Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1805-1805, 1805-04-08
In compliance with the foregoing requcf we in
fert the following.
LETTER I.
Peacham, 9th Dec. $50:

SIR,
SINCE Twrote you refpc6ting the pof-road to St. Al
ban have vIted that place, and been a comfortable
dtance the State Of New-York. have now fevera!
years had opinion that the market for all the
north and wet of this place would be the eaward The
more thinking people are now generally falling into the
fame opinion. On my journey St. Adams, and to the
weiward the conant object of enquiry and OFFER
walton with me, accrtan the Pracicabty and advana-
ges Of making turnpike road from thence Portland
The reut would ketch in few words you for the
confederation Of the people il Portland.
ST. Adams is the fibre of very fertile country and
already place Of comfortable bunel They trade who'll
y at NewYork city, diance rifng Of 800 miles. The
price of tranpCrtaon could aicertain it, was
nearly the fame would be from Portland were the
whole ditance turnpike road But the delays by contra
y Winds and the dance each trader obliged Co. TO-
complete his bunes would make every trader prefer deal
ing at Portland there turnpike road thher. This is
peakng of the iummer eaon, while the lakes navga-
be for the winter they have portaton 70 any
eaPort turnpike therefore five months wear would
the only channel of trade The circumstances of St. Adams
nearly the fame with very exenve and very produce
tract of country That from thence Montreal
the whole country trading at thoie Places Chamblee &C.
II tuPpoied Montreal and Chamblee that article. Of
Importation, Especially hardware and drygoods can be pro-
cured eaer from city than BY the mouth Of the
St Lawrence which 10 long frozen, amo to-
tally to check foreign There but arr-
walls in year Montreal and th0e government hps the
hr IN uly and the other in Augult, September. A
road therefore from ST. Adams Portland would convene
all the country around Montreal, Chamblee, &c.
There IS between 500 and 1000 Of navigation on
Lake Champan, which in lummer renders every part in
effect contiguous each other And comfortable trade in
dry goods pirts, hardware, &c. &c from New-York ci-
~, Is carried Lower Canada the lake. The articles
OF remittance and expectation from Montreal principal
y peres, pot and pearl ahes flour and hores Ihele ex
cept pot and Pearl-ahes lay hand during winter when
they could mo conveniently be marketed were there
good road to Portland BY which they could be fuppled
with hardware and dry goods their principal importation
PlattbIrg i very growing avn, oPpofte st. Adams
nearly, and the hire Of Eex county the fate Of New
York, and would be equally adyantaged BY road 10 Port
land There IS already great road 90 miles the welt
ward of Patburg part OF Herkeer county on ST. Law
renee, through tey fertile country between the highlands
of New York and Canada The whole disnce trading to
Platburg will partake Of every privilege that al be en-
Joysdb by Plattburg. And there is doubt if turnpke
hould be effected from s. Adams Portland il would Be
continued in little time in the tate Of NevYork through
the "TRIP Of good land from fad highlands and Canada 10
ST. Lawrence above the rapids Lake Navigation on Onta
RIO Without looking Interior advantages thefe have
abuadantly convinced that turnpike houd be nmed
atey let foot by return founded as had opportu-
nifty the opinions of the mott comfortable characters on the
route ppoa this Subject ana was graled to and all agreed