58 KOADS AND KAILWAYS, 



niiig twice each wi'i'k Iji'twecu Exploits, Wliitljoiuue and St. 

 .Jolni's. 



RESULTS. 



Tlie railway having now pi'nctiatcd a ivgioii wliicli was ])re- 

 viously lint litllc known, to a ilistance of two lumdi-ed miles, in 

 little more tlian two years, we are enabled, to some extent, to 

 form an estimate of tlie lieneticial changes it has accomplished 

 And is likely to accomplish in the fntnre, and also to arrive at a 

 conclusion in regard to the chai'acter and resources of the coun- 

 try "wliich it ojieiis iij). 



C<)>I>1<)N ROADS OPKNKD. 



The lirst tlung wliicli strikes us is the wonderful extent of 

 •common roads alreatly constructed or in course of construction, 

 to connect the \ari(jus settlements and towns on the sea coast 

 with the railway. These have been mostly surveyed and built 

 Ijy the contractor, Mr. Reiil, acting umler the instructions of the 

 '(Government. A good waggmi road, forty miles in length, has 

 been built from Trinity to Shoal Harl)our, via Goose Bay. This 

 •opens uj) a laigv ([uantity of good land for settlement and secures 

 access to tlie lailway to a con.siderable population. Another 

 road, ten miles in length, has been built to connect Indian Arm 

 Bay with the railway ; while a third, five miles in length, runs 

 from Alexand(n' Bay to tlie railway near Gambo. A road about 

 forty-four miles in length, from Hall's Bay to the railway, join- 

 ing tlu' latter about four miles west of Badger Brook, has been 

 surveyed and some work done upon it. It will doubtless T)e 

 •completeil this season. Roads from Arnold's Cove and Come-by- 

 -chance have also been built. A line of road four miles long has 

 been surveyed from Northern Bight to the railway ; and another 

 is projected from Exploits to Botwoodville and Gander Bay. It 

 may be leasonaljly exitected that wheivver there is good land 

 along these waggon roads it will lie occupied by settlers and that 

 farms will multii)ly. New life will be imparted to these lonely, 

 isolated settlements thus ])laced in easy communication with the 

 ^.-ajiital, and vaiioiis industrial eiilerprises will lie develojied. 



