New-York tribune., 1868-02-27

he built unless as section of the West Shore Hudson
River Railroad. There many railroad prelecats
is done it is difficult TO distinguish the true from the
false The officers Of the WAIKIKI Valley Rar1su nS aIs
b Meklntry, President A. d. Deyo seerebi'' an" 49,
D. Bruyn, Engineer
TIE GOSHEN AND DKCKERTowN RAILROAD.
This Is the southern continuation Of the WAIKIKI Fahey
and Montgomery and Erie Railroads described ABOVE IL
Is intended this road from Goshen TO the state me
Of NewJersey distance OF 10 miles al the State hno
the company hopes to meet the extension OF tne sue1
and Branchvlle Railroad, running from Newton 10
Franklin thence by Hamburg and Vernon to the state
line The field parties are now occupied under the Chlei
Engineer Mr. A. F. Robinson, In locating the line ana
paring IL for contract The route will run southwest
from Goshen in continuation Of the Waikiki Valley anu
the road will have the same advantages OF rlen a
fertile country that are possessed by the TWO
which il is an extension by connecting with the susse1
Railroad IL will be able TO receive coal direct hon ~
municae with EastOn and Philadelphia. The necessary
funds have been raised. Orange county supSo ,oe
$4,000 more: the town OF Fnda subscribed sSoo anu
donations of the right Of way been made 10 TIC Su
Of 1000.
THR SUSSEX RAILROAD
The original charter Of this road was granted Oy 'ho
Legislature Of NewJersey lss but since then severa
spnnlernents have been obtained from time 10 ume,
authorizing the extension Of the road through ensex ana
Warren Counties section from Waterloo, ON the MOT
s and Essex to Newton has been In operaon Ior SOME
years II proposed to construct two extensions or
branches one of winch will run from Newton northwaru
TO Franklin u miles, thence by the way OF Hamburg ana
Vernon 20 the State line, 16 miles thence to War"lcK
whers II win connect with the Warwick and Newbursh
branches OF the Erie Railway. and thus secure commun
catlCn with Hew-Engiand through the Boston, hhfu9ru
and Erie at hshk and the Erie anu , fom New
ton southwark down either the PaWllngSk. VI ~. n,o
quot valley and make neesIpoad mr not far from
the Water Gap or Leggets Gap, distance from Newton
OF ahOut Is miles These branches OF 9
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country passed through being vaey or series ~ N
yysroad There wi be no bridges Of Importance no
tunnels and grades OF more than ~ rect Inc poIon
of NewJesey which will be trayersed is one Of the finest
grazing and agricultural districts OF the State
and this line like man, odo.s1 OF tho o, new neN.
structon, viii have large local traffic in
Transporting milk and other productions Of fertile
country to the New-York market At first it uncer
tain whether the line when located, would pass through
Newton but that enterprsing village being the terminus
of the road 70 Waterloo, and also on oirect line ryn
Warwick to the gap, considered as one OF the
most important points 10 be touched Beside the people
scrbed literally and signed bonds TO the right OF
way and grade the road to Franklin The Branchville
muncation by steam with the world OF commerce. 1t
win also facilitate the development OF rich mineral de-
posits In Sussex County are extensive beds OF frank
Unite compound Of iron zinc and manganese; Also red
oxyd OF zinc magnetic iron. There are also quares
Importance Of the road however, viii not be as local
improvement 1t will form link IN chain OF railroads
that will connect New-EDgland. by nearly air ne
with the ooalelds Of Ponnsylvana and with the prne
pal Of travel TO the West and South Al the water
Gan road is being built 70 Reading, and the remaining
section OF the Leigh and Susquehanna Railroad, be
tween Eason and Mauch Chunk, was opened on the Sd
inst 1t obviously follows, from these connections that
the coal freghs Of the BranChve road must be eh0f
NOUS and a source Of great revenue 10 the company
THE NEWARK AND NEw-YORK RAILROAD.
The great and constantly increasing business between
the two cities Of them the largest in the country and
the other the fourth in Importance in respect to manuac
ture was the OF the organization Of the company
OF this road Where and half millions OF passengers
are annually carried from point 10 another, 1t IA
clearly esderatum that they should pass over the short
est quickest and safest route. Such route the newark
and KewYork Railroad is designed TO be. The line is
perfectly straight-seven and One-hah miles long from
Newark to Jersey City ten per cent shorter than the
Morris and Essex and seventeen per cent less than The
New Railroad II is intended TO construct road
that shall be superior TO all Others to move at higher
rate OF speed and lighter trains with greater ire
auencv than any other Whether all this will be done
experience alone win develop by the detailed estimate re
S9o6 $50. This great expense OF nearly S'OVO mile
principally owing TO the nature of the proposed route
which presents unusual Obstacles Inc plnIpaI OF tuee %
are the Passac and Hackenack Rivers and Bergen Hill
The bridges for those nearly completed, and
are what is known the Mosey Girder pattern. The
total length Of the latter viii DO $500 Ieet Inc river
ter, filed in with heavy mason work and concrete IN
courses, With top course OF granite TWO Ieet IN
angle Of twenty degrees fom the railroad line.
with abutnents either side similar to the above The
cut through Bergen Hill will be about 900 feet length
win, maximum depth OF so feet. Numbers Of workmen
are now employed at all points the ne aud are max
ing the heavy cutting through at grade OF q feet 70 the
s on by the middle Of next April estimated that
this road Will carry three-nths OF te pastengeIs DC
from Bergen; these bases II - believed that the an
nual earnings of the road VIII be t2leO IN excess OF al
expenditures This will pay 10 per cent cash capital
Of and leave SllsOOO for interest indebted
and sinking fund; Further calculations based
traversed that five years after completion the road
viii annually 80 per cent Of the entire capital in
shall see " one immense city from Hudson 70 Ehzabeth
and as far north as the Orange & s pfIs 0I
Central Railroad Company now have e3ntroi OF e TSad
dore Howell Treasurer, and Alfred B Sears, Engineer
THE PATERSON AND NEWARK RAILROAD.
After much trouble and against much opposition, the
charter for this road finally obtained from the New
Jersey Legislature by Mr. r. g. Could one Of the direct
ors in March, Since that time several supplements
to the act Incorporating the Company have been granted
allowing further privileges and specifying the route The
capital is 100000 In shares Of $50 each The length is u
miles the estimated cost of the entire road Is OooOo
and contracts have been entered into 20 the amount Of
$500 600 There win be tunnol and but one important
bridge-that at Beevle which viii be 500 feet long, and
what il known as Howes Patent Bridge. r. b. Gather
wood OF New-York the contractor, has now more than
200 men employed on the line between Beeve and Pat
er5OD, and this number VIII pe ibIeJ 10 oOoH
AZ The weather Is more favorable FOR operations From
newark 10 Franklin the bed ready for the iron which
po be,ne received The rails from the Pottsvile
IRON Works and will be shipped fast as manufactured
until the entire order 100000 tunsj is filed The road is
expected 10 be ready for business by the LIST OF OCTOBER
next The southern terminus has not yet been decided
unon Connection at Newark may be made with the Cam
den and Amboy Morris and Essex, or Newark ana New
York as will prove mOat advantageous The principal
Advantages Of this railroad that viii make great
sayfpg in freight westward bound. When completed t
fhe Pm
hy that connection enable the manufacturers OF
Newark, Belleville, and Franklin TO ship their
Out the loss Of time, money, and labor incurred
by the present method Of first sending them TO