The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1828-02-06

"ia "as pranch OF the Muskingum, thence
10 the Sclota near Columbus, and to the
mouth of the Sciota. Length BOG miles
lockage lI65 feet; estimated expense g.
0OO,OuO dollars. Ground was broken bv his
eXcellency De Witt Clinton in 1895. Or
the 4th of July, 1897, boats passed from
Akron, the summit level, 38 miles. &c
Cleaveland.
'haanll CdnGt-Frem the mouth of Mia
mi river near Cincinnati, by its courses to
Dayton, % miles, thence to the head wa
IeIS Of the Maumee, towards the head OF
LAKE Erie. Whole distance 265 miles
! iocAa}e COY feet; estimated expense 9. 1929.
/ oUO dollars. "A miles of the southern
section Of the canal was put in operation
during the past year.
/ .WOn and Bearer CnnGL-This is var;-
opsiy styled Pittsburg and Erie canal. Erie
ana Ohio canal, &c SC. and is sometimes
included in the chain of the Chesapeake
ana Ohio canal. 1t is Intended to connect
tne Ohio state canal at Akron summit lev
Ell, WIN the Pennsylvania canals. Various
routes have been surveyed but none fixed
upon.
VIRGINIA.
Jan1es ftlUer and Kenhavo Cdnal-This
canal lis intended to form a junction be-
tween thFse rivers, and render them navi
gable tor sloops. Some part of the canal
is completed. At the city of Richmond
there are IL locks, overcoming an ascent of
GU feet, and canal 25 feet wide. 3 feet
deep, and % miles long.
.4PPOnFtor Canal-Is 5 or 6 miles of
canal on tle Appomatox, near Petersburg.
Dismal Stcamp CdnGl-Between Virginia
and NORTH Carolina, from 9 miles above
Norfolk to the waters of Albemarle Sound.
20 miles Canal 80 feet wide and 6 feet
deep. Completed
KENTUCKY.
Louisville Can0t-On the Ohio river.
from Louisville to point below the rapids,
8 miles. Canal 68 feet wide and Is feet
deep. Estimated expense 100000. dollars.
The work is in progress.
NORTH AND SOUTH CAROLINA.
Cape Fear Riuer Canals-From the
mouth of Cape Fear river, by the stream.
to " Wilmington, thence by locks and dams
to the head thereof, in Chatham county !
Whoe distance 200 miles. Prosecuting by !
the state.
Hateree and Cato,c5a Canals-On the
rlvefs of those names in South Carolina
Some Of them have been completed, and
Others are in progress.
SGltee, Columbia, and SaLuda Canals
From Columbia into Broad river, from
Broad into Saluda river, up the same to
AbbeNlle county line, near Cambridge. |
Also, from Santee river into Cooper's river, |
compete GGb8aTlestppt p ,sbieb.was
in 1892 Whole distance $50 miles; com
pIismg canals and g locks, overcoming a |
fall of 2l7 feet. The canals 35 feet wide, |
and deep.
RAILROADS.
Columbia end Camden Rdil-tcay-From
the city of Charleston to the towns of Co
lumbia and Hamden, and to the Savannah
river, at or near the town of Hamburg.
bill has passed the House of Representa-
tives of the state of South Carolina, to
authorize the formation of a company for
constructing railroads or canals between
the above places, and will no doubt pass
the Senate.
GEORGIA.
,SarannGh and .4Itamch0 Canol--Be
tween the city of Savannah, on the Savan-
nah liver, and the Altamaha river, 66 miles.
This canal, with a canal or railway from
the Ocmulgee to Flint river, will, it is said,
supersede the Florida canal.
.4Lantic and Mexican Cqnals-To con-
meet the waters of the Atlantic Ocean with
those of the Gulph of Mexico. A Accompany
with capital of 100000 dollars, has been
incorporated by the state of Georgia.
RAILROAD.
Ocmulgee and Flint Riyer RGit-rOGd-
Between Hartford on the Ocmulgee, and
Fort Early on Flint river, SO miles Au-
thorized by law:
FLORIDA.
/ Florida CannlS-To connect the Allan
/ tic Ocean across the Florida Peninsula to
the Gulf Of Mexico A ship channel is
contemplated. Many routes have been
proposed but none fixed upon.
CANADA.
Welldnd CanaL-As this canal will have
some bearing upon the New York canals, it
may he well to mention it here. This is to
be .sioop navigation, upon the Canada
side, between Lakes Erie and Ontario,
from the mouth of Gravel river, Lake Erie,
to near the mouth of Twelve Mile Creek,
Lake Ontario 434 miles, with lockage OF
334 feet Estimated expense $4,000 dol
lars. The work is far advanced, and en-
pected to he completed next year.