Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1825-02-24

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For A~dams--John Scott.
The annexed letter of the Secretary of War,
with the report of the board OF internal i'm
proyement, were laid before Congress on
Monday last by the President. From the re-
port Of tie boa q we extract all that can par
t~Ieulariy interest the citizens Of this section
Of the Union, and are much gratlGed to learn,
officially the praeticability Of uniting the Che.
sapeake AMI Ohio.
WAR DEPARTMENT, Feb. 10.
SRI have the honor TO present
herewith a communication from the
Chief Engineer, submitting to tbs de-
partment the proceedings of the board
of Engineers for internal improvement,
under the act Of congress passed April
so, 1924, authorizing the executive to
cause TO be procured the necessary sur
veys, plans and estimates upon the sub
iect of Roads and Canals. The reports
are very full and detail. The board
have reported favourable as TO the prac-
tieability of passing the summitlev be-
tween the waters Of the Potomac and
Ohio, by means Of a canal, and that it
may be effected at a small expen Sc COM
pared with the advantages expected to
result from its execution in a national
and commercial point of view.
have the honor to be, very respect
fully, sir, your cbedient servant,
j. q. CALHOUN.
To the President OF the U. s.
Extract from the report of the mem
bers of the board of internal improve
ment:
Washington City, Feb. s, 1895.
SIR-The board ~ofinternal improve
ment have the honor TO transmit, two
reports on the proposed canal commu-
nications between the tide water OF the
Potomac and the Ohio river; between
the Ohio and Lake Etie; between the
Allegheny and ~schuylkill, or tide water
of the Susquehanna; between the Della
ware and the Rariton; between Buzz
yards and BarnstableBays; and between
Narragansett Roads and BostonHarbor
Accompanying these reports will be
found a letter from DIR. howard on his
reconnaissance of the country of south
of the Glades-a memoir on part Of the
Allegheny river-a memoir by each of
the chiefs of brigade, viz; Major Albert,
Capt. M'Neiil, and Dir. James Shriyer
"a letter from Lieut.. John n. Dillahun-
ty--a cory of the records of the board
. lA:z. - AZ Ob:o a~J E,)vo IT,
canal routs--and nineteen maps, gener-
ally and particularly, of the sections of
country explored and surveyed.
In execution Of the orders Of the Sc
cretary OF war, communicated in your
letter CT Sist May last, "to make a re-
connoisance If the country between the
waters of the Potomac and the head of
steamboat navigation of tie Ohio, and
between the Ohio ard Lake Erie, for
the purpose ofascertaining the practical
bility of communication between these
points, of designation the most suitable
rout for the same, and of forming plans
and estimates, in detail of the expense
ofexecution," the board proceeded from
the seat of government, through the por.
ZION of country indicated therein. HAY
ing deliberately examined every local
circumstance ON that part of the Ale
ghany mountain which lies between the
head waters of the Potomac and those
Of the Youghagany, a branch of the
A.onongahela, the board prepared in-
struetions for the preliminary surveys
and measurements TO be executed by
the typographical engineers, and other
officers and gentlemen attached for this
service; and hayingnow maturely consi-
dered the circumstances observed by
them personally, and carefully studied
the results of such oftnese preliminary
surveys as are completed, they ARE
U~ECiDEDLY or OPINION THAT
TI!Is COMMUNICATION Is PRAC-
TICABLE,
The board, on viewing the country
between the Ohio and Lake Erie, along
various lines indicated by public opin-
ion, because poss essed of such facts as
placed the practicability of canaling,
from the head of steam boat navigation
in the Ohio, TO lake Erie, beyond all
doubt. The information collected by
the board, is not. however, of a nature
to enable them to decide which Of the
several routes deserves a preference
and a de6nitive choice can only be made
after the several surveys indicated by
the extractirom the record of the board,
herewith. shah have been executed.
In execution of the orders Of the Sc