The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1808-07-12
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Making altogether two millions two
hundred Thousand dollars. 100000
1t is not believed that sloop navigation If
practicable could he Effected for less sum than
FIVE millions of dollars The following works
have already been completed bythe company
At the Little falls a canal three quarters of g.
mile in length, has been opened, and descent
of 40 feet effected by six locks of solid mason
ry, each of which is &c feet long, and IL iect
wide.-At the German fats, four miles above
the Little falls, another canal one mile III length,
with two stone locks of the same materials and
Dimensions effects descent OF ten feet.
On the summit level, canal one mile and three
quarters in length, and supplied with water from
the river Mohawk BY short feeder, unitcs that
river and Wood creek, by means OF two locks
OF the same dimensions and materials, one at
each extremity of the canal. All those canals
are two feet and half deep, 81 wide at bottom,
| and 50 at top, and admit boats OF ten tons 1t
is proper to state, that at first, wooden locks
had been erected ut the Little falls, and brick
locks on the summit canal. AT both places they
had become totally unfit for service AT the end at
seven years, and it WASH ecessary to replace them
by stone locks circumstance winch encrcased
considerably the expence of the undertaking
Several minor improvements have been made
on the Mohawk and the navigation at Wood
creek, of which the principal defect is want OF
| water, has been improved by raising dams, and
| by the erection of four temporary wooden locks.
But until canal shall have been opened, the
whole distance from the summit level to Lake
Oneida, the navigation will be imperfect, ana
the profits inconsderable.
The funds of the company do not enable them
to undertake the necessary improvements al the
two extremiies of the line, a canal around the
Cohoes falls to tide water, and another canal
from Lake Oneida to Lake Ontario The usual
portage at the first place is from Schenectady to
Albany and very good and extensive artificial
road of 10 miles, by another company, unites
the two towns. Another company has lately
been incorporated, for the purpose of making
| an artificial road at the other extremity of the
| line from Rotterdam, on Lake Oneida, to Sal
mon creek on lake Ontario.
| The capital OF the company is $50, 900 dollars,
of which the state of New-York owns $4,000
| dollars but with the exception of one dividend
| of per cent, all the tolls have been applied to
the works and including these and debt of
10000 dollars due by the company, the whole
expenditure amounts to- $4,000 dollars. The
annual tolls do not yet exceed $4,000 dollars.
| III. NIAGARA.
/ The fall from Lake Erie to Lake Ontario has
already been stated at $50 feet.-A company had
offti by tie state os ~ York
for the purpose ofopening canal at this place /:
but it does not appear that any thing ever was at
tempted after the survey had been made. The
intention seems to have been to open a canal ma
vigation for boats only, from Fort Schlosser to
Devils hole the Lake itself and Giles creek
would have supplied the water and the expence
was estimated at 437, GOO dollars.
| 1t is however evident that the canal, in order
| to be eminently useful the nature of the un.
dertaking seems to require, should be on such
| scale as to admit vessels which can navigate both
Lakes. Considering the distance, which in that
| case must be extended to about ten miles, and
the locSage of $50 feet tits believed that the
expence can be estimated at less than LOCO, 0OC
| dollars.
| The works necessary to effect water commune
f x s tide 'astsr Of the North ri
Lake Superior only except.d) are therefore es.
tmated at four millions of dollars, viz
| Dollars
Northern navigation to lake Cham.
plain, 100000
| Western navigation to Lake Onta-
rie, 1900. oOC
Falls of Niagara for sloop naviga-
ton, 100000
|