Litchfield enquirer., 1849-08-16
j. C. L. WADSWORTH.

On the 18th ult., large number of
gentlemen interested in the extension of
the Harlem Railroad, north from Dover,
met at Dover Plains, where were present
also by invitation, the President, and
number of the Directors Of the Harlem
Railroad Company.
Robert Schuyler, Esq, of New York,
having declined the Presidency of the
meeting, JOHN q. MITCHELL, Esq, Of
Salisbury, was called to the Chair, and
HARVEY Roe, of North East, and Mo-
SEES l.. GRAHAM of Salisbury, we've ap-
pointed Secretaries.
The object of the meeting having been
stated by A. H. HoLLEY, Esq. of Sails
bury. the President Of the Harlem Rail
road Company communicated at some
length the views and wishes of said
Company in relation to an extension. The
reasons set forth by the President for
desiring an immediate extension, were
pertinent and forcible.
A central committee, emanathng from
a former meeting, was then called upon
for a Report. Whereupon A. H. Hob
ley read the Report of said committee,
from which we extract few items.
AS sources Of encouragement to the
company to construct their road through
this valley, it was represented by the
Report, that there were actually raised,
transported, and sold from the various
mines along this valley, within the last
year, over IS, 900 tons of iron ore. Some
Of these mines are Immediately on the
line of this road, and others but short
distance from it, the most distant being
but four miles.
The supplies were as follows:
From all the mines IN Armenia, IL 600 tons.
" " Sharon, 5000 IS
I" Dutchess Co.'S or Dakin bed, 1000 "
the old Salisbury mine, 1890 g
:" Davis bed, $500 "
Copake, or Pomoroys &c 5000 "
Making total Of $4,000 tons.
Ar the above mines are capable of
yielding from three to Eve times the an
nual product above stated, thereby in
creasing the quantity to 100000 or $50,
900 tons annually.
There are also Immediately on the line
of this road, in Cepake, Boston Corner,
and Hillsdale. mines of ore, which have
already been opened. capable Of yield
ing any desirable quantity-say from 10,
900 to 10000 tons annualiy-which are
neglected for the want Of facilities for
getting the ore to market, or of transpor-
ting mineral coal to the ore to smelt it.
Marble is also found in large quaint
ties along the line of this road-in Shar-
on, North East, Armenia and Hillsdale.
One Of the quarries in North East is of
very superior quality. It is very solid;
is beautifully clouded, and poiishes equal
to most of the Italian. The quarry is
within one mile Of the route. The quar-
ries in Hillsdale are represented by the
Geological Surveyors of the State as
being equal to, and quite as extensive, as
as those of Berkshire County, in Mas
sachusetts. ...5.
Hundreds of tons of marble are an
nually transported to the Hudsan river,
across this route, on wagons, which would
most certainly fall upon It, were rail
road constructed.
The Report continues
The country through which the route pass
es is az beautiful as any in the State. The
great variety which is found along its streams .
amidst its hills-around its lakes and in and
upoA the moantains which surround IL on the
east and west, 10 not surpassed in the same
extent OF country in anv other section OF the
State. The Stone Church cave and natural
wells at Dover-~the beautiful lake scenes of
Salisbury and SharoD-the Falls of Bash pish
with the Eagles Nest and Mount Everett in
Massachusetts, near Copake, and near this
route, are all objects of great curiosity, and
are extensively visited every year. notwith-
standing the inconveniences attendant upon
reaching them. We hesitate mot to say that
in our opinion, there Is not = route leading out
Of New York. that would command 90 great a
portion Of the pleasure travel in summer as
this. especially when we remember that ell
these are TO be found in the 6ireut route to
New Lebanon Springs. Sarascga, and the Nor.
thesA Lakes.
A. H. HOlley, VIM. B. Reed, and Har-