St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1867-06-28
NOLC ME 30-NUMBER 1861

bld hlm God speed in the construction OF
ms track, and make REGULAR connections
with hlm, very soon, Al The Tip-Top
House on Mount Washington.
The Railway proper ha> lis starting
point on trestle wcrk, built up directly
from the waters of The Ammonoosuc.
and starts Oh .rade of seventeen hun
dred feet 10 the mile. thirteen hundred
feet TO the mile being the average grade
of the three miles of track from this
place TO the summit. and il l. confidently
expected that one mile viii be completed
IN about four weeks from this lime. and
iiIe cars runnln" Ia a point known a
-'Waumbeck Junction. from which
place 1t i only two miles of mountain
pathway 10 the top AMI another season
VIII doubtless see the cars goinr up the
whole distance. The surl ~ fur the rail
way track l. on or Rear the old Fal,van
path most of the WAY. and the cars.
when running, can bc seen from all the
region below. 4 large part uf the WAY.
lhls enterprise and achievement i really
one OF the greatest wonders Of lie lime.
ami % well satisfied arc all who have
seen II IN operation, whether railroad
men or otherwise that il Is moi al all a
visionary assertion To make. that, in five
wears. passengers viii take the ears Al
New York, check their baggage 10 the
Ilp-Iop House, and with only one
change OF ears see the sun ri,c In Co.
than one day and from the top Of Mount
Washington the next In fact. the 10:
i already boiling which bids fair 10 cook
up an enterprise which will carry rail !
road communication from I.iiilrton. the
present terminus, directly into ami
among the mountains. AMI through tie
Crawford notch la Portland. lla,tv sur
veyS having been ma'le for :. grand lail-
road scheme from Portland direct 10 the
great we>i. and the proposed line passes
within few rois Of tlie place where
am now writing.
1he 1nayor al Portland. the Governor
OF Name. ex-GOv. Smith of Vermont.
lion W { Smith. who succeeds T. tIr. .
Bakers scat IA Congress. from northern
Vermont, with many noI.l,le> AMI clltcr-
pri>lng business men from ~. Jolln,l,urv.
Montpelier. &c-. hive iu-t been uvor the
PROPOSED routr from O-wega. y. Y.
eastward 10 tiIc White Mountain Notch.
remaining last night 1t the Crawford
House, where the party broke up thi,
morning. the Maine people going casl-
ward and the others westward. and all
well satisfied "t the feasibility OF the
scheme Tiny were %erce..biv surprised.
as the public II lar@e wiil bc. 10 know
that with one >in-l. exception iAe hiah-
esi grade Necessary 10 carry The trsrh
through the Crawford No;ch viii b., p.lly
slxty-iive feet 10 the mile.
The Maine party alone represented
Observation-Disclosures 10 the amount ui' OYER
five millions u: dollars. and Portland llay-
'ng become thoroughly disappointed. dis
ileaiieilc'l ana dl>sa>ied with the SHIFT
ie>Slie>-, acknowledgement and l.ig-h,aled-
ness o. Tie Grand Trunk rslilroal. and
being determined 10 reap some of The
blessings and benefits. which liz excellent
harbor "ll'I seaboarl advantages .ire 1t.
as we'll aS 10 he in with the resi- of' ncie
SAM family, with dishes right >ide up
wherein 10 ciich the lorriiGe which the
Pacific railroads are expected 10 lam up
On The country. started uu; on a luur ui
observation 10 iinl a channel IA which
Tie porridge MAY run direct 10 Portland.
and they Were agreebly surprised and
gladdenvd 10 iind that lle White Noun
tam notch Is NOT al all too illri a jordan
ior their Pcrridse 10 tra,,l.