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CONTEMPLATED RAILROADS.

ALBANY AND GOSHEN RAILROAD.

Incorporated April 12, 1842, with a capital of $1,500,000.

The proposed line commences at the village of Goshen, Orange county, and passes through the counties of Ulster and Greene, to the city of Albany; it will accommodate most of the principal towns and villages upon the west side of the Hudson river in the above counties, and would be found of much value to many of the towns and villages upon the east side of the river.

The entire length of the line of the road, from the point where it intersects the New-York and Erie Railroad at Goshen, to the city of Albany. is ninety-four miles. Estimated cost $1,528,215.

HUDSON AND DELAWARE R. R. COMPANY.

Incorporated in 1830, with a capital of $500,000.

The route of this road, which is located and partly graded, commences in the village of Newburgh, and runs through the county of Orange into the state of New Jersey, terminating at a point on the east side of Delaware river. It is intended to extend the line so as to tap the coal beds of Pennsylvania, intersecting the New-York and Erie Railroad at or near Goshen.

OGDENSBUGH AND LAKE CHAMPLAIN R. R.

This is a projected work of great importance. In 1838 an act was passed authorising a survey of the line of the road, which survey embraced two routes, the northern and the southern or Au Sable route. The northern route commencing at the village of Plattsburgh, on Lake Champlain, and running westerly through the towns of Malone, Moira, &c., to Og. densburgh, in the county of St. Lawrence. The length of this route via Norfolk, is about 120 miles; estimated cost of constructing the same, including engines. &c., is about two millions of dollars. The southern route, although somewhat longer, extends up the valley of the Au Sable, through the northwest angle of Essex county and across Franklin and St. Law. rence counties, terminating at the village of Ogdensburgh.

A still more southern termination has been proposed, and its merits urged in reference to its greater utility and safety in a military point of view, and as passing through the great mineral region of the north; to terminate at the village of Sackett's Harbor, situated near the foot of Lake Ontario, where is a good and secure harbor, and a military position of considerable importance.

OSWEGO AND SYRACUSE R. R. COMPANY.

Incorporated in 1839, with a capital of $500,000.

This is a contemplated railroad, to extend, when finished, from the vil lage of Syracuse to the village of Oswego, a distance of 36 miles. The route has been surveyed and found to be highly favorable to the construction of a road at a comparatively small expense. The wants of the tra velling community require the early completion of this road, as it will connect with the great line of railroads at Syracuse, and extend to Lake On. tario on the north. When finished it will form the most expeditious and

direct route to the northern part of the state, bordering on the river St. Lawrence and Canada.

SARATOGA AND WASHINGTON R. R. Co.

Incorporated in 1834. Capital $600,000. Shares 100 dollars each. The line of this road extends from the village of Saratoga Springs to Whitehall, on which there has been about sixty thousand dollars expended in the purchase of lands and grading of the same. The work is at present suspended, although the interest of the State and public convenience require its early completion.

In addition to the above, there are other railroad companies incorporated, many of which will, no doubt, in process of time, proceed with their contemplated improvements.

NEW-JERSEY RAILROADS, &c.

Connected with the lines of travel diverging from the city of New-York.

CAMDEN AND AMBOY RAILROAD AND TRANSPORTATION COMPANY.-Office 9 West-street, New-York.

Incorporated by the legislature of New-Jersey, February 4, 1830, to endure for 30 years. Capital $1,000,000. Shares 100 dollars each. Length of road from Camden to South Amboy, 61 miles; commenced in 1830 and completed in 1837; cost $1,238,000.

Robert L. Stevens, President.

Ira Bliss, Agent, New-York

By the above road passengers leave New-York for Philadelphia &c., by steamboat from foot of Battery Place, North River, running to South Amboy, N. J.

NEW-JERSEY RAILROAD AND TRANSPORTATION COMPANY.-Office No. 57 Merchants' Exchange, New-York.

Incorporated by the legislature of New-Jersey, March 7, 1832, to continue 30 years.

Capital $2.000,000. Shares 50 dollars each.

This road extends from the Jersey dock in Jersey City. opposite Cortland-street, New-York, to New. Brunswick; a distance of 31 miles, where it connects with the Trenton and New-Brunswick railroad.

John S. Darcy Pres't, Newark. J. Worthington, Treas. New-York. Agent's office. foot of Liberty-street, New-York; from whence passengers leave New-York for Trenton, Philadelphia, &c.

PATERSON AND HUDSON RIVER RAILROAD COMPANY.-Office No. 75 Cortland-street, New-York.

Chartered by the legislature of New-Jersey in 1831. Capital $250,000. Shares 100 dollars each.

This road commences at Jersey, opposite the city of New-York, and extends to Paterson; a distance of sixteen and a half miles.

James L. Morris, President.

John J. Davis, Agent, N. Y.

Passengers leave three times daily, from the foot of Cortland-street, New-York,

NEW-JERSEY STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY.-Offices No. 22 Broadway, New-York, and Jersey City.

Incorporated by an act of the legislature of New-Jersey, in 1839. Capi. tal $500,000.

This company own and run four steamboats of the first class, forming the regular mail line from New-York to Boston, running daily to Stoning. ton, Newport and Providence, where they connect with railroads extending to the city of Boston.

Chas. O. Handy, President and Treasurer.

PRINCIPAL RAILROAD ROUTES.

DIVERGING FROM NEW-YORK, ALBANY, &c.

218 miles.

From New-York to Boston, via Long Island and Stonington,
From New-York to Boston, via New-Haven,.
From New-York to Albany, via Bridgeport,.
From New-York to Albany, via New-Haven,..

238 miles.

196 miles.

242 miles.

From New-York to Middletown, via Piermont,
From New-York to Paterson, N. J.,......

77 miles.

17 miles.

From New-York to Philadelphia, via New-Jersey R. R.,.

86 miles.

From New York to Philadelphia, via South Amboy,.
From New York to White Plains,

88 miles.

27 miles.

From Albany to Boston,....

200 miles.

From Albany and Troy to Buffalo,..

325 miles.

From Albany to Saratoga Springs, via Schenectady,

37 miles.

From Troy to Saratoga Springs, via Ballston Spa,.
From Buffalo to Niagara Falls,.

30 miles.

22 miles.

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1. From New-York to Sag Harbor, L. I., via Hempstead and Patchogue,....

107 miles.

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2. From New-York to New-Haven, Conn., via proposed railroad route,..

78 miles.

3. From New-York to Ithaca, via Newark, N. J., Milford, Penn, and Owego, N. Y.,..

210 miles.

65 miles.

4. From New-York to Danbury, Conn, via White Plains,. 5. From New-York to Albany, on the east side of the Hudson river, via Peekskill, Poughkeepsie and Hudson, 153 miles. 6. From Middletown, termination of the N. Y. & Erie R. R. to Geneva, via Binghamton, Owego and Ithaca,.

7. From Newburgh to Barcelona, on Lake Erie, via Monticello, Binghampton, Owego, Elmira, Angelica, &c.,

74. From Poughkeepsie to Litchfield, Conn...

8. From Kingston to Delhi,.

9. From Catskill to Ithaca, via Delhi and Oxford,

10. From Albany to Whitehall,

11. From Albany to Syracuse, via Cherry-Valley and Morrisville,.

12. From Albany to Cooperstown..

13. From Saratoga Springs to Whitehall, via Sandy Hill,.. 14. From Saratoga Springs to Caldwell on Lake George,.. 15. From Plattsburgh to Ogdensburgh,

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16. From Ogdensburgh to Montreal, via Massena,.

17. From Utica to Ogdensburgh, via Carthage,.

18. From Utica to Sackett's Harbor, via Watertown,.

19. From Utica to Cooperstown,

211 miles.

387 miles.

52 miles.

70 miles.

149 miles,

72 miles.

132 miles.

66 miles.

40 miles.

27 miles.

126 miles.

128 miles.

125 miles.

94 miles.

38 miles.

93 miles.

21. From Utica to Mt. Pleasant, Penn., via Mt. Upton,.

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20. From Utica to Binghamton, via Norwich,..

214. From Utica to Ithaca,...

23. From Syracuse to Watertown,

24. From Rome to Oswego,....

25. From Oswego to Watertown,..

26. From Oswego to Auburn,.

27. From Auburn to Ithaca,.

28. From Ithaca to Bath, via Jefferson,..

29. From Geneva to Bath, via Crooked Lake,. 30. From Bath to Rochester, via Dansville,. 31. From Bath to Barcelona on Lake Erie,. 32. From Canandaigua to Geneseo,.

33. From Canandaigua to Batavia, via Avon, 34. From Rochester to Corning, via Bath,.

35. From Rochester to Olean, via Mt. Morris and Angelica,

36. From Rochester to Geneseo,.

37. From Rochester to Lockport, via Ridge Road,.

38, From Batavia to Lockport,..

39. From Buffalo to Erie, Penn., via Lake Road,. 40. From Buffalo to Olean, via Ellicottville,

41. From Lewiston to Detroit, Mich., via Queenston, Hamilton, and London, Canada,....

42. From Buffalo to Detroit, via Chippewa and St. Catherines, uniting with the above route,.

From Albany to Montreal, via Whitehall, Lake Champlain,
St. Johns and La Prairie railroad, (summer route,).
From Albany to Montreal, via Glen's Falls, Caldwell, Schroon,
Plattsburgh, &c. (winter route,).....

40 miles.

40 miles.

53 miles.

46 miles. 76 miles.

165 miles.

31 miles.

49 miles.

99 miles.

98 miles.

30 miles.

64 miles.

30 miles.

90 miles.

76 miles.

252 miles.

265 miles.

254 miles.

220 miles.

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