The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1847-05-29
OUR RAIL ROAD.

In the Boston Courier of the Oath we fin,
the following notice ofthe doings of tho ~
rectors of our Rail Road at the recent mo,
ings held in Boston for closing contracts
CoNNEcTIcUT AND PAssuMpsrc Rwr.
RAIL ROAD. The first forty miles or Ls
Railroad, from its lower terminus Mt the rno,
of White River TO the village ofWells R"".
W., is now under contract. The contra,
for grading and masonry have been taken J.
sections, at prices within the engineers o,
mates, by several companies, most of wS b''
are favorably known as experienced md ~
ficient contractors. They are Messrg ~
Keefe 6. Boyle, Ten Brook g. Brn,no =
Gilmore & Co., Shaler & Summons q n
Wood & Co., Davis & Fisher, Shaler & Gray
We understand tina: The work is to be nros!
cuted so as to be ready for the rails in inn.
1913, with view TO the completion oC%S
road TO Wells River, in the fall of tie gmo
year.
From an examination ola map and moSo
of this road, we are agreeably surprised n
notice the directness of the line and the 70.
markably low grades. On the forty mill,
contracted for, the maximum grade is but B
40 feet the mile. Although this is esser
tally continuation of the Northern Rail
road, and forms the avenue from the uppe
valley of the Connecticut and northern Ver
mont TO Boston, yet connecting as it does, a,
the mouth of White River, with the Vernon
Central Railroad and the lines of rail road
down Connecticut river. It will receive +,
great amount of business and travel from tbt
valley of the river below, and from the ives,
tern part of Vermont. The local business O..
hong the line ofthis road can hardly be over.
rated. Those acquainted with the countn
north of the mouth of White river, through
the valley of the Connecticut and PassnmI.
sic rivers, 10 Canada line, can state, withou,
contradiction, that as regards the productive.
ness of the soil, the abundance of water pow.
err, and the thrift and the enterprise ofte
population, it is not exceeded by any part Of
New England.
A line ofvillages, averaging some three Oh
four miles apart, lie upon the immed;at,
banks of the river, and some of them nrt
quite important Among Others, are thOs
of Dartmouth College, (Hanover) NorwA,
VT, nearly opposite; Lyme, Oxford, Hayv,
hill and Bath, in New Hampshire, and Brad
ford, Newbury and Wells River, i'll Vermont
The business ofthe towns lying back from
the river, on either side for a considerable
distance, must fall naturally into this valley,
while at Wells River it opens 10 a more wide.
ly extended district, the business of which
cannot fail to make this road Immediately
productive, as soon as it is opened TO thai
point. Its extension thence into CaledOni,
county, may be looked upon as certain at at
early day, and its ultimate completion to The
Canada line, where it will connect with TIT
Canadian road TO Montreal, is looked for a
no distant day. We commend the plain. I'm
ostenlatious, yet well arranged and bushes
like proceedings of the Directors in brngin!
this road into its present position, and hay
10 doubt that it will he successful and safe
operation for the stockholders, and an impor
tant acquisition to the business ofBoston. 1t,
friends in this vicinity may promise to them.
selves, within two years, n trip over this road
TO the Mineral Springs and the great Ok Bow
in Newbury, VI. and an excursion thence to
the White Hills, which are about thirty miles
from the village of Wells River.