New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-12-01
Hudson River Railroad.

This Road which IS now 50 Tar advanced as 20
determine what 10. character vii be when completed.
VS. visited on Wednesday - shout iso hundred Of
the stockholders with number OF invited guests inr
tee purpose OF personal inspection Of he work u
form. one o. the most important links IN the chain a.
commitment u with our Northern Western country
sad 10. formsuon b.. long been delayed by the crz-.
%, N-w.York from the supposed insurmount-ole d r.
cutie. OF construction a. se As an erroneous idez Of
ia. cost The ti3p disclosed that there many Oh
,tscr. 10 be encountered bur the energy and ability o
ne Directors sud Engineer fully equal % them
The road runs on the bank Of the river. nearly the
waoe distance t. Poughkeep.e Il i protected BY =
.es val formed BY the rock brown out from the deep
cut. and tunnels on The line making Il The beet graded
road IN this country several sections nearly com
vleted Tor the ron-that ~ Strikers Bay. ~Hrr- 'n~
boat irst stopped Der excursion shows The soidy
of 70. structure
The irst large excavation occur. near Fort Washing
ton waere there D.. deep cut nearly quarter ois mile
IN length through granite rock The dspth IS between
rs and sixty feet oat the work Is prosecuted with
-res; gor u expected 10 be rnisbed in four or n'e
months The sea VA from this place - fonksrs Is Re-
m.rkahy solid being upward o. ten feet IN height and
laced WIKI large blocks of .rsaiis
TIE most Interesting portions Of the road were sue
ces.veiv visirss fsr - y Ha-urs - which point
tsuuai. bin. constructed o. ~ feet 10 length Al
iae. II The energy wira Which The TorN Is pryseeu-d
can BE- formed wan o. - stated hat % y worked ~ Do
,uas and also from tEo intermediate snsits SUD tnat
shout 500 70 are employed on he various sections
between this city and Puughkeepsie
The -ulre cos, ct tnis tunnel ~ De o-y >i--lv-
thstsud nr the difficulties % - overcome An
other a. Phf.s Hi = a5out con feet 10 .enztn. aod .
pushed toward IL culp elton VIA eflA- speed ~
rad when finished vii 5e tie nllai-sl ID one OF "
most sl1srsnral and lastug 10 tn@ ln-i-i -ta-'s
enlrc cost oi - construction a. iif =. Pse
iuclciug the laying o. rail b1cius o. tepcis snd slp
ply Of iacoIn0tTes vii Be sbou; = COZ ouo ae var
srCu fr0n sf-s-n; Inc . smaller inan sny oinrf ra
ro.1 10 the country.
Wale on the return o. the Cry, meerng Wa o.
rsn.x-e and several speeches made slf resolutions
pissed expressive OF the grsr1c..lon OF ne company
~. sent TIE statements exhibited the coupar2iivt
advantage. q tie ruse contracted VIII others ard
proved ct the rrsvei Ihe rv-r ~-s eqls 10 m
support 81 both steamboat srd rsiiroad enter p-se
We cannot ciose notice Of tnis excursion without
sccori n or testur o. % ~ excellent srran gensnts
and sola1snt supplies OF the stewart NJ J. \ Fl-eT
We were Also much srsuned MS tie Hudson River
Railroad Co able q susfzin its oo1ntil nospiisY
vithouf the assistance OF Intoxicating sp-rt. n1twn
siard NJ a supply had b--u aid IN The weather d.
~. TIP sas The 80 isst snd most delicious Indian
Sa.ru-r f-ra1rraru-t and 81 o. board med g. De-
caring nat r1ey had spent 1zy more a-reeA oly
GOLD FEvER.-A nsetinz was % &c ned las;
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