Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1849-06-07

or three hundred miles further. Be assur-
ed that Yankee enterprise will not rest till
a railroad is built to the gold region of Cal
ifornia, where cars innumerable will be
loaded and the iron horses called in requi-
stion to speed them to the navigable waters
of the Missouri From this point TO Og-
densburgh steamboat communication is
now open--a distance of about 5000 miles.
From Ogdensburgh to Boston the dis
lance is less than 400 miles, on more than
half of which the cars are now running,
aud they are expected to run over the re-
mainder within year.
As already ntimated, from Montpelier to
Concord there were formerly two routes
proposed for railroad. One, by the way
of Lebanon, is now built, and the other
from Concord to Haverhill, in New Hamp-
shire, is being buiIt--known as the Boston,
Concord and Montreal Railroad.
From Haverhl to Montpelier, via Brad
ford, charter has been granted, but there
is no charter for a road via Wells River TO
Montpelier. On both these routes | hope
you will procure to be made the most care
full surveys the present season, that a rail-
road may be located on that route which
shall present the greatest advantages.
When this road is constructed, and 9TH
ers now in progress, in New Hampshire,
are completed, the distance from Montpel-
Ter to Boston, by railroad, will be shortened
about 20 miles, and will be, in all, about
1872 miles. The route leads from Montpel-
Ter through Haverhll and Concord in New
Hampshire, and Lawrence in Massachu-
SETS
In addition to the above, ] may remark
that, from Connecticut River at Haverhill
to the tide water at Dover, the distance is
only 96 miles. From Dover by railroad
now projected to Portsmouth, the distance
is IL miles. From Portsmouth by the East
ern railroad through Newburyport and Sa-
lem it is 53 miles to Boston. From Dover
by the Boston and Maine railroad through
Exeter and Haverhill, Mass, it is 65 miles
to Boston Then there is the Cocheco
railroad from Rochester and from llaver-
hill, N. H., on this route leading to the
junction of the Eastern and Boston and
Maine railroads at Berwick, the distance is
96 miles. This is IL miles east of Ports.
mouth on the Eastern railroad. Thus il
will be seen that the distance from Haver-
hill, N. H., to Boston on either of these
three routes, through Berwick, Exeter or
Portsmouth, is the same-i6l miles.
On the route to Portland, from the juno
ton in Berwick to Kennebunk, 1t is lG
f miles. From there to Saco 10 miles, and
from there to Portland ID miles-making
the distance from the Connecticut river al
Hayerhill. N. H., to Portland, l25 miles
Thus we have a railroad communication
open from Haverhill through the Oiverar
valley to Boston, Portland, and the whole
coast between.
f Again, there is charter for railroad
and the route is surveyed, from MEREDITH
, village on Lake Winnlpissiogee, around the
, north end Of the Lake to Conway, designed
to extend into Maine, passing the head o
, Long pond in Harrison, to the little An
t droscorgin river, and down that river to thu
= rout of the Atlantic and st. Lawrence rail
1 road, and by that to the great Eastern Rail
t road from Boston to Bangor, intersectinl
t il at Lewiston Falls, "a miles north of Port
t land Crossing the Great AndroscoggiI
S river here, on the wonderful railroad bridge
over the Falls, we pass on through Redhelt
e to Wateryille on the Kennebec river--thenc,
to Bangor on the great Penobscot river,
distance of 80 miles from Lewiston. Oh
: this 80 miles the contracts for grading ar
d all made, and the road will be completed i
r one or two years.
n Coming back at the head of Long Pom
n we find the north end of the Oxford an
Cumberland canal so miles from Portan
and 25 west from Lewiston. From thi
: place steamboat passes daily in Summe
= through Long Pond aed Sebago Lake, an
= two boats pass from there TO Portland
- From the head of Long Pond to Conway
! is Is miles. From Conway the railroa
- NAV connect with the Boston, Concord an
:. Montreal railroad at Holderness village,
=, distance of SO miles, and from there
- Haverhil it is AZ miles. From Holderne:
~ there is an excelant route for railroad i
Squam and Ossipee lakes to connect wit
the York and Cumberland railroad to Por
= matchmaking the distance from Holde
i. ness to Portland about rs miles, and fro
Haverhll to Portland III miles. Fro
. Haverhll to Lewiston il is llS miles an
= less than 200 to Bangor.
" From Portland by the projected Atla
y, tic and st. Lawrence route, the distance
" are, from Portland to Connecticut River
- Northumberland, 40 mies-from there
~ Sherbrook, about go miles-thence to Mo-
y treal 95 mlles-from Montreal to Prescott
., 1870 miles--givng AZ miles in favor of Il
~ route through Haverhill and Montpelier
- besides one or two transhipments of loa
20 ing at Montreal.
- From Portland to Montreal, through III
III verhill aud Montpelier, the distance is abo
.. s or miles less than by the Atlantic and S
~ Lawrence route but if both routes shou
- be opened, as probably they will be, no dou
:" but 80 cars from Montreal would pa
~ through Montpelier and Haverhill to POI
~ land, 10 one that would pass by the north
~ the White Mountains.
" Opening araIroad from Montpelier to II
III verhll will add to the value of the stock
in the Vermont Central Railroad, as it must
% the means of opening the railroad down Il
Winooski river to Jericho, on the Brid
~ route to Ogdensburgh by the outlet OIL
il. Champain--it will also add TO the value
g. the route from the Erie canal to Burlingto
a BY way of the Winooski river throul
nj Montpelier to Haverhill, thence by the o
"a verian and Bakers river valleys, passi
ST. un6ar ba bar tar e he WI