Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1808-07-12
menced some years ago, is now suspsn-
VI. CAPE FEAR RsvEn.

a company Incorporated by the same
state, tor Improving the navigation of this
river, af,cr having exhausted portion Of
their fund.-, which did not exceed twelve
thousand dollars, IN fruiIess attempts 10
improve the natural navigation of ~ RI
yer, have opened canal with lock,
rh'ch opens safe passage around the
Buck horn or great falls, seven miles be-
low the junetiou Of the Deep and Haw ri.
YER. Another caasi, six miles in length,
with two locks, is necessary around S;ni-
mes falls. Nearly half that distance has
Decn completed; bu; the work is now sus.
pended for want of funds. The legislature
has lately authorised the Company 10 en-.
crease their capital.
VII. New ORLEANS,
The canal Caroudelet, which has al.
ready been mentioned, extends from
Bayou 81. John, to the Notifications or
ditch of the city, and thereby opens an
inland communication with lake Pontchar.
train. a company is Incorporated by the
territorial legislature, for the purpose OF
repairing and improving that work, aud o
uniting The canal by locks with The Nils.
s;ssiPPi. Independent of o,her advan;a.
ges, rhis undertaking would enable go
vernment TO transport with facility and
use the same naval force for the defence
of both The Mississippi and lake Pon,char
tram, the two great avenues by WHICH
New Orleans may be approached from IN,
sea,
TURNPIKE OF ARTIFICIAL ROADS.
A great number of artificial roais ina,
oecn completed in the eastern and mid.
lie states, at an expense varying from ie,,
,han one thousand 10 fourteen lhousan,.
dollars m'le. The labor bestowed o
The least expensive species consists 10
shortening the distance, Diminishing the
ascent OF hills, removing rocks, levelling,
raising and giving proper shape 10 The
bed oil the roads, draining them by ditch.
'es, and erecting bridges over the inter.
Tenihg streams. But the naural soil
of he road is used, instead of covering
with stratum of gravel or pounded
,lones.
Itappears by one of the papers mar
Sed (O.) under which letter will be found
all The information which has been obtain
ed respecting roads, that fifty turnpike
companies have been incorp9 rated, since
The year 1903, in the state of Connect.
cut alone and that The roads undertaken
by, those companies are all ofthat descrip.
lion ii birty nine cf those roads exten.
ding together T7o miles, are completed.
The most expensive is that from New
Haven to hartford, which, has COS, 79 .36 /
dollars, or the distance being 81 uiles
and three quarters, at the rate Of 1880
dollars mie: but about $4,000 dollars
oil the capital have been expended in the
F'Irchase OF the land through which the
road is carried. The nett income on this
road, deductiug the annual repairs and
expenses from the annual tolls does not
exceed 5000 dollars. OF six oil the roads,
which together extend 90 miles. no &C
count has been received. The other thir.
~ two extend together els miles, and
have cos, only $4,000 dollars, or on an
average at the rate OF $50 dollars mile +:
and IT seems that the aggregate of annual
toll on the whole is $4,000 dollars; from
which deduc on the annual repairs and
! expenses, amounting 10 $4,000 dollars,
leaving a nett income Of 90 900 dollars or
OF about eleven per cent. on the capital
! expended.
No particular account has been received
Of the roads in the other eastern states ;
but it is known that besides some of a
similar description with those Of the state
OF Connecticut, several OF nure expen.
lsive kind have been completed, particu-
larry IL Massachusetts. The cost have
varied from 5000 to 1900 dollars q
nile; and amongst artificial roads of the
first grade may be mentioned thDse from
Boston 10 Providence, 10 Salem, and To-
| Newburypor'. These are ell covered
with az artificial! stratum of gravel orpoun.
ded Stones, finished in the most substan-
tial manner. Great expense has also
been incurred IN order 10 shorten the
distance without exceeding the angle oil
ascent, winch is fixed at degrees; and
il is stated that the road to Newburypori
81 miles in length, and in which marshe.
and rocks presented considerable obsla.
cies, has cost 400 600 dollars, or at the
rate Of $500 dollars mile. Those ex.
pensive roads, however useful and per
manent, appear 10 be much less profile
bic than those Of Come cljcut. The Sa.
lem road is said to yield SIX per cent. a.
bother road has been stated ~ yielding
eight per cent. the income Of all the Others
IN the state Of Massachusetts is said no
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