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

.Messrs Dimmuck & Co. " ould doub, ,hr ,ntjre n,
curacy OF THIS statement
10 order 10 afford the reader o fain, idea of ,hr ,n,s.
ri'ude "i thus PROJECT. as well az ID The pb, Sit ~ ,b,up,.
ti"ns 10 be overcome in rendering n~asigabi, HE xa,n
oi Greenbrirr and New Rivers, We inyIie the speeiiI Al.
lrn;iun ot the Richmond Times. as well a. ,hr ,Abh.
generally, 10 the following remarks Of an ardent ,,Ind vi
HE improvement, but une " he deems 4 iall-ruau wei
oi C%ovine'oi absolutely lhdisI ~fnsitl.:
I'll We examine the wuIk wlith il is prnmpsed N stt
siiluie lor a rail road between C%ovInYtun AMI L.uhp Cirpk
Shoals TN The kanawha, ! think II viii pr,..h, iml, n
recommend l, Ia lTndt II, minds. GrrcLbr.I riyrf; MI
distance Vi AZ miles and 50 chains, is IN hr rnn,.ria
lhln alternate canals and slarkwairr; al " hirh :. niH
anu 40 are 10 be ranal, and - miles aud 5 CHAINS slitI
water. his Is IN be accomplished hy m.ans ID l3l
dahs and 4 guard aud 20 lti Turks, with an arerrtsh
tall Of BIG leet. The estimated cost If This rari VI ,h
work Exclusive of land damages) was 1888 255. Ptsm
the mouth oi GreenbrIer, however. co,r meucrs 4 wMt
which Is likely 10 prove as formIdable by its ~mssEi,bh
and expense as II may be unsatisfactory IN lis rpsuls-
~ Is designed 10 provide h%avIga,ion for s;eamnus',n
New riv-r, which Is thus in Iari described. Ft lA
miles pri"" OIftnhTi'r, lis surface, (genrr lily hrtSr.
prrclr'lohs cl'iis,) IL qnenlly expands IN width lnnn nv
1" IcUo ieti. and lis average descent is 6.25 kri p
mile. Thence Tor 81 miles, TO Bow yer's trit IN \
channel Is narrowed and lis current much H., r. nrf i
HE average tall being 1913 feet. Theme, lot Ii,
miles ('n winch the fall is 3l9 fee,) it dHdd'
goes another change and is frequently Tor ed lhrtt L
. passage q, oo feet. Rocky cliffs rise ~ tr@
side ifmn $40 10 1000 feet, and even This tsn'
channel is frequently inpeded by large massrs Of nskf
us pea. mr. ugh tins terrific d, file, y rays MI. GR
Tvs "af's are "rctd over steep and abrupt falls VII (
we f"p'olly o' d mountain ioIrtni." After a tnd'hs
descent. "i D ttl per mile. imf 3 miles, We reach ~
urea. ra'ls OF kanawha, where the descent is 90 IN n
! rom me hot Ut The Falls 10 The f,o, Of lmmp Crd
Shoals: "a miles and II chains) the descent is on
hei. Illus, N the whole distance Of 60 miles add =
chains, The tall IN this river is 7j6 feet. In a Iarns
H. me fiver, when swollen by heavy rains, Is said
use from oO 10 81 ftet above lis ordinary level. lori
ao'e s'ramhoals carrying freight Or lowing canal "'aI
|" navigate this stream Of abrupt tails and terrific VII
Mes u Is proposed 10 build q dams, varying in frnsnI
from 100 10 l7u0 feet. and in I.eiph u, INN 6 Ia G5 E'
10 'h.se are added Some 40 hicks. 81 tina, innn G'''e1
hI'er Bridge To Lump Creek Shoals, the dam. nunNE
al, and the guard and lift lucks GS.
me PRESIDENT, Ia his 7lh Annual Report renshh[ II
'"a' ''he d'iicuIiies Of construction grow ing oui '5
o. .Ap'a,'y " me current in The lower part ii this ""
net cen b"wyeI,s Ferry ard The Great Falls, are o
g'eai;" but the Engineer rs ,horrh, that ~
'ochS ana dams may he constructed and rendered pr
n'anrnl Tor the amount Of The estimate" The eslr'','
."f New River is $2.065, 200. and for the emf r. wn
from Gree"br'er Bridge $2,SOl .g55. Bu, experience
,me CONSTRUCTION ut similar wurks-such as hose m u"
H'hsk''gum- should lead us 10 xpect tina, The aea'
c'sl would lar exceed tina, shn, yoy any sum which IN
S"hpany could ever probably command for Tho r"rr~@'
VII. r''ie' appears ~ have presented a just view ~ ''
ut is. however, far from nv DIES gu (nss
me- !" adopt the supposiiion HAT this OF any o,her onyN
s"o''o iead 10 an attempt To improve The bed 81 y"
~, o' sar'y me canal across the Allegheny. Ih'u"
'o'n are physically possible. or even oractjcahl,. war
'poNe" o. WIN reference 10 the a.,ili,y Of The S.,ts. ="
Nhf" considered as objects Of exped,ency, they naa N
do aside TOT other times. Inc cost Ut sa,r ~ nal"
ah'hs WOULD lax the revenue Of the work with am
crest; the bnr.nen of whic, the ,rlls tina. IN Ut l,
'"1oosh the Iocks could hardly d~iscir1r!e.
c'sotuCT tueTeVUTp. That SusIk = scrn ~, Avon Ef INV 81
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