The Republican journal., 1869-09-23

but the names and history Of those who lie
there have persisted. Only the winds in the
pines sigh over them, and the waves on the
shore nlurmrr their requiem. The hand of
modern improvement is busy with their for
mcr homes, and soon the rattle and rush of
the railroad train will shake their last rest
ING place 1t is the march Of Improvement
told in the lines of Whittier
hear the tread of pioneers
OF nations vet to be
The first low wash of waves where soon
Shall roll human sea.
Behind the squaw's light birch canoe,
The steamer smokes and raves;
And city lots are stakcd for sale
Above old Indian graves.
The lake abounds in fine fish Pckcrcl of
and the delicious white perch are very abund-
ant They tell of rare fish sometimes
taken here which is two feet in length, and
exactly resembles the salt water cusk When
the railroad is finished, if we don't put q sail
boat and q canvas tent on the freight train
some day, Put them of on the horseback, and
make 4 week soioum on these shores-why
we shall change our mind that's all.
From Unity to Burnham the grade is easy,
over low marshy ground, with but little earth
to move. The last four miles to Durham
arc as straight Us an arrow, mostly through 4
bog, with strata of blue clay underlying.
The road-bcd has been raised by oxcavatin@
wide bitches at the sides and throwing the
muck upon the track. 1t has drained the
land beautifully. This Kind Of road is IA
vortc one with railroad men, us it is suflici-
entity firm forall purposes. and still yielding
and elastic enough to save largely in the
wear and tear Of trains over it However
easy it may prove for future passengers in the
cars, our testimony is decidedly that for pre-
sent use on foot it is as hard road to travel
as that Jordan celebrated in song. At every
step we sank ankle deep, and INDUCED
in a pcrspiration that WAS very destructive to
paper collars The Bible says we should
forgive those that lead US into hard places
and despitcfully use us-and having great re-
spcct for its prcccpts we shall have to over
look the conduct Of Wilson. But what shall
be said Of Mortimer, who knowing the char
acter of the place. saw us go in without warn
ing, and provided himself with pair ofboots
Of such fearful size that they bore him up
like snow shoes? The crossing Of the stream
on a bridge composed Of three parallel birch
saplings, is not inclrdcd in the above, and
constitutes 4 separate count in the Indictment.
no Il
had SEEN THE RAILROAD. And while we
thought we had q Just idea Of the progress
that had been made and its nearncss to COM
pletion, we arc free to confess it fell far be
hind the reality The work this summer,
favored by the excellent weather, has been
pushed to the utmost with Il large force. If
the heavy rains hold off until into November
the grading Of the road will be finished this
fall The iron for the first section of twelve
miles will be all ready for delivery in Octo-
Der, but it is doubtful if more than few miles
are laid down this .ycar-anough, perhaps,
to enable Il dirt train to mako the long fill
across the flats in the city. The road-bcd will
be in a better condition to receive the iron in
the Spring than now
The contractors have performed their work
faithfully and well. Mr. Tenant had but lit
tie personally to do with the work in its carly
stages. being engaged in other contracts. And
to Mr. Wilson the friends Of the road and the
people Of Belfast generally owe q debt of graf
itudc. The enterprise saw dark days last fall
and winter, during the injunction eclipse
While the directors, under the energetic lead
of the President were fighting on the one
hand those who should have been friends of
the road, but were seeking its life, they We're
endeavoring on the other to encourage and
sustain the contractors. One of the contract
ING firm was frightened away by the pro-
ceedngs of the injunctorS. Had Mr.. Wilson
tlinched, the whole enterprise would have
failed for the present. But he courageously
said 'Gcntlemcn, [ came here to build your
possible" How near the road was to its
death may never be known. But, thanks to
the courageous uprghtness OF the Supreme
Court Of the State, the lirmness of the Presi-
Vclll ttlll tht vi tlit
contractors, and the good offices Of its friends
generally, the enterprise is now an assured
success 1t is more than that-it is q paying
investment from the start, as we'll secured as
any like enterprise can be.
Col Wildes, chief engineer, has largely
aided the good work, not only by his excel
lent professional skill and judgment, but by
his influential position among the prominent
men of the State. His advice has been of
great value and assistance. MIR. Mortimer,
the experienced and faithful engineer in
charge of the work, upon whom has dcvolyed
the labor of making the working survey, has
done his work excellcntly well-locating in
manner to save all possible expenditure to
the contractors, while preserving the interests
Of the corporation. With modest and unas
slming manners, Mr.. Mortimer has talent
for the exercise of the exact sciences and 4
capacity for work that make his services an
acquisition to any enterprise Of the kind.
Mr.. Wooster is also rendering valuable ser
vices us assistant-and 50 are the juniors,
Messrs LeProhn, Palfrey and Wildes.
We returned from the trip with a wish that