Cur’-rcspnmlenlts will oblige its by senzling in I./Lair
conttnmmications by Tuesday 7?1.07‘7l/i'Ib,;,V at late.~'t.

PR.INCIPA.L C ON'I‘EN'I‘So

Items from late English Papers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .165

Ventilation of Coal Mines . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . .. .166
Prmzress of Continental Steam Engine Manuf. .167
Englishlron Trade . . . . . . . 

Accidents on the Worcester Railroad . . . . . . . . . .168
Atitlroscoggitt and Kenncbec Railroad... .. . . . .168
Larup without a. VVick . . .. .. . . . . . . . . .. . . . . ..1f8
Table of American Railroads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . t69
Railroad from lake t\/.licltigan to the l\/Iississippi.1ti.‘l
R.ailroat'ls, Bmlges, the Canals, etc . . . . . . . . . . . .169
Boston vs. New York . . . . ... . . , . . . . . . . , , .170
l\«lac:1tflatnizetl and Plank Roads. . . . . . . . . . . . . ..1'/0

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TABLE OF AMERICAN R.AILROADSn

We have at length completed our long-promised
Table of American Railroads. The delay has been
much longer than we supposed it would be; yet it
will, we trust, be found the more complete by the
delay. ' . .

By referring to the Table, it will be found to con-
tain a mass of information tliﬂicult to be obtained
elsewhere, in a condensed form.

'I‘hc name of the road——its termini—the year when
opencd——its lcngtli-——-cost-.-—thc form and weight of
rail__ntnnl:aer of lI‘ilCh'S-—Il umber of inclined planes
—-highest gratlc——least radius of curvaturc—'l'are per
rnile-—-cmnmntatinn by the season—gross and net
revenue and dividends for 1815-«are given accord-
ing to the most authentic documents within our
reach; and, in addition, copious notes of reference,
explanatory, showing the various connections, etc.,
are given. 0 ‘

Notwithstanding that much time and research
have been devoted to this Table, we are fully aware
that, in many cases, the facts—-as they now exist-
are not accurately given: as there is a constant and
progressive change in the condition of most rail-
roads. "We therefore have to request each of our
readers—and especially those having the manage-
ment of railroads-—to send us by mail, at an early
day, the correction of any errors which they may
detect in the table, that we may issue a second and
corrected edition of it. A little attention and labor
on the part of engineers and superintendants of rail-
roads, will enable us to complete. the work here
commenced, and to furnish, to all who desire it, a
mass of useful information, exceedingly difficult to
be got at now, even by the most devoted friend of
the cause--and we shall therefore keep the “form”
standing for two months-—-thus giving ample time for

-—and in hope of-receiving returns-from every part
of the country.

ABMERICAN, RAILROAD JOURNAL.

Opening of the Pennsylvania Conn].

The Pittsburg Gazette ol".37tl1 uh. says: “Should
no untoward change in the weather occur, we under-
stand that the canal commissioners have given or-
ders to commence letting water into the Weste1‘n Di-
vision on the 3rd or 4th of March. The process
will doubtless be a very cautious one, as it is unpre-
ccclentedly early. The line is in perfect order, and
a few days of drying weather would render it quite
secure. Business willnow commence in afew days,
and we ﬁnd our transporters all ready to commence
operations.”

Ruilroxul from Lake ltlieliigan to the
‘ lllississippi.

A western exchange, ina lengthy article upon the
subject of a railroad from Lake Michigan to the
Mississippi river—holds the following languagc:——
“The importance of railroad communication be-
tween the ditlerent sections of our country, is be-
coming more and more appreciated. The eastern
cities are deeplyinterested in facilitating intercourse
between themselves and the great western valley.———
The opening trade with the west is but commenced.

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who shall win them? The rival cities in this great
entcrprize are New York and Boston.”

Railroads, Bridges, the Canals, etc: . - 
The extended and extensive business upon the
VVestern Railroad, has induced the company _to put
measures in progress for increasing the capital to
$510,000,000 and lay a second track on the road.—-
This company has labored under serious disadvan-
tages on account of the monopoly between Boston
and Worcester, but this road has been exceedingly
productive nevertheless. It would,n_o_t.be surprising
if a majority of the stock of the Boston and VVor-
cester should ere long be in the hands. of the stock-
holders of the Weste1‘n: such an event would mate-
rially enhance the value of the Western stock. '

The Albany correspondent of the Rochester Dc-
mocrat says the stock for the construction of the
Niagara bridge is all taken. The capital is $5200,-
000. Half of it was subscribed in Canada and the
balance mostly in New York and Philadelphia. c

Contractors in Philadelphia and Pittsburg offer to
build aegood substantial bridge of wire for $200,000.

The tide of emigration towards those rich and va-
cant lands is constant; and millions of acres are yet
to pour. their harvest into the commercial emporiums
of the east. The most expeditious channels of inter-
course betwecn the cast and west will command the
passengers and much ofthc trade. The great west-
ern railroad, extending from New York and Boston,
will pass on the south shore of Lake.Erie, thence
across the peninsula of Michigan and round, the
head of Lake Michigan to Chicago. From this
point is the only uncommenced or perhaps unsur-
veycd part of the route between, the great lakes and
the father of waters. The completion of a railroad
from Chicago to the iMississippi,'Wil1 consummate
the connection between New York, Boston and New
Orleans, by an expeditious inland route. The at-
tention of eastern capitalists is invited to thc.,fcasi-
bilitv and importance of this ‘work. By an exami-

that directly west of Chicago, the Mississippi makes

0 its great eastern. bend, and approaches nearest the

Lake. This is the easiest andmost natural con-
nection. It is not only thesltortest, butthe most
practicable. It passes through the most beautiful
and inviting part; of Illinois——one that will require
but little .gratling—settletl by an industrious and
thriving population, and aﬂording every facility for
making a road, and ahounding in allthe products
of the northern and middle States.

A continuous railroad between Lake Michigan
and the Mississippi maybe made with comparatively

little expense. The importance of this route is pros-'

concentrate to one point the northern and southern
travel. It will not only greatly facilitate the inter-
course between Iowa and the cast, but by extending
a branch north to Galena, following the grade of the
Great Central road, the lead trade-maybe secured.
With another extending down the Mississippi to
Rock Island, a.nd ultimately below the _lower rapids-,
where the navigation of the riveris uninterrupted
for the greater part of the year, it will most: certain-
ly become the great channel of communication be-
tween the west and south and the eastern cities-
embracing the most valuable and important sections

venture in this magniﬁcent cnterpr-izei2

nation of the map of Illinois, it will be perceived,

It will he 40, feet wide—-the centre track for cars to
connect, with the Canadian road through to Detroit,
and capable of transporting 300 tons overit at once,
at: :1 rate of10 miles totliehour. There will be two
tracks for carriages and a foot path. It will have
three spans with abutments 200 feet high. It is sup-
posed it can be completed in two years, which will
make it ready for use by the time the Canada road
is completed.

Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois are moving in favor
of a railroad from St. Louis to the Ohio river. The
Ohio Legislature offer the right of way free of charge.
The City Councils of St. Louis have rnemorialized
the Legislature of Missouri, ior permission to sub
scribe halfa million of dollars to the stock ofa rail-
roadto run from that city eastwardly to join such
other railroads as may be distributed through the
States of Illinois, Indiana and Ohio. »

ofa railroad communication between Newburyport,
Mass, and Lowell direct, vi a Georgetown, Bradford
and Andover. The estimated cost of the road to
Bradford (opposite Haverhill) is $209,000, of which
a large portion is already subscribed. At Bradford
the road will intersect with the Boston and Maine
railroad which passes through north Andover;
whence a branch may be constructed to Lowell via.
the new city of Lawrence. ' g .
-t 1. The I-Iarrisburg Intelligcncer learns that the Ca-
nal Commissioners arc. making every exertion to
open thecanals by the 1st of March, and that, if no
freshets should 'occur_to produce breaches, they are
conﬁdent that the several lines will be in order for

pectively great. i A railroad from Chicago directly transportation from the 1st to the 10th of March, cer-
west to the eastern bend of tthe Mississippi will tainly not later than the last mentioned day.

It is with much gratiﬁcation that we announcethat
by the promptness and enterprize of the citizens of
New York and the principal river towns, the entire
reqnired capital for the Hudson River Railroad was
promptly subscribed in season; and that the public
may now anticipate with conﬁdence the -earlytcon1f-
pletion of a thoroughfare -by which a citizemefﬁew
.jYork tmay-take his seat at 7 A. M., visit: Albany,
spend two hours in business or calling on friends,
and, return to the city in season» for tea, not to say
dinner.V "  . . . .

According} to present appearances the Norwich

of our country. Shall Boston or New York ﬁrst ad- and Worcester Railroads will be extended to New
Shall ,a, London witliouttlong delay. The New Londoners

The silver-grey/s are waking up to the importance 0

large part of the Nlississippitvalley be thus brought are wide awake to the enterprize, as well they may
into immedmg commergjal a11iance,with one part be. It would be the ﬁrst great and good thing ever

of the east’! Great advantages may be secured-— accomplished for that city, and many of thecitizcns,