New-York tribune., 1872-03-27

TO ne Editor OF fhe Tribune.
SIR: Road nearly completed. The Company
assures us that trains will be running the entire length
of tho New-Jerscy section early in March next" So
reads advertisement in THE TRIBUNE of March and
so no doubt many beeve-many Of its principal men
even SO they may. II they trust the words OF some Of
their contractors. one Of them told me last Fall that
December would the road In operation; but two
months from to-day will probably see 1t hardly in run
nmg order between Unionvile, n. Y, and Hackensack
Going south from MddleowD. n. Y, the Erie, on the
Unionvile branch, notice, instead OF the or
binary track Of rails the unusual of three
on the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western and New
Jersey Central strange track having four rails,
gauge inside OF broad one. These extend from
point half mile from MddletOwn to Uni0nyiDe.
This road, now Unonve branch of the Erie,
Ia really the Aftdetown. Unfonville and water Gap
Railroad originally proposed to reach the Delaware
Water Gap but only built to Unionvle The Erie Com
pany have been operating It for some time, but the Mid
land Company generally believed to have lease of it,
which commenced the 1s OF January and the Erie Com
pany are operating 1t by agreement temporarily
When the Midland is completed between Unionvie and
York facilities for transportation and delivery
OF milk completed, it will use the inside rails above
mentioned and the Eres connection with the branch
will cease. MiddetOwn will then he distant from New
York, by the Midland ls4i miles by the Erie &c. The
NewJersey Midland, being really corporation OF New.
Jersey commences at the state line, mile south Of
Unionville thence south through the township
Of Vantage, Sussex County, passing through good
farming country To DeckertOwn-a place or perhaps
800 habitantsand supplying large section OF coun-
try with trade thence to Hamburg place OF similar
size where for the last building has been greatly
increasing, owing to the entrance OF railroads. About
mile south OF he Midland station. at this place Is juno
tion the Of the Sussex Railroad This bears
north eastery toward Warwick, N. " and the grading
is completed three miles, to Nc Alters Valley. or
West Vernon With the opening Of Spring the track VIII
laid the end. which are the Potchunck hema-
tensve Going south from this junction of the Sussex
extension with the Midland, the Waikiki twice
ON iron bridges OF the Moseey pattern and reach Frank
lin station where the Franknite Is found in large
quantities. $1,000
veins and opens the outside world mineral
properties which hitherto have laid far in the back
ground This IL the south end Of the northern di
ming regularly Unonvle From here south the track
laid perhaps five miles, though not surfaced In
for 1t Ogdensburg, near whch are
the Sterling Hill zine mines and the Ogden iron mines,
and climbs the mountain by untold grade, generally
considered heavy One passes the summit near the
headwaters OF the Pequannock and follows that stream
down. passing shutdown and stockholm, with their ruins
orges and blOomeresthe neighbOrlng iron mine,
and 30 on down to New FOundand Smithye, Blooming
and Hawthorn Ia suburb of PatersOn). From Hawthorn
10 Smhyille southern division in use, and the
extends nearly 10 Stockholm leaving between this
point and the other before mentioned, about seven
miles be laid. The grading Is considered
finished but long line Of tresting yet to be erected,
and it Is very much to be doubted whether May will
more than the road from Unl0nvie to Paterson In
condition TO pass over, and midsummer Will be
upon before it will be safe to pass over II all at
speed of 20 miles hour. It's opening Will be great
help Northern NewJersey, as 1t will so greatly shorten
distance TO NewYork and give advantages for bust
ness which must be passed by. Hamburg will be
about miles NewYork than at present by the
Sussex. MI.
Ne,ndrk, March II, 1874