:.o. to that efi"ect, but so far without much success. It is hoped however, that the measures which even upon the great lakes, to pour their tri- bute of commerce and wealth into the lap of 316 ADIEIKICAN R.AILR.0A’D J OUIENAL. U [guy #3 the remainder will be ready for use before that of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad at #3 a‘3‘§ g» the [st of January next. Cumberland, will be so short, as to i'en_der ' 2'5; § In entering upon a work requiring so large the connection between the two works entire- EB. Ci ‘‘ an expenditure. the board of directors calcu- ly practicable. _ E?-'” i 7 ,_,3 iii P3 lated upon raising the necessary means by a VVhen this is accomplished, a continuous g?‘ 2 Pd 0 £3 sale of the company’s bonds to the extent of line of railroad between Baltimore and Pitts- ?-i_cr°c'i : "-1 73 $1,000,000——and they accordingly author burg will be established, throwing; open the E953‘ 5 "2 Fl 3 ized bonds to be issued to that extent., Efiorts fertile districts of Pennsylvania through which jg ' ~ g were made both in this country and Europe it will pass, and bring the counties bordering j m : Ea . Q ‘*4: #4. §‘ I . "4 "s : : §~ -Q2 : . 1 - g»_ 3- . . - ' Pk U‘ Repairs and Re- % g E ,7,‘ 9, ..w.wg; l"1GVVZl.lS. of track,—— F, 3-. cs 33 fig; infiliitliiig intgrfist. , s ? IJ>-t-F>~ epairs an e-, ,4 ‘< '53,, g. co . . - . n> *4 -§- :9 newals of Machi~ 3 33 9 § 8 us cu in § N. ‘D $ (D _S 8. s - . . 0 H 3 fa‘: i336, Motive power ex- *5 '83 ''=. 9. § V penses. .6} g 0,3 3 . Interest on capi- 3 Us . '55 3- ~''‘-''‘ tal invested in bur- "' O 9 “’ 8 h . 8 53 ‘ii’. O 0 cc t en cais. @ . kg,‘ 0 hi 3 J‘ ‘I :1 .0: ac»: TOTALS; 55 3. Q '3 “ss‘’’ e _. C: An: ' ‘S -g as: Repairs and re 53 S I . ‘ ‘ ‘ rs :£~ ~§ »§§’€9 newals of t_rack,—~ ,_< 3 g- _c,_., Om including in:erest. ‘-3 E ,_U tr; 5 I 313% Repairs and re_- E, (D 5- gt. -°_, E,-woo newals of machi- ,3, ta 3- <‘= 3 39$, nery. 2 E . ,5 Eu _ "'1 .33 53-‘ Motive power ex- H G §. §_, .. uh- @ Q‘ 5, . ‘-3 iv enses st 0 ‘° ‘H’ P ' ".4 8 Q 2‘ co AN . _ U, G. g, 5 ,_ ad Interest on capi- >-‘ 2 g § ‘~‘h_;, "w‘:%=fi; ta1investedinbur- Q’ _-— %. cé g - Q Q then cars. y: C»; 34 it: psi at. s E” .t.o not ' is N ‘jg u,*Q‘9'9‘ . TOTALS; . :3 2:. ~r -I|-i>- ~ 3 I-4 i—- 16 V t _ S: 3 E»: <3 E Repairs and re- 9, “ '-° -‘°- -'49 i r i.- ‘r s 33 E I_ieWa S‘ 0“ trac 3"‘ K3 § 3; _ G, to including interest. tr-§ 3_ ad - in 3 J‘; 33:60 Repairs and re- E 3 5:“ 5 as -,_—_,~¢,,% newals oi ma.chi- ,3, :3 s ”‘ °°‘° ner “’ E7 "3 I3 fifigfil Motive power ex- g Q ”’ K $23 penses. .0‘ 52 :11 -. :55, 1rte1‘eSt°ec=%r'- E 9 as gt, égee 'Iill1nVeSl.BCl.ll1l3l.11‘= 3 3- R t ‘ye C, ,3 then cars. :1: 3 § 3 533 S s ‘it-, 7,.-2,93’? TOTALS. 53 IP\l g, .0: I czco Q Under these circumstances the board being eepl y impressed with the necessity that the road should be re ‘aired in the most substan- tial manner, on t a 5th of January last, in conformity with the report of the Committee, til Finance, passed theifollowing resolution: “ Resolved, That it is expedient that all con- tracts necessary to the immediate reconstruc- {ion o_fV3O miles of the road be made without Eielayi” In conformity with this resolution contracts were entered into with the New York and Maryland Mining company, for a supply of iron and the yvhole line of the road to the ex- tent ‘of miles was put immediately under reconstruction. _ _, ‘ , About one-fourth -‘of’ this dis‘ta.nc’e has been etatitpletred, and it is confidently expected that have recently been adopted by the board will have the effect of placing the bonds upon very high ground as an investment, and of insur- ing for them a ready sale in the course of the coming year. The number of passengers carried over the Washington road during the year was 157,- 156, showing an increase over the year. pre- vious of 53,568, and the statement of the re- venue shows an increase of $21,851 50 for the same period. It is true that a large portion of this in- crease is due to the great number of passen- gers which pass over the road during the continuance of the national fair held at VVash- ington city in the month of May last——liut a comparison of the receipts from the road in- dependently of this consideration, since the period of the‘ reduction of fare in the month of September, 1845, will show a manifest and decided increase overthe corresponding period when the high rates were charged,and the competition with the stages existed.’ The condition of the tracks upon this road is entirely satisFactory~—~tlie cost for repairs is comparatively light, and the trains proceed without embarrassment, and with btit little interruption. During last winter the citizens both of Vir- ginia and Pennsylvania, feeling a deep inter- est in the extension of the road to the Ohio river through these States, made earnest ap- peals to their respective legislatures for the right of way. In Virginia the effort resulted in nothing more than some slight modifications of the law passed at the previous session, but retain- ing the most objectionable features in full force. In Pennsylvania :1 law passed authorizing the company to pass through that State. which is exceedingly embarrassing in many of its provisions, and moreover is made to be de- pendent for its vitality upon the failure on the part of the citizens of Philadelphia to sub- scribe _the.sum of $3,000,000 to a company incorporated at the same session to construct a road from that city to Pittsburg. To what extent that subscription has been made I am not informed, but even if it should fail to the extent required, it is not believed that the law could be accepted by this company. Authority however, was conferred upon the Pittsburg and Connellsville railroad com- pany to extend their work to the Pennsylva- nia line upon any of the waters of the You- ghiogeny river, and it is understood that that cornpan is about to prosecute its work with a good ‘ gree_ of energy. 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' to - - ‘e m a aameasessas 9- = a Gems from the Copper Region. H. Pierce, Esq., one of the agents of the Mon- treal Mining Company, has shown to the Editor of the Montreal Pilot, a beautiful agate, set in a silver ring, manufactured at the Cliff Mine, on the south shore of Lakesuperior. It is worthy of notice that the silver of this ring was gotout ofithe Cliff Mine, the agate was picked up on the adjoining shore, and cut and manufactured on the s ot. Mr. P. also ex- hibited an agate, from the nort shore, of great size and beauty,_measur1ng about an inch and three-quar- ters by an inch and a quarter. These agates are nated, thedistance between its .terminus and said to be in great abundance on the north shore.