Smyrna times., 1858-09-16
Peninsular Railroa de.

Ihe people IN the lower part OF DelaWar
and the adjoining counties of Maryland, al
considerably stirred up in regard to the COZ
structon of Railroads. The "Junction an
Breakwater Railroad" from Milford Junction
on the Delaware Railroad to Lewes, is ha
done, with force of laborers sufficient to com
plete it within the specified time (the first G
December). Sixteen thousand cross-ties ba VI
been contracted for on favorable terms, and al
the work is being pushed forward as fast q
could be expected. Little has been done OF
the Maryland and Delaware Railroad for som,
months past, but the company are beginning tc
exhibit signs of renewed life and vieor, and
there is no doubt but that the work will shortly
be resumed. There is another projected Rail-
road just now claiming great attention by those
living in the sections likely to be affected by it.
We refer to the Mispilion and Choptank Rail-
road" for which, acts of incorporation have
been obtained from the Legislatures of Della.
ware and Maryland, for the entire route The
PeHinsutGr Netos gives the following, relative
to this road:
"The MispilIion and Choptank Railroad ex
tends from the Farmington Depot on the Della.
ware halIroad, 10 POtterS landing, on The Chop
tank river, distance of fourteen miles over q
very level country. The estimated cost Of the
completion of the whole road is 100000.
''Besid@s the interest which Delawarians
take in this enterprise, it ought, and we have
no doubt but that it will, command the enthu-
sIastIc support of the citizens of Caroline, Tai.
bot and Dorchester counties bordering on the
Choptank river, who by the completion of this
public work will be brought into direct commu.
nication with Philadelphia over the Delaware
Railroad The Importance of this work be- |
comes apparent when we take into considera- |
tion the fact that the banks of the beautiful |
Choptank and The adjacent sections of country
are ieeming with wealth and aroused to a high |
state of industry and enterprise. About four
teen or fifteen miles above the terminus of this |
road on the Choptank, there is the fourishng
town of Greensboro, in Caroline county. Six !
miles above the terminus is Denton, flourish
ing town of about one thousand inhabitants
On the TackahOe river, which emptes into the
ChOptank near the terminus of The road, eight
miles above its mouth is situated Hllsboro, at
the junction of the three counties of Talbot,
Queen Anne's and Caroline Hllsboro' is the
grain depot of the surrounding country, large
quantities of which are carried down the Chop
tank from this place. Nine miles below Pot.
ier's Landing, the terminus of the road on this
side of the river, is Hunting creek, and nearly
opposite is Dover Ferry the landing for Easton,
a very enterprising town of $500 inhabitants,
situated three miles from the river In the veal
thy county of Talbot. A few miles below this
on the Eastern side of the river, is Sherman's
wharf the landing for New Market and the
surrounding thickly settled country. Nearly
opposite is Hughlett's landing, the outlet for
Trappe, few miles from the river, in Talbot,
another Furnishing and enterprisng town of
oko inha Oil ho
low on the Choptank, is situated Cambridge, in
Dorchester county, large town of 5000 in
habitants. There are on and in the vicinity of
Choptank other landings and villages which we
cannot now call to mind. with large breadth
of rich and productive lands on each side, all
pouring their wealth and produce into this great
outlet There are established on the Choptank
two lines Of steamers, one to Easton, an old and
well established line which has been in constant
operation for the last forty years-ihe other is
a permanent line to Denton. By these two
ilnes Of steamers all the towns, villages and
landings on the banks of the Choptank are al
ready in constant communication with Potters
Landing, the proposed terminus of this road.
1" Now in view of the fact that the compile
tion of this little and easily built road will bring
this wealthy and enterprislng section of Mary
land into direct railroad connection with Phila-
delphia and New York, the estimated cost of
the road becomes almost nothing in comparison
with the immense advantages to be derived
from its construction. We are assured by an
intelligent Maryland farmer that peaches and
other fruits have been brought from Mary yland
in wagons, even so far as Talbot county, and
placed on the Delaware road at the Farming
ton depot.
"In the provisions of the Legislatures of Ma
ryland and Delaware, authorizing the New Cas-
tie and Frenchtown company to take up the
eleven and a half miles of track between the
Delaware Junction and Frenchtown, there is
an agreement on the part of the real party to
the transaction--the Phil. Viii. and Bait. r. r.
CO., that this eleven and half miles of iron
shall be given to a road extending the Delaware
Railroad, or to some road extending from the
Delaware road towards Maryland, and that the
value of the iron shall be taken in stock. BY
making this disposition of it both Delaware and
Maryland will share the advantages OF IL
ALMOST FIRE.-On Tuesday morning last,