B LENGTH AND ESTIMATED COST OF PARTS OF ROUTES.

Am’t of parts Am. of each Total

Length: Amount of forming a continuous length
DESIGNATION.
TERMINI.

continuous Route thus of each REMARKS.
Miles.

Route formed. Route.
Garden Brook Route.
From Stony hill to Sta. 4454.

14.071248416,21 248416.21

354433 89 22,196
do. do. do. by Westfield Vil. From Sta. 445š to west end.

8.125 116017168 116017.68
End Brook Route.
From Stony bill to Sta. 1984 of Garden Brook Route. 9.631 17558964 175589.64

291440 771 22.257
Garden Brook Route.

From Sta. 1984 to west end by north side of Westfield Riv. 12.626 11585113 115851.13
End Brook Route.

From Stony hill to Sta. 1984 of Garden Brook Route. 9.63117558964|175589.64
Garden Brook Route.
From Sta. 1984 4454.

4.686 5605134 56051.84 337659 16 22.442
Westfield Village Route. From 4454 to west end.

8.125 106017681106017.68 Mill River Route. From Stony hill to Sta. 108 Garden Brook Route. 8.330149566/07/149566.07

14.349 169965 54 169965.54 $ 319531 61 22.679 Garden Brook Route.

8.330 149566 07149566.07 Garden Brook Route, From 108 to 4451.

6.233 110167 25110167.25 365751 00 22.688 Westfield Village Route. From 445% of Garden Brook Route to west end.

8.125 106017168106017.68
End Brook Route.
From Stony hill to Sta. 398.

7.538 96619 52 96619.52
Cross Route to Bush's Notch. From 398 End Brook Route to 604 Cabotville Route. 5.436 15640617156406.17 38695896 20.851
Cabotville Route.
From Sta. 604 to west end.

7.877 13393327 133933,27
Garden Brook Route.
From Stony hill to east bank of Con. River.

Admitting the

same grades on Cost of Bridge on Garden Brook

this, as on End
Route across Con. River.

B. Route to same
Cost of B. on Cab. R. across C.

point, estim. cost
6079363

will be reduced at R., (50 ft. above surf. of water.)

least $30,000—E. Cost of Bridge on End Brook

B. R. is .241 of a | Route, across Con. River.

mile longest.

37341|50)

80

66

66

66

66

66

Feet.

Cui: Ista.

RECAPITULATION.
Elev. of

Elev. of Ele.
ground Elev. of gro. at gra.

GRADES.

Total

Cost of
BOUTES.
at S.hills Grade at W. ter- at

length. Grading

REMARKS.
ab.Con. do. ab. mination do.

and
River Con. R. ab.Ct.R.lab.

0 to

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 Bench.

1 Bench.

1

1

Miles. Bridging. Bench. ido. lo 20

1

30 40 50 60 70 80 90 No. 1. Gar. Brook & N. W.R. 195 1773 197.46218113.054 7.973 2.277 (3.44712.159/3.106

122.016|308215/50/Total with 2d Gr.down Gar.
No. 2. Cabotville.
195 183 197.462 181 2.1962 263 2.6782.858 1.116 5.8950.265 2.0451 19.316 450806 87

Brook $274,425.46.
No. 3. Gar. B. and Westf. vil. 195 1773 197.462 170 2.447 7.732 3.892 5.019) 13.106

With bridge 30 ft. 422,060.40.
No. 4. End B. & N. of W. R. 195

22.196 354433 89 Total with 2d G. down Gar.
183 197.462 18111.99318 030 4.07712.72213.541 1,894

22.257291440 771 den Brook, $320,641.55.
No. 5. do. & Westfield vil. 195 183 197.462 170|1.3877.788 5.697 4.294 1.382 1.894

22.442 337659 16
No. 6. Mill R. & N. of W. R. 2021 1771|197.462|181 3.508 6.240 2.798 5.616 3.7310.777

22.679 319531161 No. 7. do. & Westfield vil. 2021 1771 197.462|1702.902 5.828 4.422 7.187|1.572 0.777

22.688/365751.00
No. 8. End Br. and Bush's N.
195 183 1197.462181 3.7784.593 1.6102.765 3.068 3.037

20.8.51386958/96
C Table exhibiting the Radius of Curvature, and aggregate length of Curves in each Route, from Stony Hill to Tekoa Mountain.
From Το Rad.

From Το Rad. , Cur. From 10 Rad. Cur. From To Rad. Cur. From To Rad. Cur. From To Rad. Cur.
Station Station. Feet

leer. Ik
Sta. Feet. Feet.

1

Sta. Sta. Feet. Feet. Sta. Sta Feet. Feet. Sta. I Sta. Feet. Feet. Sta. 1 Sta. Feet. Feet.
Stebbins's Childe's

394 406 7640/1200) No. 3. By End Brook to 1574415841/3820 10001 2691306*12865 13700
L. 2858 L. 14 3820 1800664468142865 1700

427|435 5730) 800_198.86 Gar. Brook Line. 61146444 5730 3300 92 107) 5730 150017221 7402 5730 18001 513 552 5730 39001 275| 295 5730

2000 6441 6824 5730 3800

* Near 604 of Cabotville

Line.
122 163 5730 4100 7431 76132865 15001 552 569 382011700 316 327 5730
206

11006824 7002 5730 1800 (No. 6. To Springfield by
2164 2865 1050,7833 7931 14321 1000 582 612 2865 3000 338 344 5730

600 72847571 5730 2900

Mill River.
234]
239 2865 450 7931 80412865 1100 612635 1910 2300 349 363j1910 1140076417727 5730 800

281 5730 2800
250 263)| 2865 1250 8041|814 (1146 950 734 741 11460) 700 363 372 1432} 900793418064 1910
2631 2703 14323 700 814 827 14321 1300j 731 834

11300 209 2471 11460 2850

57301 300 376 4222865 4600 81611822; 1910 2703 294 2292/23501827 1833 1910

600 257) 271 5730 11400

2865 1500 422 448|3820 2600 822283531637.1 1325| 310 323 5730 11300
294 324(14324|3000 833 1845 12865 1200 934 939 5730 500 4971*570/1637.111000 8352 84142865 600

323 330 5730 700
3721 381 1910) 850 845 858 2292 1300

939 954 286511500)

* Joins 198.86 of Garden 86131875 (2865 11350 330 340 5730 1000 381 4091 * 1146 2850 862386532292 1146/1375 Brook Line.

355| 378; 1432112300 409) 4284 16371 1875

26 ' No. 2. By Cabotville.

814,827 1432; 1300 No. 4 From 445 1-4 of Gar. End Brookto Bush's notch 390 412 11460 2200 4428 4494 38201 650 8271833 1910 600 Br. Line by Westefild vil.

420|440* 3268 2000 4684 4804 8292|1200 258 276|11460? 18001 833/845 2865 1200 4653|473412865 775! 109 141 |1637.1|3200 4804 4961, 573011600 350 365 11460 1500 845.858 2292/1300/476 480 2865 400 146 1571 5730

1150

* Near 107 of Garden 4397 5713 5730 32001 369 393 38202400186238653| 2292 300 433 4412|3820 850174 1983820 12400 Brook Line.

6001 906921

300 954/814

RECAPITULATION.

66

Rad. Rad. Rad. Rad. Rad. Rad. Rad. Rad. Rad Rad. Rad. NUMBER OF ROUTE.

1146 |14321|1637.1 1910 2292 2865 3820 | 5730 7640 111460 3268 No. 1. By Garden Brook. 3800 6000,1875 1450/545018250/245012210

6 No. 2. By Cabotville. 1375 1300 2900 1600 720041005500/1200/4000 No. 3. By End Br.to 198.

REPORT

UPON THE

RECONNOISSANCE AROUND THE NORTH END OF

MOUNT TOM.

Worcester, March 16th, 1837. TO THE PRESIDENT AND DIRECTORS OF THE WESTERN

RAIL ROAD CORPORATION. GENTLEMEN,

I have the honor to state, that in obedience to the Resolution of the Board of the 21st January, directing the Engineers “ to take a view of the route around the north end of Mount Tom," an examination has been made, commencing at a point at which it is probable the route would diverge from the present line, and terminating at the point farthest west, at which it is supposed it can reunite. These two points are the Wilbraham mountain (or Twelve Mile Brook) and Tekoa mountain in Montgomery.

From the Wilbraham mountain, or from Twelve Mile Brook (10 miles east of Connecticut River) the country in the direction of Mount Tom is generally similar in character to that between the Wilbraham mountain and Springfield village--it is in fact a continuation of the same sand plain, with the exception that it is rather more broken in appearance-hence it may easily be conceived that no serious obstacle would be encountered by the Rail Road in its passage across to the Connecticut River, in the direction referred to.

Having reached the valley of the river, by means to be suggested hereafter, the route would cross the stream in the vicinity of the Rock Ferry, at the north end of Mount Tom, thence by the base of this mountain, it would, at the distance of less than two miles, fall into the valley of Manhan Creek, a stream which flows through the north west corner of the town of Westfield, and enters the Connecticut near the line between Easthampton and Northampton, and a short distance above Mount Tom. Pursuing this valley in a south west direction through Easthampton, Southampton, and the corner of Westfield, it would curve to the west and enter the valley of the Westfield River at Tekoa mountain, the point at which the Cabotville and Springfield lines now unite

Such probably would be the best general direction for the route indicated in the resolution of the Board ; from the character of the country east of the Wilbraham mountain, it is not to be expected that any feasible line could be found farther east than Twelve Mile Brook. For the same reason there is no probability that the line can be carried west of Tekoa, previous to uniting it with the Westfield river route. We may therefore fix upon these two points as the beginning and the termination of the route by Mount Tom.

The details of the route may be briefly stated thus : The line after leaving the Twelve Mile Brook, would cross the Chickopee River into the town of Ludlow, and from thence towards Deacon Dutton's, thence about 1 mile south west of Ludlow meeting house and 2 miles north of Jenks', or the Ludlow factories, thence crossing the small stream upon which the Continental saw-mill is situated, it would follow the plain at the base of the elevated ground in the western part of Ludlow near John Moody's, thence over very favorable ground through the north east corner of the town of Springfield, through the south west part of Granby, and thence into the town of South Hadley.

After reaching South Hadley, the question arises, whether the descent to the Connecticut River can best be effected by falling into the valley of Stony Brook, (called Muddy Brook upon the map,) upon which South Hadley village is situated, or whether it would be better to descend by the river bank some distance south of the village ; or again, as Stony Brook, near its mouth, is crooked, whether it would not be better to pass over into the valley of Batcheller's Brook, a small stream which enters the river a short distance above Stony Brook; either of these routes seem to be practicable, but surveys alone could furnish the necessary data for determining which would be the preferable course. The

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