Litchfield enquirer., 1869-09-16
THE BOSTON, HARTFORD AND ERIE.

F A correspondent of the Boston Iraueler speaking of the progress of this work on the western division of the Boston, Hart ford and Erie road, says: ......
 Taking an early start from Newburg, on Wednesday. our party crossed the Hudson river, and proceeded in teams from Fish kill Landing to Hopewell, where the Bos- ton, Hartford and Ere iutersects with and runs over the line of the Datchess and Co., lumbia road The latter road is under permanent lease to the B. H. and E. F At Hopewell the teams were sent ahead, while the party,l consisting of MT. Phil brick, the State engineer, Col. Jarrett, chief engineer of the road, and his prin- cipai assistant, Mr. Sidney Dlllon, the con tractor for the western division, and Mr. G.. w. Philips, attorney for the corpora tion, went over and critically examined tue finished and unfinished portions of the work at this end of the western division. In these as in other sections we found a ueavy force at work, aud as I was inform ed by MT. Pnilbrick, great advance mad been made since his last official visit. 1* yd* ss* l..q We pushed the horse pow CT, along to tBrewster's, where the road leaves the Harlem and takes the easterly course. At this point 1t crosses branch of the Croton river. over which Mir. Dillon is building magnificent bridge. the piles and abutments being of marble brought several miles over the Harlem road < *o is*i1sG* 10 < is At Danbury I met several of the, principal manufacturers and business men. and found that they were anxiously waiting the completion of the Boston, Hartford and Ere railroad. as 8 sure means of relieving them of the pres ent grasping monopoly. I was assured that if the facilities for transportation were increased, a1d . fair tariff placed up on such articles as coal and lumber,3 the place in 3 short time would double it's man ufacturing capacity. One concern with 8 capital of $500, 900 is now ready to com mence operations as soon as the road is opened. ,a35ai) .9'tsG ..9 s- The next, point of interest is the Housatonic river crossing, where Mir. Dillon Is putting up a three-span bridge. Fhe foundations for the piers are crib work heavily ballasted. The water at this point is sluggish, with an average depth of seven feet, with a good bottom, probably the best location for crossing that could be The stone-work is 'irst-class, and no pains or expense has beend spared to make
 
 in the state. Both pier foundations are now ready for the first course of stone, and they Twill be we'll up before a rise in the. river takes place. All along the Housa- tonic are magnificent water powers. gti5 2 z Between the Housatonie river and Wa terbury is some of the heaviest if not the heayiest work in the Western division. The long and deep fill at Osborne Hollow would surprise most people not acquain ted with engineering; at this point. and one above, there is large amount of trestle work. Here MT. Dillon has several steam shovels as work, one or two locomotives, and seve- ral miles of iron laids At Hopo Brook is the deepest filling on the diyision-niDety feet. This is point of great interest, not only in engineering but ifii the general outline of9the scenery. Hop Brook sis a wild and rapid stream, and this fill crowns, it at the highest steep. The course, of the, stream has been turned from it's natural channel, and an arch 200 feet long and twenty-three feet opening, of the heaviest masonry. has been built, over which the, nifis lhidsb .IaI no 9aaa sIls sa .ota Vis z.
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