whole ground along 
