The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1823-11-04


bis coming was known in our part Of the city.
The philosophical apparatus aud books, for
tie Columbian College, have arrived.
NETWORK CANAL.
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July. 1917. The Erie Canal is about 1863
miles long, aud j: is all finished excepting
about 20 miles al its western extremity. from
Lockport TO Buffalo. This canal has 81 locks,
constructed of solid masonry, viz &c from
Albany to Schenectady; % from the latter
place 10 Utica % from Utica TO Rochester !;
and from Rochester to Buffalo. The North
ern, or Champaign Canal, was begun on the
10th June, 1917, and is completed. Its whole
extent is about So miles, and II has 81 locks.
10 this enumeration, two locks to communi-
cate with the Hudson river at Troy; the great
sloop lock above Troy five ascending locks al
Lockport, and all the guard-locks, are omitted
There are also several aqueducts of great
length. Those over the Mohawk, between
the Cahoose falls and Schenectady that at
the Little Falls, and one over the Genesee
river in particular. Several dams are also
connected with the work, viz: Five over the
Hudson river, one over the Mohawk, and one
over the Tonewanta Greek. A lateral canal
Of one and half miles, from the Erie Canal
to Silina, was completed in 1920, and several
feeders have been constructed, some of which
are navigable, and great number of substan-
tial bridges. The column of water IN each
canal is 40 feet wide al the top, % at the bot
tom, and four feet deep. The locks are 90
feet long, and IA wide in the clear. A boat
of 25 tons is considered a full load for one
horse, and % miles travel a days woIk.-IfI
above 25 TO so tons of freight are in the boat,
two horses are used, and the travel q to sol
miles day. Those boats that have been
built expressly for the canal, will generally
carry from IS 10 40 tons but il is supposed
that vessels may be used carrying 100 TONS
The transportation OF ton OF hour from Buff
falo TO Albany. will not cost more than 10 dol
airs. freight and toll inclujed--by land il costs
100 dollars, or whereabouts. The tolls for saltl
and gypsum are so cents per ton for 100 miles. !
For produce Of the country, $3.50; for mer-
g. The revenue fol tolls was last
year about $1,000 dollars; this year it will be |
100000 dollars.
All the canal loans have been negotiated |
in this State, aud the whole amount now isl
about $3.50, 500 in stock, bearing some FIVE !
and some six per cent. interest, &C. reimburs-
able in 1847 and l845. The annual Interest,"
IS about 100000 dollars, and the whole sum ex-
pended to this time is about $780,, 1926 dollars
The greatest extent Of canal made in one
ear has been 20 mles-l00 miles can be.
made with great ease.
boat for the conveyance of passengers,
costs g., 1000. Ii is elegant spacious, gen !
orally has hands.--The price Of passage, all
found, is four cents mile, and il goes four
niles an hour, night and day A freight boat
requires two hands, besids the boy, who directs
The horse, or horses, and costs about or $500. |
The stone locks cost 81 900 foot, and are
made Of sand or lime stone, and in the best
manner. In other words stone lock Of ten \
feet lift cost $4,000. A wooden lock can
be made for $4,000. in alL-.N. Y Com. Ado.
More than fifty thousand people are stated
to have joined in the exercises and festivities
81 the late celebration al Albany.
A Steam Boat has been introduced on the
Erie Canal. Ii is said she does less injury to
tie canal then any other kind of Boats.
Canal Navigation Albany paper states
that twenty canal boats from the north and
west arrived there in one day, last week.
The New-Jersey General Election took
place on Tuesday, the 18th inst. The contest
was chiefly between those who are in favor OF
screen per cent as the legal rate Of
interest in tha state, and those who are for
lowering il 10 sir per cent. As far as the re-
turns have come 10, il is believed that the Sir
Per Cent Party has gained the victory. Here
Is a new distinction Of parties.
Mr.. Longs horse Henry, who ran against
Eclipse for the great purse has been beat in
Maryland. BY Mr.. Harrison's bay flly Janet,
; years old. The heats were three miles
Time-frst heat 5m. 55s-second SIN. 56s-
third 6m. =.
Quick TIsrcliing.-The passengers il the
ast steam boat from New-YOrk, via Prov
dence, were only 20 hours and an half from
he dock IN New-York, 10 the Hotelin this city
Poet Cent
Singular F'rsighf-Arriyed az Bath last
week from Wiscasset, two Gondolas, laden
Nth sto-e 81 feet BY %, two stories high,
consigned 70 }. Stamford
A writer in TIE Raleigh (N.C.IS propo
rs the Han. smith Thompson, OF N. York, for
Vice President.
Mr.. Clay, Of Kentucky. and Mr.. TAYLOR, of
Virginia. formerly gave their opinions against
4 Presidential Caucus. The State Of Tennss-
see Is also against 4.
u IS said Gen. Jackson would have had ]
greater vote ia Tennessee. for Senator, but for i
Geographical considerations.
A aewpapcr has been established al Wash
agt0n. whicL avows lis determination to sup
port Mr.. Clay for the Presidency.
There was a fan of snow at Albany, on Sat
ardsy the 25ih Of October. to the depth of Ten
inches Al Poughkeepsie, on the same dav.
i hailed for three hours