Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-12-09
AR.s,soaa Due East sro. Augusta.

kdtfors Of the Keaae5ee Josyrax:
A. there has been cor siderable said and
written In relation to the building 1 rail.
rosd running eastward from Aasusta and
especially enc across the country 70 Cam
Den, piease allow me to make 4 few
susgesfions In relation 70 route that nsy
pass through the country, and se. forth
tome Of the advantages that would be
derived from road TO the stock holders of
SAID road, the public aad the citizens along
it, route.
have lived 10 souer,ilie the most Of
the time since the var of els, and have
been engaged 10 numbering ~ part of my
business. an quite veil acquainted with
this section Of the country snd it resources
In order to develop these resources the
country requires raiiross. A road should
De built through this section Of country. II
% run 10 the direction Of Washington,
Union, Hope ard Camden. by the most
direct and feasible route il should be run
a. described belov. From Augusia TO the
, Homs at Tosus. thence south Of BRYANT.
Corner or South Windsor 10 pass the south
ern terminus OF the high ridge 1t south
Windsor; on through the valley south Of
the Freble schoolhoase And SamT Lyons
% through tbs valley passing Long pond In
oomerviile near Choxts Cove, 50 called
It'll on . little south Of Dodae's mill a. d 90
on across the Sheepscos river near Albion
Hisiers, continuing eAsteriy through the val.
Ley at the northern base Of the Dodge Hill,
and 90 on passing the southern bsss Of the
Washington Mountain, north of Robert
GillpsfIicks; theres on soutbessteriy 20
RazJrvilie and Washington, Union aod
Hope.
Nov the reasons for this route are tina,
the road should follow a. described above
because it is the only place that road can
pass the mountains east Of the Sheepseoi
Tor miles north or south. II 10 a route tina,
road can be built with high
curves or grades ard without deep cuts
II 10 practically 4 natural valley for ten
nils or more each way east and west from
the Shsepscot The bridges will be small
to build. There are no bad swemps or
lodges to contend with.
Nov for The resources. The proposed
route goes within a short distance Of the
thriving village Of Cooper's NJ lis. Ii
crosses the Sheepseot river about one-fourih
Of mite south Of q magnificent water
power At the village Of SomervilIe; also
the famous plumbago mines 10 short dis-
lance south. There are also two vss
deposits Of iron ore, which have been tried
and assayed and pronounced OF very
superior quality one each side Of and with
Ia two miles Of the proposed route. Al o
II will make an outlet TO a large section of
the country for hay, lumber and produce
There are vast forests of hard and soft
wood and lumber. There are some of the
best lumber lots along the proposed route
and near 10 il thai can be found in thi. part
Of the State, vi h hundreds of thousands of
cords of wood There are large lots OF
hardwood timber that uld be eAsily made
available for furniture and spool stock, a.
there are a sufficient number of snail water
powers for saving and manufacturing pur
poses along this route.
Much more might be written 10 relation
TO the resources of this section OF country
II railroad could be pat through here tn.
resources would be speedily developed and
where now Is inactivity there would b.
good business spring up that would result
IN much benz fit to Augusta. the road, and
citizens along he route.
shall be pleased TO answer any questions
or give my time in showing the country or
giving any other Information that can ii
rela ion TO this matter. | have voluntarily
given these suggestions upon this matter
hoping ihat some ideas may be gathered
from them thst would be Of benefit to the
public. Jous B. DoDGE.
Somerville, Dec. 6, 1890.