Virginian in 1909--Two items

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Gordon
 
If I recall, Jed Hotchkiss was General Lee's chief topographer during the  
Civil War. He and his staff were responsible for mapping out terrain and  
producing maps in the field. Quite a feat for an army on the move during a  campaign.
There was an article on him with photos of some of his maps several years  
ago in the magazine America's Civil War.
 
Jim Kehn
 
 
In a message dated 2/28/2009 6:28:51 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org writes:

Bluefield Daily Telegraph
April 11-14*,  1909
 
 
*Day not recorded, but would be 11th to 14th, incl.
 

IN CITY AND COALFIELD
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New Virginian Branch
 
    It comes from reliable authority that H. H.  Rogers, owner of the 
Virginian railway, will start in a short time building a  branch up New River to a 
connection with main line near Lurich.  The  branch has been surveyed from 
Matoaka down Big Bluestone and up New  River.  A survey had also been made from the 
mouth of Bluestone, down the  New River by Hinton to Glade, the company 
owning these rights of ways.
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[We have maps in the Archives by Jed Hotchkiss of Civil  War surveyor fame 
showing how the N&W early on considered building down  New River from the mouth 
of East River (now Glen Lyn, Va.) to the mouth of  Bluestone and then up 
Bluestone to  the Flat Top coal fields, but instead  chose to go up along East 
River to Bluefield.  Have any maps of these  Virginian surveys turned up?  Did the 
Virginian really own these rights  of way?
 
    Two Injured on  Virginian
 
    Near Mullens, on the Deepwater division of  the Virginian, Friday night 
two engines came in collision.  Both were  badly damaged, and Engineer 
Starightiff had an ankle broken, and Fireman  Wheeler had one of the legs smashed.
------
Gordon  Hamilton


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