Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Mass.) 1828-1830, 1828-06-17

the survey OF the route between pS
and Albany, which was begun H.
season, under the direction Of tho ;
of Commissioners, but was left un6,
for want of time to complete It. T3
of this survey was begun at Needhan
has been carried through thetowns n
tick, birmingham, the northern bo,,.
Hopkinton, scarborough, Westbos'|
Grafton, Milbury Worcester, Ia.
Spencer, Brookfeld, West Bro0l'|
Western, and Palmer, to the poin, y
ginning, in the last season, on the a
opee river. Complete maps and pr0sI
the survey have been made, by the En-
and his assistants, during the inter,i
their employment in the field, wbSI
now in the possession of the Did,
These surveys, with those which |
before made, complete an entire linz
Boston to Albany, the whole distsn
the line surveyed being 1899 mile,
from Boston to the Connecticut r.
Springfield SO 10 miles. The rou.
surveyed, as it appears from the man
profiles, is more favourable for I'M
struction Of a rail road, being more 4
and presenting fewer obstacles from
declivities, than the Directors had !,
to expect. A more particular desclI
of it they reserve for a future occasr
During the prosecution of this s
the Directors employed an Assistant
neer, Mr.. Wadsworth, who accom-
by MIR. Makepeace, surveyed another,
which proceeds from Charles stm
Boston, in a different course from
followed by Mr.. Baldwin, passes th \
Newton, Weston, birmingham
scarborough, and unites with the
line in Westborough. The distaD
this route is about a mile and uE
less, than by that before described
is more uneven. A complete ma
profile of this line has been made b
Assistant Engineer.
They also employed Mr.. R. P. N,
as an Assistant Engineer, to survey,
diverging from that surveyed by Nj.
win, at the outlet of Long pond in G.
and passing through Milbury, Wan
ford, Dudley, Southbridge, Sturbrids
Brimheld, meeting the latter line VI
Chickopee river in Palmer. The
of this line is 4S miles. 1t pass
lower ground, and is for the mos
more level than the other, but it ind
the distance about eleven miles
maps and profiles of this survey al
yet finished.
I Before Mr.. Morgan entered upu
service, he was employed to e4
more northerly route, leading hn
Concord river, to the sources of the
river, and also to Millar's river, prgpi
ny to surveys in. those directions
Baldwin and Mr.. Makepeace ala
completing the survey of the sd
route, explored the country from
ampton TO Ware river, and after
upon the most favourable direca
reaching that river, proceeded au
channel of that river, to near its
After a consideration of the rep
these examinations, Mr.. Baldwin
rected to proceed with Mr.. Maker
make a survey of a more northefl
than those before described. BEGIN
Waltham, they carried their surveyt
Weston, the border of Lincoln, Ed
bury, Sudbury, a corner of Stow,
rough, Berlin, corner of Lancasta
ston, West Boylston, Holden, andl
ton, to the summit of the ridge vii
vides the waters of the Nashua, fvu
of Ware river. Mr.. Baldwin is ID
ployed in continuing the survey Do
valley Of Ware river, passing TIM
corner of Hubbardston, Rutland
New Braintree, Hardwick, Ware,
ertown, CRANKY, and South Had
Northampton. Maps and profits
part of this line have been alreadyu
ed by the Engineer, and his as
and transmitted to the DirectoB
route presents some advantages,
larly in the gradual ascent by VIII
summit is approached from the es1
+ In addition to these surveys, y
gan, after completing that of thea
line before described, was dire
make survey still farther north d
made by Mr.. Baldwin, proceed1
the summit in Princeton, throug
bardston, to branch of Millar's
Templeton, where it meets a poi1
canal survey made by Mr.. Loans
win, in 1925. This line, withA
that last surveyed by Mr.. BaldT
the canal survey by Millar's river
complete northerly route from Wa
the Connecticut river. Some POI
) the route may admit of being imp
further surveys.
Preparatory to the selection Of
route for a rail road between Bos
Providence, two entire lines were
| tho lacfcoocoy, C;noo AZ, ND '.l<