Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1825-01-18

selves, they refer then, ,of mere mi.
mute and particular Information than is
contained herein; eontendng ttem-
selves with stating the general resehs,
which their own observations, and ME
examination of the various reasons con.
nected with the Information afforded by
the report of the Engineers, have ena-
/ bed them TO arrive at.
From the ascertained levels, as de-
scrbed in the report OF the Engineers,
Ii seems certain that the surface water
level of~-Lake Michigan is l57 feet II
inches and 7-lOths above the surface
water level.ofnep point at The mouth of the
Little Vermillpn river, as designated on
the profile of tie route by the Eng lneers,
where it is contemplated to connec. the
canal with theriver Illinois.
Five routes are proposed, as will be
seen by reference to the report of the
| Engineers, but il will beonaerstood hat
these hive routes are nc different ones
| altogether, but only Violations of por-
Iioh OF the upper par of the general
route, lying between he head of the
Chicago river and pint in the river
Des PLANES, near the lead of the Isle a
la Cache; and that fpm this point TO
The mouth Of the Litte Sermillion, all
the routes are the SAND excepting IN thai
designated in the re brt of the EDgi
seers, from A 10 III, whh the intention 10
use the waters of Lake Michigan for a
feeder; and after passing ttn river Des
PLANES, by an aqueduct, al me point X,
10 connect the cahal with tie principal
line at K, and thence TO the mouth Of the
Little Vernillton.
As these routes are all accurately and
n1ouoely described III the roper, of the
Ems ino1rs, the Commissioners deem II
unnecessary to present in their report a
recapltu alton of them, and Therefore re-
lor thereto, for the distance OF each, the
necessary excavations, with the number
oil dams, locks, aqueducts, cnlverts, and
entertainments, and The probable expense
Of each.
From an examination Of the data as
sueled By the Engineers, III their calcu-
latmns OF the probable expense oil these
different roates, the Commissioners are
induced 20 believe, tnat those calcala-
ilons viii not vary materially from the
actual expense, aud they are rather in-
cl'ncd IL the opinion, that the cost would
not exceed, IN any case, the amount OF
he estimates.
FIRST route is estimated All S71s,1o = ceata
Second route, 659,542 70
Third route, j568 289 68
Fourth route, 6o2, ol0 20
Fifth route, Coz, 746 90
These estimates, it is true, exceed
considerably The geneml exception, and
The Commissioners aretoo well aware OF
the EN- oarrassm cnts ID the financial ST.
tuatlon OF the state, at present to indulge
a well founded hop, that immediate
measures can be adopted, for executing
work OF SO much Importance.
lne distance, as well as The general
character OF the s,rea MS, between the
pc.uts designated 10 ms surveys, and
tdrou gh which the CON Mnnication is pro-
posed TO be effected, has been greatly
misunderstood, add hence the anoun . {
expense has been, in public estimation,
greatly moderated ba still, wnoh sA1
vey is taken OF the great and various ob
lects, and the peculiarly beneficial re-
suls which would inevitably accompany
the coinplctioD OF this work, whether q
a commercial or political nature, tbs
mind atdentiy srasps al The piolect, an
hope 'sads 1t to the con ,iusio1, that til,
day is cot far distant, when, either by
grea, and persov cring effort pf the stat,
or by the nagnaninous exertions oil IL.
dividual en'crpizs, tbis desirable and no.
bic object shall be attained.
To this poitt, the attention OF every
enlightened m,nd within our state ough'
to DC directed. US one connected VITA
the general Interests OF seyeral OF The
states, so Intimately with orr own, the;
i'll it is greatly involved the dearest hopes
OF our future wealth and Importance
Every consideration, therefore, OF inter-
EST, CT of pride, ought 10 induce us to
seek Tor the early adoption 0. measures,
commensurate with its accomp lishment.
1t is supposed that lis execution might
De etiectoated by a liberal grant to lndi-
duals of The ritht TO construct the same,
with certain btnetiis accrulng TO lhem
theretrom; bu whether monopoly OF
the kind would le an act oil sound policy
on the part OF tie state, under existing
circumstances, j, subject OF serious
consideration for Inc Legislature. 1t isl
not, however, to be denied, in the presen,
deranged state of our currency, that the