Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1826-09-29
From the Ohio State Journal.
OHIO CANALS.

WIN SAlNALS.
We have tie pleasure OF presenting
our readers with succlucl, but satistac.
tory statement oil the present situation OF
these public works. We are indebted
to the poIiteness oil The chief engineer.
Judge Bates, who has obigngy FUR
nlshed US, at our request, with memo
randa containing The following grallfy.
ing information upon this subject. That
part Of the canal from the lowest rapids
oil the Cuyshoga river 10 The Forage
lake, (Which was pu, under conrac. in
June, 1925, and by the terms OF the con-
tract 10 be finished by the frs. of Oc,o.
Der, 1860 is under an energetic course
OF operation. Notwithstanding the work
on this par. Of the canal consists in the
construction oil about forty locks, and
numerous bridges, culverts and sque.
ducts; OF damng, altering the course
OF streams, side walling, pile driving,
excavation, embanking, &c. it will all
be finished, or nearly so, by the nme
prescribed in the contracts and the
price originally estimated is believed 10
be sufficient Tor its completion. Indeed 1t
is supposed that considerable sum will
be saved to meet contingencies else.
where, or be laid out in more extended
provements, or ultimately saved 10
the canal fund.
Aother portion oil he line was put
under contract in February, 1926. SIX.
tending from the lower rapids OF Cuya.
hoga, about miles to lake Erie. This
IS in such sta,e of forwardpess, as 10
warrant its completion early IN 1927. TO
which time the contracts extend. Still
another portion of the main line vas put
under contract by MIR. Kelly, one OF the
acting commissioners, in the latter part
of January, 1926, beginning at the Port
age lake, On the Portage SUNNI ii, and
extending southwsrdly down the Tusca.
rawas river to K, ndaI. Tbs division
includes distance o. about twenty-five
miles, and is in so forward state, that
ii bids fair to go into actual use in the
tore part OF 1927. These different sub.
divisions will open towards the heart Of
The state an internal navigation OF some.
what more than sixty miles in extent,
all Of which, it may reasonably be cali
cuated. will be useful before mid sun.
mer. 1927. From that time, the enter
prising farmers OF Stark, Wayne, Port
age and Coshocton counties, aud the
proprielors Of the extensive coal mines
Of that region, may begin 10 participate
in the benefits Of an open intercourse,
which can extend from the southern
(presenl) termination of the work at
Kendall, or more properly at new town
west OF Kendall called Massilon, to tho
south end OF lake Michigan, to the Saul
St. Marie, to Montreal and Quebec, and
to Albany, York, and the Atlantic
towns. The next operation in order, is
the Licking Summit, which was put un-
der contract in June, 1925, and included
a reservoir to aid the different branches
of the Licking in supplying this summit.
and abou, thirty miles south of it, with
water. This part OF the work, under
operation, extends from point near
Newark, in Licking county, to the loot
of the deep cu in Fairfield county, to
which must be added about one mile
south of the deep ridge, which carries
the line into the valley Of Walnut creek,
its proper direction towards the Scioto
valley. The contracts for this part Of
the line will probably be finished by the
LIST day Of October next.
/ The line of canal from Mad river, al
or near Dayton, to Cincinnati, down tho
valley of the Miami river, and Mill
creek. was put under contract BY M. T.
Williams, Esq. one OF the acting CONF
missioners, from Middleton southwark,
in Ju'y and September, 1925. TIE dis
lance 10 upwards Of forty miles, on whish