The New York herald., 1845-02-03

worth three inllous dollars ls3 Ooo oOo)
Second That as local work irrespective Of the trad.
Of other States it would yield from probable sources
traffic. nnsically belonging the Canal and capable
Of yielding revenue Of from two hundred thousand dol
lars TO three hundred thousand dollars $500,
Third, that the supply Of water is superabundant from
Hopat1ong Lake estimated to be equal to 46 CO 900
cubic yards OF waer-when full.
REPORT ON THE MORRIS CANAL.
(corY)
[No. 2, per Grsat Westernl
New YosK, 10th April, ls49.
FkEpEhlCh. NJ III, ESQ. JPrivate to the
lBondholders
Chairman Of the Committee Of the Holders of
Norris Canal Bonds, London.
DEAR sR-In conformity with the intention expressed
our trip along the line Of the Moris Canal on the 9Th
instan change in the weather prevented us from eav
ing on the 4h After the late rains, the banks OF that
portion OF the Canal from Jersey City to Patterson being
SHINY ana mu.dy. We considered il best leave its in
vesgatisn to subsequent occasion when from its proa
unity to New York, we could easily examine f. 1 now
proceed lay before you the result Of my uquries along
the ne regrcng that the supervencn Of cold stormy
and raay weather prevented Mr.. Cryder accompanying
We raveedto Patterson along the railway OF the same
nams in train whose locomotive uses anthracite COAL
laton oil nearly twelve thousand inhabitants. Here are
MADE the spinning and weaving machinery used for the
mus IN Mexico, besides which locomotive engines are
made and there are numerous large manufactures Of
ton woollen paper &c Iangpg semcircuarly in three
tiers OF terraces of different attitudes each a6undantIy
supplied by the sane waerpower from tho Passaic river
Space and water power st suc lent for the sup
ply OF many other establishments. Several respectable
inhabitants with whom We talked concurred in fixing the
consumption of Goals at om 10 900 IL 600 tons annu
ally likely to be greatly increased While the Canal as
open they used to obtain tnerco from five to six dol
three dollars per per railway They consider their
town loser to the extent s say $4,000 dollars by the
s,oppsgs o. the Canal Hence their anxiety to see in
which they require make, be- conducted along its
course cheaper than by any other Advancing on
wards about two and half miles beyond Patterson we
examined breach in the embankment Of the Canal re-
qng an immediate outlay of from 1900 TO 1900 dollars
On h course OF the Canal from Patterson to Dover
cur the following places requiring coal AMI sfordng
tolls via first Booalon where rolling mills and iron fur
naces are at work aud the OF is 5000 or
name where are works of the kind requiring 1000
to 1000 tons Of coal yearly third Dover itself be-
sides works OF the same class there grst mills
foundry steel furnace and manuacory Of spikes and
nashe whole requiring Of coal perhaps 1000 tons year.
~, and ahordiDg other tolls besides.
Ths1e three places are favorsby located in the proxim
ity oi Hibernia Mount Hope Swsedes Nine Teebo and
nnc other iron mnes secured for the ate Morris Canal
Company by Mr.. Dickerson, under the arrangement
tion ee page 20 Of my printed statcnen SO that the
traffic 10 likely greatly to increase. All these works
the is great abundance SO rich that numerous
furnaces are employed where is smeted by the Of
ths bellows, and hammered into kind Of rude pigs cal
led blooms available for purposes in that state
but for finer, requiring to be converted into bars The
smelling by snhrace is likely osupercede the furnaces
now in use, under steady supply by the Canal
On way from Dover to Hacketts Town, we visited
General Dickeisons mines which produce 100 900
tons yearly Of great richness of ore He has about 40
tons cut at the mines ready for transport olong the Canal
when opens His practice is not to smel himself but
70 sell to the psopretprs OF furnaces along the Canal
ply to the mines OF Mr. E. Dickersop referred to in the
preceding paragraph We passed also suckasunny
favorable localities for other erections the Canal be
kept 10 operation Without it, these ard all villages
along its course must decline, and the iron manufacture
In approaching the summit level, near Hopatcong
Lake we examined three Of the inclined planes, which
found in tolerabe order though reauiring some re-
pairs OF these planes there twenty three in num-
ber overcoming each ievaton from thirty one
hundred feet perpendicular at grade from foot per-
penhcuisr to ton and twelve borizonta ALL except
have been widened admit OF the fifty ton boats
the Lehsh Canal in sections Up these plapes the boats
plane double wide iron rail is laid railway oil the
way down and dsscepdng for some distance into the
no TON OF the Canal below where it filled with water
On these rails there is ascending and descending
The loaded boat TO ascend floats into the corresponding
oar or cradle which supported upon eight iron wheels
that run upon the rails strong iron chain cable is
attached to the and a. it goes in eight mi
nues through the agency OF water wheel at top, which
winds the chain round an immense iron roller. The
agency snd similar apparatus cause smultane
ous to descend the opposite the car ascending and
taat de'cending to certain extent. by gravtaon aid
ing IN producing the opposite movement of its fellow
There 10 contrvsnee at the top whereby the car
tanning the boat is received into TO allow the
boat TO float out and the takes place with the
that has descendsd However incredible il may appear
those inclined planes have always been found to
WE'LL and though accident. have occasionally occurred
fro tte swapping of achan little loss detention has
been created thereby To friction series OF iron
rollers are fixed at regular distances between the rails
with groves, along which the chain runs in the same
manner as the rope along the Blackwsll Railway
In the past working Of the Canal these planes have
only had rse rs 80 TONS besides the weight Of the
for so 50 ton boats they will have do little more
tha boats of the Lehigh Canal sections IS
each connected by hinges in the middle where they
and the iutenton is only to take up section that IL
hall boat at time, requiring for the two sections, say
sixteen or seventeen minutes, in place Of eight
for the boats Heretofore in use
The water that maves the water wheel at top is carried
plane till it rsoins the Canal below"snd might be an
Piled to mills conveniently erected not only TO
cure constant an: movlug power but ready and cheap
was much pleased with Eopaceng Lake, on summit
level Is length is twelve miles, the width varies from
hundred of land which water may be drawn
of for the of the Canal to the average depth
to the extent in cuoc yards of cubic
yards ot water The lake in some places ftyfour feet
deep but water under twelve feet from the surfsce
be let OF into the Canal The 10 in good order
and raised considerably last year, retain
water The lock and feeder are also In fair condi
tion The Company for three years had small steam
boat Of nine horse power plying along the lakes but in
merssd The engine saved, and the boat itself might
be raiaed and repaired at little cost The whole original
price 1900 dollars.
Hopatccng Lake is the main for supplying wa,er
for the Canal especially in its westward to Eason
s true that near stanhope there is the Cranberry re-
servor covering three hundred acren, and the Bear
swamp covering one hundred and 6fy and sundry
streamlets contribute to the canal but this has alwa
water enough In the rainy season; and during rigorous
drought it, only dependence upon tho reserved
waters in Hopatcong Lake The course Of the Canal
ea,ward from the summit level, through supplies from
hQ pfnuf feadar II n
have enough OF water at all tines under proper manage
men anc especially So If the Canal be sold by the Dutch
the foreclosure of whose mortgage am assured, will
cancel certain mprudent water privileges granted Pat
ters on and Pompton fseder also all similar priv
every other n'rt Of the line, excepting 10 Mr. Green
who draws Of water Tor the Of mills about two
miles from Esston, founding his right upon the absorp-
ton by the Canal OF sreamlct about two miles and
half farther up, and upon an agreement with the eng
of the Company previous to the date Of the Dutch
mortgage shall again revert to this water privilege in
its proper place.
Nor learn that the portion Of the westward
of the summit level has ever experienced moro than
very temporary inconvenience from the want Of water
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