Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1839-01-12

The White Water Canal, when completed from
Lawrenccburgh TO IIagarstown n, distance OF sixty
miles will the State, at the contract prices,
one million, two hundred AMI eighty four thousand.
eight hundred and seven dollars-belng twenty
one thousand, four hundred and thirteen dollars.
and forty-tiye cents per mile.
The estimated cost of the Canal between Brook
vile and the National Road, is five hundred and
sixty four thousand, two hundred and twenty-one
dollars The amount already expended on II, IL
,birtv-seyen thousand, nine hundred and sixty
three dollars All this portion OF the line IS un-
Ter contract, and will be vigorously prosecuted
durn. The next season.
WHITE WATER CANAL-From Lawrenceburgh
to Brookyille, distance Of 30 miles IS chains,
The canal Is very nearly finished. The wafer Is
now being introduced. and with the exception of
those unavoidable hndrances to which new canals
are subject, there wall be nothing 10 prevent u
regular navigation during the whole OF the next
/
The long continued low wafer of the past sea-
son has enabled the contractors to complete all
the dams connected with this line in subs tan lal
and generally satisfactory manner. The con-
tractors for these dams deserve much credit for
their perseverance, and skill The loose and sandy
character Of the bed of the White Water renders
it a difficult and responsible undertaking. The
dams are all formed with slopIng cribs OF timber
filled with stone. and resting on Il Foundation of
brush and unhewn trees. The Hrrison dam Is
30 feet long and feet high from, low water
This dam not only forms the pool IN which the
canal crosses the river, but at the same time will
furnish an abundant supply of water for the line
to Lawrenceburgh, we'll for the branch to
Cincinnati. Dam No. Z, at McCarty's Bluff Is
$40 feet long and Ii fest high, from low water
The purpose OF this dam is two-fold; it gives US
control of the stream for the supply Of The canal,
well as for water power, at the same time that
it forms slack-wa ter for the distance of mile
and. hahn wi bleSu ms a ma he ~
difficult and expensive bluff on the line. without
the cost of constructing separate canal.
The dam across the East Fork which was finish
| ed last year, sustained no damage by the numer-
Gus ugh floods of the winter and spring, although
the guard bank, on the north side, was carried off
/ BY u flood which occurred IN December last
These guard banks have been repaired and raised
higher and made more secure than al first. Ey-
cry part of the work connected with crossing of
this stream appears now TO be substantial.
/ At the time of placing this line under contract
it was designed to form towing path across the
pool of the dam Il, Harrison, and also across .he
East Fork, by means of temporary and cheap
bridges resting wooden tresties. The raplditv
of the current, however, and the great amount OF
drift brought down by the floods, which was made
more manifest by further observation, induced me
to recommend Il change of plan, substituting per
manent covered bridges, with longer spans, rest
ing stone abutmcuts. These bridges wiz not
only furnish towing pain. nut VIII also uIioFd
carriage way of II feet in width for the ordinary
travel of the country. The cost of course will be
increased by the change.
] The total cost OF the work and the amount o
labor performed on this DIVISION tOg ether with.:h'
cost Of other portions of the Improvements which
may be described will be embodied in ,abula
statement u subsequent page OF this report, Il
which tho Board are referred.
The corps of Engineers on this line have beer
engaged during the past season, when other du
ties would permit, IN revising the location OF IN
line from BroolIvi!le to Hagerstown,and rrHFa -,
II tor contract. Some changes have been mad
in the location of last year, by my advice, with tn
view generally of rendering the canal less labi
TO interruDtiOn It's navigation. The most In
portant of these changes, is that of crossing tn
White Water at Somerset, by means OF an aquc
duct, instead of passing IT IN the pool OF a dam
During the past season the location OF the cane
has been extended as far north rs fiagerstown,
distance of 64 miles nearly, above the Nationa
= Road. The minimum discharge of White Waite
3 which must supply the canal with water, has bee
ascertained, during the past year, to be Us II
s lows, to wit:
. The two Forks united at
, Hagerstown 1OoO c. IT, per NIL
n The main stream at Eel
J. tons MILL Iloo
J, Do. al National Road LOU :"
# Do at fee dcr below mouth
n of Green's fork, $3.50
n From Brookvllle to the Feeder near Somerse
O the whole of the line is under contract. Abos
+ that point as far the National Road, some of tt
n heaviest Jobs only have been let. The total
d mount of contracts which have been made nor
II of Brookvie, estimating the work al contra
9, prices, the amount of work performed, &c, W
4 be seen the tabular statement before referred
IS Since the last annual report the public servI
l. has sustained loss IN the death of Sampson TIL
IL bert, resident Engineer on this canal The v
t. cancv thus created filled, with the approx
to ton of the Acting Commissioner, by the appoir
l. ment of MIR. ). Holman, who had been sever
TX wears in the service of the state.
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