Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1827-12-20

Htc anu map ahnckrQ 70 Nic bsNft.
A report, plan, and ss,irnste, nf q Canal to
! connect Lake Pontchavain With the Nissis
sippi al N. Orleans
| An examination ofthe Peninsula Of Florida.
! wrh a view to ascertain the praet,cability OF .
Cana 90 connec, the waters Of the Atlantic and
I the Gulf Of Mexico. across the ssId PENN
/ An Examination Of The O dntry between the
BAYS of VI JbIie and Pensacola, for The purpose
of ascertalning the prscucaoIiity OF cosnSctiDg
them by Canal
/ A reconnaissance OF the country from New
! Orleans 10 Knoxville by the way Ut hAton
I Rug, With a visS TO ascertain the relative
! sdvsnt ages Of ro1ts Tor National Road from
= Washington City to New Orleans through Wes,
Tennessee
! An examination of the contemplated com
municaion between st. Mays Hsf5oF, tGsos.
/ gia,) and ST johns Rlyer, N Florida.
On the Two fra, suoIects repogs have a.
ready been received from the BosId: on tbs
other they are nor engaged.
The Typographical and Civil Engineers have
been employed under the direction Of this
Department during the year. on the follow
Jag surveys:
One brigade, under the direction of To
pogra phicsi Engineer, bas completed be sur
veys 1T the proposed routes for q cans. TO con.
, meet the Atlantic and Cult of Mexico across
the Peninsula OF Fio,i's, and Is nov engaged
in making report thereon, as directed y. Tho
set of Congress of The 81 # NArch, 1896
brigade, under he drsetoa Of fopo
graphical EngtneeF has
LIST. Executed survey 20 sscerssin the prsv-
'icabifiy and utility of Femov,ng ihe nhsirnc.
,ions to the nayig Axiom of ,hs PlscsI-quA RI
yer (He.)
I'd Surveyed the bar NJ the mo ih OF Mer
rimsck RIVER, IN he state OF AtssAcausetis, to
ascertain he practicsbiiity Ut deepening the
channel over the same.
81. Surveyed Ssusetu0k River and HTho ur
tCon tor tbs pafpose OF sscer' aiming the
expedtency and eApansc IT removing tbs Oh
sTNctIsns o tue navigation hefeof.
q h Surveyed tbs Harbor Il Mil River,
(C0n.N with view go ascertain the expectancy
and expense Of removing oasiructions IN tho
navigation Of 'hs' Hs,hor.
5sh. Surveyed he Hafiov Of ack HorS, in
the town o. gafhe d tCoan } 9a.h view TO
ascertain he exs d.susy and expense VI eject
M beacon on edge Oh rocks about one
miie fVerp the toWn
6th. Surveyed the Hsrsop IF L5t;ie Compton,
I Wifha view tg ascertain the eSpetisocy
end expense Of constructing pess 10 smPFose
said HsFbor
7th. surveyed TIE shore I'D Poio, y, iiss
end n Goat sslsna, - t'se ijasboF 81 Newpost,
h. |. TO ASCERTAIN he pf.cuca0.sy. e1pedsen
cy and expense. of bui dung vail to ,ns et
iremity OF saId skosi TO Improve ,ae nav
gs'ioa.
8ta. Surveyed he Rive, and Harhor Of
Warren, in the state Of Rode lslsnd o a
eerta n the esp diencY AID i .eass II erecting
pies in Warren RIVER. nraf a. eatFAnce int
WsrFen harboF.
ga, Surveyed he Harbor = 5 onnp. On.
(Conn.) q ssceFtain ths expedency snd ga
peDss -, erecting pier IN the same
The ssme brigade 4As also employed in the
e1smlnau0D sUd survev of the uiterrAt routes
tor Canal .rum IsuDton 10 Weymouth. in
! she State Of Aasssshuset ., but ii v4s found
impossible 10 compleEr the operations during
the pressgit sesS0O.
'hirs brigade under he direction of aTopo
graphical Engineer, hs. BEEN employ I'd tn con.
, tnustion OF Tn surveys sad examinations ne
| ccsssry 90 determine the pr4ct,cabihly Of
| canal 10 connect the waters of Lake Ere 9Th
| chose Of az Ohio al pittsbufp, sod hs.
Is. surveyed route fren The head Of he
man ,-edsF Of She Counv+u, Res,rvor, alon.
the valley II French Creek, 10 es lies brsecL,
up 10 s9utF creek, ard across the lsmasscs
ssaHa and Besvsr Dam SUBMITS, 10 tie por,
OF Enc.
I'd. Afredrr fros the junction Of A,is's
branch end French csess 70 both these sum
81. An experiments, !ne far he CIR branch
u.eG, OF the ConnAn and Eis Creek vnutr, tom
he valley Of the alter orcek 20 ths spn Ere.
a.. The route iFom Piusbu j. s.. bl Con
nesagh' Lake, BY .he ra,sys OF the Aaeghafy
AID French creek
5h. The position o. = canal from she Akron
summit Of the ONO ss,e Canal 80 the Essie-n
side OF the ridge Of tsnj ~hieh divides the vs.
terra the Nshanins iroa those Of the CsyA.
hogs. wlth the unes OF fesdsfs for conducting
the necssssFJ aupPiies % Ester 70 tbe same.
6h. Completed the examination OF the
ground ess' OF she st~n.uSp liver, snd exam
med he Valley OF thu Nahonitg TO Ravenns.
A FORTH brigade Was employed. under The
orders ofa Topogra PHI al Eng,n0nr. and com
pleted the surv VS. OF canal ruutes iron axe
Mumphramagos TO Lske ChamplAin, b, way OF
Is Noble and Black " ster s,ve,s and from
Lake Champisr 20 the Connecticut river. by
the valley Of Onion river.
Typographical Engineer. With one Assist
ant. has also examined, during the last year
rOu c TOR national rdsd from Washing ton CITY
g. hvft.lo, srd also rsuie for national road
from Zanesvliie lOh'ol 10 Florence in The atate
Of NhnamA.
One brigade under the direction Of an sasis,,
ant Top graphical Engineer has con .inued he
survey OF route for canal 70 connect he
waters # the James aad Gresl Kenaw "a r,yets
and has furnished 90 tie Bosrd u Internal I'm.
provement the inior ,,ion necessary to the
determination ofthe prAclicsbihty Of the com
muncstion.
| In the month of April last an application was
made by the Baltimore and Ohio Rail Road Com
p.ny, tor assistance in tht prosecution o. NE
req ,isrte examinations aud surveys preparatory
Ia the location ofthe road; and, Nc tie same uas
| CnnsIdered nv the 4 xerutiys nt ryras. ,,at,o,.t