New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-10-14
THE NEW RAILROAD TO NEW-BRUSsWICA

THE OPENING OF THE EUROPEAN AND NORTH
AMERICAN ALBUQUERQUE FROM BOSTON
TO ST. JOHN AND HALIFAx-COMMERC1AL
AND POLITICAL IMPORTANCE OF THE Road
THE SHORTEST ROUTE TO EUROPE.
PORTLAND, Me-, Oct. 1O.-The opening OF the
European and North American Railroad takes place on
"wednesday next and will be attended py the President
and Cabinet the Governor Of Canada, the Do
mnon Ministry the authorities Of the Province OF New
Brunswck and many other persons Of note The event
s of national Importance, for the completion OF tne
road opens railroad communication between the United
States and Eew-Brunswick; and when short line now
building along the sthmus which connects Nova Scotia
with New-Brunswick is finished next year, there will be
through route by rail from Boston TO Halifax. Hereto
fore tho only way reach the Lower Provinces from the
States has been by steamer from Portland to st. John "A
hours sail along rocky and dangerous coast or by stage
across "a miles Of wild country from Mattawsmkeag to
Houlton, Me-, whence o railroad has boon running
for some years 10 ct. John The European and North
American Railroad extends from Bangor northeast ana
east to the frontier where is met by
road OF the same name, which runs to st. John From
Bangor to Mattawamkeag, distance Of SO miles, the
road runs up the valley Of the PenObsco This portion
OF the line In operation three or four years. IL
is the division east Of Matawamkeag, running % miles
through q savage wilderness Of rocks, swamps ana
tangled thickes to Yanceburgh on the New BRUNSWICK
line that has Just been completed This Is the LINK that
from Boston through to st. John, distance Of 4s miles
The Maine and New Brunswick Companies that have
built this road separate corporations with the same
name, but they will no doubt soon beNlned, their In
teress being Identical East of st. John there is third
European and North American Railroad which runs 100
miles to Shediac the Northumberland Strait where IL
connects with lines of steamers to Prince Edwards and
Cape Breton Islands the ports the North Shore OF
New Brunswick and Pctou In Nova Scotia This is
Government road built by the Province OF New-Bruns-
wick and turned TO the Dominion when the Con-
federation was contaminated. About 2omiles west OF
Shediac this road il orossedby the Inter-Coloniai Kali
way the great Government enterprise which Is to INK
all the dsjonted and discordan parts OF tho Dominion
together This road is running from the (uneture
south to Amherst on Cumberland basia ine mean nsI
Of the Bay Of nd end w w be ais %th the
Nova Scotia Railroad, also Government line Lennlns
Halifax The present way OF Of r fand1 70
yeSours' sail by steamer, whence Halifax Is about ten
ssa BY 5 IN e ssw f @
Railroad built b. the ala OF ra ean and
ro% tSc state Which was for part
and of little value. The Company struggled along under
When Congress came to ITS aid paid
old and rather doubtful interest claim that Name naa
cRusets OF which she was once part during tue war
u This claim the state hnd tpsx coa 70 ba He
an they could out Of to the wOIf @
ished their road THIS railroad Is or importance III
other than in opening direct all ran route
tho United states and the maritime provinces OF the
Dominion political mport trance, for 1t cannot
fail to increase feeling in favor Of annexation Already
extensively pre- valent both wBrunswlck and Nova
Scotia The Increased trade and travel between the
States and those Provinces must draw closer together
people already strongly attracted by mutual Interests
and separated by only slight barriers OF feeling custom,
and government 1t has further Importance In open
ing and quick route to Europe. Travellers VINO
dread long ocean voyages will 60 by rail to Halifax.
instead taking steamer for Liverpool at New;York,
when they shorten their journey BY six hours
The capitalists who interested In the E. and n A:
Railroad intend to still further diminish the length OF
the sea-yoyaSo TO Europe by building road
from Truro White Haven Bay at the extreme eastern
end OF Nova Scotia, which Is about l25 miles nearer
LIVERPOOL than Halifax. White Haven u good harbor,
with sufficient depth OF water to accommodate large
ocean steamers line Of steamers from Liverpool "
that place, connecting there with railroad direct to
New York would be the shortest and quickest possible
route petyeen England and the United states. From
what have said about 1t will be seen that the opening
II the 50 odd miles Of railroad through the dismal
swamps Of Eastern Maine is event OF sufficient con.
seouece 20 warrant the interest which the dgnares or
this country Canada will exhibit BY their trip over
tho road ue1t week.