Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1810-11-23

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taken iroIU him by an order of ccust, and
put into the hands of trustees, for the beAe-
ht of his creditors and family.
I" Asnaau Treatise on The Improvement
Of inland Navigation ef the rivet
RatRahannock, and Highways y,ont
the tozun of Fredericksburg, through
: thecounfy Of -Culpeper to the Noun
tdins Nth some particular details,
demonstrating the pracffca6iLty eff
each--6y John Strode.''
Continued from our Lastly
Thus the expense of opening and
improving the river and its two large
branches, from tide water up TO its Ut
most improbable extremities, asa ap-
pears by the foregoing CALCULATES Is to
amount TO the sum OF s aoQo0g&hich,
if divided into 100 dolls. each, viii
m Ike 500 shares of these it is pro.
bable that the state may take one hun
dred, leaving 200 to be divided a.
mong private adventures to be paid
10 dolls. at subscribing, or at least be-
fore the commencement of the work,
the balance quarterly, in proportion
as the work advances; under proper
restrictions and regulations 10 be con-
sidered and concluded on after the
company shall be organized; but
should our Legislature decline taking
any part thereof notwithstanding,
| there will, no doubt, be public spirited.
characters enough TO purchase up the
whole.
After performing the grand object
Af opening and perfecting the paviga-
y up the river and its two large
Branches, better estimate and judg-
ment can, be formed of opening the
intermediate branches thereof, as well
as any other streams Of, proper size,
which may fall into them. Any branch
or run of water sufficient to turn a
grain mill of one PAR OF stones, is full
~ suficien, to support canal aud its
necessary locks.
| The intermediate streams between
those two large, extensive branches
OF the river, to wit, the Gourd Vine,
the Hazle river, the mountain run,
Cedar run, Crooked run, the Robert-
son river, and indeed several smaller
streams are all capable of being i'm
proved into useful navigation in every
instance, up as high as before stated.
Great advantages may be gained by
opening the navigation of the moan
tain run in particular because in its
course 1t passes very near the town of
Stevensburg, and still more near to the
growing town of Fairfax, where the
courthouse of Culpepsr county is erec-
ted.-No water of the same size can
be better calculated for inland uavi-
CATION than this run nor is there a.
ny that can be effected at much small
Ter expense.---It wants little more than
a lock at each mill dam already GREG
ted thereon.
| The utility and advantages to he de-
rived from improvements. by inland
navigation, must more or less depend
on their local situation whether they
pass through and ex.end to suthci-
eatly large body of rich Lands--whe.
Their they have arrived at a proper
state of improvement---whetaer the
surplus ptOOb|C tuCECbI NC Oh u butkVs
heavy kind, such as -four, whea', t9-
bacco, hemp, chip and house timber,
plank, scandiDg, lumber, lime, slate
for covering houses, tan bark, &c.
Whether il be of more portable and
precious kind, such as potash, indieo,
salt petre, gun-powder, &c. (Which
could, to a large amount, be transpor-
ted, at small expense, in Wagons,
carts, or by beasts of burthen) and
whether there be trading sea-
ports town to which these improve
viii facilitate and cheaper the carriage
; proportionably to the expense OF exc
cuting them.
In all these eases the products of
the RsppahanDoek and its waters, fully
} answer the desired purposes, and pro-
perly apply - the proposed design.
The country through which these wa
ters pass, and reach TO, Is extensive,
: fertile and in high state of c0itivat.-
t. on and Improvements. Above the tile,
this fiver and its varloia brooches IRE
4 n 4 IL. ~