Maumee express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1837-1838, 1837-12-30


heard me. lam entirely at loss who
gave Gen. Washington the information OF
our intended attack, unless the walls OF
the house could speak. When we ar
rived at Whitemarsii, we found all the
troops ready toreceive us and we have
marched back like pack Of fools"
The navigation Of the Wabash and
Erie canal during the past season has
been extended as far West as Peru.
The line is now finished TO Logansport,
the water has been introduced aud the
passage of boats is prevented only by the
return Of winter. With the opening Of
the spring the canal may be navigated
from that point 10 Fort Wayne, dis
tance of 76 miles, Between Loganspor
and Lafayette, the advances of The work
equal the expectation of the commission
er. 1t is gratifying to be able to say,
that The State Of Ohio has taken hold of
her portion of the work ia a manner that
gives an assuian of her determination
to finish it in the shortest possible time.
The whole iiue within her territory
has been placed under contract, and al
lowing the usual time for their compile
ton, wear fully authorized to expcc,
that within 2 yeaIs from this time canal
boats may pass from the Lake TO Layfa.
ette thus realizing the great object which
has so long engaged the attention and
solicitude Of the State.
The work on the Whitewater canal
has been prosecuted with energy, and
the contractors are so far advanced as to
justify the belief, that the navigation from
Brookville to Lawrenceburgh, may be
commenced by the beginning ofthe next
autumn.
The contracts entered into at the let
lings of the last year upon the canals at
Terre-Haute, Evansville and Indianapo.
lis, have been carried on with commen-
dable activity, and the work at these
points is such as TO render it acceptable
to the commissioner and satisfactory TO
the public.
A corps of Engineers has been engaged
the past spring and summer in determi.
ming the probable location and cost of the
canal to connect the Wabash line with
Lake Michigan. This route is under
stood TO be very favorable for the con.
struction Of a canal. The examinations
have been extended to the Illinois line,
and sufficient information has been col.
lected, when taken in connection with
the surveys made by that State, to show
that this work may readily and cheaply
be extended so as to intersect the Mich.
gan and illinois Canal. In that way each
State would be benefited by mutual
transportation of much larger amount of
imports and exports than belongs to their
respective territories.
The grading and bridging on the Ma
olson and Lafayette Rail road from Ma
olson to Vernon has been vigorously
prosecuted. It's so far advanced as to
create the expectation that the track on
this portion of the line may be laid down
the ensuing summer, and that locomotive
engines with their trains may commence
running Thought cxpedient, by the next
of the Legislature.
The New Albany & Vincennes Road
has also made favorable progress. The
grading and bridging on al miles, com.
at the Ohio River, may be f.
nished and prepared for the metal early
IN the ensuing spring. The preliminary
examinations with a view to its final To-
cation have been made west OF Paoli, the
terminating point Of divisions now under
Upon that portion of the New Albany
ind Charlottesville road, extending from
Inc former place to JeffersonviIIe, the
amount of work performed is equal to
hat required by the Commissioner and
Engineer, and the grading on this divi-
sion is nearly completed. This part of
he road was graded on such scale as to
answer equally well for a rail or Nc.
Adimized road. 1t has been source
If regret, and is deeply Iamentcd by all
who have been engaged in its interests
hat The Examinging Engineers, have so
ar differed in their views and opinions
elatlve to the character OF the work. us
o prevent satisfactory and final deter
nlnaiion on the par, of the Board. Ii,
S confidently believed however that the
urihcr informationno sought will war.
ant decision at its present meeting and
vhen the cha acter Of the work is deter.
mined, no. doubt such additional letting
will be made as wiz compensate for the
clay.
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