Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1805-1805, 1805-04-15

j grant from the Legislature 70 be convened a
Wind1or, on the 10th January next. have al
70 been aiTured from the mofi respectable char
| acters in ieyeral Of The towns thro' which Il vii
likely pats that the more efettually to fecurt
an object Of fuch Importance they will caufe The
bulinels to be taken UP in their REFLECTIVE town:
| in town meetings, TO teitify to rhe legislature a
ftriking unanmity and ardor, with which they
purdue the object.
Judge -, and myfelf were Of opinion that
as loon as an ahociatisn of the characters thar
would belt promote he turnpike. in the
towns through which il will likely PATS can BE-
formed, requeff to cooperate with US ffouid
be forwarded to Portland, to invite an agent
| Of Portland, to attend at Windfor at the fitting
| Of the Legislature II is with extreme regret
make this propo6tion, without forwarding Il
| Hnder the .iames of the mott respectable char
| aeters Of this part Of the country Thefe
ihoud have been joined in the proPoiition, had
not the necefity Of gaining time, prevented me
On this location from coninlting them, as |
have no doubt they have already in opinion con
Cured. In making every ftatement ON this lu0-
jet have been willing the facts recited ihould
make their own apology for being communicat-
ed by one who is a total franger with Portland
But in lubmitting this proportion, feel the ne
CetAty OF an apology. Let gentlemen corlider
the magnitude Of the object in which they are
10 deeply interelted, the importance Of obtain
ing correct information, the influence OF an az
ent from 10 respectable town as Portland with
the Legiflature, the danger Of delays 70 ufual
IN undertakings of this nature, and the prelent
tnll tide OF public appreciation and gentlemen
viii pardon the forwardnels Of an Individual de-
voted TO the puriuit
Sir, what had relerved for this lcttsr when
tealed that of the 18th init was to draw your
attention TO the eventual extent Of the propoicd
turnpike road. No Ultimate of this kind can be
made without an idea of the country to tie Wet
and North-weit. If you, fir, have not parti-
cularly attended TO this fubiea, fome particulars
not found in New-EngIand biographies, can
iuggett tor your information. In taking view
OF the country TO the welt and north.weit, the
regions Of Upper Canada at once prefent them
telves. Notwithstanding in the prelent declama-
ton in favour Of the countries on the weftern
waters, little is faid Of this part OF Canada, it
is well worthy the attention Of the people of
New England; it is very level, luxuriant foil,
and for falubrity, behind no fpot on the globe :
and although under foreign government it has
not tiounthed like the territories of the United
States, It IS now fettIing with rapidity unpara-
leiled BY any part Of Britfh America. Kingfton
on the bay of CAVITY, and Little York at the
mouth OF the Toronto, are Aourifhing places Of
trade, between which is great road 40 miles.
From Little York TO Lake Simcoe, Go miles.
there is with iInall carrying place, water com
MIN hui Nh
Huron, with another im2lI carrying place, have
communication by batteaux. This is the way
the north-weh company, 70 called, in Quebec
and Montreal have carried on a very extcniivc
and profitable fur trade, and is nearer bv 900
miles to the countries north of the great wef:
ern lakes, than BY lake Erie, and is the proba-
bic courie OF communication between the great
weitern territories and lakes and the Eta COAT
TO that Little York is confdereG place Of the
mott conilderab'e profpe6ts of any on the great
chain of lakes. Little Y ork, and KingGon and all
the country north of Ontario will Be convened By
one and the fame leaport In fummcr undoubtedly
their belt channel of communication 10 the fea
would be the St. Lawrence but This is 70 long
ocked upin ice, that other channels are improved
AconiidelabIc trade is carried BY the Hudlon to
Newly ork city, and fome down the Sufquehan-
nah to Baltimore. BUT from the country north
OF lake Ontario during winter, there is no place
on the lea board that will be equally convenient
as Portland, were there turnpikes to all. Thus
/ # there fhould lie turnpike road from St. AL
bans 70 Portland, and if continued on weR &c
kngton, an ebjed | am furc attainable, it Will
accommodate an indefinite extent Of country, and
be forever an unrivalled route for I'll the WET
ern and northwestern countries to The feaboard
AS an inltance of the rapidly Of the fet
Element OF Upper Canada, there was within :
lew years, a road laid from Little York to lake
oimcoe' perfectly trait and almot entirely leve
and IS now nearly or quite fettled, each 'fettle,
having only w. hundred acres, at mott, facing
the road, called Dundas freet.
have iketched the refult of fome enquiries
and iome efforts too Imperfect to Be itatcd il de
tail towards an Object that when attained We
may remember its outlines were not ealily fore