Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, W.T. [i.e. Wis.]) 1843-1844, 1844-04-20
ILLINOIS AND MICHIGAN CANAL.

we B'fC Seio" HisHy lHieilesth Schtt
from one of,he Engineers upon the lliaois and
Michigan Canal 10 the former editor Of The
Herald, and which has been kindly handed Us
for publication. The letter viii, be found 20
contain fund OF Information upon the present
condition oftha, immensely important work, land
al. upon The exeriions that are being made
10 insure iis completion. The progress Of a
work, ranking with the FIRST class if not a: the
head Of the improvements Of the day, conaec.
ting the great ,hofcughfdre Of the North with
that majestic river which forms an outlet to
the South and West. ,anno. bu, he a sobjec. Of
high interest to the people OF evry portion Of
the West. The mines, in the absence OF q
more direct connection with lake Michigan,
will realize The immense benefits resulting from
tie comp'c .ion Of This glorious channel Of CON.
muGicaiion.
CHANEAuos, ILL, March 9th. "A.
FRiLsD WiLTsE: TO redeem my promise
Of sending you information concerning The II.
linois aud Michigan canal, is The object OF my
presen, letter. AT the last session Of our Legis-
lalure law was passed, very general in its
features. having for lis objec. the completion
Of this great and important work. The law
not only gives 10 the canal bond holders Ito
whom The FIRST olfrr is 10 be- made for tie
means 10 complete the canal) the canal itself.
bu, all the unso!d eanal lands amounting 10
something over Two hundred and fifty Thousand
acres Of land. yius within five miles OF The Ca.
nal. -Thees,imated eos, Tor lis completion is
Si,C0U,0o0; making .he total cost Of Inc canal
something like $4,000, 900. which is aoou,
lhree fourns Of The ursina estimate. This
saving is made BY changing the plan from d
LAKE ie,ol to q summit level. The change
was made upon lis being ascefiained THAI =
feeder could bo brought ia Oh the level from
Julie. To Du Page Liver, aud, if necessary. 4
feeder from Fox River; thing Thai has been re-
pored 10 be impsac,icab.e. Dy taking HE Wa.
Ter out OF Fox River al 81. Charles, or few
lies below ,here, ii is perfectly feasible &c car
~ il across The samu. between the Fox and DIV
Page Rivers. This feeder would necessarily
DC ei some .i:i.o length, as il would have 10 be
carried some distance dowa the valley OF The
Fox, ere IL could be carried across TO Tie val
ley Of the Di Page which i, would enter
near the village OF Z .alnfeld and then pursue
course nearly direct 10 pointa few miles
above Lockpor. IL is somewhat doubtful
whether this plan will be prosecuted or wae,h-
CT an a.,emp. will not be made 10 supply the
su,nmiI level by tain. la The Do pSgc river
on this Route; aod aiao b'!as she Canine, In
tarough ,he Ausssanashkie valley. This
mos. iikel, will be The course pursued 10 sup.
ply The summit, and as far down The canal as
Juliet. For the remainder Il the distance the
kanksaee and Fox rivers Wiil be amply sufi,-
can DO taken on, OF the kankakeo al Wilming.
ton, CARED a1foss the Dss PLANES. and
enIer The main canal 4. Du Page Crossings
This feeder viii iurnsh the canal with al a.
tundaacc of water iron Juliet 10 Marsei.ies.
From thai place 10 the termination. The Fox
river brought in q, Ottowa will prove abue-
can't.
You haze above the proposed plans for fur
nishing The cana! win The necessary amount
Of waller. and now lcs word in relation 10 its
Ieasouabeness, and some w,id speculation IN
relation 10 lake ieyel.-The Da Page is ca
pabIe OF furnishing from Two thousand to TWEEN.
~ five hundred cubic feet per minute; the Cal
umct from iaree tboussaa TO ihiry-fve hun.
dred, which would amount 10 tive or six ID %.
sand cubic fee, per minute a quantity sG.ii.
Client TO answer al purposes Tor iocksse, for
many years TO come.--The Des Planes We
conceive woul! supply the evaporaioa. and as
for filtration, there would be but lii,!e on this
par. Of the canal. Should the Caune. and
the Du Page prove insufficient b. The greater
demand On account OF az increase OF busi0ess.
Tho Fox could be introduced hereafter.
Lake Michigan as feeder. las most se'i-
Gus objection on account Of its rise aud subj.
dence; al objection ihs, may seem odd 10
those who are no, cenvetsant with that ,ac,.
A little inquiry on that point may lead US 10
Conclusions contrary 10 the common opinion.
The surface of The Lake has had difference
in us liyel within the Lass five years oil some
sevcn or eight fact. Upon noticing This pheac.
manon The enquiry is naturally suggested, has
/ the loves, depression of tae Lake Tor the last
few years been correctly ascersaiued, and If II
has, 10 that any criterion 10 Judge that the