Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1835-01-16
CHESAPEAKE AND OHIO CANAL.

We find in the National Intelligencer Of the
18th instant, Report by the Hon. Andrew
Stewart, Of Pennsylvania, on the probable reve-
nue. of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, made
TO the Baltimore Convention, which we have ex-
amined with great interest and will endeavor to
condense within the compass of our columns
aud would recommend the report itself to the
attention of all who feel an interest in that great
work.
The Report commences by stating that the
Committee have given the subject an attentive
consideration, and the result is finn convc-
ton that the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal will
afford a more profitable investment offunds than
any other similar work ofInternal Improvement
in the United States; possessing, as it does, ad
yantages in reference to climate distance, struc-
ture, and sources of rerenue, decidedly superior
TO any other constructed or contemplated.
The object ofthe Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
is TO connect the tide water of the Atlantic with
the Ohio and Mississippi, and, ultimately, with
the Lakes; and, as its revenue must, in some
measure. depend upon its ability to maintain d
successful competition with other similar works,
the Committee will submit in the hrst place,
comparative view of the three great lines OF
communication between the Atlantic and the
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Chesapeake and Ohio Canals.
COMPARATIVE VIEW,
As to distance, time, lockage, dimensions, CHI
mate and cost of transportation, ON the New
York, Pennsylvania and Chesapeake and ONO
Canals. in connection with the Ohio River and
the Lakes.
New York and Ohio Canals, is zoos miles-67O
thereof canal, las river, and 100 lake navga-
tion. on this line there is l,S77 feet of lockage
500 on the New York, and 1,lS5 on the
Ohio Canal and three transshipments; one at AL
bany, another at Buffalo, and third at Cleave-
land.
From Philadelphia to Pttsburg, by the Colum-
bia railroad and Pennsylvania canals, Is 394
miles-276 by Canals and llS by railroads; the
ascent and descent on this route is ., 22O feet;
and by the Schuylki, Union, and Pennsylvania
canals the distance is All miles, ascent and de-
scent 4524, feet 1914 by locks, and 1910 by IN
clined planes; and as the latter route is found TO
be the cheapest transportation, 1t is adopted tor
the purpose of this comparison. On this line
there are two transshipments, one at Holidays
burg the other at Johnsown
From tide water at Washington City to Pitts
burgh. by the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, Is
34I miles continuous Canal, lockage 3,215 feet
and when the canal shall have reached Cumber-
land. the distance from tide to the navigable
waters Of the West will be only two hundred
and fifty eight miles viz: 1876 miles by the Chesa'
.peake and Ohio Canal, and ~ from thence by
the Cumberland road, to Brownsville, on the Mo-
nongahela.
The sources of revenue relied on are,
lst Coal-by far the most productive source OF
revenue on all canals where found, in Europe
and America.
3D. Understanding on this canal, and al
fordng one of the principal sources of revenue
on the New York Canal.
Sd. Lime OF the best Quality and at the cheapest
IL tba linz nf tn,S
9th. Iron and other materials, and marble, found
in abundance, and ofa superior quality, on
the margin of the ca9M.
5th. The products ofthePotomac fisheries, equal
to any in the Union.
9Th. Rentof Water Power-bcing abundant for
milling and manufacturing purposes.
9TH. Agricultural produce from the Western and
other States, and parts of Virginia, Pennsyl-
vana, and Maryland.
9Th. Merchandise &c. for the Western States
And first Of Coal. The Committee lay down
this position with perfect confidence that otu.
minous Coal of superior quality can DE detrered
at anu port on tide-trdter for less sum by hts
Canal than IL can be deiirered at any other port
on tide trater in the United States. If this be
true il follows as matter of course that there
will be no limit to the demand for expectation
but the capacity Of the Canal to deliver it.
The report here gives extracts from the re-
port of Mr. Roberts, describing the Coal veins
at or near Savage river which, having been re-
Gently published we deem it unnecessary to re-
peat, and proceed to give the following calcula-
ton as to the cost of Coal in the District Of
Columbia; and, though the process is different,
the result of the calculation is the same as that
OF correspondent of the Gazette, published but
short time since.
Ills a well known fact, that on the Mononga-
hela river, coal excavated from similar mines,
Is now delivered at thirteen steam mills and fac
tories, at one cent per bushel. 1t is presumed it
will cost more, under similar circumstances, to
deliver it in coal boat on the Potomac; but let
this sum be doubled, and say that coal in boats
will cost two cents cts. per. b.
Tols.-The tolls charged on the
Pennsylvania canal for trans
2ortation of COAL is half
cent ton per mile, which,
at % bushels per ton, will be
nearly 4 cts. per b.
Freight-A boat carrying l,6s0
bushels, travelling two miles
per hour or As miles in "a
hours, Qess than the usual
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