Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1834-11-13
tho Canal nigh, be hsky. or broken, in which
case The water could nei be raised TO dow into the

Case The water could pei be raised 10 Cow into the
| Canal, without which oav,g ton must cease. A
freshot might also come that would hill M OF SWEEP
| away the whole business nj once Bot into This
deepened sluice, il there is any water in the river
II must flow. Nature did not intend such good
river as ours TO be ruined by Canals and dams---a
sample OF which We have in the csnalling aircady
done. would a1yse to begin al the head Of the
pond male for letting water into the present Canal,
and ascendi x the rver as fast as practicable, to
do the work well, and make satisfactory expert.
ment on It, And at Lynehburg a, the same time,
you would soon SEQ tho utility Of the plan. Then
begin at other Places and every place whcrc such
work was necessary, until our river was in a good
state of Improvement. Then make a rail road
from the upper point of suee navigation, over the
| mountains 10 a suitable place on the Kanawha i'm
proving II IN the best way you could, SO as to a
dapt II 10 steam boat navigation, which would con-
meet the eastern and western waters together, and
bring u Inc Of travelling through our State
which is the most suitable route that can be made
through the United States-For il is in temperate
| zone and central part, not too warm AMI sandy
too frozen travel Of rightly madc) u, any time.
If yon succeed in the opening Of The sluico above
mentioned, | would then advise TO give back the
sand where the last part of the canal is made above
Richmond, an cut away those dams, and continue
the suca to the old lachs-Therc have the canal in
such condition TO admit steam boats into the ba
sin aud the sluice would admit fish up the river,
which would be in considerable abundance, for the
slulce would be three feet deep in tho shallowes
place and lowest time. This kird of slnce would
be us good in time of low water as at any olhcr--
for it would be three feet every where and a, all
timcs-so there would be no desire for tides to
help the navigation.
As soon as you get The above plan in good opera
ton, then go TO tide water and at the first sand bar
com Sencc wing dam from shore to little more
than half across the 9ther IN the following manner
S nix anchors with chain OF chains OF bar ron TO
rcach from the shore on level with the top Of the
water, made fast down with The anchors to the
mid lie of the t,vcr, or a litlc more than half u
cross. Then get large brush and pull under those
chains of bar iron, ard weigh down the brush
with rocks, &c. which would stop the water In that
part Of the river 50 as TO cause II TO How on The
other side, which would produce brisk current on
the other side, that would cut away or remove the
sand from that pat and carry it into the deep wa
ter below, until It is swept out sufficient to give
room ior the body of water to Ito in. Then il
would rest, and be still and dccp-Two three OF
this kind Of dams would remove sand bar, and
Keep the sluice always open, and would not cost
much nor take a lcng time 10 do the work-whlch
suce would admit vessels Of aEy description we
would want 10 pass up or down as they chose
THIS kind of nlyIg alton being complete would
be of an advantage We could hardly calculate
800 900 year, at least, with the upper country IN
lis present state ;-& If tho upper navigation is i'm
proved accordingly, II would be great deal more
This klnI Of wing dame, made of bar iron & brush,
would comple ely open keep open tide water navi-
CATION n very cheap rate, and be soon accomplish
ed. The cost OF opening the liver above Richmond
could not average more than 5000 dollars Il mile
and opening tide water from Richmond to the o.
ccan, u double its depth in the sandbars would not
exceed $3.50 0J0 and both would be durable and
last forever-They would, when once made, be
self working machines, & always keep themselves
in god oIder-You would have need Of very few
lock keepers & canal -mendcrs $3.50 600 would be
plenty to make & keep open succ from Lynch
burg to Richmond 3 feet deep and 80 feet wide
will undertake TO do 1t for that sum- and complete
it in five years. aud keep il in good repair for 20
years-And what money remained over n sufficient
sum TO do the work and support my family, shall
remain in the Treasury at six rcr cent. per dnnun,
as a pledge til 4 will keep open the sluice as men
toned above for tie % years after II is completed
| would undertake the tide water wo also for the
above sum [$l50 000) and do it in five yenrs and
warrant il for 20 years. could work sooner in
spring aud al other times that when the water
would be too i.h 10 " ork above Richmond
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