The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-08-01

MILWAUKEE AND MISSISSIPPI RAILROAD.
The Milwaukee Sentlnd announces that the esn.
tract has been closed with Sir A. l.. Catn, Of Bur-
lington, Vt, for the completion Of the Milwaukee
and Mississippi Railroad, FROM Rock river TO the Nus
sssippi, at goo per mile. thoroughly equipped:
The contractor engages 10 complete the road to
Prairie du Chen by the LIST Of January, lS58-less
Than Eighteen months
ROCHESTER AND PIrTsBURG RArLRekD.
permanent organization has been effected To
build the connecting link Of railroad between Portage
end the State line, through Anpelics under the title
Of the Rochester and Pittsburg Railroad Company
FREMONT AND INDIANA RAILROAD.
We learn BY the Fremont Journat that the con.
stIncton Of the whole line 81 this aa has been let
out. The road extends from Fremont to Lima, in
Allen county, where 1t connects with the Rad now
in course OF construction from Dayton 70 Toledo;
and it IS proposed 10 extend the road to Union, on
the BellefODtaine and Indianapolis road, making i'm
por,ant connections at that place with the west and
southwest, and afording the most direct route from
that point to Cleveland. At Fremont the road con,
meets directly by lines already Finished with Cieve.
land, Toledo and Sandnsky.
LAKE. SUPERIOR RAILROAD
We learn from the Lake Superior Ne,cs Of the 16th
ult that railroad is in cobte Iaton from St. Paul
to Fond dn Lac, Lake Superior A charter has beer
grated, company organized. and the stock is all
taken. The road viii be rom eighty to one hundred>
miles in length II orens on outlet for the trade Of
the whole upper Mississippi region, and will bring
into market vast and fertile tract Of land, nj
most wholly cut of the world.
KNOXVILLE AND DANyILLE RAILROAD.
The tedious survey OF the route of this proposed
improvement, says the Louisville Courier Of the 26th
inst, was completed last week. The result is quite
"a favorable as was anticipated The line passes
through the count es Of Knox Anderson and Camp
bell, in TEN essee, and Whitley Lanrel, Pulaski,
Rockcasile, Lincoln, and Boyle, 10 Kentucky The
Danvile ItiiUue is informed that the line through
these counties measures one hundred and sixty-tvo
miles, but by connecting ond running more directly
from point in Whitley. that sixteen miles Of the
distance may be saved, and tie entire line reduced
grade on the line run i fiity-two feet. Ia assing
the Cumberland mountain at FIX Gap, the grade on
the Kentucky side is hity feet and on the south or
Tennessee side it Is thirty four feet The entire line
~ represented very favorable one as to grades,
curves, and magnitude Of work. The cost Of cor
structon il is clnideuy believed by the ngneers,
will range between $50 600 and s25, 900 por mile.
The citizens OF Pulaski connty being disc itsed TINT
the town OF Somerset was lct of the line by tnd
above survey, have FULLY organized the Granville,
Somerset, ard Knoxville Railroad Company" OF
which tie Board OF Directors have elected Cyrenus
Wait, Esq president. The intention is TO secure
the services Of competent corps OF engineers. and
make an accurate survey Of The proposed route
through Louisville az SOL as practicable.
FOX RIVE VALLEY AND WISCONSIN cGFTkAL RAIL'
ROAD LINEs toNNgCTED.
1T the meeting OF the Beard of Directors OF tho,
Wisconsin Railroad, (says the Chicago Tribune OK.
the 2Gtl ult) ttd at EIkhorn on Friday las, con-
tract wGe entered into by said Board and the Fox
River Valley Railroad, by which connection Is sc.
Genoa, Wnworth county. This connection We re-
gard as moi only highly important to these roads,
bnt 70 tic interests ot Chicago by the construction
OF the Central TO Genoa, and the Fox River Valley
Rail cad thence to Elgn where 1t connects with the
Gaena Ra rosd large and rich territory. the very
heart of Wisconsin, j. brought IN direct communal
ton with Chicago aud thus n large trade will be
secured which might otherwise be diverted by rival
Interests.
ALLe0ANY VALLEY RAILROAD.
The balance OF this rocd from Aurorl to the juno
ton with the Attia and Pittshurg road, let IN
tie 21th Juy. len milss wele immediately sublet
~ Rochester company, who aie to 50 70 work acxt
week on the section b-twecn Aurora AID Holland.
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