Litchfield enquirer., 1852-02-05
IIarIem RaIIroad n AIhanV.

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The first. regular train Of cars from
New York TO Albany. via the new ex.
tension of the Harlem Railroad from Do.
yer Plains, the recent terminus. to Chat
liam Four Corners, where tho Harlem
now connects with the Albany and Bos-
ton Road. passed. over the entire route
on Monday, Jan. 10
Upon their arrival at Albany, the
guests of the Company repaired to Con-
gress Hall. where ample justice was done
to beuntifM repast. there in waiting.
The number OF stations on the exten>
sion il Is. Several of them are thriving
villages.
Chatham -Four Corners is growing
village, sprung into existence since the
opening OF the Western Road. 1t Ell
joys small water power. Some manu-
tactaling is done.
Ghent.-Herc branch is thrown into
the Hudson and Berkshire Railroad, and
it is had in view to extend b,auch OF
the Harlem to Troy, through Valalic. Il
has four or FIVE extensive factories, Ma
CillAC ouOpSS W. IL 10 OuS Vi tue USSt
towns in Columbia county.
PsiInoont.- Here are the beautiful falls
of the Acawamac, where the water des-
cends distance of 200 feet, and a fine
sheet of limpid water. A view of The
Catskill mountains, of unsurpassed beau,
ty, and of the intervening table lands, is
to be had at this point.
Martendale.-A new town. named in
respect to Judge NJ. on whose premises
! the station is formed;
/ HtIsdals.-isa an old but growing vii
| lage, and the lo;nt which centres the
business from Darlington, and the Val
ley of the Housa,oni,.
Bish Bash. The falls OF the Bish
Bash, about mile from the station, is
becoming fashionable place of resort.
The water flows through gorge in
Mount Washington and falls 800 Or
400 feet. There is fine bed of iron
o:e at the station, from which is procured
the most valuable iron consumed at the
Springfield armory,
Boston Corners Is small patch, so
secluded as to be hardly considered as
coming within the legal jurisdiction Of
any particular State or authority. 1t
may be considered IL corner of Massachu-
sets.
Mt. Riga is station designed to ac>
commodate the busine IS OF the extensive
ron works at Mt. 4.
Milleston. named after one Of the rail
,e~d contractors, is an outlet Of the bust
mesa of Lakeyile, tie extensive mines
u. Sails sury and Of Falls Village, on the
HousatonlC
Sharon 10 a, contemplated station.
Ameais--l Here i tiourishing Theo'
logical Seminary unds. he patronage OF
The Methodist Church, ard extensive
beds Of iron ore.
Dover Ptains is grown up s'2se the
extension Of the road to that point. IT
is Gne farming country. Here is tbs
"Stone Church" formed of solid rock
and deriving its name from its peculiar
appearance. The Ha. lem Co. have here
eEeeted a Passenger house, large freight
car, and engine houses, woodsheis, DC
IL fo,ms IA SORT OF half xay station.
Sor1e very 6ne specimens OF stone
work, and other works Of art arc TO be
SEGA at different points. For instance.
the Ten Mile RiSer is crossed three times |
at Dover, with double aiehed viadncis,
each 25 feet span, and Of marble. The
Bish Bash River Is crossed with 30 foot
arched culver Of limestone. A. Acan-
mic, there is % foot arched eu!vert. on
IA foot abutments. In Client, there is
an so foot bridge Of the most approved
construction. There are two deep cuts
near Bish b rsh, where the work OF ex-
cavatlon WAS very l.borious. 1t was
made through had pan, which required
"a great deal OF blasting. else the road
would hayc been completed some two
moAths earlier.
Ground was broken for this exlen ion
about year ago last November. Nor
ris, Miller u Schuyler, were the origin
al contractors. For 100000 they
were to buili the road. taking all the
stock themselves, and they have COM
p!e;cd their work in six months less time
than was stipulated for.
The Chief Engineer, Mr.. J. 3. Scar
seant, with twenty>six assistants, lave
been lab r.ously employed in bringing |
abont so desirable a result. About 5000 |
laborers were engaged upon the work
most OF the time.
The distance from New York to Alba
ny by this r1u,e is about 83 miles, viz.
from N. Y. to d. Plains. 80 miles from
D. r. to Chatham to Albany, 23.-J. Of
Commerce. apo--
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