Richmond Indiana palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1837-1839, 1838-01-06
Location.

follows:
.ya.I1enss. II al, l. r.seri D,. ~ Location.
Ia;n Il y g. g. feet ...|"i' ,.s. L.r.a., VI.
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For la miles the line fo'lows down the right
bank os the river TO dam NJ. B. below Abingdon,
whcrs it cr,ssss 10 thu left bans Of slack water,
i. follows down that side for lSa miles--passing
into slack water below Humans creek, and Il
rain crossing 10 tho right bank At dam No 1t
then continues on that side to B:oo&sIlc, wherc
IL makes 4 verv advantageous termination IN inc
pool Of the White Water CAM! dam across the
f. IS, Fork 3, crossing the river at the different
points large portion OF the t!rJs are avoided,
and the line materially chcapcncd. The limited
time allotted to the Enc nicer corps, DID not ADMIT
Of suffer INT tim. for making an cSafntn1fIon on
both sides of the river III tho vicinity OF Ffiieic,
bat bclrc final loca,1u, i; would be advisable to
examine as to The ;,ricticabIilty OF continuing 'hc
Inc on tn, left bank OF the river rs fur down as
,ha. place.
WIKI the exception Of the bluffs, AMI iockage,
the valley Of the East Fork is Of the most favor-
able character for the construction Oh Canal
the, excavation and ef,5anisncn; is generally OF
the casics, kind and the line III many instances
follows at the basc OF continuous and succeeding
banks-rcquiring only singc banks, ana passn.
through tic All ccnt farms 10 the ve.y best add
vantage.
The estimates arc nEde for canal OF the
salio Dimensions rs the Indians canal-1o feet
wide on bottom, water 4 fec; Gecr-sasiacc OF wa
ter 20 feet.
The locks arc to be in every respect similar to
those on the White Water canal; dimensions In
the chamber 30 by Is feet; the walls arc TO be
Lid DIV and faced with plank. The nqucducts
AMI culrcr,s are 70 be built Of :ub5!c inisonry
laid in mortar and groIt.
The dams ara to be of timber cribs, filled with
stone; the lower slope is to have IL feet base to
| foot perpendicular rise, and tho upper slope t.
have u base twice as long; both the upper ana
lower slopes arc TO be covered with plank SIX
inches thick. firmly fixed and spiked to the CRIBS
The river bottom where the dams arc located
is composed of gravel and detached rock. me
plan proposed is to place the base at least iect
below the lowest water, and cover tho whole WIN
Il compact layer of brush, upon winch VIII &c
placed three layers Of trees, from 60 to 40 feet
in Iongth, running parallel with the course OF the
sire ,,l-to be hcwn square 90 as to lav perfectly
close ,occihcr-pon THIS the cribs Will be erect
cd in such manner a. to leave an apron OF az least
81 feet below the lower slope OF the Gam, 81 as
to protect the foundation from the action OF 'hc
wafer. The upper slope will be secured by
course Of sheet pi!inr, and tho whole covered
with fac gravel in such m,nncr as to render II
i,r,,cryiyus 10 the wafer. The abut;ncnts are to
&c OF N .sonry similar 10 the uGIcdncfs
By reference to tho accompanying tubular
statement it will be that the estimated cost
Of the line is 8 1878. to which add . per cent.
Tor contingencies, including cng,nccr'ng. snpern-
tending S. auI the whole cost will be S)07.9oj,
or SI,277 pcr mile. The estimates are predica-
tod upon The supposi,ion that common labor Will
SIS per month and found, which Is n
bout the average wages pai! upon tho White Wa
ter canal during tho past Season.
When the cos, Of boarding, furnishing tools,
&c. arc included, the expense OF each man Wall
,r,{i,r rs.f ~
A. any time du:ine the period of five years
previous to tho year 1881, the same amour,
Of work could have been performed tor at least
one third less than at the present time.
Daring the lowest stages of tho river meas
urencn. was made of the water; at Richmond
TIE discharge was 100 cubic feet per minute,
uud gradual increase was found at each of the
dnns-a, No. the quantity was 1000
cubic teot per minute.
There is No doubt sufficient supply Of water
for all the purposes Of navigation, especially up
on the plan propose,-ihe water being introduced
a, five dific rem. points which makes the whole
stream available.
The quantity Of water required to supply the
leakage and evaporation OF canal depends
mainly upon tho character Of the soil through
which il passes. The valley OF the East Fork IS
generally quite favorable in this Particular. Du-
ring the dry season ct the year. IN 1880, an cx-
made on the Delaware canal IN
to supply In: icakage On! evaporation on IA
miles of that canal. Much care was taken to NJ
rive &. the truth, AMI The requisite supply was
found to he SO cubic feet per minute per mile.
The canal had been in operation about two years
the depth of water five feet. and width of
surface 40 feet: about haf tie distance was a.
long a high embankment. and in many places
there was quite a free pcrcolafion. 1t is there
fore reasonable tn infer that similar cIrcumstan-
ces v i'll produce like results. The Delaware and
Eas, Fork canals 10th situated IN nearly the
same range Of latitude. Particular attention WAS
paid in locating the line to have 1t SO placed as
no, to interiors injariousiy with mills and man
ufac;orics already established. In the vicinity
Of both Richmond and BrooksiI!e, and many 9th
or places, q supply Of water can be furnished
from the canal for propelIiny machinery now in
operation with but little alteration In the present
The whole fall Of the river will also be made
available. which can be used for various manu-
featuring purposes, cs the wants Of the country
NAV require.
The act authorizing the survey requires a
Statement: Of the ~prohabie advantages arising
frorn the canal. From the best information that
could be Obtained from various sources it is be-
ev ed that If il should be constructed within or