Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1829-01-20

, G oJesuiy usdeciEou, Until some additional
hivestlg atoms shall hapesbeea made. : - :.
fIr Robsrss having sarcapted eu,plovn,en,- x,s,.
wnsre, Mcncnre Robinson. Esq. an engineer Of h;oh
.eptaton' has been appointed in his place He Mn
and WIN the notes and drafts of Mr. Roberto
anu as early as possible, will commence ,is uonirim,
Will view TO tine const ruction of a Railway com,
posed OF hits and levels, and also Of q Mac dssl
aoaa on easy graduation betwecnnth two CanaE.
TINS attersexaininasion dictated from belief Nm,
such turnpike viii DC found njispcrsabls f,r ths ~
coin'nodalon OF travellers having bisaess ON the G.,
nas and railways, ana not from wish to place e h
competition with The first named mode Of i.nnrovp-
and produce. ~ 's''oA'ise
Inc surveys authorised Ivy law for a Rail road Inn.
,Io. Somo point on the Schnylkill Canal to Hunbury
ntnsihe and Gatawissa," and for Canals and Raj,
ways between the Leigh and North Branch hr Nos.
tcopack Valley and other projected ro No. 80
aoiy executed by Hr. Robinson within tho nrs,,-,s
eeason' FOR an account O. operations Sc, extended
eiorachg the whole summit between the waters ot
Tue Susquehanna and the Dclawars as far north al
the Lackawanna, and branching Off int, ,rhr
ierai examinations recourse must be hid to tho
port OF Mr. Robinson, annexed hereto Aynopo =, -
RESULTS Is ascertslned, that Canal by way Of Mes.
eoPecA whey, Is entirely practicable, sthouri, tj,
amount oflpckage will prove serious
1t appears also, that from Catayysa raiiwsv s;,y
20 locomotive engines, except at the summit ,uhc,,
stasionary power must be employed may be carried,
eener through tluakake Valley to the Lehgb nv the
ischnyikl to Pottsvc, the head of Little Scb,nI
A!u 10 Us MOUTH and that Railway convcu;entf,,
ADJUSTED Tor the use OF horse power, may he made
,oin Iot,sViuc TO Sunbury or Danvilie. Particular
tits ana estimates OF several of these routes will no
forwarded TO the Legislature as soon as ib.y can h
prepared N"s O'
Agreeable to the law Of last session. f,rtbo 49,
ION OF Inc proposed line of Canal from Eastan
niong the Dciaware To Carpenters point has be..n
,hooe by MAJOR Douglass and, two estimates have
been furnished, one for ca,,a of the same ln,..,
aors with that below Easton and the other for ca
nal OF reduced size described IN the Law, TN,
ia
rege OF 1909 per mile and of the smaller Mt an e7
Inc last mentioned sum having fallen below the nm ~
i1ini hxed by the slaturo, resolution dc4oru
ming the location of the hne has bre. na.,oJ IT, w.
board, but part has been placed under co,trac,
AT the meeting of the 6oard in March last M ES
ward - Gay, late engineer of the Concstona nav;rs
.ion was selected to execute the surveys with yeay
to canals and slack wator navigation drcct,,d 80 H.
made, on the Alleghany Monoagsbela end OH.
rivers; his instructions embraced the various modes Of
Improvement mentioned Ia the of the last ses;oh
Vi the Legislature, and full report on each of TN,
SUBJECTS referred to his care, is nov presented pin
cost or navigation by dams locks and ponds adantaE
TO steam brass, along the Allegheny river from tbS
mouth OF Frcuch Greek TO TINT of ma nSs
pan preferred by Mr. Gay) is estimated at 1923 eea
or about $4,000 mile for 90 Ii miles Hs raprs'
SCENTS the construction of canal along the loporen
heid as almost impractieabe but TINT river NAV a.
advanageousy improved in nv places by dams and
locks, at ali expense of S265 COO. The cost OF n
steam boat navigation from Pittsburg down the Obs,
20 Bcavr by dams and locks, is estimated at S,.I Dor
Al late period OF the present season Mr. w. r,
.opsslns, an Engineer recently in the service Of the
pate OF oho was engaged to ascertain the practic,r
shfy OF rail road from the west end of the Harrls
burg Bridge to Chnmbersburg, and from thence ~
way OF Gettysburg to York. Ills labors in the feId
are now about conpleted, and his report, as soon a
res &c s VIII be forwarded to the Legislature
IN this sketch Corporations within the past vear -
has been the object of the Eoard to avoid ali up,e
eessary detail. Por such further particulars az mTv
be desired, reference is made to the numerous dass
ments annexed hereto no u'eif-
For the sake of brevity also, thew have aseme, r.
expe1'ent to present at single view, list of ali .,s
contracts which will claim attention within no or,.
year AS the Eastern and Western Divisions s,s
alreaey 30 tar Completed, that they cannot be the
source ofnuch additional expenaifnre alIer tb W.,
already done shall be paid for they are left out Of th
account. The other lines at liberal estimate vii
stand follows WI