Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1852-09-09
Phila. l. Water Gan Railroad,

Phila. 4 Water Gap Railroad.
The Bucks County I'utelzigencer of Tues.
day last, says that this improvement is
likely to be accomplished at an early day.
Philadelphia is aroused, and is determiu.
ed to make an effort to secure the trade
of Northern Pennsylvania and Western
New York, by railroad connecting with
the lakes. Enough stock having been
subscribed to proeure.a charter, the above
named Company has been duly organized
by the election of officers. Among the
Managers are john o. JAMES and JoHy
Ely, both formerly of Bucks County. and
their associates are likewise enterprisino
and active men. In order to proceed in
the most judicious and prudent manner
they have engaged VIM. B. FOSTER, ESQ
formerly Canal Commissioner of Penn.
sylvania, and an eminent practical Engin-
eer, to explore and survey all the pro-
posed routes, and locate the road upon
the one that shall prove most eligible, as
to shortness, easiness to grade, and econ
Omy of construction. -
Z Three principal routes are proposed, and
several others talked of. The first and the
most western proposes to take the Norris
town Railroadtoits upper terminus, thence
up the Schuylkill to the mouth of the Per-
kiomine, and by thatsteam and the Swamp
Greek, and by the vicinity of Coopersburg,
to Freemamsburg, on the Lehigh. The
survey of this route is about completed,
corps of engineers having been employ
ed upon it some two weeks.
The middle route is to the Wissahic on,
and thence up that stream to near the
Springhouse, thence by the vicinity of
Line Lexington and Hagersville, crossing
the Tohicpn creek above the old Bethle-
hem road, passing through gap in the
range of hills near Leithsville, and pro-
ceeding down the Saueon valley to Free
mansburg.
The Eastern route proposes to reach
the vicinity of the Springhouse by the
same ground as the middle route, and
then follow the route surveyed for the
Norristown and New Bope load to the
Neshaminy-crossing that stream, pro-
ceed to the North Branch valley, and up
that stream to the Hartyakin creek, and
so on north by the way of Loux's Corner
west of Plumsteadville, and reach the To
hicon about ISAAC FRETz's mill, in TIM.
cum; thence up the Tohicon to Haycock
Run, and up that stream to near Its source,
and by way of the Springfield Valley and
Saucon Valley to Freemansburg
The President of the Company, Mr..
WATERMAN, the Engineer, and several
other gentlemen who take an interest in
the matter, last week reconnoitred the lat
ter two routes, preparatory to minute
survey. From what we learn oftheir dis
cOveries, we presume it is not at all prob
able that we shall have the. road laid in
the immediate vicinity of Doylestown, but
it will probably come within few miles
of us, so as to be reached by short
branch. Its location will be controlled
entirely by the monied interests of Phil
adelpeia, which furnish the capital; and
their object is to reach the Lehigh by the
shortest and best route, avoiding as far
as practicable any near approach to the
Delaware river. The engineers Will pro-
ceed Immediately to survey all the routes
that are worth surveying and any infor-
nation that citizens along the routes can
give them as to favorable ground should
be freely impaired. The work is so high
ly important to interests not only at the
ends of the route, but everywhere through
out its whole length, that it should be COM
pleted at as early day as possible, and
in the best manner practicable.