The annals of Albany, Vol. I, Part 7

Author: Munsell, Joel, 1808-1880
Publication date: 1850
Publisher: Albany : J. Munsell
Number of Pages: 394


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58


Stage and Mail Routes.


ments having been made in the fall of the above year, a stage started from each end of the line on Tuesdays and Fridays, in the morning, and met at Pittsfield in the evening, accomplishing the entire route in two days. The proprietors, in their appeal to the public for patronage, re- mark, that the difficulty of extending a line of stages across the moun- tains, had always been considered insurmountable, but reflecting that such an establishment would complete the line of an expeditious and sure communication from " Portland, in the province of Maine," through a rich and flourishing country, to Whitestown, in the western part of the state of New York, a distance of upwards of 400 miles, they had de- termined to make the experiment. The fare was 4c. a mile .... In 1794 the post routes from Albany, or centering in Albany, had increased to five, as follows, preserving the post master general's orthography. 1st. Form Albany to Kinderhook, Hudson, Clermont, Redhook, Rhine- beck, Poughkeepsie, Fishkill, Pickskill and New York, once a week. 2d. From Albany to Lansingburgh, Bennington, Manchester, Rutland, Middleburgh, Vergennes and Burlington, once a week. 3d. From Alba- ny to New Lebanon, Pittsfield, Worthington, Northampton and Brook- field, once a week. 4th. From Albany to Kinderhook, Stockbridge and Springfield, once a week. 5th. From Albany to Schenectady, Johns- town, Canajohary, German Flatts, Whitestown, Old Fort Schuyler, On- ondaga, Aurora, Scipio, Geneva and Kanandaigua, once in two weeks. A branch ran from Canajohary through Cherry Valley to Cooperstown, once a week .... In January, 1795, Mr. John Hudson ran two stages, one of four horses and the other of two, daily between Albany and Sche. nectady, and Ananias Platt soon after went upon the same line, making four trips a day. The fare to New York by stage this year, was re- duced to 3£ 4s. ($8). It is understood that the price was usually $10. In the following year it was reduced to $6 in the summer; the fare from Albany to Fort Schuyler was $2.50; to Whitestown, $3 ..... In the same year also (1796), the mails made the transit between Albany and Phila- delphia, a distance of about 260 miles, in three days, and from Boston to Philadelphia in four days, from Savannah to Philadelphia in thirteen days ..... The post roads diverging from Albany were further increased in 1797, through northern towns. A list of the roads and distances in various directions from Albany, this year, was as follows:


ALBANY TO HARTFORD AND NEW HAVEN.


Miles.


Miles.


Col. Visscher's and JohnStaats's Greenbush,


Sheffield,


4


1


Canaan,.


8


Mckown's, ..


4


Norfolk,


6


Smith's,


6


Dr. Bidwell's,


4


John Miller's,


1


Phelps's (Green Woods)


5


Kinderhook Plains,


4 Austin's (New Hartford), .....


5


Kinderhook Mills,


2 Case's (Symsbury),


7


Buck's Tavern,


5 Northington,


4


Spencertown,.


7 West Hartford,


5


Green river.


5


Hartford, .


4


Derby's,


5 Middletown,


15


Egremont, foot of Nabletown mountain,


New Haven, 23


Cook's,


Baker's, in Gt. Barrington ...


1 4


138


1


59


Stage and Mail Routes.


ALBANY TO NIAGARA.


Miles.


Miles.


Humphrey's Tavern,. . 2


[Foster's, . 5


Mckown's,.


3


Morehouse's, . ..


6


Douw's, .


2 Keeler's or Danforth's, 5


Truax's, .


Carpenter's, 15


Schenectady,


4 Buck's,.


3


Groat's,.


12


Goodrich's,.


8


John Fonda's,.


12 Huggins's,


4


Conally's, ..


7


Cayuga, .


7


Roseboom's Fer. (Can'joharie),


3 Seneca, .


3


Hudson's (Indian Castle), ....


13


Geneva,.


11


Aldridge's (German Flatts) , ..


11 Amsden's,


6


Brayton's,


13


Wells's,.


8


Old Fort Schuyler,


3 Sanburne's (Canandarqua) , ...


4


Whitestown, ..


4


Sears's & Peck's,


13


Rome (Fort Stanwix) , ..


12


Genesee river,


14


Whitestown to Laird's Tavern,


9


Indiantown Tonawanda,. 40


Wemp's,.


5


7 310


ALBANY TO MONTREAL.


Flatts,.


5||Burlington,. 70


Waterford, ..


7


Sandbar, .. 14


Half- Moon,


6 John Martin's, 14


Stillwater, .


4 Savage's Point, 6


Ensign's,.


6 |Windmill 66


6


Du Mont's Ferry,


8 |Isle au Noix,. 12


Fort Edward,


12


St. John's,.


Sandy Hill,.


2


Laperara,. 18


9


Skeensborough,


12


Dr. Smith's, 8


232


ALBANY TO BOSTON.


Mckown's,.


5|Northampton, 13


Strong's, ..


9


Belchertown,. 15


Schermerhorn's, 7


Brook field,. 15


Lebanon Springs, 9


Leicester, . 13


Pittsfield,. 7


10


Boston, . 44


Chesterfield, 7 177


Note .- From Worcester to Boston the country is almost one continued village, and houses of entertainment in no instance of two or three miles.


ALBANY TO NEW YORK AND PHILADELPHIA.


Greenbush,.


1 |Kinderhook, 4


Mckown's,


4 Claverack, .. 14


Smith's, .


6 Livingston's Manor, .. 7


J. Miller's,


3 Swart's, .. 15


Kinderhook Plains,


4 Rhinebeck,. 9


14


Fort Ann, ...


10


Montreal,.


Worcester,. 13


Partridgefield,


Worthington, .


10


Oneida Castle,.


8


Niagara, 35


John Denna's,


5


60


Stage and Mail Routes.


Miles.


Miles.


Staatsburgh,.


6|


Conklin's, .. 12


Poughkeepsie, .


11


Kingsbridge,


12


Fishkill,


14


New York, .


15


Nelson's (Highlands),


11


Philadelphia, 95


Peekskill,


9


Odell's,


10!


260


So little improvement was made in regard to speed, that in 1804 a line of stages commenced running between Albany and New York, which occupied three days in the journey, lodging the first night at Rhinebeck, and the next at Peekskill. The avowed object of this line was the ease of the traveller, who was allowed all the time requisite to make the pas- sage agreeable. As far as time was concerned, surely no one could de- sire to be longer on the road. Fare $8. The steam boats soon after this introduced a new mode of conveying travellers and the mail, with ease and comfort to the passenger, and a considerable increase of speed .. ... In 1811 a line of stages was formed from Albany to Niagara Falls, which accomplished the journey in three days, at the following rates: from Albany to Utica, $5.50; Utica to Geneva, $5; Geneva to Canandaigua, $5.75; and from thence to Buffalo at 6c. a mile. ... In 1814 a line of stages was established by a Mr. Hicks, to run between Albany and Brattle- boro', to carry the mail twice a week, but to make the trip between the two places in one day. It was thought the journey to Boston could be performed with greater safety by this route than any other .. . . . In 1818 a line of stages commenced running between Albany and Montreal, on the west side of Lake Champlain, transporting the mail three times a week. By continued gradations, Albany became the centre of a large amount of stage travel, which increased from year to year until about 1830, the dawning of the rail road era. Lines of stages diverged to every point of the compass, and its streets were thronged with vehicles de- parting and arriving at all hours of the day and night. There were several lines daily to Buffalo, to Montreal, to New York, and to Boston. There was a line to Boston by the way of Charlestown, N. H., one by Brattleboro', Vt., one by Greenfield, Mass., and one by Springfield, Mass., and one by Hartford, Ct. Besides these there were numerous less im- portant lines. The firms of Thorp & Sprague, and Baker & Walbridge, owned an incredible number of stage coaches, which were subsequently laid up on the completion of the rail roads. and other improvements in traveling, and many hundreds of worn out horses went to their rest. The glory of this business has departed; its tired horses and tired men have been superseded by the iron horse, which never tires. Troy is now the seat of staging operations in this region; a few straggling lines take the northern routes over the mountains, and short lines penetrate sections of the country remote from the rail roads. One line still occupies the route, over the Cherry Valley turnpike, terminating at Syracuse; through in 24 hours; fare $2.75, or thereabout. This route accommodates such as halt at by-places, or are a little doubtful of their entire personal safety behind a locomotive. Mr. Joseph Webster, who is the veteran stager of the day. also traverses the Helderberg ridge with a six horse team, to Rensselaerville, and another line leaves the Clinton Hotel, keeping up a communication with Schoharie.


Routes of Travel. 61


PRINCIPAL ROUTES OF TRAVEL DIVERGING FROM ALBANY.


ALBANY TO TROY.


During the season of navigation there are three modes of conveyance between Albany and Troy, viz .:


1st. By stage which leaves the General Stage Office, No. 436 Broad- way, Albany, and the hotels on River street, Troy, half- hourly, from 6 A. M. to 7 P. M. Fare 122 cents.


2d By steamboat, hourly, from the foot of State street, Albany, and the Steamboat Landing, River street, Troy. Fare 122 cents.


3d. By the Troy and Greenbush Rail Road, hourly, from about 6 A. M. to 7 P. M., from the East Albany depot, and the east end of the rail road bridge, Troy. Fare 20 cents.


BETWEEN ALBANY AND BUFFALO.


Between Albany, Niagara Falls and Buffalo, there are several routes and modes of conveyance.


1st. By rail road to Schenectady, thence by rail road or packet boats running on the Erie canal.


2d. By rail road or canal to Rome, thence by stage on plank road and steam boat, via. Oswego.


3d. By rail road, stage or canal to Syracuse, thence by rail road or canal and steam boat, via. Oswego.


4th. By rail road or canal to Rochester, thence by rail road, canal or steam boat.


At Utica, Rome, Syracuse and Rochester, passengers can change from the cars to the packets or line boats, and vice versa, without any incon- venience. There are also many points between Schenectady and Utica where a change may be made.


BY ERIE CANAL AND PACKET BOATS.


During the season of canal navigation, there are two daily lines of packet boats from Schenectady to Buffalo, navigating the Erie canal. Leave Schenectady for Buffalo about 9 A. M. and 9 P. M., or on the arrival of the morning and evening cars from Albany. Fare from Schenectady to Albany, by rail road, 50 cents. Leave Buffalo also about the same hours for Schenectady, arriving morning and evening in time for passengers to proceed without delay by rail road to Albany. At Lockport the packet boats connect with the cars running between Lock- port and Niagara Falls, and which connect with cars between Niagara Falls and Buffalo. Travellers who wish a more economical mode than by packet or cars, can travel by line boats, which afford good accommo- dations at a cheap rate. The usual charge for passage and board being about one and a half cents per mile, or one cent per mile without board. Line boats reach Buffalo from Albany in about seven days. Distance 364 miles.


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Routes of Travel. PACKET BOAT TO BUFFALO.


Stopping Places.


| Pl. 10 Pl


Total.


Stopping Places.


Pl. to Pl.


Total.


Port Schuyler,


6


6


Jordan,.


4


190


West Troy, ..


1


7


Cold Spring,


1 191


Junction Champlain Canal, Cohoes, . .


2


9


Weedsport,


5! 196


1


10


Centreport, .


1|197


Lower Aqueduct, ..


3


13


Port Byron,.


2 199


Willow Springs, ..


6


19


Montezuma,


6|205


Upper Aqueduct,. .


7


26


Lockpit,.


6|211


Schenectady,


4


30


Clyde, ..


5 216


Rotterdam, .


9


39 Lock Berlin,. 5 221


4 225


Schoharie Creek,.


5


52 Lockville,


6 231


Smithtown,


2


54


Newark,.


1 232


Fultonvilie, ..


3


57


Port Gibson,.


3 235


Spraker's Basin, ..


9


66


Palmyra, .


5 240


Canajoharie,.


3


69


Macedonville,


4 244


Fort Plain, ..


3


72


Wayneport,.


3.247


St. Johnsville, ..


5


77


Perinton, . .


2 249


East Canada Creek,


4


81


Centre,


2 251


Indian Castle,


2


83 Fairport, .


1 252


Little Falls, ...


5


88


Fullam's Basin,


1 253


Herkimer Lower Bridge,,. 7


95


Bushnell's "


3:256


Frankfort,.


5.101|


Billinghurst's Basin,.


4 263


Utica, ..


9|110


Rochester,


6 269


York Mills,


3 113


Brockway's, ..


10|279


Whitesboro,


1 114


Oriskany ,.


3|117


Adams's


3,284


Rome, ..


8 125


Cooley's 66


3 287


Wood Creek.


2 127


Brockport,


2|289


Hawley's Basin,


2|129


Holley, ..


5 294


New London, .


3:132


Hulberton,


4 298


Higgins's,


4 136


Albion,


6 304


Loomis's,


2 133


Gaines's Basin,


2 306


Oneida Creek,


3 141


Eagle Harbor,.


1 307


Canastota,.


5 146


Knowlesville, .


4 311


New Boston,.


4 150


Medina,


4 315


Chittenango,


3 153


Shelby Basin,


3/318


Kirkville,.


5.153


Middleport, ..


3 321


Manlius,.


41 162


Reynolds's Basin,


3|324


Lodi, ..


8 170


Gosport,


2|326


Syracuse,


1 171


Lockport,.


7 333


Geddes,.


2|173


¡Pendleton, .


7 340


Belisle,


4 177


Tonawanda,.


12 352


Camillus,


2 179


Lower Black Rock,


8 360


Canton,.


5|184


Black Rock, ..


1 361


Peru, ..


2 186 Buffalo,


3 364


1


Pittsford,.


3 259


Upper


96


Spencer's Basin,


2 281


Amsterdam, ....


8 47


Lyons, . .


63


Routes of Travel. BY RAIL ROAD.


Leave Albany for Buffalo and intermediate places about 7 A. M, and 1 and 7 P. M .; running through to Buffalo in about seventeen hours, and connecting at Buffalo with boats running to all ports on the upper lakes. Leave Buffalo for Albany about 8 A. M., and 1 and 5 P. M., connecting with the morning and evening steam boats for New York, and cars for Boston, &c.


Stopping Places.


Pl. to Pl


Total.


Fare.


Stopping Places.


Pl. to Pl.


Total.


Fare.


Schenectady,


17


17


.50||Skeneat'les Junction!


1


165


Hoffman's Ferry, ..


9


26


.75


Sennet, .


4


169


Crane's Village, ...


4


30


.90


Auburn, 26 miles,. .


5


174


5.05


Amsterdam,.


4


34


1 00


Cayuga Bridge, ....


11


185


Tribe's Hill,.


5


39


1 15


Seneca Falls,.


5


190


Fonda,.


5


44


1.30


Waterloo,


3


193


Yost's,.


6


50


1 45'


Gage's,


3


196


Spraker's ..


3


53


1 55|


Geneva.


4


200


Palatine Bridge, ..


3


56


1.65


Oak's Corners,


5


205


Fort Plain,.


3


59


1.75


Vienna.


3


208


Palatine,.


2


61


1.85


Clifton,


4


212


St. Johnsville,.


3


64


1.90


Shortsville,


216


East Canada Creek,


3


67


2.00


Chapinsville,.


3


219


Little Falls,


7


74


2.20


Canandaigua,


3


222


Herkimer,.


7


81


2.40


Victor,.


10


232


Frankfort,.


3


84


2.60


Fisher's,


4


236


Utica, 942 miles, .


11


95


2.75


Railroad Mills, ..


1


237


Whitesboro,


4


99


Pittsford,


5


242


Oriskany, .


3


102


Brighton,


5


247


Rome ..


7


109


Rochester, 77 miles,


6


257


Verona


4


118


Chili,.


4:


261


Oneida,.


4


122


Churchville,


4


265


Wampsville, ..


3


125


W'ardville.


3


268


Canastota, ..


3


123


West Bergen,


4


276


Chittenango,


2


133


Batavia,


7


283


Kirkville,


5


138


Alexander,


8


291


Manlins,


2


140


Attica, 44 miles,


4


295


De Witt, ..


5


145


Darien City.


4


299


Syracuse, 53 miles,.


3


14


4.25


2


301


Geddes, .


2


150


6


307


Camillus ...


6


156


Town Line,.


4


11


High Embankment,


3


159


Lancaster, .


6


317


Half- Way House, ..


2


161


Cheektowaga,.


4


321


Elbridge,


3


164


Buffalo ..


51


326


9.75


·


At a meeting of the superintendents of the several rail roads forming the line between Albany and Buffalo, in October, 1848, the following schedule was adopted, which went into operation on the 23d of that month.


7.55


Green's Corners, ...


5


114


Cold Water,.


272


Canasaraga,


.


3


131


Byron, .


4 251


..


Darien Centre, . . Alden,.


..


64


Routes of Travel.


GOING WEST.


Leave Albany,. 7


Schenectady,. 8


Utica, ... . 12 noon,


Syracuse, 3 P. M.


Auburn .. 4 15 -


2 30


Rochester, . 8 30 9


Arrive at Buffalo, . . . 12 30 A. M. 1 P. M. 1 P. M.


GOING EAST.


Leave Buffalo,. . 7 A. M. 2


Rochester,. ... 11 15


Auburn, ..


3 20 Р. M.


1 15 A. M.


5 30


Syracuse,. .. 5 15 " 3


66 Utica,. . . 8 15 7


Schenectady, . . 12 15 A. M. 12 30 P. M.


2 15 P. M.


Arrive at Albany, ... 1 15 " 1 30


3 15


On the 1st of November, the fares on this line were reduced from $12 to $9.75, as follows:


Albany to Schenectady, ... $0.50|| Auburn to Rochester, ... . $2.50


Schenectady to Utica, ..... 2.25 |Rochester to Buffalo, . 2.25


Utica to Syracuse, .. 1.50


Syracuse to Auburn,.


.751


Total,. $9.75


It is understood that each train departs within half an hour after its arrival at each of the intermediate places mentioned in the above list.


DISTANCES FROM ALBANY TO NEW YORK,


ON THE HUDSON RIVER.


Overslaugh,


3 |New Windsor,.


86


Castleton, ..


8


Cornwall,.


88


Schodack Landing, 10


Cold Spring,


91


Coeymans, 12


West Point.


93


New Baltimore, 14


Caldwell's Landing,


101


Kinderhook Landing, 18


Verplanck's Point,. 104


Grassy Point,.


106


Hudson,


29


Teller's Point,


110


Catskill, 34 Sing Sing, 112


Bristol, or Malden,


43 Tarrytown, 118


Saugerties,.


44


Piermont,


121


Upper Redhook,.


45


Dobbs's Ferry, 123


Lower Redhook,.


48 Hastings, 125


Rhinebeck, 55


Pelham, . 61


Hyde Park, 65|


Poughkeepsie,


Milton, . 75


New Hamburgh,.


78


Newburgh, 84


Yonkers,. 128


Spuyten Duyvel Creek,.


132


Fort Lee, N. J.,


135


71| Manhattanville, .. 137


Bull's Ferry, N. J.,.


139


New York, 145


P. M. 7


8


P. M. 66


A. M.


2


3 8 30


12 30 A. M.


12 66 night, 2 50 A. M. 3 45 9


P. M. 9 P. M.


7 30


1 15 A. M.


7 15


10 15


Coxsackie, 21


65


Routes of Travel.


ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE HUDSON RIVER.


Greenbush,


1||Poughkeepsie,. 76


Schodack Centre, .


10


Fishkill,.


89


Kinderhook ...


20


Phillipsburgh,. 99


Stuyvesant Falls, 25


Peekskill,. 108


Hudson, 33


Croton River, 118


Blue Store, 44


Sing Sing, . 120


Clermont,. 46


Tarrytown, 126


Upper Redhook,


51


Dobbs's Ferry, 132


Lower Redhook,


54


Yonkers, 137


Rhinebeck, 60


King's Bridge, 141


Hyde Park,.


70


|New York, . 154


ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE HUDSON RIVER.


Coeymans,


12|'New Hurley, 83


New Baltimore,


14


Shawangunk, 87


Coxsackie, 20


Walden,. 90


Athens,.


23


Montgomery, 94


Catskill, 34


Goshen, 104


Malden, or Bristol,


43


Chester,. 109


Ulster ..


46


Monroe, . 115


Glasgow,


49


Monroe Works, 121


Kingston,.


58


Ramapo,. 131


Rosendale,


66


Piermont, . 150


New Paltz.,


74 New York,


174


ALBANY TO NEW YORK. BY HOUSATONIC RAIL ROAD AND STEAMBOAT.


Stopping Places.


Pl. to Pl


Total.


Stopping Places.


| Pl. to Pl


Total.


Greenbush,


1


Gaylord's Bridge,.


6


92


Schodack,


8


New Milford, .


6


98


Kinderhook,


8


16


Brookfield.


6 104


Chatham,


7


23


Hawleysville, ..


6 110


East Chatham,


5


28


Newton,.


4 114


Canaan,


5


32


Bottsford's,.


4|118


N. Y. State Line,.


5


38 40


Bridgeport,


10|133


Van Dusenville,.


7


41


Black Rock,


3:136


Great Barrington,


2


49


Norwalk Island,


12 148


Sheffield,.


6


55 Greenwich Point,


11|159


Mass. State Line,.


7


62


New Rochelle,


11|170


Canaan,. .


2


64 Throgg's Neck,.


8|178


Canaan Falls Village,


3


67 Hell Gate,.


8|186


West Cornwall, ..


7


74 Blackwell's Island.


3|189


Cornwall Bridge,.


4


78


New York,


4 193


Kent, .


8 86


Stepney, .


5|123


West Stockbridge,


2


1


66


Routes of Travel.


DISTANCES FROM NEW YORK TO OREGON.


Miles.


Fort Bridge, . 35


Koag river,. .. 35


Independence, 266


Down same to the hills that run on same,.


Blue, at Burnett's Trace, 520 Bigg Platte, 25


Up 25


Up the same, 117


Across the North Fork of the same,.


31


Up North Fork to Cedar Grove Up the same to Chimney, .... Scott's Bluffs,.


18


Cock Creek,


20


Solomon Falls,.


Fort Larima,.


33 Crossing Snake river, . .. Boiling Spring,


Big Spring. at the foot of the Black Hills,.


8' ¡Down the same to Fort Barse,


Keryen North Fork, .


30 Burnt River,


41


Crossing of the same,


34| Up the same,.


26


Sweet Water, ..


55 Across to Powder to the Lame- pens,.


18


60 Grand Round, ..


15


Main divide of the same, ..


43


Waters running to the Pacific Ocean, .


Little Sandy,.


14


Dallas, . 120


Big


14


Fort Vancouver,. 100


Green river, ..


25


Mouth of the Columbia river, 120


Black Fort of Green river, ...


22


Total, 3,440


The time occupied in travelling the above overland, is about five months. The voyage by sea round Cape Horn, from six to eight months,


ALBANY TO KEENE. BY STAGE.


Stopping Places.


Distance


Fare.


Stopping Places.


Distance


Fare.


Arlington,


48


2.25


Grafton.


88


3.75


Stratton,


62


2 75


Cambridgeport,


88


4 00


Wardsboro, .


66


3.00


Saxon River, .


93


4.25


Jamaica, .


72


3.5'


Bellows Falls,


97


4.50


Townsend,


78


3 75


Walpole,


4.50


Athens,.


82


3.75


Keene, .


4.50


Second Route.


Clarendon,


4.00||Chester,


4.75


Shrewsbury


4 25


Bellows Falls,


5.00


Mount Holley


4.50


Walpole,.


5.00


Cavendish,.


4.75


Keene,


5.00


25 58


18


57 Down same to the Great San- dusky, ..


38


Partnith, first waters of the Columbia,. .. Fort Hall, on Snake river, .... Partnith again,


11 87 42 27 19 40


Up same to the snow on Rocky Mountains ..


40 Utile river, over Blue Mount, Dr. Whiteman's, 1


29


2 Walla walla, 25


Down the same, .


12


Miles.


St. Louis, (shortest way, and not by rivers,) 1,033


67


Routes of Travel.


ALBANY TO BOSTON. BY RAIL ROAD.


Stopping Places.


Pl. to Pl


Total.


Stopping Places.


| Pl. to PI


Total.


Schodack,.


7 200


8


North Wilbraham,


6,111


Kinderhook,


16


Palmer,


10 117


Chatham,


..


5


23


Warren,


4 127


East Chatham,.


5


28


West Brookfield,


2'131


Canaan,.


3


33


South Brookfield,


3,133


Edwards, .


2


36


East Brookfield,


2 136


State Line,


3,


38


Spencer,.


5|138


Richmond,


5


41


Charlton,.


4|143


Shaker Village, .


3


46


Clapville,


9 147


Pittsfield,


5


49


Worcester,


6|156


Dalton, ..


3|


54


Grafton,.


6:162


Hinsdale,


5


57


Westboro,


4 168


Washington,


3


62 Southboro,.


4 172


Becket, ..


9


65


Hopkinton,.


3 176


Chester Factory,


7


74


|Framingtom,


4 179


Chester Village,.


3


81


Natick


4|183


Russell, ..


8 84


Needham,


4 187


Westfield,


8


92


Newtown,.


2|191


West Springfield,


2|100


Angier's Corners,


2|193


Springfield,


6 102


Brighton,


5 195


Wilbraham.


3 108


Boston.


0 200


ALBANY TO SARATOGA.


BY RAIL ROAD.


Schenectady, 17; Ballston, 32; Saratoga, 39. Fare through $1.62. Leave Albany about 9 A. M. and 4 P. M. Leave Saratoga about 6 and 11 A. M. During the winter season there is but one train, daily, be- tween Albany and Saratoga.


ALBANY TO BRATTLEBORO', VT.


BY STAGE.


Stopping Places.


Distance


Fare.


Stopping Places.


Distance


Fare.


Hoosick,


28


1.25


Wilmington


60


3:00


Bennington


34


1 50 |Brattleboro,


751 3.50


68


Routes of Travel.


ALBANY TO BURLINGTON. BY STAGE.


Stopping Places.


Distance


Fare.


Stopping Places.


Distance


Fare.


Brandon, .


100


5.001


Middlebury,. Burlington,


140


7.00


Leicester, .


ALBANY TO HAVERHILL. BY STAGE.


Stopping Places.


Distance


Fare.


Stopping Places.


Distance


Fare.


Pittsfield


105


5.75


Chelsea,.


136


6.00


Bethel,


118


5.501


Montpelier,


155


6.75


Royalton,


122|


5.25


Haverhill,


160


7.00


Second Route.


Sherburn, .


102|


4.75| |Hanover,


132


6.25


Woodstock,.


108|


5:50


Haverhill, .


158


7.00


Hartford,


128


5.75


Leaves Albany Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, about 7 A. M., returning on alternate days.


ALBANY TO RUTLAND.


BY STAGE.


Stopping Places.


Distance


Fare.


Stopping Places.


Distance


Fare.


Pittstown,.


19


1.00


Granville,


63


3.00


Cambridge,


34


1.25


Poultney.


71


3.50


Salem,. .


46


1.75


Castleton,


79


3.75


Hebron,.


54


2.25


Rutland.


90


4.25


5.00


Salisbury,


69


Routes of Travel.


ALBANY TO CANADA. Summer Routes.


During the season of navigation, there are three routes to Canada.


1st. By rail road and the Champlain canal. By this route travellers go by rail road, via. Troy to the Borough, 18 miles; thence by packet boat to Whitehall. The packet usually leaves the Borough about 3 o'- clock, P. M., and arrives at Whitehall the following morning, in time for travellers to take the steam boats running to the various ports on Lake Champlain.


2d. By rail road and stage, via. Saratoga Springs. By this route tra- vellers can go from Saratoga, via. Sandy Hill to Whitehall, or through Glen's Falls to Caldwell, and by steam boat 36 miles to the foot of Lake George, thence by stage three miles to Ticonderoga.


3d. By stage, via. Troy on the east side of the Hudson river.


We are indebted for some of the preceding tables to Miller's Eastern and Western Guide Book, published by the Merriams of Troy; a useful little work for the traveler, presenting tables of routes on all the great thoroughfares, and other necessary information, for twenty-five cents.


ALBANY TO WHITEHALL.


BY STAGE.


Stopping Places.


Pl. to PI


Total.


Stopping Places.


Pl. to Pl.


Total.


Troy,.


6


6


Fort Miller,.


8!


41


Waterford, ..


5


11


66 Edward,


7


48


Mechanicsville,


71


18


Sandy Hill, .


2


50


Stillwater ..


11.


25


Glen's Falls, .


3


53


Schuylerville, .


41


33


Whitehall,.


18


71


BY CHAMPLAIN CANAL.


West Troy,


6


.


Fort Miller


3


40


Junction,


2


8


Moses's Kill.


3


43


Waterford,.


3


11| Fort Edward.


5


48


Mechanicsville, ..


8


19


Glen's Falls Fr.,


2 50


Stillwater Village,


4


23


|Dunham's Basin,


1


51


Bleeker's Basin, .


2


25


Smith's


5


56


Wilber's


2


27


Fort Ann,


4 60


Van Duzen's L.,.


5


32


Comstock's L.,


4


64


Schuylerville,


3


40


Whitehall,


8


72


Saratoga Bridge,


2


37


70


Routes of Travel.


WHITEHALL TO MONTREAL. BY LAKE CHAMPLAIN.


Stopping Places.


Pl. to P .


Total.


Stopping Places.


Pl. to Pl


Total.


Benson, Vt.,


13


13


Burlington, Vt.,


14


82


Orwell


7!


20


Port Kent,.


10


92


Ticonderoga,


4!


24


Plattsburg,


15


107


Shoreham, Vt.,


2


26


Chazy, .


16


123


Bridgeport, "


9


35


Ronse's Point, ..


9


132


Chimney Pt."


6


41


Iseaux Noix C., ..


12


144


Port Henry,.


2


43


St. Johns, Vt., ..


12


156


Westport, ..


1


54


La Prairie R. R.,


15


171


Fort Cassin,


7


64


Montreal,.


9


180


Essex, . .


7


68


ALBANY TO MONTREAL. Winter Route.


Stopping Places.


Distance


Fare.


Stopping Places.


Divian :e


Fare.


Castleton,.


79


3.751


Charlotte,


130


6.75


Sudbury,


91


4 50


Burlington, .


140


7.00


Middlebury,


106


5.00


Montreal,.


230


14.00


Vergennes.


117


5.


The time of arrival and departure on all the thoroughfares vary at different seasons of the year, and the fare on all is subject to fluctuation on the packet and stage lines.


A TRIP TO NEW YORK IN '97.


It is mentioned in the papers of 1797, as an instance of remarkable despatch, that Col. William Colbreath, sheriff of Herkimer, left this city on Sunday morning, May 7th, on board a vessel for New York, and returned on Thursday afternoon, 11th, having in a little more than four days, including a day and a half he was in New York, performed a jour, ney of three hundred and thirty miles.


71


Public Offices, Buildings, g.c.


PUBLIC OFFICES, BUILDINGS, &c.


PUBLIC BUILDINGS.


Arsenal, cor. Broadway and Law rence.


Capitol, head of State street.




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