The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1825-12-22
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JAMES ANp JACksos's HINrR CANAL.
To TIE General .4Sseubiy If Firginia
Fh" Commissioners aud tngnecr, of the
james, aud Jacks"n'a river canal. respect
folly reported: That the candl, from the
city Of Richmond, Ia til" Naldrn's Ad,rn-
tire Fill, is So iju complete Il, as 10 admit
It hrIng Ia iulI operation throughout lis
whole ext.nt. Its banks. however, IN a
uunb.r of placss, have becnns ~ much
depressed 10y settilug, aud ahraded by
showers of ram, rs To require considerable
llbour aud expense IA repairing them
There are also, several contracts Tor fem
eng npoe the towing p3ih, which are in
progress, of execution, aud not yet compile
ted 8; and une Ear bridge, 10 hr built for
Mr.. Richard Sampsoa's accommodation,
winch haa been lalcly awarded Ia him. by
III. Superior Court of Law tur GouchIand
sounIy.
The improvement, in addition 10 vcry
large proportion of heavy stune "alItng
comprises the fallew ing works of art up
ct the FIRST level, extending the distance of
thrre miles and twenty chains, from the
Basic IN Richmond, there are ) waste
Nrirs, Culrcrts, set of hood gates |
l,rm Bidgc, foot Bridges gnard Galt
aud dam acruss the river Upon the
second level, extending the distance oltNo
miles and tweDtS Ibajos, ,ir.ft are = lift
l"cks, . Nnstc-, guard lock, 3 farm brdg-
cs, | guard gate. md II d.,n across au arm
of the inri. Upon The lhlIi level extend
lng lhr distance ut am aud half mr5 IT.
the Western mouth at Tuckahue Creek
there are s lift locks, = guard locks, |
guard gale, J wastes, . cuhtris, farm.
~ idge-, aGd = dam across the river. Ur-
on The Alb Ie,ri, rxtrntiuS the distance 81
f,r aud II half miics, there are lhrcr lat
! locks. l aqucduct, ! euiy"rrs, 8 wastes, /
road bridgr and & tarm bridges. Upon
i the 9Th level, rxtendios, the distance OF
ten miles, to the Naidrn's Adventure falls,
there are guard locks, . Int locks, 1 az
qurducts. 3 CONVERTS, > wastes, l road
brdsc, Is t,rm bridges, and dam access
The rv,r; mak,na ia all, 4 dams across the
river, 10 lin locks, incl dung lhnsr IN lhr
aans guard lock, 3 buHld gatrs, ) a
qacduris, . cnl,crt-, - waste Nrns, set
of flood gates, inclusive OF THOSE ia several
of he waste ueiis = font bridges, road
bridges, and 81 Ga NJ bridges. To which
may b. adard, fencing upnb the grrater
par, Of the line, tow bridges over all thr
WASTES, aud hand railing upon sevrai of the
stone lis.
! fcshet in the river which happened
IN .Jaouary last, after the for;nrr CunlaIs
sion.r had made his report occasIone1
considerable iujury to the Marks I" q hiGl
walls were tlruwn down, with their rn.
habkinents. and Il waaie were attached /,
enc Of them ; one uf the chamber walls q
the guard lnck in Mr.. "icIham's farm
with the embdnkmeni which il support
eIl was vrosiraled. and the canal iled tNt
, feet deep With The y.tios, G,t a considciahi'
distance below il Tire emh ,nkmrnt u
. bout pan at (luod gates, which had heei
constituted in thr loVer mouth Of Tucka
. hue Greek. nas swept away, aud the cana
much Gllsd IN at several other ria"es.-
These injuries, toy. ti,er NTH a breach II
the old canal, which took place about tn
sam. time. two othe breaches upon tn
: seccat Iefe.,, which hapneae4 dar'n. "