The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1843-11-03
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WESTERN gARMORY.
Extruets from t',e Report of the topiInissS0-
ners RppOiNtr1 iu sclcC: n location for the
Westeru ArnaOry. amos. A. r..... ..


lo'i' TUG commissioners pi'Po,H'ea ~ 'ne ''H'i-
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NOW, ;n5n,.I :, ,h a' s,;,ra,, lr',f, s,,, r.r r
al. n,ao, r, ,bo nr;y;,oro ofov,n,;nin,i, ,yc
cr,n,,a.t snch nn,,ons i o,o rLelv ~ i0,cros tho
mas, Of on, readers ~ ,bo (Dllowns i, will be
seen tina, La Sale county contains at eas, two
locations wor,by thc favorable notice and conside.
ration Of the commissioners ; aa. ..I-t. rs.
s,rr At PERI. az ,ur u1ryors RIVER.
,rraI = 80, - oon,o,o ,lo,o1 :, ,b;s
,;oin;,u IA oTnr,aI hv ,bo TrGnois and
M;ch;aan cana, whirL d6,s rs son,hrrn
,arn;,ea,;,n III, s,no ;o,moJ;o,oly .hoyo
d., - - = - - '.'-,'-
.rbe er,;ro ,oro,b Of die ,,ro, rrom
peru - Ch;c,ao i rine,y.siv mi,os Ire
sunni, lo,o, whicb nv,onds rrnm ch;c,.
w. 70 Iootnort mlos l. snrnI;o1
9Th a. ,,or fror, IaIo ,I;ch;,or ~
rho ,,claca wo,or from ,bo summi,
lava, - o,or,7;,c ,,oo,,;,or,, =, Io,I,r,r,
,oaa,har ,,;M ne Iam,-,na,a. ,n;hn,oaaorI
al ho Das p,,;,s r;yo, ,ro roI;,d 6n f,~
10 snn,,,, oc ,ho oanI ho,,yoon yocrnor,
and Wa,.e;,Ics At which conmcnccs -
Iowo, rooch nr lovoI sn,nl;o1 ,n,i,I, bv
Eov riysr r,om ,bis le,d tho c,,,I
aa,o. ,l,u.,I, Lr c,n, ,aots and
,h,s. s,scess,yo levo,s al Jonorlirc FIR
t,;. s,nr,,, IF rotor r,oi,I,, rro,9 ,bo
losI aro ',a,or deriyo1 econ, n,o r Nv ,;,or
I.u.,e f,,au,o - ,bo ,,;,;o;,,. Of ,bo
Ioyol ,,s, mcn,iono11 !, j. ,,o nnroosa or
tho .,,,o % w;,bJraw C,om the canal fv;y.
Con- ,ho Tov riyo,ls,eN III tho v,,tr ,b,,
.on ha .n,ro1 far ,ho r,rno., &C onor,,.
inn machinery >, ,his non, CONSEQUENT.
,ho. iii roo,,;,, ~, ,.o,,, l,1o ,,.,or
snnl,, or holonnr i,naIs oxoo,,
III. ho Jr,wr f.on, ,ho VA,
,;,o- ,auols .. I,oI.on, ,.,,,o. III or ,,I;ol,
w;u no roou;rcd for ,,,o snrnl,, Of tho
Labs ho,nw H.. r,ar ;nc,r ,ha,
,nv denenJenco unor ,o,or nower ror
INV cons;Ie,.h,e rnocnonic,I oncro,;ons
~ no de,;vad fran, tho canal At per, Is
.I,oge,ber fall.cious .,-s.. -. 10.
Narrower ,bs rarro from ey,reuo lov
70 extreme, hlob water. At Perm is various
l., s.,;uo,ol como COW Tho, :, % ,,or,y
others ,yentv.f,ur and others again At
,wen,v.s;x feet We were crediblv in.
formed hv ono If ,ha canal ono;ncors
who had naid na,,ioular attention 70 ,be
subject, ina, i,s ordinary rance mirb, he
,s,,sJ At ,veuv feat. and ,ba, an ey,rcme
49,. 'os,oa;ou,.' ,.bo,, ,,o r;ro, hol,,,.
bannssed to he rorred wjtb ice which
,,,, r,r,oo,,,,,,, ,bo cose ia r,ar,v.
to twec,v.six feet. In either .or these
events the water mower atihe levels above
the frs, and s,coud locks bo,h of which
are situated at the sou,herly termination of
the canal viii be-. nearly or aui,e neutrali.
yed dnriro the continuance Of extreme
h;oh wafer, ....... ......
THE board heinz satisfied that wole,
rowsr ,d,n,el ,o ,bo.p,,posos of an ar
- morv conlI NOT he derived fromtbe canal
di,ec,ed their inouiries lo a natural water.
fall \ few miles above Peru. called the
Verm;lon r,n;ds and oh,,;,eI ,he foIlow.
inc information corcern,nr the same.
a. Mr.. WooLworth. late. an ENGINEER in
III. .e-,;co Of tho o,,,e L;,Il, FURNISHED
the followirg resnl,s from SURVEYS exc
cu,ed under his s,ecial direction.
Ierr,b or verm;Go, ran;ds : miles
Aggreg,,o raIjfn Ibis distance ree,
Ey1reme ronge ot r,o, or raniJ.. u
feet. :
Extreme range at head ar ropids, /:
feet. N
. Hence the wafer mower at the yermil
ion rpids, durino extreme high water, will
fo be entirely neu,ralized