The pilot and transcript. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1840-1841, 1840-05-28

chain of improv ements of the States Of Penn
| syIvania, NewYorl, and Ohio; extending from
the great northern lakes to the greatest ocean
| bay in the world; constructed at an expense Of
upwards of thirty millions of dollars, and en-
bracing more than twelve hundred miles of Ca
mails; intersecting lake Ontario at Sodus bay, and
lake Erie at Buffalo, Erie, and Cleveland
Some of the advantages possessed by Havre-
de- Grace, and which must make it Port of the
| first Commercial Importance are as follows viz
The Canals, forming this immense chain of
improvements, are open earlier in the spring and
continue open later in the fall than the Erie Ca
nal.
The great Anthracite and Bituminous Coal
trade-the Iron and Lumber of Pennsylvania and
partofN Y, the limestone, cotton, tobacco, and
Agricultural productions of every kind from the
great Western World must reach the port of
Havre-de-Grace, which is also the inlet for the
supply of the interior of Pennsylvania and the re-
gions of the West, with Dry Goods, Groceries,
Fish, Salt, Plaster, SC. sc. sc.
Haver-de-gTace is situated at the termination
of this vast improvement, on the Chesapeake
Bay, beautiful and elevated plain presenting
fine site for city, and which was at one time
seriously contemplated as the seat of the General
Government of the United States
That splendid and valuable Improvement, the
Philadelphia and Baltimore Rail Road, the great
thoroughfare between the North and South, pass
es through Havre-de-Grace.
from the great West to the Atlantic Ocean
As point for the establishment of Manufacto-
ries, where steam or water power is required, to-
gether with the material, comprising Coal
Iron, Cotton, and Agricultural products generally
Havre-de-Grace possesses advantages vastly SUI
periorto any other port on the Sea-board.
In short, view of the map of the country
cannot fail to demonstrate the fact, that the
Chesapeake Bay, at Havre de Grace, is destined
by nature to be the great receiver and store
house of the products of not less than five States
of the Union.
The following article from the Philadelphia
U. s. Gazette, of May Fl, 1910, gives a descrip-
ton of the Underwater Canal, and the improve
ments connected with it.
TIDE WATER CANAL.
As this work, which is now full operation,
and attracting some attention, has been variously
represented by friends and foes, we have taken
pains to procure from an authentic source, the
annexed description:
The Susquehanna and Underwater Canal,
now completed, is a continuation of the Pennsyl-
vania State Canal, from Columbia to Havre de
Grace, "a distance of forty-ive miles) at the
head of the Chesapeake Bay, with water sur
face of fifty feet, depth of five feet, and locks
II feet by 80, doubled longtudinally; it will adj
init boats carrying 100 tons. 1t is the last link
in the great chain or improvements made by the
States of Pennsylvania, Ohio, and New York,
lions of dollars, embracing an exteut in their
several ramifcations, of upwards of 1900 miles
of canals, intersecting Lake Ontario, at Sodus
Bay, and Lake Erie at Buffalo, Erie, and Cleave-
land. This being the nearest route to an Allan
tic port that Is now, ever can be made, all the
vast countries traversed by these canals, and the
regions west of them, will inevitably transmit
their commodities through this avenue; and as
they are open so much earlier in the spring, and
continue open so much later in the fall, the
trade will naturally seek this route in preference
to the New York canals.
Havre-De-Grace is situated on the west side,
and at the mouth of the Susquehanna river, a
beautiful and elevated plain, 81 miles, distant by
water from Baltimore, and IA miles via Chesa-
peake and Delaware Canal, from Philadelphia.
The basin is sufficiently large to accommodate one
thousand boats, and the outlet lock of capacity
to admit sloops.
The railroad from Philadelphia to Baltimore
passes through Havre-De-Grace about one fourth |
Of mile below and within view of the basin
and outlet lock, which sineeNthe opening of the |
Canal, presents business-like appearance
-Four vessels arrived at Grace, few
days since from Portland, Maine, freighted with |
cedar sills for the Lancaster and Harrisburg |
railroad, an item of ascending trade for the ca
nal both novel and extraordinary.
Distance from Middletown, at the in
tersection Of the Union Pennsylva-
MIA Canals, via Union and Schuyl-
kill Canals to Philadelphia, 142 miles.
Lockage, 674 feet.
Number of locks, Isl
Distance from the same point on the
Susquehanna to Havre-de-Grace, 63 miles. |
Difference of distance in favor of Ha-
vre-de-Grace, 79 miles.
Difference in amount of lockage, 367 feet.
Difference in number of locks, 101
Distance from Havre-de-Grace to
Philadelphia, via Chesapeake and
Delaware Canal, IA miles.
To which add distance from the mouth
of the Union Canal, at Middle
town, to Havre-de-Grace, 63 miles.
Making total distance to Philadelphia,
via Havre-de-Grace, 1877 miles.
Being five miles nearer than the rout by the
Union and Schuylkill Canals, with the advan-
age of Ga miles of sloop navigation.
From the foregoing statement of facts it is
,onclusively shown that an immense trade will
seek the port of Havr Grace; and it is an es-
lblished axiom in merce, that the goodness
Of market depends upon the abundance of the
supply"