Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1829-02-07
INTERNAL IMPROVEMENTS.


ees Jfswu, within each IF we sea" att
become the Vf wealth property many
vduai. Diminish he expense Of fahiur,
you widen the circle; you form cation,
only Of stones nd earth, anil trees and plants hut men also;
aud VIII at is more, Of industry sLi hsrrin.,, -
dnds ysonis Rural Rs reG.ion,.
Some OF our Sister States are making great adj
vdnces-We have pyramid of paragraphs be fore
us upon this subject from which we shall attempt
10 eStract a few OF the leading facts
Ohio - pushing on the come tion Of the River
Ohio with Lake Erie. The division OF the canal
from Akron to Massilion, % miles long, is Finished:
another section from MassilloD 10 Dover, in Tus-
caravans county, IL not quite completed The hea
Wy rains In the autumn aud winter Of 1927, and the
high price OF labor produced by the competition OF
the Pennsylvania canals during the last var, re-
tarded TO certain degree the advancement, Of her
canaiS.-Her commissioners speak in ii,e highes.
terms of the Locks, Aqueducts and CuIyerts; 10.
one has yet given way. The supply OF water OH the
Portage summit was so abundant in August lat
that by feeder Of about ten reds il length the
waters oil the iuscarawas conduc d into the
| summit evel, so as to fill miles in length TO
the depth OF 8 feet in hours. The Canal north
OF IN iFortaSe summit, with tie exception OF about
L IL mile, was prepared for navigation early in
Aprii.-Twenty locks between Nasal IN and Do
yer are completed-Mosi Of the heavy Jobs ON the
unfinished line north of the Licking Summit are
In forward State, and the Canal is expected 10
have the water let in by the lat July
Great difficulties have been experienced in OK
clvating the pit Tor the lower slsop lock, which
is TO connect the canal with the harbor of Cleye
land on Lake Erie, owing TO the unusual heiph,
| OF the water ih the Lake. pier 600 feet long
has been built on the Cuyahoga.
" Mineral Coal was found in Muskingurn valley
within three miles OF the line OF the canal Near.
ly all the tolls collected last year accrued ON rs
miles OF the canal, extending from Akron 20 Cleve
| land. lateral cut has been constructed TO con.
meet the canal, from Dresden, with the Muskin.
gum river The propriety Of making other late
| raj cuts TO connect the trade of Gainesville and
Putnam with the canal IL suggested. The commits
siOners received considerable donations from the
citizens OF several towns the route IN aid Of the
work. The total amour; paid to contractors, 70,
the year ending OF the 18th Nov LAST Is S5g7 4 81
| % CTS. Sixty-seven miles of the canal has heeu
completed, and cost $1S7 ,52l % cts. being an ay
erage cost OF s ID ,007 ~ cts per mile This divi.
sion Of the work comprehopds 10 locks, eomuosef
entirely OF stone masonry, overcoming an as
! cent OF @36 feet, giving an average of IL
leei per mile, which is nearly double the average
| amount OF lockdge throug bout the whole canal .
" he line now under contract south OF the
| Licking summit, amounts to SIS milrs and 81
chains, embracing 2i0.75 feet Of lorkagc. diyidct
into 81 locks he total value of work pei formed
| by contactors from the commencement OF The gorl
70 the ls day 0i December, 1928 il & ,O5s iG5 n
The total amount Of money paid on contracts up {,
| same date, j. = ,521 $50 So Total amour, OF mo
ney paid account Of damages awarded for Ian,
! Occupiedfndtefials taken SC. SO. as"
" The amount Of tolls collected on the Nor.her,
/ division Of The Ohio Canal during the past season
80 for as ascertaine1 is S3,9l6 2i. large amo..n
! OF wool and cloths has been conveyed over Ian,
from Steubepvi!le 10 NJ asilion thence on the Obi
Canal to Cleveland, across the Lake, through IN
Grand Canal d New York, and by way o. .lr