The Portland daily press., 1871-09-09
Northern Vermont.

clerk felt it advisable to inform the canvassers
that there were only 450 names on the registry.
Northern Vermont.
MEMORANDA.
To the Editor of the Press:
Later information and personal exploration
afford the following items supplementary to
10Y recent letters. SwantOn, the Lake Cham
olain terminus as will be recollected, of the
Portland & Ogdensburg railroad, had 204O
tons of inward freight, in 1870, and 2,150 of out
ward. There are 623 acres of timbered land
within its limits. There were sold last year of
surplus agricultural products, SO tons fbutter,
tons cheese, 20 tons live hogs, (pork addition
al not ascertained) 25 horses, 1000 sheep, be-
sides cattlei and other produce to large
amounts. The depth of water on the Lake at
the Swanton pert, 15O feet lfrom the shore, is
equal to that at the end of the wharfs at Bur.
ington and sufficient for the largest steamers.
Since sending my letter from Lunenburg 1
have carefully inspected the great water power
at that point, on the Connecticut river. 1t is
at the head of the '15 nile rips" Length of
dam required 400 feet, plenty of stone for
which lies in the bed of the river, in boulders
and in wing dam now out of repair. The
chance for canals and mills is excellent.
Twenty feet head can be secured readily One
hundred and fifty thousand spn1les could
operate here. A hundred thousand acres of
heavy timber lands about the head waters of
the Connecticut river will float their lumber
to this point to be manufactured and put on
the rail. The dam would pond the river back
for many miles, forming great reservoir.
T,,4 4ha =
Lunenburg and on the 2. & o. road, omitted
mention of the copper mine, for more definite
infOr Ormaton.
A large business has been carried on, or en-
tered upon, here. A New York company
some years ago sunk shaft two hundred teet
deep, sent hundreds of tons of ore by eight
miles trucking and three hundred miles rail
roadng to New York, commenced lateral
shaft for very extensive operations, the quality
Of the ore justifying the outlay. when litiga-
ton as to the respective rights of owners set in,
and tied the whole thing up in snarl of law
suits Operations of course were supended
The mine, however, was demonstrated to be
valuable. The lawsuits have just been adjusted
and the property has passed into the hands of
one New York capitalist who awaits the COM
petion of the Portland road to reopen bust
ness. The mine is distant from the rail one
mile, and by rail 120 miles from Portland.
In the letter from st. Johnsbury it should
have been stated that during the year past 81
900 passengers have been taken aud left at the
Passumpsic railroad station in that place.
Further, in speaking of the valuation" of that
town, and others, noticed and to be noticed, IL
sho aid be observed that this is the valuation
for purposes of taration. According to my
best judgment and inform alton the valuation
does not exceed sixty per cent of the real val
ue Of property
We now proceed, from Concord (Vt) west
on the line of the T. & o. road, omitting St.
Johnsburyas already treated of, we reach
DANvILLE.
This is high country, diversified with vast
rounded hills, and noted for the glory of its
prospects. Three villages divide the business
of sixteen different traders amongst them,
whose estimated sales are $4,000 per year.
Six manufacturers of woolens. agricultural
Implements, lumber, carriages, etc., are locat-
| ed upon water-powers, their yearly product
being $4,000. The population of the town is
2217; valuation $7S3 1OO Tue N Ational Bank
of Danville has capital of $4,000 Phillips
Academy, respectable institution, is located
at "Danvile Green" The town is distant
from Portland IA miles; from Boston 205
miles, plus seven miles by stage. A sulphur
spring of local repute is within fifty rods OF the
Portland railroad at the base Of hill upon
whose slope an immense sugar orchard stands
| the water issuing from the rock into a natural
rock basin one foot by four. fac site here
| for hotel. Dauville sells 20 tons butter, 3
| tons poultry, 80 900 bushels potatoes, and cat
| tie, sheep and horses in large numbers, besides
considerable wool. Greenbanks wooen mill
employs 80 hands, and turns out $4,000 Of
| goods. Danville granite is celebrated for its
beauty, being perfectly free from iron, lust or
other discoloration. I delay notice of the
towns of Cabot and Peacham, which are near
Danvile, until possessed of further facts. They
have 2, Al population, and $887 900 valuation.
WALDEN.
Walden follows Cabot and Danville. 1t
crowns the height of land between the Connec-
ticut and Lake Champlain. Population 1000:
valuation $252,O00; two traders, sales $35 600
six manufacturers, starch, lumber, cabinet
ware, etc. value of goods produced $44, 900
L
gar made, in spring of 1871 100 tons; butter
sold, in 1870 80 tons, and starch 40 tons. Dis
tance from Portland 1853 miles; from Boston
2O5 miles by rail and 10 by road The stock
taken in the P. & o. railroad amounts to
$34 900.
| GREENSBORO AND sTANNARD
are touched by the rail next west of Walden
Greensboro has 1925 population, $285 600 valu-
alton. Five traders sell $50, 900 of merchand
| Use. A million or more feet of lumber are cut
but distance from railroads has prevented the
improvement OF the excellent water-powers
and the establishment of manufactures Vast
amount of lumber in the town, and inexhaust-
ibe quantities of granite OF butter 50 tons
are made, and 60 tons of maple sugar. Some
tons of wool are sold. Sales of live stock, small
to what they might be, but estimated at $780,
900. Staunard is very small town, of 22s
population, and $51 900 valuation. Considera-
BILE lumber manufactured. A part of Wheel
ock will be nearest rail at the G. & S. station,
with valuation of $66,OOO, and population Of
s22. Also portion of Glover, with 1 ,179 pop
ulstion, valuation $3.50 $50, five merchants, six
manufacturers of leather, clothes-wringers,
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Stannard, at their station, are 157 miles from
| Portland; their distance from Boston is 225
miles by rail, and Is miles by road. Green's
boro put $25 600 into the P. & o. railroad, and
Stannard So 600.
| AGGREGATE POPULATION & WEALTH.
From the Connecticut river to the west line
of Greensboro, by cAe railroad, is 45 miles
TIE population located upon and near the
road, as specified in this and former communi
cations, Is 413 to each mile of rail- and the val
uation $l53,2OO to each mile, the real value Of
property corresponding to this valuation, being
at least $255,000 per mile. Regarding the
Passumpsc'R. r. country as tributary in part
we have additional. as before noticed, "a 00(
population, and 81 100000 valuation to bt
drawn upon for business.
GREENsBoRo, VT. Sept. 7, 1871.
Miss Mary Lowe wants 70 learn Greek and
| Latin SO, instead of going about from plac'
to place mourning that educational privileges
are denied to her SEX Miss Love enters hersel
as Freshwoman in the Colby University,
| Watervile, Me-, and without let or h'ndIance
| from a hard hearted facultv hut rather VIII