Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1834-11-29

,;.b In lgTlcultu. III uIstN -, - ..,s.r
wnlCn,; staples of internal trade, and the cniei
the ma g nroit TO the artificial channels by
sourV Lay are transported 10 market, supplied
wnSn Schuylkill, in the lastyear, notwitstand-
on ine r;yer descends TO the second city OF the
ing ind' states, through highly cultivated coun-
UnHeu, % 165 tons: or very little more than a
NY 10Th of the entire tonnage OF this very pro-
s,ohe navigation.
lis l o'a,l aytent of the nearly completed por
the az 'Sa chesapeake and Ohio canal, exclu-
uon VI .hs basin of slack water above its high
sNe II consists, however, oil but 62 miles
est uanI , Of various extent. united by % guard
oil Ca" 18th navigaSle ponds Of slack water,
NcA', in the bed of river, by dam sacross
iorms.nneI These artificial ponds or ba-
Us are denominated pools, in the annual re-
SUI of the company, and constitute 40 OF the
POI ,,iles of navigation, connecting Philadel-
lVo eth Mount Carbon, in one Of the three
pnla. coal districts of Pennsylvania. In its as
gree rom the tide, this line of improved navi-
~. oyorcomes an elevation OF 5SS teet; whlch
gaUoi tho elevation of the entire eastern Sec
exec &c tho Chesapeake and Ohio canal. Its
nO "t, are 12O in number, OF which 92 are MI
W. constructed of rough stone walls, lined
;,h blank These have been found, according
The last annual report OF the directors, 10 re
w. heavy outlay for REPAIRS" and for that
our the report announces, that while cor
Ie.;oG another error in the original plan OF this
IeNJ 7tS President and Directors propose " In
S"hI;nq the locks wherever there is more than
u.s. one 10 construct the new locks OF cut stone.
SUI ..1 5,Jra,Iic cement" The wooden locks are
Sn nv II feet in their chamber, while those re-
.,oty constructed of stone, are 81 by l33 ieet
~: among the advantages OF this reduction
r. ibs breadth of the lock, the report comprises
V,ha s,,inG of water" One reservoir, Al ieet
doom has been already provided; AMI another
- cnn,emplateI, in order to supply possible
s,tact of water in a part of this line navigation.
Tso renort suggests that "bv the doubling ofthe
u more Iock-tenders will be reQuIed;" and
,So number Of the houses for their accommoda-
40, bainu. at present but 65, n rmber exceed
;,arv little that Of halfthe locks indicates that
,,s, ar more locks have been frequently com
Goed in their construction, and placed under
,barore of a single attendant. The locks, ooth
nav and old admit of but four feet depth OF water,
mon their mitre sillS, and that Is, consequent
~ presumed to be the depth, also OF the various
can,S. A depth which, combined with the length
on1hre,dth ofthe new locks, affords cons.ruc-
ron of beth, adapted 10 the use OF boats OF Az
t,ns drawn by two horses, aided by two men
and boy; the complement OF force, sufhclent
G5r nropelling boat OF 100 tons, on the Chesa-
peake and Ohio canal.
The cost of this line Of 1OS miles Of improved
NAVIGATION has been, according 10 the last ar
nma report made to its proprietors, 81, 974 65969,
a sum exceeding the ascertained cost OF the cor
RESPONDENT portion ofthe canal, on the Potomac,
now nearly completed, provided due allow
ance be made for the difference in their plans
and constructions.
From these views Of the progress OF the
Schuylkill Company, and the comparison OF the
uses of the Anthracite and Bituminous Coal, |
think it may be considered very moderate to as
suG,e that, in the course ofthe second yearalter
The completion ofthc Canal Gfnot the hrsD that
the tonnage of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
will reach one half the amount Of that OF the
Schuylkill-
Assuming this as the basis otthe calculation,
and that the Canal will cost $4,000, 900 when nm
ished to Cumberland it can be made apparent
that the receipts of our Canal will then be equal
to four per cent upon its cost; and, an increase
of its tolls, at ratio far below that OF the
Schuylkill in its infancy, will soon produce a
sum that will reach the limits of the dividend
which the charter allows, viz. fifteen per cent.
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