The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-01-06
LING IN NEW ENGLAND,
December 30th, 1873.

| TRAVELLING IN NEW ENGLAND,
December 30th, 1878. !
Correspondence Of the IntCl.igencer.
Leaving your city, arrived in Harris.
burg over the Pennsylvania Railroad and
interviewed Governor Hartranit, and
found him to be man Of much dignity Of
appearance, being perhaps six feet tall and
as straight as an Indian. Thence ran to
Philadelphia, as the Penn "lyania Road
can run, making stop for about every
100 miles. From Philadelphia to New
York, over the Bound Brook route,''
which was opened in May Of the Centen.
NAL year, makes the run (of So miles, in
two hours, perhaps the fastest on the con-
tinent.
Thence you take the Boston 4 New York
Air Line and are hurried into Boston via
New Haven. Visited Hartford, where
they are building splendid State House
after the style Of the Capitol at Washing.
ton. It is surrounded by park sloping
down to n winding stream Of water, pre-:
senting one OF the finest scenes on the con.
tinent. Visited Newport, R. l., and saw
Gov Van Zandt, descendent OF the Nav
Flower pilgrims, Saw the Coy, and Coy.
elect III Boston, both being men OF grey
hairs, and liked the Gov best. The large
ponds on the common were covered with
young people skating.
From Boston made the run 10 Albany,
over .he H0osac Tunnel route. This Is
composed OF the Fitchburg Railway to
North Adams, Mass, OF which John
Adams, Of Boston, Is Superintendent, and
the Troy and Boston, OF which Daniel
Robinson, OF Troy, is Vice President. The
lIoosac Tunnel is nearly five miles long,
and was built by the State Of MassaOhH.
setts ct y cost Of $l4,0 N, Ogl, and has only
been finished three OF four years. No per-
son should visit New England without
going through It, Rs It Is the longest on the
continent and is the longest on earth OK
cept that under Mt. Gems. It was nro-
posed in 1920, chartered in lStS, con-,
mencetl in 1881 and completed in 1873.
Depth OF tho central shaft |, 02S feet, height
OF the eastern summit 1920 feet, western
LIS ieet. Grade ppr milo 96l teoti water
pumped from tho central shaft por minute
PA gallons; rock excavated ! 900, 900 tons;
lives lost in construction los. The tunnel
is under green mountains.
This is the great through route from
Boston 10 the West, and is one Of the great
arteries that leads from the mighty West
to Boston, tho heart Of the great manufac.
turing region OF Now England and the
country. From the inception to the com.
Plction OF this work, being more than half
century, it may readily be perceived the
Importance attached to this great enter
nrisp.
In Albany I mot Hon. II. II. Pruyn, OK.
y. 5. Minister to Japan, not having seen
him Tor fifteen years since leaving the over.
green shores Of those delightful Islands. l
also saw Gov. Robinson. He saws the
President OF the United States is in the
position OF receiver OF stolen goods, but
doesn't say what has become OF Potter for
failing TO show the stealing.
The State House has cost SIC, O0O, 900,
and rs not yet finished,
Am now at North Remington waiting
for q train on tho bennington and Rut-
land railway for Rutland, This is a road
only 81 miles long and Is one OF the five
shortest roads OH The continent that il not
swallowed up by the long ones. Saw the
Treasurer OF the Company here and learn.
ell that the road is in q healthy condition,
having no debts hut a mortgage Of s45 900.
This is the route from Albany and all
points SOUTH 10 northern Vermont, as well
as from the West.
Sleighing here is all the fashion, and
although 1t is customary to hear OF hard
timoS here as elsewhere, so far as can DC
seen everything appears to DO prosperous.
PAUL BAGLEY,