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the west side and run up past Omai to near Potaro 
Landing. From this there should be a branch about 
sixty miles long to the Semang river, and thence about 
one hundred miles further to the boundary, where it 
would terminate at the Massaruni River, after running 
through the centre of the diamond fields. The main 
line would follow generally the valley of the Potaro to 
the 5th degree, and thence nearly due south in the 
valley of the rivers Tisaling, Mahoo and Takutu to San 
Joaquim. I believe the construction of this railway 
would be the making of this colony. 
TIME-TABLE. 
The time-table from Vreed-en-Hoop, if this line should 
be made, would approximate — 
Passen- 
Goods 
Miles 
to 
Time. 
ger 
rates 
fares, per ton. 
Vreed-en-Hoop 
8.00 a.m. 
50 Bartica Ferry 
10.00 a.m. 
Bartica Town 
10.30 a.m. 
f 
3 00 
130 Potaro Landing 
(Junction^ A 
2.30 p.m. 
$ 3 
90 
10 00 
ditto D 
3.00 p.m. 
60 Semang River A 
6.00 p.m. 
5 
70 
15 00 
ditto D 
8.00 a.m. 
90 Merume 
9.30 a.m. 
6 
60 
17 00 
160 Boundary 
2.00 p.m. 
8 
70 
23 00 
130 Potaro Junction 
D 
3.00 p.m. 
150 Kaieteur A 
4.00 p.m. 
4 
50 
13 00 
Sleeping Place 
A 
6.00 p.m. 
D 
8.00 a.m. 
350 San Joaqnim 
6.00 p.m. 
10 
50 
28 00 
