Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1824-09-04

even we shall see the meeting of the wa
ters.'
From tie National inielHgencer.
EDITORIAL CORRESPONDENCE.
CUMBERLAND, Aug 81, 1924 me!
with Mr. Secretary Calhoun and Major
RobeIdeau in AIlegban county, lew
days ago, on their way TO the summit le-
vel, and accompanied them with lew
other gentlemen. The Secretary visited
Deep Creek, The Narrows at Hoop Pole
Ridge, both the streams Of the Youghio
geny. some of the head waters OF Savage,
and various other points. crossed the Back
Bone 10 The mouth OF Savage, and down
the Potomac 10 this places
have only time TO say, that the anal
question may be considered as settled; and
that there is sufficient waite: near the sum-
nit level for all the purposes oil Canal ma
vIgation.
Anew era is opening upon US, and this
grand national work will, | have no doubt.
go on speedily. There is del ghtIu' scope
of country near the summit level Indeed,
although have known Allegheny county
for almost thirty years, must say that |
never knew IT before 1t will, some day,
be the most important county in Maryland.
An experiment was made on Friday, in
the presence OF the Secretary, by which 1t
was ascertaine1 that Deep Creek, below
the Ridge, contains water sufficient 10 I'LL
lock 80 feet long, 10 feet deep and IL
feet wide, in l3 minules--thI: too in dry
weather; for 40 days an inch OF rain had
not fallen 1t is also ascertaned, that both
the Youghiogenys can be brought TO the
summit level Al the mouth OF Savage,
there is enough water 10 I'LL 80 locks per
-Four.
shall, perhaps, make out sketch OF
this trip, which has been to me very
pleasing.
CONNECTION OF THE OHIO WITH LAKE ERIE.
We noted. about the beginning OF Au-
gust, (says the Baltimore American the
dispositions which bad been made by The
Board OF Engineers Of the United States,
to prosecute the surveys OF the route OF
the contemplated Canal 10 connect the
waters OF the Ohio with those OF the Che
sapeake. The whole line, our readers
will reColleci, was stated to have been d.
vided into three sections TO each OF which
brigade OF Typographical engineers and
surveyors was alIoited-aDd that The
Board itself subsequently, proceeded from
Piitsburg TO the Big Beaver river Zone OF
the tributaries ST the Ohio TOR the purpose
OF examining into the 2racticablli,y OF con-
Meeting the waters Of lake Erie with those
OF the Ohio. We have now before US in
formation from the latter quarter as late as
The 18th August, at which time the Board
had extended its examinations as Tar west
as The mouth of Grand river, emptying in.
to lake Erie. 1t was on its return from
that point. and would proceed to Asbtabu
la and Conveyant, thence 10 examine the
communication from the CoDveyant river,
by the lake of the same name, 10 French
creek, brarch of the Allegheny river.
The members OF the Board have be en-
almost necessarily on horseback, and
have, il is believed concluded their ex
aminations of the connections between the
Beaver, and the Cayuga, and Grand RI
vers The country embraced IN this sec
ton has been found to possess an extraor-
binary character. On the ground where
the streams take their rise Cloth those that
fall into The lake and those of the Ohio J it
is e / and swampy for many miles in ex
tent; so much so, that the roads through u
have either TO be raised considerably by
throwing the earth from the sides to The
middle, or by causeways of logs-as O.
tberwise, the deep mud would absolutely
render them impossible. From this ex-
IRENE halness the small streaU's appear in
some instances at a loss which way to run,
whether to take the lake OF the Ohio.
The Cayuhoga is spoken OF as pecu
Hal river-takng its rise in the Geienbor.
hood OF the Lake, it runs thence south
for some distance, when it takes beod
and returns 10 the Lake at Cleaveland,
where it IS OF considerable size The ex-
aminations of the Board have ascertalned
the important fact that the whole OF the
waters OF the Cayuhoga may be thrown
into branch of the MabonIng, and thence
by The Beaver into the Ohlo--and this
iu4clion naay be effected by cut OF three
iourths OF a mile in length, and of IL teet
al its greatest depth.
The character OF the country examined
IS such that there appears to be in the
summer season as great it not greater
supply OF water On the summit than at a
considerable distance down 90 either side.
The country IS found to be badly watered
many mills were passed at which there
was not drop of running water, and 10
meet with spring was matter OF rare
occurrence.