Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1871-09-28
Ellsworth American Correspondence.
The Railway from the Penobseot to the
Passamsquoddy.

EBooonoQuOuuy.
A narrow gauge Railway with a capac.
ity for speed of twenty miles an hour, and
costing less than fourteen thousand dol
lars a mile. may easily be made to connect
these great Bays, and accommodate the
country between them; and such railway
will be valuable both to Maine and Massa-
chusetts.
II should have at leas; three terminal
points on the Penobscot. viz; Bangor.
Bucksport and Csstine; and three on the
waters of the Passamsquoddy. viz: Lubec.
Pembroke and Calais. II would thus have
many feeders and give general accommo-
dation; and the whole cost need not ex-
| coed a million and half dollars to be
raised, half by stocks and halt by bonds (;
or what is better one-,hird by bonds and
twothirds by subscriptions.
1t will be no serious injury to the line II
the route selected between Bangor and
Ellsworth should pass by Bucksport. II
will add but six or eight miles to the dis
lance; and 1t will admit of spur TO Cas-
tine which will add much 10 the value Of
the whole investment and TO the commerce
and social intercourse of Maine.
Distinct lines from Bangor to Ellsworth.
Bangor TO Buckspou, Bucksport TO Els
worth. and Castine TO Ellsworth would re-
quire nearly eighty miles OF railway. and
probably ten miles more TO make a good
route from Bangor TO Castine. and proba-
bly, not more than one OF them would be
self supporting. But in place IL ninety
miles, forty-fye miles to cost seo0. 600
would make the distance suggested aud
bring Ellsworth within twenty miles OF
Winter ports-Castin and Bucksport. and
within thiry-four miles of Bangor. aud
would give Bangor Winter ports in the
same seaports. Three lines. too. would
converge in Ellsworth. Upon the plan
suggested the travel from the East and
from Castine would help sustain the line
rom Ellsworth to Bangor. and combining
with the travel from Bucksport. sustain
the line along the Penobscot river.
Such plan presents other advantages.
=. - - sAAa tNFf a uAN te-
tween Rockland and Casiine. and a ferry
boat four times day between Castinc and
Belfast, and thus connect, the Railway
from Castinc TO Iubec. and from Csstine
TO Bangor and most of the towns on the
East side of the Penohscoi and the Prov
incc OF New Brunswick. with the leading
towns on the West side and with the three
Railways to Boston
is by combination OF interests in
thinly settled district that Railway /, TO
succeed; and !, Is TO b. hoped tina, In this
movement. the young city of Bangor aud
the important towns of BucAsport. Ellis
worth. Castine. Cherrydeld. East and West
Machia>. Lubec. Pembroke aud Calais
will act in oncert.-u niicd they are strong.
divided they are weak
Together they might easily subscrib. I'm
stock a million or more of dollars. which
would floa, all the bond, required. Bot III
more i required they have undoub,ed
claims on the state for further facilities.
There i to-day an active intercourse on
the fassamaquoddy between Iubec and
PASSPORT just across the ferry. and Calais.
and this business in addition TO the through
traffic would inevitably fall TO the Railway
If judiciously pointed.
Our Railways have reached the Pacific
VIII soon reach Oregon. Texas aud New
Mexico. They are advancin. toward the
Hudson Bay Territory. and the Interests
OF our Country both in peace and in war
require u, TO NIL the gap between the Pc
nobsco, Bay and the Pas samaauodty
MASSACHUSETTS,
/. ;. The combination Of line suggest
cd will eventually lead TO branch from
Ellsworth 10 N, n.s.,.