The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-07-21

CHERAw AND DARLINGTON RAILROAD.
we are gratined TO be ao'e to announce, says the
Darlington Flag, that the sections Of the road be-
tween Darlington G. II. and the terminus on the Viii
mlne ton aud Manchester read, the 9Th instant
let out LOT gnding, &c. The eItre contract was let
tn three or four of our weathest and most en-
ergetic citizens, who nave had great experience in
similar work on the Wilmington and Manchester rail-
road. and who We are assured, will speedily accom-
plsh The job, ~ soon as the crops are laid by. So
that we may reasonably expect to celebrate the next
4ih Of July by grand experimental trip and bar
becue.
CLEVELAND AND PIrrsBuRG RAILROAD.
The Commissioners of Allegheny county Pa. have
agreed upon the subscription Of si6O 900 to this rail-
road. The work will be advertised for letting from
Wellsviile to Rochester, in few days.
RAILROAD TO TIVE PACIFIC.
Mr.. Daniel d. Page, banker of st. Louis, announces
that he will undertake to build one mile Of railroad
to the Pacific, if 500 persons can be found who
will undertake an equal share in the work.
ALLEGHENY VALLEY RAILROAD.
The preparatory surveys Of this road have been
made to the New York State line, by the engineer
CORPS The Board of Directors will meet in Pitts
burg in August to select the route to the New York
Safe line, from among those surveyed. 1t IL expect
ed that the entire road will be placed under contract
early in September Between Pittsburg and Kittan-
ming, about six hundred men are at work on the
road. Prior TO harvest eight hundred were engaged
on the line, bit the demand for harvest hands drew
many of them of.
THE ST. LAWRENCE AND ATLANTIC RAILWAY
Seven miles in Canada and nine in Vermont are
all that remain to be completed Of the ST. Lawrence
Railway.
EXAMINATION OF THE VALLEY or THE rErE DEs
MORT.
The chief engineer of the Chicago, st. Charles
and Mississippi Air Line road, says tine Galena
Jetrsom'on, accompanied by several prominent
citizens OF Gaen8, devoted the Fourth to an ex-
animation OF the Valley Of the Tete des Mort with
view to ascertain the possibility of laying down
railroad track on an easy grade from the Mississippi
river westward toward the Missouri. We are happy
tn ba oh nat tp1
in the conviction that there is no pla:e above the
mouth OF the river through which road can be
built at so small cost through the Tcte de5
Mort The ascent to the high land westward is very
gradual, being in no place over twenty-five feet to
the mile; and the valley is straight, after the
first rce-fourths of mile, that eligible air ae
can be laid down therein. The party went west
ward until they reached the summit Of the ridge
dividing the waters of the Maquoketa from the Mis-
sissippi, at a point about nine miles southwest Of
Dubuque, from which point all accounts agree that
road car be built to the Great Bend Of the st.
Peters ri-er at less cost per mile than the same
length of road anywhere in the west
ATLANTIC AND ST. LAWRENCE RAILWAY.
The railroad from Portland to Montreal is now
opened, and the first train Of cars arrived at Port
land on the evening OF the 18th inst. 1t was re.
ceved by salute OF thirty-one guns and the ringing
of bells. The Mayor made an address Of welcome
in brief manner, and was responded to by the Hon.
Mr. Ps,nnoyer; EN-. yhe band played God save the
which surrounded and filled the depot rent the air
with loud cheers for the consummation of this great
work.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The injunction served upon Mr.. d. F. Griffith,
agent Of the Baltimore and Susquehanna Railroad
Company at Columbia, Pa, restraining said COM
pany from proceeding in the erection of their new
brick depot, has been removed
The great iron railroad bridge across the Monon-
gahela river, about one mile above Farmount, Va,
was completed last week. 1t is stated that it cost
four hundred and ninety-six thousand dollars
double track is now being laid along the line of
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. Fifty miles Of it
are in process OF construction and will be completed
Eithin the shortest practicable period, and fifty more
are to be contracted for.
The preliminares have been settled for complete
adjustment OF the long pending difficulties between
the Boston, Concord and Montreal Railroad the
one part, and the Northern and the Passumpsic
roads the other part This will be pleasant newsto
all stockholders in these roads, and to the public ge
neraly, who are interested in the prosperity Of
railroad enterprises.
The contracts for the railroad from Wheeling to
Marietta was let on the 18th inst making the fifth
road into Wheeling which is under contract.
The Hamburg Is. CO. Republican, says that the
the 18th inst. and up to O'clock on the 18th seven
ty.fve thousand dollars were subscribed.
The Philadelphia and Sunbury Railroad Company
are pushing forward their work with great vigor
They have one hundred and eighty men employed in
The american says that the track will be completed
to Shamokin in another week. One Of the locomo
tives and the passenger will arrive next week.