Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1827-09-29
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20 cents.
"When the business is carried on 5v ,,u
panirs or individuals possessing large cari,,l,
(Which no doubt win he the CASEY and wrb ~
the advantages Of rail roads, steam snvi,,xS
raising the water, wagons particularly c,,,n
lated for the purpose, and other nprovenr,,,
in use in the co.lcries in England il will n
course he delivered al a much cheaper rate !,
is supposed thar, when the tow paths ar. nv,
plr'e, and those engaged in nayiga'ine,he boat,
more experienced, the freight will rol be mo-,
than cents; llstseason, in consequence tr,s.
tow paths not being finished, il required J..
DAYS for boat 10 come down and ietuIn: To-.
after, i, may be done in 8 or 9. From prp,.,.
experience, Eat bottom boats, CARRYING ,bo,.
25 tons, or 700 bushels, 8 TO feet beam. :,
Ccet long and drawing, when loaded, abou,
feet inches, are pref rred: . men, boz, and,
horse. are required TO navigate them, an, ii j,
FACT worthy Of notice, that hors. tuuip,
boat, VIII, with greater case, go al The rae Q,
four mites an hour in pool, than three MI,
ia canal
The veins Of coal in Srhuykll Co,pr
with but few exceptions. dip nearly North nj
South at an angie Of is or therraaou;s and r.,
about Z. y. E. aud w. S W. They vary
| in thickness, nut & generally are f.om to s fsc.
many re found less, aid some of 10 and n
| fe thickness; il less than FOUR they arr M,
considered profitable to work, suaum Il
sla is always found above and below the rO,
A few ,eios are found near he head Of the a,,.
| igation, bat tn" larger and more valuable 4
dis'a nce # from Il % nils.
"P. S. The price of GAL las, season wa, s.
| s. per ton, until the mouth Of December, when,
ow ng to d short supply, it was sold as high s
Slo so"
The following comparison between he line,
of in and navigation, by which the States d
New York and Pennsylvania expect to suppl,
the demaudf Gr coal in th"ir great cities. sirOn
a report Of Mr.. JOHN S Sullivan, rrspectabe
Civil Engineer Of Massachusetts,, made for The
II dson and Delaware Company Of New Yo!,
the Canal Company 10 which that State has t.
tended credit of half million of dollars.
"The Lehigh Company appear to have u
advantage in possessing both the navigator
and the coal, but with the disadvantage Of i
descending navigation only, requiring conta
ual expense of arks; this, therefore. may be id
duccd as reason why their coal cannot be u
forded much il any lower. For you will fd
i, stated in the New Jersey Canal CommssiOr
er's Report that coal at Easton (the mouth o.
the l ehigh) will cost 81 60 per ton, which
they estimate, may therefore be delivered 70
the manufactures at Sc 40. But rs Eas,onn Is
90 miles from Philadelphia by water, and ~
feet above the tide this part Of he navigaiii
which is double the length Of the khlsh il
to be added 10 that sum, together with th
charges and profits of Philadelphia.
The same Engineer, in acomparison b.
tween the advantages Of the Hudson and Det
ware Canal Err the supply of New York, and
those of the Schuylkill navigation for the sup
ply Of Philadelphia with coal says-"The Goa
on the head waters of the Schuylkill is 81 aaot
nearly as far from Philadelphia as that Oftn
LacXawaxen from the Hudson" The propn
rtors are, by law entitled to toll Of nnees'
cents per bushel, which is S. 80 cents per ton
But it is not intended al present to exact nor
than cents per bushrl or 81 % cents pcri0H
"Yet it can scarcely be expected that the Nav
igation Company will not assess as much til
upon the principal article, as may he requests
to give good interest on the investment, nG
bei'g as a Corporation, the carrrrs oil '&
coal, noT permitted to trade therein.
On comparison of all those lines oi In'''
nal navigation with that contemplated bevec'
Georgetown and the Coal Is. INKS OF the Poe
mac, the Uniformity throughout, Of the na,aiS
ton upon Canal of very enlarged dime"Hoa
and modera'c lockage, added TO the tact a.
the canal will encr the coal mines, must 3"
a decided ad, anIage 10 the Chesapeake and y
hio Canal.