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TABLE, EXHIBITING THE RADIUS OF CURVATURE, AND AGGREGATE LENGTH OF CURVES IN EACH ROUTE.

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210 220 1432.5
240 247
323 329 1910
333 335
340 345
361 390 2865 2900
390 396 1273.5 600 No. 2, Ryan Sum.
397 408
1100 15 25 5730
415 436 1432.5 2100 109 116 2865
446 456
1000 178 189 1910
468 487
1900

200 1119 1122
500 1137 1141 1432.5

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2011046 1054/1432.5 800 No.10, Grout Sum. Route, 716.2|1041.8|1146|1273.3/1432.5|1637 1910 2292 2865138205730
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600 No. 7, Ryan Sum. Route. 771 789 1273.3 1800

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1800 861 863 1637. 1400 870 879 1041.8

500 200 900

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626 632 2292. 600, 885 894 1432.5 900

Route. 661 668 1432.5
1000 630 687 2865.
700 763 771
1100 771 785 1432.5

537 566 2865 2900 No. 3, Ryan Sum. Route

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No. 1, Ryan Summit Route.

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1000 500 1700 17900 600 1580012300|11900 1800 1100 No. 7, Ryan Summit Route.

11000 12400 1700 17.500 600 2500 2900 8600/18001 500

No. 8, Grout Summit Route.

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1000 908 918 1432.5

700 918 922 2865.

698 712 1432.5 1400 No. 5, Ryan Sum. Route. 922 946 5730. 712 722 1041.8 1000 809 816/1432.5 746 756 1432.5 1000 837 842

1000 1035 1041 1910. 600 400 1075 1081 2400 1109 1116 1432.5 700

600

700 950 960 1432.5

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900 No. 11, Morey Sum. R. 1500 584 5912865.

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2000 No. 9, Grout Sum. Route. 677 690 1432.5 1300

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700 607 619 600 636 640 300 640 656 1910, 1900 656 660 5730.

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No. 9, Grout Summit Route.

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1000 481 491/2865. 3000 519 528

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GRADE,

Total Total cost length. of Grad

REMARKS.

2030 35 40 45

50

55

20

30 35

55

60

|60|65 78

ing and

70 75

Miles. Bridging.

21.268 741225 60

21.354 697921 80

0.872

21.857 601523 00

Sum.

Grade of

ROUTES.

above

do. above

B. & W.

B. & W.

0 to

R. R.

R. R.

10 ft.

No. 1, Ryan Summit Route.

452.41

420.

2.784,0.284/1.192

17.179

No. 2, Ryan Summit Route.

21.439 72274660

452.41

420.

2.462 0.284 1.192

16.213

1.117

No. 3, Ryan Summit Route.

452.41

420.

2 784 0.284 1.192 1.079 16.213

No. 4, Ryan Summit Route.

21.553 694141 60

452.41

427.5 2.784 0.284 1.192

17.179

No. 5, Ryan Summit Route.

21.439 670472 10

452.41

420.

2.784 0.284 1.192

17.254

No. 6, Ryan Summit Route.

21.514 716858 80

452.41

420.

(2.784

1.439 14.216

2.015

No. 7, Ryan Summit Route.

20.454 653239 60

452.41

420.

2.784 0.294 0.984

17.302

No. 8, Grout Summit Route.

445.75

430.

2.784 1.288 2.519 2.159 8.826 0.996 1.591

1.761

No. 9, Grout Summit Route.

21.894 602292 30

445.75

430.

2.784 1.288 2.519 1.004

9.091 2.708 1.591

No. 10, Grout Summit Route.

445.75

430.

4.659 0.284 1.875 4.905

6.402

No. 11, Morey Summit Route. 472.76

435.

2.784 0.284 1.192 1.212 12.785

3.333 0.587 1.534

22.045 717955

0.757 20.548 655994

3000 10

REPORT

UPON THE

SURVEYS BETWEEN WORCESTER AND SEVEN MILE RIVER

IN BROOKFIELD, VIA HENSHAW RIDGE, &c.

Worcester, Sept. 30th, 1836.

TO THE PRESIDENT AND DIRECTORS OF THE WESTERN RAIL ROAD CORPORATION.

GENTLEMEN,

IN obedience to the Resolution of the Board of Directors of the 24th August, directing certain additional surveys to be made, we have the honor to state that the same have been completed, and herewith we submit a Report, together with the necessary Maps, Tables, &c. exhibiting the results.

From Worcester towards Grout's Summit, two routes, in the general direction of Mr. Baldwin's line have been surveyed. The first of these we designate as No. 13, being a continuation of the numbers referred to in the Report of the 15th September. This line diverges from Route No. 1, at Station 62-it crosses from thence to the west side of Beaver Brook Valley, and pursues the hill side, towards Barnard's house; thence across to the ridge west of Jones's tavern; crossing this ridge near Williams's, and Kettle Brook near Wordsworth and Fowler's satinet factory, it falls upon the side hill south of Kettle Brook, and continues its course up that brook by a line nearly straight, to Henshaw ridge, thence turning a little south of west, it crosses Henshaw meadow, and falls upon the main Leicester ridge; pursuing the foot of this ridge, until it turns it at Livermore's, thence it regains a course corresponding more nearly with the proper direction of the route; and crossing the Saddler meadow, and a part of Haven's saw-mill pond, it continues by Kingsley's and falls into Route No. 8, at Station 602 of the same.

The second of these lines, (Route No. 14,) leaves the Boston and Worcester Rail Road at Station 0, passing south of Powder House Hill, and the Manual Labor School, it crosses the Springfield road, near S. S. Gates's, and thence descends 19 ft. to Tatnick Brook valley; thence pursuing its course west, it crosses the Ryan summit line (Route No. 1,) at the sand hill, near New-Worcester; thence, instead of crossing the ridge north and west of Jones's tavern, it passes in front or south of his house, and turns it; crossing the Bottomly factory stream near Eldridge and Parson's woolen factories, it continues by the south side of the same, to Station 226 of Route No. 13, before referred to, from thence to 602 of Route No. 8, it is the same as Route No. 13. The description of Route No. 8 from Station 602 above mentioned, to Grout's summit, will be found in the report of 15th September.

From Grout's Summit west, towards Brookfield, two lines were carried down in the general direction of Mr. Baldwin's, and three others were attempted in other directions. The best of these has been selected to make the computations upon. It is represented in the accompanying profile, and numbered Route 13. This line passes down from the summit towards Jesse Bemis's, south of whose house it crosses the Spencer road; thence turning a point of the rocky ridge, N. W. of Bemis's, it follows the side hill and descends at a grade of 79.20 to Sylvester Luther's; at this point it is thrown out of its course by the prominent hill north west of Luther's house; thence it passes north of the hill upon which Warren Livermore resides; thence turning to the south west it descends to the valley of Seven Mile River, near to its junction with Cranberry Meadow Brook ; from thence at a moderate grade, it follows the general course of the stream, crossing it three times, to avoid unnecessary curves, and terminates near Station 1132 of Route No. 1, in the Sturbridge road, west of Gallup's mill.

No. 15. Route by an Inclined Plane from Grout's Summit to the valley of Cranberry Meadow Brook.

The rocky ridge north west of Jesse Bemis's, referred to in the description of the last route, prevents, effectually, the passage of a line from Grout's Summit, in the direction of the Seven Mile River; and the only practicable line by which the descent by an inclined plane is to be effected, is by the valley of Livermore Brook; this is a branch of Cranberry Meadow Brook, and flows in a direction about west south west. The course of the latter stream being here nearly north, a great deflection at the foot of the plane is obviously the consequence, viz. something like 120°. Were it not for this circumstance, the plane could be carried quite down to Cranberry Meadow Brook, and by this disposition, the whole descent would be effected. To obviate the difficulty of introducing an abrupt curve at the foot of the plane, it is necessary to begin to deflect before reaching Cranberry Meadow Brook; and at the same time, it is, for a similar reason, also necessary to throw the line upon the side hill west of this brook. The plane itself is straight, 3800 ft. in length, and descends at a grade of 194.50 per mile. At the foot of the plane the curve of 1041 ft. radius commences; thence for a distance of 7300 ft. the grade is about 86 ft. per mile. From thence to Station 1132 of Route No. 1, nearly two miles, the whole descent is but 10 ft. This line unites with Route No. 13 near the junction of Cranberry Meadow Brook, and Seven Mile River.

The accompanying Tables, marked A. and B. will exhibit every detail of these three routes-length, grade, cutting, filling, cost, &c. &c. For the present purpose, it will be sufficient to enumerate here the essential points to be considered in the comparisons which are to be made.

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Route 13, N. of Jones's Tavern, Henshaw Ridge, &c. 15.69 136.12

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15, (Inclined Plane) and No. 14 combined.

Referring to the general table, it will be seen that upon Route No. 14, there is 1.68 miles of this line, on the east side of the summit, which ascends 111.53 per mile, and when we state that the whole length of the line to Brookfield is about the same as Mr. Baldwin's, it may be asked why the grade of 80 ft. had been exceeded in ours, while

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