Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-05-13

ga lew days previous 10 my visit, The celebrated
ChevAier, AGENT Tor he "L,ndon Mining Company,
had been to see H., and after several days examiue alton
oths suris"e and intel nal lodi" ations - from Ia SYM
tams already developed, pronounced il as his optnion.
to be [" one Of the richest m'nss in the word"
"Ih's gentleman, in behalf 9th, company for which
no 10 agent. offered the Proprie,ors one hundred and
fifty thousand dollars, fr the in, res, of one halt. or
too hundred and sevenfy-fce thousand, for the whole
otn. us thought that Thu proposition will be a'csp-
cd on the part OF the owners, and a trade will be COP.
cluded. IL so, from the seienti6c knowledge, aud grea,
practical skill OF the agen, in thi' bu 'ine's who will al
80 soperin,eud, il il probable, ,ha. Pin,ylyania will
become the sea, of mining, and ERE long, a source OF
wealth to the surrounding coun;ry.
"Golj miniag has been an interesting ,oP'e in this
State and Virginia, for some tina pat, and no doub,
VIII soon o;cons an important subject o. legislation
U GRAND CANAL.
We have at leug h had an opportunity Of passing up
the Chesap 'aks and Ohio Canal, as far as the Grea,
Falls o, The Pc ,omac, being something mora than hall
the distanc. that II is now n~ayisable. What we have
ott.ha' billed u, with admiration OF the grandeur
enterpti7., and he bo!dness and skill with which
so far been carried INFO execution. II exhibits
uocu one otthe nJblest ~conqrests that we can ina
Vgine oil ant over nature. The crnggy rocks have been
subdued, an! the valleys lifted ur, to form a commodi
ou' passage for the fruits OF mans industry 10 the mar.
k"'s OF the worls. II is impossible for any thinking
man to look al this wonde rful work, and 10 Imagination
TO pursue 1t along its progress 10 its termination, with.
cut q deep convection OF the important, political as well
'social beneh = which may be anticipated from il.
List him then consid-r, that three years ago the frs,
contract f1r tn cons ru elton Of the work had not been
wv ''Os NV nc u bdid y CTtuN DIS eeDS-e wnen
he pereeives how much has been aiready ACCOMPLISH
In an und Srtaking which was Lut q few years bsfore
regarded by many bu, as he wild dream OF visionary
enthusiasm.
Lis not easy 10 imagine a moro delightful ex.nr-
sioa for pleasure at this season of tie wear, than that
In the Canai paeke'-boat TO the Fals. or even to S.ne-
ca. The boat IS very hand+ome,y fitted and furnished
for the service II is employed in, and, in vai ing The
Falls, the %Crommslin Hotel affords a most accom,noda.
ting reslns-Piaee. We recommend the jaunt 20 all
our reai,rs who can spare time and means Tor such en-
joyment The grandeur Of the seen, ry, throug Oh which
the canal passes, and that of the Great F lie adjacent,
Independently of the qualification of curiosity in seeing
the Canal, will afford them ample compen aticn for the
time which they will spend in the urCey.
Along the wio!e line Of the Canal we observed not
a single d.lect, nor auy evidence of there having been
any TheShaud' a cons OF the locks are not a. dex-
trous in the m~suagement of them, perhaps, as longt r
practice vi make them. The pass, ogsr who is no,
On his guard, may chance thus get a jolt or two; bu,
as this involves no d Ange he will bot regard il. The
BRIDGE over the Canal are lew; and a mo ierate iuclt.
nation oil the boiy enables those who stand on the root
(os deck) OF the boat TO pass under them; whilst those
who remaiu in iha cabin are as much al ease and AZ
comfortable as II they were in their parloes or drawing
rooms al home. The park-t-boat is drawn by thre e
horse', a the rate Of elk miles an hour whilst in mo.
un. The passage o. the locks OF course causes some
detention. buI we made the whole passage 10 the Falls,
with about seventy persons on o,td, in less than four
hours. The number OF locki from Georgetown to Crom.
meiin is twenty, of which sixteen are now in use. The
distance assembled by the Canal to overreach the Grea,
Falls is a hundred and ~sixty-)ne feet above tide water,
being The most expensive and difficult work upon the
line. -Four locks more are passed TO arrive at the sque.
duet which crosses he Senec ca Creek, and only seven
more 70 reach Harp-r's Ferry.
The ascent from tide water TO Cumberland i, estim
ed a, $50 feet. So that the lock- ge from iida-wst ter ia
Crommel'n IL more 'hau a fourth If whs, will he aoqui.
ed tor the Whole dis ance to Cumberland. Mat Int
INA COMMERCE,
The business of the Jew York Canal, thus far. Ia,
been greater han in any former year. The coll. cior Al
Albany commenced clearing boat, on the 10 h Apri.
aud or Saturday ,be Bob three hundred and fnv-e igbt
boats rad been cleared, and abou tUenty-eight thou
sand tolas collected Tor tolls; bsing an av rage Of
more han $4,000 PEI day. Last year the canal op-1e ed
on the 20lh OF Aoril, AMI TIE average daily REGENTS a.
tte office in this place for The residue OF April, was
about $500.
The greatest amount of toll paid in a single day, wa,
on The 23l OF April, on which cay the collie clor at AL.
bany received $i4S3; exceeding the receipts of any
single day before by abou' $500. [.aIbany argus.
n RAILROAD.
WINCHESTER, Va. May 4-In prrsuauce of the
no'ice given in the papers, books were opened at tn
Town all on Saturday last, and are row opened al
both the banks in Ibis place, to rrceive subscription t
the stock OF the Winchester and Poiomac Railroad
Although he subscriptions are not hilinp up as RAPIDLY
as we could wish, yet we $ &c no reason 70 change the
opinion we have heretofore so co i6den,ly expressed
mat the whole amount resesssry TO make the road
Will he subscribed. We cannot for a moment beliey
that the people Il Manchester and Of The adjacent
sountry, will be go blinded TO their true interest, az Ia
permit an in Improvement in which their fortunes ara SO
d'eply iuvclord, 20 ffil for the IAN, # necessary fluds
Oar Information from Bntm4fe ju Tiff % the teii # Thai
1.-Two hundred thou and dJlIdrs should be subscribed
BY tbos' who are more INN dietcIY interested IN the
work h-r there will be no difficulty in p occurring the
remaining one Hundred uousaId dollars there-Ou
sitiZeDs, therefore, will see he necessity of put,tns
their own should FRS TO the wheel al cncs. They mus
not, and they ought not, TO exPect foreign aid, until
they shall have brt eviuced tn ir confidence i'm the
p'aeticdbiliy and expediency Of Ihs undertaking by
eFal subscription OF heir own funds towards it's ac
o%mpli.hment The i 3ltimor. ens nay well hesi,at.
% invest their money in the projected work when those
Who are 10 be go dire city and essentially benefited b.
1T hold back and refuse 20 put their hands to 1t. lie
those, then, who are dispo-ed to lend their aid, DO il a
once or no, at eli. Now is the accepted time.
NATIONAL COURTESY.
We take particular pleasure 10 recording such instan,
ees Of national courtesy, az that so handsomely re cog
uiz I'd 10 The foloSing polite letter OF Cap. Duhaut
lily, Of The Frepch Government corvette La Diane
Inch has been lying in our waters for the ldst twelve
sys-satishfd, hat while hey reflect credit on ouI
fuonal character, TIA. ire prcmotiVe OF other valua
lie purposes.
IrRANsBATED1
On bard the French Corvette DIANA,1
Chesapeake Bay, May 9Th, 1881
siEssRs. EDIToRs
We sailed from Hampton Roads this morning, anr
passing near the beautiful FOriri ss Monroe. we 6ret
salute Of "a guns: the Arulietiss immediatel
jniltsd their occupations without the wall, ard very
Don afer, our salute was returned with interest.
A calm COMPEL ID 10, shortly after. TO come to an an
-hor about three leagues from The Fortress, when ".
s,served he Steam Boat Hampton standing for our
hip, having on board many Ladies', Officers # the
,2rtres', and a large numbsr OF respectable citiz M -
be music Of The garrison, in full band, suutk up lie
yTdTSciHes Hymn, ard played other French airs. The
the bteeZe by the tide OF your glorious sars: the Steam
Boat was li-n made iat ao g.side, and he whole
c. Tany on us board did the honour Of a visit, afieI
(which hey iuvi ed us to 20 on board the Steam Boa
Wit ben, where many complimentary ,oasts were
dratk @i he greaesl cordially, aud the most lively