Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1843-01-02

Ts d. senaary settlement which - <sn given q shs
ucss msssris ssms embrscsd In me Csp>pys plan Of I'M
grovsmsn may Be- props, 20 sdd ha' saueduet now
finished Shockoe Creek n permanent structure Of
hcwn granite st.sding ppon sod foundation Of rock;
the abamsn. having been carried down by Of Golfer
damn depth 81 Ten feet below the level o low water
marx the creek The arch has span of % feet with
Of five feet aud the the arch stands the
height Of feet above the ordinary level Of the in
the creek. Ike water OF the aqueduct 10 IS feet in
width and secnned between r,apct walls ~ feet long and
feet high. with average thickness OF u feet The
sides Of The creek above and below the aqueduc dis
in the whole of 100 feet confined by vertical
walls Is feet high with embankincns in the The
location plan and arrangement of the aqueduei and OF its
associated walls well calculated 20 fulfil the important
object for which they intended without danger Of
obstruction TO the outlet by dcposcs from the river, OF
damage to the property health OF the city, by back
ter from the arch, when the creek be swollen by
traordnary floods.
In reference the other items Improvement embraced
in the specification may he sufficient state that THE
,me they all nearly finished the point which has
been indicated desirable for the present; and that this
valuable work IL nearly in OF readiness DC
put ngan into full operation, Tho this time
passing into the dock admit Of its few DAYS
by such small vessels reach the outlet lock with
depth Of eight eo aud expected that By the 18th OF
January, with tho aid OF the dredging machine, depth Of
IL feet may be brought up the lock- admit the
introduction OF the largest description Of vessels which,
the state Of Improvement pass the bar War
wick and come up To the city.
The expenditure upon the dock in the Of alterations
and REPAIRS since the period OF its purchase by the comps
will, when the navigation is restored, about
the $50 900, the OF which expenditure over
and the $50 000 contained in the las,
annual Report be fairly placed to the Of rails
ing up the entertainments to maximum elevation OF 10
fea and OF other additional work that afterwards in.
oduccd, with view to give greater aud value
| the dock.
proper that should remark that immediately after
the called meeting in the month OF May, in addition
special superintendent the operations Of the dock the
OF subscription transferred Mr. John A.
Lsncastea Agent Committee Of the Board Of Directors
charged with the duty ocoecn and applying them d.
ected by the stockholders the reconstruction Of the
| dock.
take pleasure in bearing testimony TO the ability and
zeal, with which himself and the Engineer Mr.. Sanford
have performed the duties eonded to 'heir charge. and in
stating that TO them that the Company mainly ndcbt
ed in despite OF the great difficulties they had contend
with for the advanced and prosperous condition Of
i the work.
In closing the subject OF the dock il proper also
mark TINT in consequence oft provisions Of the Of 25h
March last further preparatory have been
ken in regard 10 It's connection with the canal and that
those formerly adopted remain in the position in which they
stood the riod of the last annual meeting OF the stock
/ holders.
g The fret grand dicision of the Canal, extending
! from Richmond to Lynehburg.
For the fret months Of the year, nothing Of material in
occurred upon this division of the Compa-
nys works With the annual force, which had been
duced at the commencement OF the from 100 so
men, the ordinary repsirs conducted with the
and by the Superintendent and his assis-
The entertainments throughout the division appear
have become stable and rIn and the few breaches that
occurred, being generally in the covering of the cul-
veEts and speedily repaired, caused very little interruption
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tolls less tan that received in the first six months of
lsil; but confidently expected that the deficiency
would be than compensated by great in the
| remaining months of the year.
But the condition of the canal and its prospects for the
last half of the year, vastly changed by the
in the month OF July last d the fresh that has taken
place in the since the 1885 The rain which
produced this extraordinary esh extended in Eastern
and Western direction along the line OF Improvement from
Carersvie TO Lewsbarg, in Northern and Southern from
the highlands North of James the highlands South
OF the Roanoke; and for the quantity of discharged
remarkable that has occurred since the st
Of the State,
In the middle country about A. NJ, and
the chain of the Allegheny il commenced the evening
The valies of u the rivers from the James the Roanoke
cious period OF the year, the OF and
crop of wheat then hut recently harvested and overlooked
bacco and cora.
The which distinguished this fresh in
River from all former recoleced, the sud-
of the other tributaries emptyng below, swollen by the
the appearances al a wall OF water or 5 feet
great force and noise. The river Richmond egh
this astonishing rapdty of RISE which mainly contributed
give the fresh peculiarly destructive character.
To be continued.