Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1845-04-25
For the Vermont Waclman and State Journal.
BOSTON AND MONTREAL IL-ROAD-
NEW ROUTE PROPOSED.

NEW hOUIE fROfOOED.
.meSSrs. EditorS-Canada insists that her portion
of Railroad should accommodate her population of
the Eastern Townships. The charter recently
given by her Legislature makes the road pass
through Sherbrooke, with branch running to Stan
stead Now why should not the "Central route"
connect with this branch at Stanstead? Follow
ing the valley of Onion river to Cabot we meet no
diiiiculty-from Cabot to the Lamoille at Hard
wick Hollow, two or three miles of the distance
would present some obstacles, but which 1t IS
thought by those best acquainted with the locality,
may be overcome by grade of not more than fifty
feet to the mile. On reaching the Lamollle we
may choose between two routes, both of which are
perfectly feasible ;-one up Alder brook and Black
river to Memphremagog-t other following up
the Lamole, and through the bed of Runaway
pond in Glover and Barton river to Barton, striking
at Barton the Possumpslc valley Railroad. That
your readers may judge of the feasibility OF these
routes | give you an extract of letter from Mr.
McDuffee of Bradford, dated March /, 1876
ain June, 1925, assisted De Witt Clinton, Jr.
in making survey for Canal from Lake Mem
phremagog up Black river to Lamoille. We found
| Ego Scotland pond at the head of Black river to
be 90 "a miles from the Lake, and 1876 feet higher
than the Lake. We found small ridge OF land
between Great and Little Elgo pond of about two
feet higher than Great Elligo We found Little
Elligo to be II feet lower than Great Eligo, and
Baths of a mile between. We found Little Elligo
to be 14th of a mile long and the head of Alder
brook. We run down the brook l 3.4 miles
through deep gulf and descended SO feet from
which level run to the river Lamoille at Sim
, clair's rapids, distance of 5 "a miles from the
pond, making the whole distance from the Lake to
, the river Lamoie '35 1-2 miles"
. The following estimates are from Clnton's sur
a vey in possession of Gov. Crafts
. Feet.
:, Elligo pond higher than Memphremagog 1913
" higher than mouth of Alder brook SO
I " higher than Lake Champlain III
Memphremagog higher than Lake Champlan 5l3
From these estimates and from the table of alti
tudes in Thompson's Gazateer b. 81 we find La
/ noble river at the mouth Of Alder brook is Just
2lS feet above Montpelier village.
. Feet
: Champlain above the sea 90
Montpelier village above the sea 4S5
q Montpelier above Champlain 395
a Mouth of Alder brook higher than Champain Glib
n Do higher Than Montpelier village 2lS
ri OF the other route up the Lamole to Barton, as
it has not yet been surveyed behoves US to speak
with more caution, But new road has been
= opened on this route which for the past winter has
taken most Of the travel and is pronounced by these
If acquainted with it, to be- for It's levelness and di-
v rectness, unsurpassed by any road in Vermont for
% the entire distance, 16 miles from Lamoille village
n to Barton village6 miles ofthls distance through
= Greensboro is new and leinter road only.
/, If Vermont is to have but one Railroad, ought
- not this to be that one 1t would accommodate
"A Vermont and please Canada. The one wa Bur
- ~ npton does not please Canada; though branch
, running to Burlington from Montpelier, to be con
: nected with the Burlington and Cham plain Rail
Is road, recently chartered by New York, would
doubtless be profitable investment The impor-
lance of this route to Vermont generally and to
Montpelier in PARTICULAR may be seen from a
Glance at the map. VERMONT.