Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-05-13
A Trip West.

about 2.l5 a. m, Wednesday morning
May 10Th, being over 80 minutes late on,
OF Rutland, in consequence of which W.
missed making connection at Burlington
with the Vt. Central. Query, Why i.
the night train of the Rensselaer, & Sara.
toga Road invariably behind Passen-
gers on these night trains, who are de-ir-
Gus of reaching some point north of Bur
lington, stand about as good a sight OF
getting there, as they would be of being
struck by lightning in the winter. Laid
over at Burlington until $50 a. m, reach
ing st. Adams at 11.30 a. IN. We would
suggest to persons going from Troy to
Rutland, Burlington and st. Adams in
the night trains, to take berth in the
sleeping car. We had the rare chance of
getting sleeping berth from Conductor
j. B. Baldwin, well-known to the citizens
of Rutland. Mr.. Baldwin has many
friends, all of which will testify TO the
his passengers. Remaining in st. Adams
the remainder of Wednesday. we took the
Cos a. m. train Thursday, for Ogdensburg,
via the Vt. and Canada, and Ogdcnsburg
and Lake Champlain Railroads.
The waters of Lake Champlain we no
ticed are higher than they have ever been
known to be before, being almost level
with. the wharf attached to the depot at
Rouses' Point; while from Alburgh
Springs to Rouses' Point, the houses
standing out in the fields are surround
ed with water From Rouses' Point, for
20 or 30 miles west. the land is very low.
The villages along the line are mostly
small Stumps cover the fields. Many
saw mills are found scattered along the
small streams, surrounded by huge piles
of boards, and saw logs fill the ponds, and
lie scattered around the different mills.
Near the summit station on the ogdens-
burg 4 Lake Champlain Railroad, snow
covers the ground for number of miles
each way Malone, the first important
station out of Rouses' Point, is fine
looking village Of about 6,000 population.
The Salmon river which runs through
the village furnishes water power for nu-
merous manufactures in the town. Many
buildings are being erected this spring.
Large hop fields of many acres in extext
can be seen on either hand, as you glide
by on the train. A large amount of
s. l.. n &
daily, which comes from Chicago, Og-
densburgh, and other points west. We
passed number of these freight trains
each being drawn by two engines, and
having large number of cars attached.
Mr. c. W Brash, conductor on the O.
& L. c. r. r, accommodates those on his
train who are destined for the West He
sells tickets down the lakes via. the North
ern transportation Compan'ys boats, and
from all intermediate ports TO any place
in the West. Whoever has occasion 10
visit or move to the West, and should
chance to get aboard of his train. can do
- better than apply to him for their
tickets. As a gentleman Ire has ..i....i,
and Is always really to impart informa-
ton to travellers, advising them as to the
best routes. that which i the most oxpe-
ditious, and that which is an important
item the cheapest.
We arrived in Ogden-bur.,h about
T., NJ. had our,baggage re-chceked by the
agents Of the Northern Transportation
Company. This company are just begin
ming to get their boats in good running
order, and will have, when all are put on.
twenty-five first class boat, running be
tween Ogdensburgh and Chicago, and
Ogdcnsburgh and Toledo.
These boat are nearly all II tho same
size, being about $50 feet in length and
- feet wide With these dimensions
they Just enter the Wellnnd canal locks.
without much spar" room. A. a general
thing, two boats arrive aud two leave
Ogdcnsburg each day. We witnessed for
a short time the modus opcrandi Of load
ing and unloading freight, Of which they
carry large quantities. Some idea of the
freight business Of this company can he
formed by "A glance at their immense stoie.
houses, Of which there are two. These
mammoth buildings are each 400 feet in
length by 80 or 80 feet wide, and are in
close proximity TO the boat-. To accom-
modate this large number Of boat there
il over "A mile Of continuous dockagc.
This seems a large story, but when you
take into account the capacity Of these
ve-scls-i00 or 500 tons-and that, al
most invariably, each one is heavily load
ed each trip, it will readily be seen that
these immense building. and this large
amount Of dock room are absolutely neces-
sary.
Great attention is also paid to the pas
senger department. The boats will each
accommodate seventy passengers to good
advantage The state rooms are models
of neatness, with two berths in each
room, one above the other. Passen-
gers going West can 20 by these
boats cheaper-although not quite as ex-
pedient-than by any other route, and,
besides the saving in cost, they get their
regular meals and sleep, and arrive at
their journeys end feeling altogether
moreIyouthful than they would, provided
they had bumped, bounced, and jumped
along over multiplicity of railroads. Geo.
w. Smith, general ticket agent, and II: J.
,.ao.aooar auonf bava thar a.
fee at the corner of Ford and Patterson
streets, Ogdensburgh. These two gentle
men are most assiduous in their efforts to
impart information to those who may ia
vor them with call. Polite, gentleman
ly, completely posted as to their business,
they work hand in hand for the welfare
Of this company. Travellers falling into
their hands will be sure TO have plea
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