Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1831-08-18
From, ihe Richmond Enquirer, Aug H.
EltsAI IMPROVEMENT

IN lEHAAI IMPROVEMENTS
We understand that Judge nrgtt has pre-,
pared his Rpori, AMI will cave The cat, ss
sonn as be has submitted Il to the Governor
who wssexpsetsd yesterday. Tie report Is in
favor Of a CanGi, las The Kind ofiinprovemen
best adapted TO the Jams River Valley } 10
Lynchburg, and probably 10 Pattun.butg-
then rail road over he Hid.e or dividing
line, to New Riy.T.-tie thinks II t0abfiu,
whether q canal OF rail road onght be made
down the New River TO tho Kanawbs--but 10
Tennessee rail road
! We understand, he enieuains no doubt that
| e Canal is beet aJnpted 10 the Jtinrs luset--li
is supple IN its use is adapted 10 all kinds of
cotnmodHis aud will reduce transportation
lower than any other mode is suii,J to the
physical power Of Virginia, and does moi
quue mechanical skill lie Ill ...s all ihrse hre
1rgnmrnts ia favor Of a canal IN prefere Ice to
= e I'm tow -bonts on locks sud dams, or ~ To-
comotiye-enginrs on rail roads. "A canal from
Maidens Adventure ('he t~rn,ina, ion OF tho
present ranal) fly Jtei toide aud five teet deep,
" It'll locks pUt Ia GER than lac present locks
on the canal, can he made in permanent
manner fol The sum OF Is OF 10000 doil.. per
mile rs a mas ,nuIn--uHdsr good management.
Should tbs Legislature th,0k fit to make II OF
| a smaller SIZE and less permanent cousruc-
ton II will, u course, Gosi less but Judge
Wright does not recommend such II wurk. Ine
| G. la gemeat ol the canal from wid b OF 80
aud depth vi feet, 10 so aud To 6 teei Will
not cost IN pro- ortiun to that enlargement
Bouts rs feet long. IA feet wide. aud craving
A fe.t water. cary 7o tons but he considers
boats Of 90 ions Best as general tonnage.
JUICE Wright does not think any further
surveys OF the james liver TO be Necessary.
| He is satisfied with those which have been
IN AIDE by others as well ms by himself There
have been ,lTee or four surveys carefully
me- dc aud he has himself seen the River 10
above the Blue Ridge.
HE ,hiaks i, vii, take 3 or 4 years to Ell.
tend the Canal TO the Blue Ridge.
Flu entertlins no dJubt that a more eff ieni
| Communication betwe cen the head OF The James
Rive, (from Covingior. lar ezamplt) 10 the
Kanswh a, ought to be- established f, bu, IN what
way the ImpIo vement onght to he made be-
ynnd Pa,lonsbufg, he Is not at This tune p,t
pared 10 say. there is new light constantly
pouring IN upon the best IN de OF con.lructfng
Rd.ioads. Experiments ate daily making
~ Europe aud ~ this co1ntry. II "a possible,
he thinks, that exaIninat ions and !ins which
are made Io-la, irotn fatton,bu's townids
tennessee OF kanawha, (ss,umng these bypo
ihetical points Ms the bass oil calcula,i0h,J
mig ht be much improved aud b, tier adapted 4"
The case Two Or thee yeHTs EenC., whtn tde
fleets OF experience Ia RAJ, -itvads mdJ DC beiz
Ter developed.
He has totmed a very high opinion OF con.
neGtiun with tennessee. The productions We
| are 10 tecese Il ON ,hnt dir. ounn nre very val
liable, nnd perbaps mach grenttr IN amount
than those which We may receive flom ihe
kanawho, East Tennessee Is looking tor an
outlet aud that outlet 10 Chhrlestou, Rich
| mond aud Baltimore on ihs East, OF BY aa h"
pIuvemenI OF the Muscle ohvals TO y. Orleans
on the Nest. Richmond seems 10 hun 10 pre-
sent the greatest advantages, II Improvements
are made as Lhty ought 10 be.-lhe grcaieal
Office ion 10 our ~alting Tor light from other
quarters upon Rail Roajs, is, il we do no, ac',
| tnat o hers will. Weave pieysd on one side
by The Charleston Rail Road Ca the other, by
the Baltimore.
We have presented a very rough and hasiy
keI,h OF Judge Wrights Siews upon this in.
T. rrsurg subject. They will he LAID before the
Leg i.iaIuie and the 7, oplo folly and more dis
,ncily herealte.. And We expect that he will
r. turn 10 Richmond 20 communicate in per
500 vi the membe,s of the Legislature aud
the d ,ard ul Puplic Works We h ,,c had the
pleasure OF seeing IA good deal OF this gentr-
| man aud though we have not communicated
With him 40 folly OH the Improvement Of the
James River, asto comprehend the elrmen,s
Of his CIR ,ulations aud though we are not
| yet prepared to coincide with opinions. oil
| winch We have MOI heard all The deveIope.
meats. and upon subject, too, which We have
always f,li to be OF the most complicated
character, yet this we Gao confidently youcb,
pre- ending manners, and OF less mystical ion,
uud reserve in matters OF his own profession
than this distinguished Civil Eng
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