Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1843-11-16
REPORT.
70 THOMAS POWELL, ESQ.
President Of the Hudson and Delalcare
Roilrood CoU,nonu

cH,-ln compliance Win TeSOlullOn OF the
Directors of the Hudson & Delaware Railroad
Company, passed Angus. =, 1913, we, the un-
dsrsgned, have The honor 10 submit herewith
a recognlzance we have taken of the surveyed
route Of The projected Railroad connecting he
l1udon river a. Newburgh, via the Water Gap
on the Delaware river, with The SusquehanEah
river al Pittson, Pa. distance of one hundred
and thlriyseven miles. The charters on the
three several States, New York, New Jersey
and Pennsylvania are all secured, and are con-
sIdered as very favorable to the proposed enter
prise. We think ii proper 10 remark at this
point, that all our conclusions are predlc ated
upon several different surveys made Of The sew
eral roules, our own actual observation in pas
sing over the ground, and The observation Of in
ierested and distinguished individuals on the
whole united line. The line from this point to
Washlng gtonvllle require notice al the hands
of your Committee, as the most difficult parts
Of this section are already under grade. From
Washingtonyllle, two routes present themselves
one by the valley OF The Waikiki, via Stony
Ford and Ph!lhps'own to the Jersey line, of
which the Company have survey made by
Mr. Sargean,--lhe other via Craigville and
Chester, where 1t crosses The New York and
Erie Railroad, to Warwick. near witch ii
strikes the Jersey line. The latter of these
routes was that followed by your Committee,
and, IL being continuous natural valley, is
we'll adapted for the line of 4 Railroad; an be-
tween these two routes your Committee are not
disposed to give an opinion, both pre- sen,in g
great natural facilities for The construct ion OF
the proposed work.
Crossing iha STATE line, the first important
point We made (s, following The same valley,)
was Hamburgh, after passing Nernon. Al this
place, we are in The midst Of the rich agricul-
tural region of Sussex County, and in the in
mediate vicinity CT the most important iron
works in Western New-Jersey.
From Hamburger 10 the Water Gap several
routes have been examined and surveyed, all
of which are highly advantageous Indeed,
through this richly cultivated valley, which is
about twenty miles IN width, no obstacle pre-
sents 10 the proposed road. According 10 this
route, as travelled and examined bv the Com
mlllee, the distance from Newburgh TO the Del
aware. at the Waller Gap, is II miles---the
whole distance being through mos. beautiful
country. The passage of The Delaware must
be effected by bridge al this point, and, by
huggiug the southern extremity Of the jersey
Mountain, an elevated bridge may be thrown
across The rIver, which will materially improve
the grade III ascending 10 Inc coal regions be-
yond. This brings us 10 what may be called
The Pennsylvania section; and it is this portion
of The work which stamps the whole project, in
our oplniou with certain and inevitable sue
cess. From The Water Gap TO The point where
the Wyoming valley is entered and the Coal
Beds are first struck i. ahou, AZ miles, follow
ing Broadhead's Creek from It's mouth on the
Delaware 10 ihe summit level near Clifton,
about % miles, with grade descending east
about 50 feet TO Ihe mile; but tbs location will
be on transverse slope, where less grade
can be obtained, if though. desirable. From
the summit level 10 The route is, by the valley
of the Roaring Brook into the valley of The
Wyoming, 20 miles, with grade ascending
east i feet to The mlle, through country rich
IN timber and minerals.
The valley OF Wyoming is some 90 miles
long and probably 0 miles wide, and Is one OF
The most beautiful aud luxuriant spots in the
world. Our proposed route enters it about
midway between The extremes, and Of course,
would command lis entire trade, in connection
with which The fertile valley of the Susquehan-
nah. stretching away 10 The northwest, would
assuredly add TO the business OF the proposed
road From this point in our route, line has
been examined and surveyed by Seymour, Civil
Engineer, for a Railroad striking the New York !
Stale line al the Great Bend OF the Susquehan-
nah, which ls but few miles from Bing ghamp-
tor, The distance being AZ miles and by "a very
favorable route as TO grades and curves
Your Commi,Iee would now call attention 10 |
The prospect of business for the proposed road. |
As to The section from Newburgh To The Della.
ware, with lis dense P"pnIalion, is rich agrI-
cultural productions aud iuexhauslihIe mines OF
IRON aud zinc, i, Is needless here to speak
We have incidentally referred to hese facts
already In The previous parts of This report
The point al the Wafer Gap however. demaDds |
a passing notice. From this place 10 Milford, T,
a distance of about forty miles, stretches gu,
the valley of the Delaware, an isolated Lut no.
BILE agricultural disrici. ssferchandise for
The supply OF this oowmunity Is at present
brought from Philade, ph'a 10 Gaston by canal,
and then by wagons 40 nr 50 miles. Its pro-