The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1828-01-23
CANALS IN MAssAcYusErTs.

South and West.
CANALS IN MASSACHUSETTS.
-IaddteSer Cdnal-Extends between Rns.
ton harbor and Chelmsford, 294 miles. AS
cent and descent 1876 feet. overcome with
~ locks, 10 feet wide and rs feet long.
Inc canal 80 feet wide at top, and 20 at
bottom, and B feet depth Of water-is fu-
lshed and was opened in 1904.
BtGckStOne Cdn0t-Extends from Wow
cester, Massachusetts, to Providence har-
Dor, Rhode Island, As miles. Ascent and
descent 400 feet, overcome by AZ stone
LOCKS, o. feet long, and 10 broad. The ca
nal is 81 feet wide at the surface of the
water, 10 at the bottom, and feet deem
ana ana Is nearly completed, at cost of $780,
RAILROADS.
Quincy Rail Way-From the Granite
Quarry, at the town of Quincy. to Ro at'o
harhor. Distance miles. and S6 feet a.
scent The sleepers or beams are cranito
rails wood seated with iron.
Boston and Hudson Rail Won,-To ex-
tend from Boston, pass through the town ~,
Northampton, to the city of ALBANY. nm the
Hudson River, in the State of New Yorl
distance l87 miles. Projected only hne
little doubt exists that it will shortly he
commenced.
Boston and Providence Rail Wan-Re-.
tween the city of Boston. MASSACHUSETTS,
ana Providence, Rhode Island, AZ miles
| Projected only.
CONNECTICUT.
Harrington CdnaI-From the ctv 10
New Haven, to the North line of the state
OF connecticut, at Southwick in Massacbu-
SettS' % miles; estimated expense $500. OOO.
IocKage ZIG feet Canal Sc feet wide, and
= feet deep-completed. This canal has
oeen extended to Northampton. Massacbn~
SetIs' and the work is in forward state.
Ar'''' Ell S"'at-Of tho ubuve, fium Inta
I selN OF Earmlngton, up the Pennington
! RIVER to NewHartford, Is miles; estimated
expense, about 100000.
NEW YORK.
Erie and Hudson Canal-Extends from,
Albany to Buffalo,, on Lake Erie, PASSING,
Schenectady. Utica, Rome, Jordan. Monte.
yuma, Lyons, Palmyra, Pittsfeld. Rocbes.
ter, Lockport, Black Rock, to Buffalo, 363
miles, $50 feet rise and fall. There are 50
locks, 80 feet long, and Is feet wide in the
! clear and the canal is feet deep. 40 feet
WIDE at top and 2S at bottom completed
IN the year 1925, at cost of about 5000
O0O. From Albany to the city OF New
York, AS miles. Whole distance from
New York, to Lake Erie, sos miles.
Champaign CGnat-From Albany to Lake
Champlain, 62 miles; rise and fall about
l9l teet, overcome by % locks; completed
IN 1923, at cost of probably Sl,OOO.6OO,
OSlcego CdnnI-From the line of the
Ene Canal, by the Oswego River. to Lake
O ont about IS miles; rise and fall aboue
! lou feet; estimated cost S437, COO. The
WORK is IN very forward state, and proba-.
bly, by this time finished.
! CGyuga and Seneca Cdndl-To connecA
the Lakes of those names with the Eric.
Canal, near the outlet of the Owasco Lake.
Toll was received on these canals lastvear,
and they are at this time supposed 10 be
complete. Cost about $SO,OCO.
Delaware and Hudson Canal-Extenda
from near Kingston, on the Hudson River
to the Delaware River, near the month as
Neversink, "a miles, This canal IS con-
nected with the Lackawaxen Canal. and
nan Roads, to extend to the Lackawanna
Coal Mines 80 miles, in Pennsylvania. The
former is finished, the latter is also in a
very forward state. The whole length oe
both works is III miles, with rise and fan
q about l43l feet, 6l5 of which are upon
the Delaware and Hudson section EST.
mated expense, about $l,3OO.OOO.
Seneca and TiOga CanaI-'To connect the
Seneca Lake, with the East or North branch
OF the Snsquehanha River, bv town OF
PAINTED Post, and the Tioga River. ana
open communication with the Pennsylva~
ma 1loga Coal Fields. In contemplation
only. ''''A''
Harlem CdnaL-To unite the North and
East Rivers in the vicinity of Harlem
Canal 60 feet wide A compnnv to maL0.
the improvement has been Incorporated.
RAILROADS.
.HbanIS Schenectady Rail-vay- Between
the city of Albany and Schenectady. lR
miles. The work has been authorized by
law, but from some circumstance has per.
been commenced.
NEW JERSEY.
DelatvGre s, RdritGn Canal-To connect
the Raritan River at, or near New Bruns-
wick, with the Delaware River at a poine
below the Trenton Falls. Distance a.
, miles-projected only.
, Morris CGndl-To connect the Delaware
river, opposite .Easton, with the Hudson
river at Paulus Hook, opposite New York,
distance about Sc miles. Rise and fall
about 1400 feet, to be overcome with IN
) clined planes in place of locks; canal 30
feet wide at top and is at bottom; 3 fees
deep; estimated expense $l,200,000. A
considerable portion of the work is com
ple.ed, and the whole expected to be finish
ed early next year.
DeLGaeare and .Nstrburg Cdnal-Fropa