3. Principal Lines of Railroad in Process of Construction in New England and New York, on the 1st of September, 1850.

Name.

Atlantic and St. Lawrence, From Portland to the Canada line, which it strikes at the town

of Canaan, Vt., where it connects with the St. Lawrence and
Atlantic Railroad, which is open from Montreal to St. Hya-
cinthe, 30 miles. Whole length, 156 miles. Open to South
Paris, 47 miles. Branch from Mechanics' Falls to Buckfield;
length, 13 miles. The whole of the road to the State line
is under contract.

Kennebec, Bath, & Portland, From Portland to Augusta. Length, 60 miles. There is a
branch to Bath, from Brunswick, 9 miles long, now open.
The road is open from Portland to Brunswick, 25 miles.
From Somersworth, N. H., to Portland. Length, about 50 miles.
Graded from Portland to Gorham, 12 miles.

York and Cumberland,

Portsmouth and Concord, From Portsmouth to Concord, N. H. Length, 40 miles. Open

Concord and Montreal,

from Portsmouth to Raymond, 23 miles.

From Concord, N. H., via Haverhill, to a point of intersection
with some one of the Montreal roads.
Open to Plymouth, 51 miles.

Length, 69 miles.

Concord and Claremont, . From Concord, N. H., to Claremont, where it intersects the Sullivan road. Length, 50 miles. Open to Bradford, 25 miles. From Keene, N. H., to Vernon, Vt., 20 miles. Will be open in October, 1850 (probably).

Ashuelot, .

Contoocook Valley,

Open from Contoocookville, on the Concord and Claremont road, to Hillsboro' Bridge, 14 miles.

New Hampshire Central,. From Manchester to its junction with the Concord and Claremont road in Bradford. Open to Weare Oil-mills, 10 miles. From Dover, N. H., to Haverhill. Open to Farmington, 17 miles.

Cocheco, .

Great Falls and Conway,. From Somersworth, N. H., via Rochester, to Conway. Open

Peterboro' and Shirley,

to Rochester, 12 miles.

From Groton, Mass., where it leaves the Fitchburg road, to Peterboro', N. H. Length, 30 miles. Open to the State line, 15 miles.

Connecticut and Passumpsic River, From the mouth of White River, at Hartford, Vt., up the west bank of the Connecticut to the State line at Canaan, where it will connect with the St. Lawrence and Atlantic road. Length, 114 miles. Open to Wells River (Newbury, Vt.), 40 miles. Will be opened to St. Johnsbury, Vt., by 1st November. Length, 60 miles.

From the Vermont Central Railroad, at Stanton's in Essex, Vt., to the Ogdensburg road, at Rouse's Point. Length, 40 miles. Will be open in October, 1850.

From the Rutland road at Rutland, to Whitehall, N. Y., 24
miles. Will be open in October, 1850.

From the Whitehall and Rutland road at Castleton, Vt., to
Troy, N. Y. Length, 80 miles. The whole road is under

contract.

From Bellows Falls to Brattleboro', Vt. Length, 20 miles. This is the connecting link between the Rutland and upper roads, and the Connecticut River and lower roads.

Fitchburg and Worcester, Length, 12 miles.

Grand Junction and Union, From deep water at East Boston to the Worcester Railroad in

Wilton,

Canal,

Naugatuck,

Brighton. Length, 6.18 miles.

From Nashville, N. H., on the Nashua and Lowell road, to Wil-
ton. Open to Danforth's Corner, Amherst, N. H., 9 miles.
From New Haven to Springfield. Open to Tariffville, 45 miles.
Open from Bridgeport, Conn., to Winsted, 62 miles.

Hartford, Providence, and Fishkill, Open from Plainville, Conn., to Willimantic, 43 miles,
Ogdensburg,

From Ogdensburg, N. Y., to Rouse's Point on Lake Champlain. Length, 118 miles. Will be opened the whole length in October, 1850.

From New York City to Albany.

Length, 160 miles. Open New York.

to Poughkeepsie, 75 miles from From New York to Lake Erie. Open to Corning, 301 miles from New York, of which 24, from New York to the Pier, at Piermont, is now by steamboat. 'The remainder of the road is under contract, and is expected to be completed by April, 1851.

Cost of Con

struction.

Total No. of
Miles run.

Income from
Passengers.

Income from
Freights, &c.

$

$

$

1,698,284 82,006 115,717 68,312 100,739 70,000 1,930,895 189,096 Leased to Western Railroad. 870,648 99,875 144,518 33,830 95,410 53,585 2,968,837 322,301 418,423 121,435 201,842 188,536 1,197,427 91,962 150,163 42,594 145,328 45,000

394,287 25,696 47,766 4,713 16,430 7,997 186,011 19,760 4,823 7,818

1,800 445,000 Leased to N.Y.& Erie Railroad. 36,000| 819,631 57,140 13,111| 24,715 28,125 none. 5,003,675 22,345 31,036 46,301

30,052 7,792 7,924 1,013 6,070 3.75per 210,000

[share 2,091,341 193,018 103,823 52,491 176,433 none. 16,430,868 642,943 363,209 446,934 399,547 3,579,567

548,353 59,900 48,877 8,652 45,947 none. 674,798 52,981 81,790 34,000 70,000 30,000 386,304 23,704 24.361 12,200 28,000 none. 1,102.505 53,920 75,592 13,857 44,476 672,910 70,838 26,693 20,951 53,663 28,361 15,730 1,805 2,424 3,229 1,000 2,363,043 263,52 326,525 138,276 267,000 9 pr ct. Leased to Tioga Navigation Company. 974,865 153,3881189,284 161,247 89,911 71,400 275,425 58,590 30,990 26,219 46,000 3 pr ct. 4,006,428 300,470 533,953 291,318 403,497 333,015 221,961 No part of road in operation.

* Acqua Creek to Richmond. From junction of Rich., Fred., & Potom. to Charlottesville.

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PASSENGERS ARRIVING IN THE UNITED STATES FROM 30TH SEPTEMBER, 1848, TO 30TH SEPTEMBER, 1849.

These tables are believed to be very accurate, being compiled almost exclusively from official reports made by the Treasurers and Auditors to the Legislatures of the several States, near the 1st of January, 1850. The account of the State debts, in particular, is full, and may be depended upon; that of the several kinds of property owned by the States of course is more defective, — for the State archives seldom afford complete materials for accurate accounts of this sort, and the property is sometimes estimated at a nominal valuation, which is much above its market value. The editor of the American Almanac respectfully invites his correspondents in the