Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1815-11-01


either to sind ON horse mills send from twenty
to hity miles 10 the mills on Tyeart's Valley ri.
yer. We can procure a sufficient supply OF water
10 reip,dy this Inconvenience, and to authorize the
bu'liiog oi many shiitional water works demanded
b, the ~ant AMI Interests Of the community as ell
as torcn,er the West Fork navigable in the d,iesi
Seasons, il'e Legislature Will authorize us To cut
ca al iroIn lhs BncShannon RIVER 10 Elk Greek
and DIVERT part ofts waters into the latter stream
amt give US some aid To- eject this gre al object
The EneiShsnuon River, as well us all the other
branches OF ilgart's Valley River, rises in the
mountans, anah fed by numerous ncyc. -iali z
springs From the point where we propose to cut
tile canal, IL Il By computation hundred feet
higher than Elk Geek and the length oil the canal
about three miles. Regsrs Run, branch of Buck
hsnnon, which runs close to the head Of Elk, is
gentle stream OF little fall and BY building dam Oh
Bnekh;nnon and deepening the bed ot the ran, the
water VIII ascend IT almost to the point from whence
II will tumble down into Elk. Tie Tyg.rt Valley
san ifn,aense stream OF water, runnisg for many
miles through barren, mOunti,Iisis, uninhahIted
country. AID is Distracted by great falls so AS TO for
bid the idea of its being made nays gable for
ages to come; feel convinced therefore that no
injury Will be done to the settlers or pr0pretors ON
That river by the grant VIC solicit, whilst incaIcua-
be benefits will Flow from It TO the whole country
ant 10 the state for as the welfare Of al, s pro-
poituned TO the welfare OF the respective parts so
It Is the dictate Of the soudes policy TO foster the
interests Of the parts, whenever Il can be done with
The existing laws authorize the erection of mill.
dams ou the MonoDga.eia and Yves, Fork Rivers
to the height ct four feet roG1ring The owners To
buid SLOPES sixty feet wide, Mt exceeding SIX de-
grees oieievaiion and locks sixteen feet vide II is
cy the and al 'Sins that calculate making these
rivers navigab,e; but believe the provisions of
The existing laws ii.cosntnepsuraie to tiat ob-
Ject, and We respectfully suggest the following al
terstnns Let the dams BE- built AS high al t,ie
company may direct, subject To the provisions Of the
II M .Is
that the wa;'r III tie lower dan will fow eighteen
inches detpa least upon the base OF the next d
Dove ii, or have canal cut 16 feet vide aud inch
Sc deep ironI tie back water OF the lower dam into
thG lock ot the one above IL make the locks
sixteen icet wade rs at present required, aud have
the slopes instead of six, not exceeding tour degrees
Il elevation, the nariowcst not less than 10 feet
WIDE aud at the rate Of fifteen feet wide tor e;cl,Dot
OF the height oil the dam-dnc 1utiuue the rope and
windlass, they are useless to godown the Slope and
the lock IS the safest and easiest mode oi ascending
prohi5it the use OF the water to draw il down
below the depth OF eighteen inchesin the shsowesl
place. The effect of this plan will be, that there
will be at all times bed of water eighteen inches
deep from one lock to another, and gentle slope
to descend in high water. From the best cacuia-
tons we have been able to make the waters of the
West Fork and Monongaicls, do not fall more than
twelve or fifteen inches IN q mile; consequently
the tarus will not be numerous as to impede the
progress OF boats, TO render the Accomplishment
OF our Object worry expensive and the valuable Wa
ter works that may be erected at the dams, will de-
fray much OF the eXpenees. Although we do not
expect that any impedments will be thrown in our
way by individuals, yet in order to guard against
them, will he necessary to possess power o. con-
demuing seats for dams, with an acre of land on
each side, in the ,node and subject 10 the recula-
tons now prescribed in relation to abattmg dams
In many instances, no doabt, the owners of valu-
able seats viii contract with the company to erect
such dams, locks, &c us the Charter may require
orimprOve their dams already erected, oontorma-
bly, thereto.-A powerto make such arrangements
VIII be necessary.
Having fully laid open our views to the Les:sa.
t9re IN relation To this important subject, we re-
q st that your honorable body will pass an act to
incorporate company, to be- ca.ie; the .flononea-
hetd Navigation COmbany, with such powers and
privileges herein enumerated, and with i.at
70 demand and receive ssch tolls rs may b.. fix
cd BY law and in order to enable them to execute
the work, they may be authorized to raise BIZ
lottery, the OF fifty thousand dollars. or
may possess such banking privileges as shall
be deemed sufficient to furnish the necessa-
ry AID We believe that some of the Un-ineorpor-
atcd banks, would willingly accept Charter, upon
the condition OF executing this interesting work
Which we desire to see accomplished, upon grounds
superior to considerations OF individual interest or
monopoly ard TO effect which, we are wiling
that any OF the modes pointed out BY lis, or any
other entitled TO preference, in the opinion of the
honorable Legislature, shall be adopted.
CIarks6,ag, October I'd, 1916.