The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1852-05-01
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II. LpIToR Much has been sad of letc :
in reference 70 Railroads: especially in or
vicinity has this been the t"rir OF CONVERSE
ton and OF speculation. This >irecrla,l"n.and
in 4 measure the conversation, have iattcr!y
Haarrd somewhat occa>i"nrd b. the late d.
r;-;,, Of III. Director, Of the Atlantis. < st.
Lawrence Il. r. Co. that their HE >h"nld
net be extended any farther westward OF ii>
present 10 alton. J. { Island Pond.
When the rontc WIS first projected, 'h"
understanding was that it should pas through
A small rorticn of eastern Vermont. about
four miles of its most northeastern corner NJ
ON what i called the Halls stream. or Cana
IN route. with promise to thu people "t
Derby and Stan>trad County that branch
: should he extended to III" town of Stan>t"ad
inst over the line. This induced many "i
the capitalists Of that vicinity 10 take shares
: IN the contemplated railroad. \ l"catin" sur
vcv that route decided it iinpra'tl''ahcanh
the consequence was a petition TO the Creme
=. ral Assembly of this State for an extension
2 Of charter. in order TO cam time I" locate "
: moro feasible and westerly route. After tn"
70 Granting of this extension, their engineers
; soon RIM a line MP the Nulhe"an 10 Island
/ Pond. thence northwarl TO Norton Pond
c dawn H.. Coatacook valley, crossing The
I.,undary ala,Gt thirteen miles "''>i"rly 81
s,n>.,aI. From Island Pond 10 the line IT,
-. sixteen mil,.- and POS r"j>- From the
:. line TO I.rrox,illc (,i place "I"r' that !."r
anal b. w,.,...ri. on,. came to-e;LrrD ;h'' dl>-
,,rr !. ;io,l; In, sam. - that from Nia''~;''''
20 10 L,nox,ill,.. B-in.. disappointed "i 'i'e'
} branch line. the >'ar.>r,ad people a well Il
tl,,c Of p,.rly ami rli~ lilac" - ih'n'~r'' e.
-, about ,raruriu.a survey ani ior''lI"" ire"
Island Fond 10 E.a< Charlr>;"a- > mics t.
-: r,! (rcr measured ;iirrrc to oar 'are-;''"'
= & miles. thence to Derby Center anl H'r',,
= Linz. miles. GOA Pi->uu,p~r >ur'cyt /
IT,. answer t. ,Ly.r lc,:,ion the directors H:'m
- I>'d IL ':'' '"''' i','''''
n! ,,in = ,o.,fiun non. cxccr.!l" t".,!-i! Ice
trade 80 the mile AMI "t' a di>tmre no; 'N
c"clin. t-rr' n'i'> 'HF''''f '''''.' ''', ''''
ro'.;c, IL" alv"'ai"> % t"' N"''~'''''' '.'.''
III, ia l;,i>,. -Icg.oao 10 dc::,ay lie expense d"
Il the additional distance also to nay "r the III
,J. v,,. TINS they agreed To a:','r i.r''rr.;' III
re- :i>f;n.c = :;se m:,r> instead ii ;.''"r- y
coalin.lv they procured a rcn,c surveyed
W.: lia.'-v. finding ihr route not eNrr"'
inr ,i,irty-ci.ht ice, to the n...c. Ills CO
,.,r ira; Ike r.o~, others that have >'n"c '''
- made. ena, in ia, refusal A-ain W :,
ham i,;,.u,1 ami received a promise :..:.r'y i
''"> ,,r.. anl ;}> rz.Io...., al ;, ,s,c al. Al
49,, H.. fna! coarli~an j.. ,ha: the ro.,. must
vru ,i..o,.r, nj, .,ln,.., ;n.,rm:ual,. w:,Jrrnc>
'rrr .,...r,- H., ,,rnw linz wo!ta,l ,,n.. r ii tio
'"n@@ ,r.-r lrr},in. rla-,<. AMI liz. NrNau.!
>..5l;r u.,r.,,-l, al. al :,i,y ~,.rycv cons;
! Al r,o, =, wilderness anI onr poor >a'a-'.
g.. Nr- tn >hril whistle Of the engine ''-'a
'.'~ ;r. lie ,,.,,:1.ri-. 90. io~;,oa'. x, i''-
.....I, rl, SNOW which inrr,. i.ii> TO The depth
lirl. ,i.h, # in IT, winter a:i nightly crl',~
the at least ouhc that '!''i',h m the va.'''~
az rcrially tI;">e that liz" the COTTAGE x II
can north AID south, }Iikr he n"'3'' vessel '."':-
! {" M fi''''- 'i'' ''''' '''' '''>'
, 80. y Isolated
II One fat i evident whore the Tow d"-lI'
i.'' line rr.>,,.> ,h,. boundary. the mountain.
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-. .....,.r Ill.
80. '-''''- '''' >.
,,., engineers >'H i 'i"'' i" en- i'''.'> III
49, lance l. i guessed \ SOME. tia; he re
,l.,, >on OF their kcr;inr H. distance of for
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n~r- IL.
bcy h''0 '''' one '''''''''i'' III ''
the The "niIr" distance l. upon the !r'"' III
>,,;, actua;,,l thr>" IL whom tie WORKS w'rr a
,I~....I- ~pr,..,.r,;,,.r .f,rl,..>, rather III.
III. H.. II ..,r~ w. 81
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