The Portland daily press., 1873-11-14
Bangor Letter.
Business at Bangor-A musements-Tbe
survey of the shore Line Railway, etc.
BANGOR, Nov. IL, 1873.

BANGOR, Nov. II, 1873.
To the Editor of the Press:
As usual the months of October and Novem-
Der have slightly quickened the shipping bust
ness, and our wharves are thinly lined with
vessels loading lumber, potatoes, hay, Stats
and bricks OF the first important staple the
shipments are light; the others are with the
exception perhaps of bricks) fully up to those
OF preceding years More than the average
amount of hay will be shipped this fall.
There has not, for many years, been so COM
plete stagnaton of the lumber business as
during the past season. The numbering opera
tons last winter We're light, and further, by
reason of the unfav>rableness of the season,
the amount of timber cut any hauled was eX-
ccptionally light; so, although there was a
good spring for driving, and most of the logs
have reached the booms, there will be COM
paritively small number left over in the hooms
this season-twenty millions as nearly as can
be acknowledgements fifty millions last year.
There are fifteen or twenty millions more in
the upper waters of the Penobscot.
Of entertainments, the Grand Army of the
Republic are giving a series, which commenced
AoSo iaNoy CNOd'hS WIN d CouCclb ny Va
milia Urso Company. Professor Trip has
been lecturing on" France and Europe in 1S4S.''
The Penobscot Musical Association will hold
session, the 2Sth since its establishment, COM
mencing Nov. 18th and continuing four days.
Geo 7. Root of Chicago. will direct it. 1t is
reported that Booth will play here sometime
during the winter.
The survey for the Shore Line Railroad, un-
der charge of Col. L. L. auckland, has been
completed and estimates prepared From
Warren Nickerson, civil engineer, I learn that
the route is favorable for a good road, With
easy grades and curves, the heaviest grade
necessary being IS feet to the mile. The earth
excavation will not exceed 10000 cubic yards
ger mile, and there is but little ledge to be en-.
countered. Gravel for ballast is abundant.
large portion of the route being aloug ''horse
backs" The bridging will be light, the long
est span required being 125 feet At Pleasant
River pile bridge 500 feet long will be neces-
sary. The Shore Line r ,iroad runs through
farming and ship building country, we'll nhab-
tied for most of the distance. At many pints
there are superior facilities for manufacturing.
Most of the towns along the line have voted
10 subscribe five per cent of their valuation to-
as surveyed by Capt. auckland commences at
Blcksport at the terminus of the Bangor 4
Bucksport railroad, passes through Orland,
Hayford's Mills. crossing Toddy Pond at the
second narrows, four miles above Hayford's
Mills, Surry, crosses the stage road from Surry
to Ellsworth at the foot of Lords Hill, and fol-
lows up Union river TO Ellsworth crossing at
Hopkins Mills and keeping the river bank to
point above Ellsworth Falls; thence it swings
easterly through No. 8. Hancock Franklin
Village, Sullivan, No. 4, Steuben, Cherryfeld,
crossing the Narragaueus river near Freeman's
Mills, Harrington Village. Columbia Falls.
Jonesboroueh Village, Whitneyville, crossing
the Machas river third of mi.e below the
Mills, Machlas; crosses Marshfeld river on the
dixie and follows the east branch of the Machias
to Jacksonville; swings to north of Gardeners
Lake, through the town of Marion, aud crosses
Cathance and Dennis rivers at their junction;
passes through Dennysvile, Pembroke, and
following the west ST ore of Pemaquan river and
lake, crosses the telegraph road from Bangor to
Calais. between Pembroke and Round ponds,
and swioging east passes through the town of
Barring aud intersects the Penobseot and St.
Croix railroad aboat three miles above Calais