Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1827-09-25

much as I5o.2ss, or greatly more than one
moiety, is composed OF sawed lumber, "'noe
shingles, slaves, and cord wo"o, 20 VIM"
Nigh, se added 1851 tons oil ashes: leaving VI,
part ofthe descending trade, suppieu from oil
other sources, less that $4,000 tons.
or the emaining IL 900 tons, -four, wheat,
nroy;s;ons. and coarse. grain furnish near
q, 600 leaving but 10000 tons 10 be derived
S,on all other articles: and Of this remnant. do
mes,ic spirits, stone, bricks, aud lime, supply
GIly onr.hsH. OF the vrry small residue, there
are. in truth, bu, three articles, viz: water lime
salt. and gypsum, amounting, together, to or
1000 tons. which the Potomac Canal Is moi
now known TO be capable Of supplying. Salt
will. hereafter, be furnished, i, may be comb
IDENTIFY predicted, from Pitishurg, or point on
the Ypughiogeny still nearer the Eas: and 1T
tie doub, exists. bu, tina, gypsum. which has
been found in various parts Of Virginia, VIII De
disc overcd on the tributary waters OF ihe Ihes,
apeake and Ohio Canal, as well as waterproof
lime, which can now be h,d near Pltsonrg al
10 cents the bushel, and which has been iouha
on every long line Of cinal in The United Sia'es
as well rs tha, Of tie Fills Of Ohio. But, I'D
the tables, waterproof iire is no, distinguish
ed from common lime; and with that a:'lc'e,
sal, and gypsum: the whole do not reach o.,
600 tons The ascending tonnage OF ootn Ia
mails, hich very evidently embraces some part
of tina, " HIGH has descended, does not amount
to So, 900 tons; of which merchandise, chars ea-
BE with the highest toll, furnishes but $4,000.
In the Utica table. 935 tons of pig IRON are
compr. hrutlrd. Iron does not appear, al all, III
that Of West TROY. This may, and probably
does, arise from some error in the constinc-
ZION IF this table. SINE the borders Of LAX
Champliin furnish iron, aud, especially tie
works of Peru, Of very superior qnsitf. OF
the " hole tonnage, On both Canals, lar and
ne,ry, ,prob,bly received a, Buffalo s Black
Rn,k supply but las tons. In the descend
ing TONNAGE, only 693 tons OF glass and m"r'
chsndise appear, comprehend'np, 1t is t" he
pre- sumrd, the only articles Of DOM sir fabric,
surprising. in quality, The very coarstst OF
those commodities, which are usually denomi-
mated manufactures.
Ale, Deer, and cider. sc are, indeed, enume-
ralc.!. but in small quantities, no, worthy OF
particular notice in Tins part Of nv inquiry.
From the preceding facts, the following de-
,ions may be inferred: That along the Ca
nails Of New. York, no articles descended in tie
las year, that the Potomac, and It's na'iGablr
tributaries, do not supply. excep, three, wa'Fr
lime, gypsum, and salt, amounting together
thar 5000, Of more than 100000 tous;
Thar the part of tive ascra ing tonnage. hlc h
seems no, to ba a return Of that whic" ha, de,
:, ended Is about 10000 tons, ou!v % 900 81
which consist of mere handisr, or may be as
,ribed to the import trade Of the CITY of New.
York;
That, from the other extremity Of The Canal
on l. ke Erie only the sum of 1000 dollars
mas hem derived OF Inc gross 'svrnot of SEQ
amounting TO ",,w ards Of 6s7 900 dollars;
That. IT, n-iher The ascending nor descending
tonnag,, does here appear, be CIV the junction
Of the Can.!s, or al West Troy, either coal
IRON. marble, Stat, sailed fish, nor at Utica, a.
hn,r, any one If hrse articles, except iron;
and, # tar, NOT Il ponnd Of bar iron or cast
iny,, ana less than 1000 ton, Of pig:
That. notw,'hs anding these def iencics,,he
tolls of the Erie Canal. in The last year, amount
ed To a gross revenue Of ten per en. on the
sam which il would now cost 10 construct thai
.'ork. sid consequently, allowing Two Pc" cent
To- the ieDais Of the Canal, and the collection
of It's tolls, or twice ,be sum which ough, 10 be
quired Tor those objects, its nett revrnu" was
tight per cent. IN the present value Of IT'S works
IF every descriptions FRANKLIN.
Ihe expense of repairing the Canals of Holland
is dctfayrd by the sale OF the ma,ure which they sup
p, l. cleaning them out.