The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-12-03
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conderoga, and branch track has been
laid to it, returning to the main track on
the north side. Next year the Cham
plain boats will come no further south than
Ticonderoga, where connections will he
made with the trains both ways.
THE LAST BOAT THIS SEASON,
The Adirondack left Whitehall Monday
morning for the last time this season, and
until the close of navigation the boats will
probably stop at Port Henry This is rem
dered necessary from the fact that ice is
forming very rapidly in the upper part Of
the lake, and it is feared that the boats will
be blockaded If this cold snap continues.
CONDITION OF THE ROAD NORTH OF ponT
HENRY.
The road north Of Port Henry is about
half completed. that is, half oil the grading
has been accomplished, athough no rails
have been laid. A few hundred feet north
of Port Henry is rock tunnel about $50
long, the work Of opening which has been
commenced. About 90 miles from Essex
is another tunnel COO feet in length. This
is at Willsborough, and Is the most difficult
part of the task remaining 10 be accom-
plished. The most northcrly point where
active operations are now in progress is
near the mouth Of the Ausahle river This
being artificially constructed Tor some dis
lance by filling in and piling to prevent the
OVERLOOKING of the Ausablc river. The
only only other formidable "lill' is at But
tcrmilk brook, where, as at Wickham, tie
work is progressing finely. Along the lake
shore, below Port Kent, an
IMMENSE DEPOSIT OF FINE IRON SAND,
mixed with common gray sand strata, has
I,..n, loot
comes from the scparatOrs of the Messrs. j.
& j. Rogers on the Ausable river, but this
is hardly possible, for it is south of the Au-
sable river, while the current of the lake
would carry it in an opposite direction.
The black sand is almost pure iron. Some
of the stratas are over six inches in thick
ness, and are we'll defined. 4 similar de-
post is found mile south of Port Kent, on
the beach. Formidable cuts are necessary
near Trembleau mountain, but these have
been nearly completed. The contractors
have made excellent progress this fall, not
wthstandng which the roal will not be
completed and formally opened until
Thanksgiving day, 1915, when it is pro-
posed TO give II Thanksgiving dinner in
Plattsburgh to all the employees.
COST OF TIE ROAD TO DATE, AND CONDITION
OF IT'S FINANCES.
That portion of the road from Whitehall
to Port Henry has cost IN the aggregate
about 100000. The following is the
financial condition of the New York and
Canada railroad company, together with
statement of the total cost of the road TO
date:
Capital stock 100000 90
Subscribed ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 2,ll5,20O w
Paid H.. 2,llO-Uo w
Funded bt......................... 100000 10
Floating DEBT .,...,...'......'. ..... Nohc.
THE COST.
BRANDING and masonry ............. 2,022,46S IS
Bridging. .......... '''........... lo4,llt VI
SuperStructnrc. ................,.... .1fo3o 10
Land and land damages ............ 1O9,l56 q
telegraph. .................. $50 20
Engineering. etc.................... ll3st9 10
Contingent. Observation-Disclosures. 1861 10
Total. Observation-Disclosures. ,s49,7l4 Il
burgh road. naturalization. $4,000 co
Paid for Montreal and Canada road 52s,5Oo co
Total cost to date .......... ......s379 2,2i4 40
Estimated cost. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 5oOo,OOO W
THEE CONTRACToRs
The work has been prosecuted, and, un-
less Providence interferes, will be COM
pleted under direction of Chief Engineer
VENT, most careful and thorough engi-
neer. The road-bed has been pronounced,
by persons competent to judge, one of the
most durable in the country-eyen where
marshes and swamps have been crossed.
The contractors are rs follows: For the
portion OF the road from Port Henry
south, five miles, w. Doty & Co. of Wash
ington county Devin IL Co. of Elma
have built the other portion of the road to
Whitehall, their contract being The one
thrown up by Harris in 1872; Doty u Co.
also have the contract for building the eX-
IRENE northern portion of the road, ard
Ryder q O'Brien of Poughkeepsie are
building that part north of Port Henry.
OFFICERS OF THE ROAD.
The present officers of the read consist Of
president aud Thirteen directors, as fol-
lows:
President, l. V. Baker
Directors, Thos. Dickson, c. +. Young.
r. G. Moulton, J.. C. Hunt, - Smyth,
w. w. Cook, l. V. Baker, G. f. Melon, a.
Williams, G.. b. Warren, John Hammond
and a. A. Low.
OF course, although the company has a
separate organization, it is really portion
of the Delaware and Hudson canal COM
pany.
BENEFIT OF THE ROAD TO TROY MERCHANTS.
The road, when completed, will be Of
incalculable benefit to Troy merchants
Besides furnishing a through line to Cana
da. it enables wholesale dealers and job
bers to reach their northern customers at
all seasons of the year. Heretofore goods
have been ordered and shipped before the
close of navigation, but, when the road is
completed, merchants need order only in
accordance with the demands of trade. II
will enable Troy iron manufacturers to get
their ore during the winter, will furnish
the northern people supply of coal the