Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1869-11-09
The Railroad.

Chief Engineer Mitchell passed over
the route from ST. Johnsbury to Swanton,
Oh tour of7pspection, stopping here over
toe Sabbath He says Mr.. Sigourney is
progressing with his part of the survey as
rapidly as he ought, and was on Saturday
last near South Hardwick The recent
foods have chaaged high water mark, so
that greater caution is necessary than
vas before supposed Thus good is likely
to come out Of the floods after all. En-
gincer Hale and his party were expected
to arrive at Cambridge on Saturday last,
and though we have not directly heard
that he did arrive, we have no doubt OF
the fact; and it is expected that he will
continue the survey up the river, as long
as the season will permit him to work to
advantage, or until he meets Mr.. Sigour-
ney'sparty. Everything seems to be pro-
crossing favorably. The following is from
tLS7Doston Jote, ,eo2.
PORTLAND AND oGDENsBURG r. Il.
Notwithstanding the rivalry which has
existed in various railroad quarters in
regard to lines to the West, it is certain
" admitted that the Portland and Ogdens
burg Railroad is fast proving itself up to
its promises, and will, at no distant day,
reach the White Mountains.
On Thursday last President s. J. An
derson, Directors II. N. Jose, John L.
Donncll, William Deeriug, AndrewSpring
and T. G.. Messer, John f. Anderson, civ
il engineer OF the road, Mr.. Harding Of
Springfield, one of the contractors, Mayor
Putnam and several of the aldermen and
common council and representatives Of the
press, made an excursion over the route
in spite Of the cold day and wlntry fore
bodings. Six days we're spent in follow
ing up the line, through fields and across
roads, and thorough idea Of the situa-
ton and progress was obtained. The road
is located almost in an air line from Port
land to Cambo, crossing the Presumpscot
d :
at Cumberland Mills, and touching the
river at Horse Reef, otherwise known as
Millisen,s Mills, and at Little Falls, be-
tween Cumberland Mills and Gambo, de-
veloping these valuable water privileges.
Crossing the river at Gambo the line bears
southwestcrly to the foot Of Sebago Lake,
where the company have purchased seven
teen acres OF water front for depot use.
The line then strikes across the Saco river
st Steep Falls aud the Great Falls in Hi
ram, reaching these places on the Saco.-
They are valuable water power sites, and
will be improved before many years, ow-
ing to this road approaching them.
All along the line the work is rapidly
aud satisfactorily progressing, under the
contractors, Mcssrs. Fuller and Harding,
Of Springfield, Mass, who have also had
similar experience in building the Detroit
and Milwaukee, the Indiana and Illinois
Central, the Racine and Mississippi, the
Lebanon Springs and other roads. Mr.
Fuller has also had part in constructing
some Of the Oldest roads in the country,
the Erie, Hudson River, Western Mass
Boston and Providence.
The terms Of the contract require that
The grading on the Portland and Ogdcns.
burg road from here to Sebago Lake must
be done by july ], 1870, and the rails
are expected to be laid and division open.
oiby the following Oct.
Some 400 men arc at work on the line
the sufacc grades showing rapid progress
and the deep cuts being opened for winter
work. In the first fourteen miles there
ID no cut deeper than twenty feet, one q