Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1845-08-28

drawing the canal boais by stea n in.s Ia III. m,u,h -
the kanawha through a series Of locks and dams !,
We learn from the Times, that il is 'inie ,dpd In .,.
sirnct the canal throughout Of the sa ne sig. with N.
present canal @ feet deep AMI - w,d-.")s B,t,,
content with this grand scheme. "i is exported. h,
simply raising the banks with the regular forces Of IN.
Company, ioc,eaie a depth Of six feet and a width ~
81 feet throughout the line" and, when finished, h.,.
Of 100 TINS burl,en are to bear thu pr dn e ,f,h. O,;,
10 Rockets iwh never The connection with tide .w,.,
shall be formed -sul, perhaps. "L)CAL CoNSIDE,
RATIONS" may still keep up a trans -shipn.at on n,
Richmond basin, at a Gus, of So per I'm !)-Eyrn hi,
is not all '.ll.e same boats Eve are told by The Tim..,
may be lowed down The Ohio river and be passed I'M.
one Of the Ohio canals; or, if a shot ca, al br construct.
ed by The State Of Ohio-as doubtless i, wnu'd br. !, h.
ing eoirely prac,icsble-from one Of il. srrs, canal, :.
The Ohio river, near the mouth Of the Kauawha. thu.
boats may pass a, once from The Virginia lin. IN, ,h,,
canal, and proceed wilhou, impeachment entirely lhros,h
the State ofOhio. and inio the very hear, of lpi,,,, .
and all this will be accomplished wiiiou, onr sio,,.
trans shipment" As these ''visio1s of clry bu,s, :,
its aching sight" The Times might well rxclaim, ".h,,.
does NJ, exist in America, or in The world, such , Gun,
nrciion Of inland navigation as this would BE-" True,
but how much n oney is this great sch, me oi lunnellins
~ HilfSiaHy, W. VI Ithut Ilnu havinat le the New Fv.
er, The waiefs Of which, frequently. in The rain, s..,v,.
rise to an extraordinary height sweeping ahn. ,hs mar.
row gorges ui The mountains in which il is enbos,mrd
with a violence surprising lbe conceptions Of lhosr VIA
have never Witnessed its rfects-a viol-nre " hich Va
are told no work Of man can lohs Withstand ws ,.k,
how much inun-y is this grand sche ne III crs, " IN,
estimated Gust Of the improvement, from Lynchburr Ia
its western terminus, made by Mr.. Ellel,. in 1885, Va,
nearly six mIiiiors Of dollars. But h.. plan III bracrd,
Ra'l Road from Covingion 10 thu io@, Of Loup crs.k
shoals. (and consequently, We would remark IL ,hs
Times, 'wu ,rans.shlpnenis.) MAR, tlen, will hr
increased cost, when, according ID the present grind
scheme Of the Directory Of The James River and k:
na"ha Company. ESQ vastly dlspr"portina,r To its sen:
der resources, oT ra'her, We should say, its lsnkyupi
treasury. } the Allegheny is 10 be iunneli.d, the New
River hrkrd ard damned, aud the canal, ihIunphs.,
the wi,ale line. from Richmond 10 The Ohm, is 10 b, vi.
dened aad %deepened by The regular forces, - fihe Com.
parry, which 10 effect tina, ohjecl within the presrn, cen.
fury, must be. large enough for Uncle Sans re.ul.,
army :
But if this magnificent scheme of a "coniinuors VI.
ter communication" 10 the Ohio shall be- carried Wi,
still The RicIrmunJ Times falls into an rrrr whbp y
says that there will not be one irans.shipmen, " ul
line. Although there will be a " aier communication M
entire distance, yet il will not be a caaal al the Wv.
For the distance of about seventy miles, the lock sna
dam system ls to be adopted. aud Of course, thu ch,rte,
ter OF The boats is 10 be changed-canal boats navigating
the one. and seamboals The other. There must. here.
lure. be lrans shipments at both iermiui of the un,..
and consequently, the argument of the Times, based W.
On the heavy tax which these irans-shipmen:s wih i'm.
Inee upon the trade. falls to the ground.
II this continuous water line Of improvements sh,A
ever be completed, in The face Of The gigantic pkysir,l
distinctions which meet the eye al all points, W. sui.
cipale nothing but disaster and drnun, ia,io, "A he Gun.
sequence. Nho can read The brief descru sisn VI Inn,
difficulties, set iurtt, in a nole To his %aIticle, without b..
ing convinced .! lis QnixoIic charac,er7 Lock and daa
New River! Why, President CahelI hin. oil, in HI.
IN Annual Report, txPaiialing asains, The luck sha asn
system, which some persons had been in ia vur II; ran.
er than a canal, between Lynchburg and Richmund. d..
cllrts that, were This mode Of improvement S.kuptra.
scarcely a year rond pass ,riihoui N. occ,rrrass II
numerous b~reoknges in The vast chain OF works, hae.
opening, some Of them in The " inter ~ sprinn seaam;
"wiibout the probability Of being repaired, and e n.-
"qnently mterrupti"g..t he line g. t,ade until IN. -,,,m