Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1859-08-12
LETTER FROM THE MES.


Dear Ere, Press,
have not forgotten you, your readers the
promise I made in my last; and I write now from
the base of that back bone of our State-the Al
leghanies.
Had the traveller ten years ago, in his wander
ings, found himself following the windings of the
Juniata to the place where it branches, and its
most narthern branch up the foot of these noun
tains he would never have INDUCED, in his strange
pryings into the future, in the belief that rail
road would be stretched along its banks; that
that voice Of progress-and by the bye which al
ways sounds like deep calling unto deep'-the
whistle of engines would ever break the stiffness
Of this rough wilderness. The sharp turnings
of the stream-the rough battlements Of nature
and the hundred sharp spurs Of the mountains,
would seem to have forbidden any such mad spec
uation.
But the work Is done. Progress, enterprise
and that universal digger the indomitable Celt,
have accomplshedit over, through, and along
this rugged wild, now screams that whistle, and
one Of the best managed and safest, as well as
pleasantes rail roads in the United States is now
permanent institution. I say one of the best
because eve ythiug from its first survey, until its
last repair, tell Of determination to make itsub
stantal best managed because there have never
been any collisions or disasters TO any of its trains
which have shocked the world with the reckless
! handling OF human life. or carried mourning and
woe into every State; pleasantest because the
whole road is heavily baIIasted with broken stone
and that great clrs, r-aiI road travel the ever
present cloud Of dust f. never known. Pleasant.
too because vour eve is ever DELIGHTED bv the
continued cb,7-sof .r.re The bald ami broken
rocks and te frs1, cultivated .a-,s r,e tall and
ABRUPT moaDt,ieapl the fertile rIaiu keen alive
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You are ia Altoona
Ia Ie5o q solitary la, boBse and NJ, old Io.. bar.
stood near the centre ola net very promising loo
ins farm, marking the spot whore Altoona now
stands. The Pennsylvania Railroad was located,
and is v.- soon apparent TO those familiar with
tr purpo.e- OF the Company, that some point
HN-. ' secured t1't would answer the necessities
' any, "'." ''eI SHOPS were 10 De
e'' '''5 -'iin was 0''sn' "' 'ne ase OF the
m'''''.. i1e Company were induced by the
"'t ''.' "'e.alH 90 the owner ai this
i'tH t. '-'...' ibis place. Here they must make
@ teul lrrarr teralu. o., the road Tie great
obstacle ia taor way westward WAS hs,r euc9un-
terei. & araa.a i..i. .i six o...-ia ,ra. was
re Iuired Fl. connect '..1 with 'h" Portage
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the western part af t.,i- .a r.r.. e7dy COM
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va. granted % The Com ....e ,aey deter
miued to lN 'Ae ,sar operations.
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-0h Nne lcD -c and the charms of solitude
reie"s' a,re' '." D. ornament population Of 1000
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