Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1808-07-05
REPORT
Of 4'HE SECRETARY or 4sE 7REASvRr
ON THE SUBJECT OF
PUBLIC ROADS & CANALS.
MADE IN PURSUANCE OF

PUBLIC ROADS & CANALS,
MADE IN PURSUANCE OF
4 RESOLUTION OF ssSA9s OF aARcH ..
Continued.
]. IIUDsoN AND CHAMPLAIN, OR Nor
TRERN NAVIGATION.
a company was Incorporated several
years ago by the state of New York, for the
purpose of opening this communication,
and a survey taken by Mr.. Weston, copy
of which has not yet been obtained. From
collateral information it appears that it
was proposed to open a canal IL miles long,
with u lockage OF loo feet, from Water
,ord, at the confluence Of the Hudson and
Mohawk, to the upper end of the great
falls of Still water. This was considered
as the most difficult part of the whole route,
and the expense estimated at as 200 dois.
Another canal and lock would be necessa.
ny around the falls Of fort NJ Her but the
remainder of the navigation up the Hudson
to fort Edward, does not require any ma
terial improt ement.
At some distance above fort Edward, it
was intended to connect by a canal and
locks, the Hudson with the North w God
creek, at fort Ann. The navigation down
the creek to Skeensborough is used, but re-
quires to be improved. At this place,
where falls render another canal necessa-
ry, North Wood creek empties into the
south bay of lake Champaign and thence
is a natural sloop navigation through tine
whole extent of the lake. The expense
of the works from fort Edward to Skeens-
borough, had been estimated at 200, 900
dollars.
| The funds Of the company were INSULT
cient, and have, it is said, been expended
without much permanent utility at SILVIA
ter and Skeensborough.
The distance in straight line from Wa
terford to SkeensbOrough is fifty miles
and the expense of opening permanent
navigation on propei plan thro' the whole
line, is from imperfect materials estima~
ted at about 10000 dolls. This commune
cation would divert to port of the y ,
1.-THE trade of one half Of the state of Yer
mont and part of that of New-York,
which is now principally carried thro' the
Ichannel of the St Laurence, and of the
lprOvince OF Canada.
ii. MoHAwK AND ONTARIO, OR YVES
4 TEEN NAVIGATION.
|, A company iRcoip orated by the state oil
New York, for the Improvement of this ma
vigation, has made considerable progress,
and an accurate survey having been taken
Of the distances and levels of the greater
{ place be stated.
DIST. FALL
! From the tide water'at GEiieS. Feet.
= Troy to Lansing mills on
. the Mohawk, is found the
. greatest impeachment to
r the navigation of that RI
o lvcr, consisting Of the CO.
Il hoes falls. which are 20
feet perpendicular, and OF
4 succession Of other falls,
q which continue to the
e north river, 90 II
: From Lansing mills up
# the Mohawk to Schenec-
n ltady tie height Of the RI
h liver at the time when the
II lsurvey was taken, prcVeb
e ted Mr.. Weston from corr
v lrectly ascertaining the le-
.e lvels. The fall for that
In distance is therefore esd
lmated ar II is % 4
r. From Schenectady to
.e the Little falls, 81 ID 10 l.
The Little falls, which
Al before the improvements
~ made by the compaBy in
lie terrupted altogether the
IN navigation, Sd 80
n From the Little fallsto
e Fort Stanwix, now Rome, IS 50 l.
A. This is the head Of the
navigation, and the sum-
,e init level between it aud
& West Wood creek,
he branch Of Lake Ontario,
ne is feet 5-4 above that
as part Of the river Mohawk,
On where the navigation cea-
"a ses, 5-4 9 3
ie 125 81
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