Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1816-08-01

.rs the most eligible mode o.
raboe' ~ ,he marketable productions
spPa gu; and lis tributary streams e
pfpls., ,,uoke heads in the Allegan,y
The h0'p onposiite, and at a small dis
,snDt aan little Yrt River, branch Of the
pts l[y 'ahava. 1t bears the name OF
fs,t Asa 'nt;I i descends through the
,n0s sss.a r or Blue Ridge, when
Slin Mvs The name OF STANTON. The
Oa Roanoke has a sailcleat quantity
!. ns tar useful navigation at all sea
falsl !; ;adicious management. 4 with
" s sp.. miles of the Allesany noun
's RI. mart Of the river, IN low wa
~ ss -, gentle cusrsnt, except on the
= p sSich abound in upper koanoke'
a ~ name name Of them present any serious
ssi,t;on to improvement.
.u' ,bs eastern side of the Blue
il.n n the Seven Islands, near the
Osss f Great Falling River. the .Staaa-
pah ,.ot. q holder aspect in the num-
"a di,6cultY Of its falls aud shoals,
~, = which in low water, cannot now
'n ',, ! By loaded boats with safety,
ose IS entirely impossible: but a
n " addition to the amount already ex,
snaaIed in its Improvement. would rem
.' : Oprieetlg safe at all times, whe-
i, NE ryerbe high or low.
The stauutCn, after passing the Seven
Ll'ods, having received a considerable
.,,s.,on Of water frcn IFS northern and
lss.bs,n sides, becomes deeper 4 more
G.,,,Is n its current, & has fewer shoals
none. esen at low water, TO obstrnct
/ 4, ras;age of boats wish 5 tons weight,
4 ! Is iunetion with Dan River. After
h. uuiaon Of the Staunten aud Dan, the
|,,ne :. Roanoke" is resumed, and the
|nnaechan PRODUCES one of the most
|h,otfal and noble rivers on the east OF
|fs AIles.ay Mountains, until It precipl-
|uiss Itself With awfal grandeus down tie
|Great Falls into the plains below. Here
Ks beauty and tie seunil OF lis many
xsters' are LOSE. Il creeps on sluggish.
h in a narrow crooked chanael ihfosgh
cypress swamps, to the distance Of 100
niles, where II Suddenly spreads Itself
sgain into broad a4td beautiful iirer, 10
meet the Choman, forming together the
had Of AlbemarIe Sound.
This is but a genera! ard inpeffec,
description Of this beautiful river, from
Is source to its mouih, being little short
lfSGWde IN leBgth, AID watering with
b tributary streams. at least fifteen mil
ious Of acrys Of as fertile land as any OF
be Atlantic waters.
The principalGbstatle to the navigation
fthis riser is the Great Falls IN the state
North Carolina. They are 10 nile,
ON head to foot. an,i in that dis'arce
ssccnd l00feet, wa;cbis s fees 4 inches
the mile. On the south side of the
yer the distance by land would be 6
lies, with a descent Of IL feet 8 inches
y mile.
There are two or three ways Of rem
rins the falls nayigable. By canals aud
;ks, Or by a'lherring to the bed Of the
Ier' Canals, when nlaap are preferable
cause thew can be aayiSated at all tiines.
thoat danger or dlncalty- 5ps the tx
ase Of making canals in sa'u places
'nld be greater than What the foliage
sht to jnstiiy 7: and | am led to belle. e
atacanal roand tt,ese faiI; wouId t
many years, reimburse, BY moderate
ilase, the expense OF constructing II.
ls cheapest and most expeditions rian|
'ald be to adhere 10 the he'd of the ri
!. Considerable portion Of which con-
'Oas Of sill sheets of water, or having
seaiie current, is already nayigab'r
us node would reduce the actual as
nee y De improved to only q small por-
q . q the 70 miles. Tho rapjd partsj
metals should hare stra;ghtsIaices for
'eeadlng beats, and tor those ascending
'Sonsi sluices crossing from the battom
lie top Ofthe halls. which would lessee
~ deciyite, and thereby greatly taciii-
e TIE passage of ascending boats
IS an Immediate trade down the Roam
Re IS 50 aach wished TOR by the high
ID people, why not, for: tie present.
We land carriage at the Great Fails:
would De ba' 8 m;ies, overa fine sol!
'agOcd real, and the carriage of pre-
SeOy land by that place, would be
le more than The foliage on canal ma
'aaon, where the water must be lei
wa 100 feet by locks If trading
uses we're established at that place, q
produce OF the upper country could
sod there at a fair pfice it would be
nedlately carried that tar but no tar