Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1868-05-06

1Obt ny al Va HNiiNhNSN "''A StN NhEiuNNi
acting under the direction of one of the
most accomplished engineers in the United
States, it was aseertaiued and has been
demonstrated, and may be seen by the
profile now in this city. that tie maxi
mum grade through the White Mountains
is but G5 feet to the mile, This is the
heavies. grade between Portland and
Rousc's Point, while by the Rutland route
there is grade between that town and
Schenectady Of so feet per mile! Able
engineers cay that some of the grades this
side of Rutland must exceed 70 feet to
the mile. So it may be asserted, without
fear of contradiction, because the state
ment is made upon the authority Of prac-
tical men who knOW what they speak of
and have no interest to state anything
that is not true-that the grades between
Portland and Lake Ontario via the Notch
are on the whole not less favorable than
those contemplated by the Rutland route.
Ii it be true that the elevation at the
height of land on the route by the Notch
is greater than it is by the Rutland line,
it is also true that the Connecticut river
where the Ogdensburgh line crosses it ia
higher than it is at the White River juno
ton on the Rutland line by some 600 to
1000 feet. In other words the gradcs TO
be overcome in passing both ways, are
quite equal on the Rutland route to those
on the 0gdensburgh line. to say nothing
of the SHARP grades between Rutland and
Schenectady, before referred to. If you
ascend higher going west on the former
iold than you do on the latter, you ascend
higher coming cast GA the Ogdonsburg
| The railroad engineers who have examin
ed the Ogdensburgh line are D, C. Lind
say, Esq, of Burlington, W 6 Grant
Esq, of Stoughton, Mass, B. T. Bailey
Esq of New York, William Hale, Esq
Of Bennington, at present the engiocer OF
the Lebanon Springs railroad, John +
Anderson and Charles j. Noyes, Esqs, o
Maine. All these gentlemen from per
sonal examination, and some of then
from actual surveys, have reported 40,
now affirm that the line is entirely practi
cable, and as whole not an erpensiv,
one, ana that it can be located upoI
grades not exceeding nywhere G5 feet tt
the mile Ii sleeper grades should b.
deemed advisable both the distance ant
cost would be reduced. They assert tha
the cost of this road will not exceed tn,
average cost Of other New England roads
J. +. Anderson, Esq, with Mr. Noye'
having made reconnaissance OF the rout'
through the Notch in August last, ant
having compared notes with Mr.. Gran
who made the survey, wrote as follow
: from the Crawford House:
Mr.. Noycs and met Mr. Grant her,
last night. Mr.. Grant had the origina
copy of tho map and his working profile
He accompanied US over his line to.day
We saw the cutting through the forest
the station stakes and instrument pointi
in place. and compared the profile witt
the line on the ground in place. We cal
oorroborste the fact of perfectly feasibl,
route through the Notch, and that
grade of 65 feet to the mile may be car
ried to a connection with the grade 0
Conway plains from the gate of tb'
Notch f.asy l1 smftYiy Oh rsrt ss /!
In reference to the cost of the road
suffice it to say that TIVE responsible pro
positions, both Of which arc supposed tt
be considerably in excess Of what the roat
will cost, have been made One lie from
Q gentleman in Vermont whose ability
and good faith have been vouched for BY
some of the wcslthiest men In that State
4 1t is as follows: t-s''HF. s@ 2''
II hereby propose to furnish all tb,
materials and do and perform all th'
labor required to construct and complete
Portland and Ogdehsb,ey Railroac
from point on the Portland and Roch
ester RliIrohd about seven miles from tht
city Of Portland through the WILEY
Notch Of the White Mountains to tn,
Connecticut River in the town Of Dalton
: N. H., finishing the same with fencing,
ballast, dcpots, sidings, water station
and all sppurtenances of every descrip
'tiou necessary to the full and perfcc
operation Of the road except machinery
or rolling stock, in the most thorough
substantial and workmanlike manner
defraying every expense incidental to o
connected with the construction of sale
road except hcland damages or "Tigh
of way,' and will complete the same IN
full and thorough manner as aforesai'
within two years from the date Of con
tract for the sum of Thirty 7housant
|, Dollars per mile conditioned that il
case the cost of the iron rails shall ex