Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1869-09-14
From the St. Johnsbury Times.
Portland and 0gdeIsbargh Rail.
~ road.
PROGRESS OF TIE SURVEY.

# Mr.. Sigourney, who recently commenc.
ID the survey from Lyfords Pond on Wal.
len nights toward the Lamoille Valley
nave been engaged during the pas, week
With nearly the same problem that cnerOs
,es Mr.. Mitchel's attention at this end If
the line,-the natural difficulties TO bs
overcome presenting nearly the same fes:
lures in grade and distance. Lyfords
Pond is nearly 500 feet abose the La.
noble Valley and between seven and eight
miles distant. The task before the epaip,
GERS is to find a route by which they c.H
descend into the valley with easy grades
and at the shortest possible increase Of
distance.
Thus far three lines have been survey.
ed. First, the original survey, made By
Lindsey two years ago, which passed in
northwest course from the Pond till near
the line between Hardwick and Walden,
in the vicinity of the farms of E*afds
and Joslyn; then bending to the right
passed along the slope up the valley, by
the house Of Orren Paine into the edge If
Goshen Gore, or StaDnard, as it is now
called; then sweeping around to the left,
gradual y gaining the level of the valley,
passed down the Lamoile river, through
the villages of East and South Hardwicl
in u general course parallel to the route
up the valley, forming an immense OK.
bow. .#s-
Following the same general course, Mr.
Sigourney has endeavored to shorten tn.
distance without materially affecting the
grade With this end in view he has run
two lines from tho Pond, which make the
second and third surveys. In the second
he comes within about one half mile Of
East Hardwick, then bends to the right
passing along the slope across the road to
St. Johnsbuty, about half way between
the houses of Orrin Paine and Mr.. HOd.
ges. In the third he comes still nearer 10
East Hardwick and bending to the right,
passes along the slope between the hOus
and barn of Mr.. Hodges; keeping a bow,
but gradually approaching the level cfth
river, he passes up the valley to i range
of small hills, just above the house OfS
p. Paine, on which he swings round TO
the left, and obtaining the level Of h,
valley comes back along the right bank Of
the river, and gets on a direct course
down the valley.
He has shortened the distance Of The
first, or Lindsey, survey about three miles
still, having approached to within about
one half mile OF the village of East Hard
wick, he is compelled to 60 about eight
miles off from the direct course Of the
TOau ~ V'riUVuu .nu uIuicultlus Vi graae,
The grade obtained is reported at sbCut
80 feet to the mile
The great Increase of distance by ibis |
route has directed attention to rout.
along the highland above the right bank
Of Haynes brook, Although it is moi
generally believed to be feasible, ovingb
the heavy grades it is supposed wOullpr
vail, still it will doubtless be SURVEYED, b
| ascertain beyond dispute, If disisncs Of
be saved in this direction without rainsa
grade.
The people manifest the liveliest inter
est in the progress OF the survey lng
rccrnmittees of spectators" constantly@
lowing the engineers through field sn
forest. The enterprise is fraught Ta
matters of the greatest moment to them
Accustomed as we have been fol- years q
the manifold convcnienccs ef KailvaNw
family realize the deprivation and secs
sion endured by these large inland COM
munities. This road will open up toth'H
a new life. Living SO far remote from
lines of travel along which the floating
labor Of the country Gibbs and flows, they
have suffered severely in person and prr Z
orty from scarcity of field and dcaeS'
helpers-this almost inaccessible sccluS''
lettering labor from seeking them OUT n
giving also ready market and readyF 4
for products now comparatively valneIs'' y
they see in these preliminary operations =
the dawning of a brighter and mere pro-
porous era. The travelling public 'oN
live in hope of seeing the day, when alrP
of twenty miles inland is not attenaH =
with nearly the expense and ten-fOld n'' \
Inconvenience than journey to New LOT =
or Boston. .t.3 4
Mr.. Mitchell, who surveys from Wau'' &
to Connecticut, was disappointed ID W 6
tanning his assistants, and has been eDs's !
ed in looking over the different routes !
get the most feasible one. lie is nOWPy
vide ! with assistants, and has commence "
his work, d.. 80 .. t.a
Hon. Horace Fairbanks is now aoTp'
with the Directors, looking over the 'p''
route to Swanton. 81 f..