Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-02-22

charged, would be sufficient TO de'ray the whole civil,
iis ot The State. The toll collected is one cent per ton
per mile, which would make the folio wing rat-a:
Ga the Erie canal, per ton SO 63
On the CbampAin canal, do 63
q wego canal, do 80
Ciyusa aud Seneca canal, do 20
The costs OF transportation is the ssme.
This State l. par,icuI,rly refereed to, because her
works are completed, and therefore afford fair test OF
al exhibit the same prosperous results, far they
have progressed
Your committee will here suhjoin s,atemau, Of the
cost and product OF the Tuckah canal she IN.
value OF the facilities which afforded, aud the pro-
duet OF all such improvements Ii is statement from
an authentic source.
Ihis improvement commences near the Tuckahoe
aquedec oil the James rivSr canal; and the Tuckahoe
Canal Company, by de'p .nng thu rek and The con-
'iruction OF lock, from their canal lar the divd-
ing line between Messrs. Wickham and Randoipb =
Here II becomes elevated by two locks Of ten feet ill.,
and ascenis the valley OF Tuckahoe, until int.
the creek, where the company erected a dam for the
'ouoe purpose OF introducing the creek into the canal
and by its reuent water and deepening the bed of he
SAM TO complete the same, complete the Remaining
portion OF tn line to Crouchs low bridge To furnish
constant supply Of water at all SEASONS Of the wear
eeder lie taken from the James River canal and after
passing an aqueduct over Tuckaho creek introduced
into the canal immediately above the upper lock- In
the con.rucion OF he canal rom i,s romme nc nent
TO the divding line ot Me--rs w. and r. before men.
toned, distance If one and half miles the company
met with much diff ru y only from the water of
the cree and numerous logs aud trees in the
locks. From the dividing line above named To its In
'ersecon with the creek, distance of one and three
quarter miles, the canal passes uneven sur ace
res-Dfng every variety OF cutting from favourahl-
TO the NEST uniavourabe kind Al the iDters. cton
dam is erected, one hundred ct in length and 6ve
and halt feet high, OF logs filled in wish stone The
creek IL then pursued for two and a half miles TO
Crouch's lower bridge the company encountetiny he
usual obstruction from the water Of the came and the
innumerable legs embedded therein The entire canal,
including the ieeder, l2 miles long, % ret IN.
water line, and fset deep; with
three licks dam, two bridges guard and floor. ,e
Two squ,ducts OF wood, the one 800 feet long, and the
other l5O and two houses for lookk. epr. all OF hcb
cost the S. 500, thou and dollars ess T. an
he est,ma ed cost Of the the company's EogIn-er
The work was commenced the IL h OF July, aud boa,
passed the entire iine with the exception o. half mill
the 10 h oil ID .c-mber following The divide nd ON
he capital stock Tor the year $780, amounted thirty
hive per cent.
Great has alec attended The enternrjza If
Penn yivanis; aud confident is the Leaf iaure OF
ina, ate, oil the advantages OF The system which she
has faiy tested, that hrr las Legislature mad IAN ad.
ditonai appfopia lou OF 81 O26l7 and this too after
he heavy expenditures heretofore made. The fair
presumption l., that she knows the ,vccess which has
attended Der .x=fous; and that has been the
result go tar, caunot be doubted che would not blind
~ pertevere III runous system Of expen
duufe upon internal improve
These results compared with the price Of
ton IRON L>n,hburg TO Richmond, must strike every
mind iorciby, and prove, beyond the reach of cavii
tbs imin, nee sisadv onages under which the sgicul
ture OF The State abors account of the heavy bur-
as
be afforded Tor doubts that, in proportion as Ia
cities are increased aud dangers removed TO tansuof-
tauon, 30 is freight reduced; and this reduction of
freight enables agriculture 10 pay adequate tolls, for
the facilities furnished The price OF feigbt from
Lynchburg TO Richmond, distance OF about one hun
red and bi'y miles, is about SO 10; toll on tobacco
asout 81 per ton, and the articles Of produce
the same
Your committee will here refer 10 extracts of three
lie t;rs going TO -hew the great Improvement which
has been n"de in the construction Of eam-hoas. so
as 10 Introduce Them upon streams and cauois of sha
lower drAusht OF water, Than hereto ore deemed
necessary with view TO prove the fact that th- Kind
OF vessel can be successfully introduced n the Jams
River, between Richmond and Lynchburg a. has hem
already done on the Allegheny; and that this fact will
Ju'Ify the belief tia the number of locss aud dams
estimated ny the Engineer, between those ponis will
not be necessary, aud hat the estimate of the cost OF
the improvement Ia too high.
Extract O letter from gentleman IN Glasgow to
his correspondent in Liverpool.
My DEAR ELLIS I'll have con,idered your
friend Mr.. Smiths Lever 10 you Of the LIST instant, con-
tanning an extract from his uncle's letter. The ac-
count alluded 10 TO the twin boss, which petorue ed
voyage by the Canal, between Edinburgh and G. as.
gow quite correct except tbA of sta ing the boat
to have been propelled by stesna, instead of being
drawn by borsss. This was merely trial voyage, to
a-cetaiD how FAR il practicable to construct DO,
TO pass along two canals about so feet de on
water surface, and The other 40 feet, without such
surge on the bsIk ks slopes OF the canal TO be pre-
Judicial 10 he naviRa,oD and completely proved
in hs sfrma ve for when the boat went At The rate of
skmmed along the surface OF the water, without caus
any surge the sides of the canal but when the
boat went only at the rate OF about miles an
hour, The surge was comfortable at this slow rae-a
gradual swell OF water kept moving in front the boa
until the speed incfPa.ed as TO top or get over
the rise ofewAter. The Forth aud Clyde Canal Com
panes are just now about TO start boat Tor carving
passengers 20 ply between Edinburgh and Gla.sow
aud to be drawn by horses, being distance by the
canals OF Sc miles which they expsct 10 accomplish In
six tours including the passng OF 10 locks
and other sioppages This boat is iisht siDgI. boat
what is called gig boat They also building A.
Manchester, under The directions OF MIR William Fair
bUrne, w. bi twin boat Of plae iron, on--eigbteeD
NJ inch thick 6S 'eet Icing. and feet wide which
when loaded with go or 10 passeng, RI. wi draw about
Is inches OF water, Including high pressure or loco.
motve engine OF ten horse power. The hole sejgh h
If the boatsnd machinery W II be about eight tom =
The canal companies also building gh' plate iron
boat fwnsbe IL 10 h. Sc feet long and feet wide
and will weigh about 80 cwt when fitted up and wi j
carry SO passrngsrs Ths boa', with the first men.
ousd one s TO be drawn by feet horses al the rate
nj ten mile an hour going Elk mile sages We have
great expectations from the light twin buJ.
"g by hat ingebi ne engineer and upill.wrieht Mr.
F4rburDe oi Manchester"
Extract frpn The LSed's Meyeuu
"Tbe iU in toais (steam) commence piy Ing betyeen
GooIe and Knoiiingiy la W elk ami have conf med
10 me utu ost, the experiments VII CHI we formerly
ported 20 have ten nsde, by means Of similarly con
rncted vessels on the F rth and CLYDE Canal ,hey
create iutlitle fippl sutge, upon q o hanks wb
they al the rate Of miies per hour when
heir speed IL increased to eisb miles violent surge
arises hut what is most extraordinary when II 10 In.
creased 10 zine miles hour The boat actually over
uus or leaves the beiiDd her, and breaks or
esbausts ITSELF VIII the two from the .ides
a.