The Somerset herald and farmers' and mechanics' register. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 183?-1852, 1846-03-31
Injury to the Pennsylvania ca
mails by the FreShet.

We are indebted to the Pennsylvania
Reporter, published at Harrisburg, for the
following reliable information concerning
the injury done to the Pennsylvania Ca
mails bv the recent freshet:
As the business community, at this
time particularly, feel great anxiety a.
bout the extent OF damage done TO the
Public Improvements, we have been at
considerable pains TO ascertain the exact
condition of these works, for the greater
portion Of which information we are in
debted to the polite and gentlemanly Sec
retary of the Board of Canal Commls-
sioners, Mr. Mitchell.
EASTERN DIyIsIoN.-The Supervisor
on the Eastern Division from Columbia
TO the Rope Ferry on the Juniata, fifteen
miles above the junction at Duncan's Is
land, reports that he has examined his
line thoroughly, and that with the excep-
ton of two spans OF the Clarks Ferry
Bridge gomez the damage has been slight
and that he has made arrangements
which will ensure the opening of ihe nav
ication OH his division. from this place 10
the Rope Ferry, by the middle OF next
week. The Branch near Columbia, ow-
ing to the difficulty of procuring suitable
material to repair it. will perhaps require
some DAYS longer. Accounts from Junl-
alta TO Hollidaysburg are that the injury
to the Canal up that stream has not been
great, and viii probably be repaired in
ten davs or two weeks at most.
SusqEHANNA DIyIsIoN.-The Super
visor on this Division informs us that the
Susquehanna Division of Canal has suf-
very considerably. From Milton or the
| West Branch Division down that stream,
and the Susquehanna to Dnnean's Island,
the banks oftheC2nal have been very much
washed, and several breaches made in
them; bnt the mechanical work is all
standing with the exception of two small
culverts near Liverpool: which have been
washed out. The impression IS, that the
repairs can be made in % DAYS.
JuNIATA DIvIsroN.-Wc make tie fol-
lowing extract from letter to the Canal
Board, from Mr.. Oles, the Supervisor of
the line from the Rope Ferry to Augh-
wie's Dam, dated Mliilintown, March l9,
! 1876.
Il am happy to inform the Board, that
| have Just returned from survey Of the
damage on this division by the late flood.
Ny estimate to repair the canal, as near
az | can come to il, win cost about $4,000,
| including material, tools, &c. There is
| little or no damage done above Lewis
town; the narrows above that place suffer-
ed the most"
He goes on TO saw, that the line under
his superintendent viii be ready for nav
igation by the beginning Of next week.
We have no reliable information in re-
| lation to the main line of canal west of
the mountains to Piitsburg, but from the
reports of the food at the latter point, we
| Judge that the injury there canno. be very
great.
WEST BRAxcH DIvIsIoN.-A letter
| from reliable source, dated Lock Haven,
states that the schultz at the Dunnsiown
Dam has been very much injured and rem
| dered impossible for the present. The
canal for some distance below that place
| has suffered considerable damage.
NORTH BRAScH.-In regard to this
Branch we have no reliable information
as to the extent of the damage, but we
have every reason to believe it is of seri-
Gus character, as the riverat Wilkesbarre
| is stated to have been higher than it had
been for the last fifty wears.
Correspondence Of the Philadelphia Y.
.fnieTicap.
HARRIsBURG, March 30, 1916.
The opinion here now is, that the Ju-
niata boats can start in 10 DAYS, and the
| Northumberland in about three weeks
( This is the last news we have.
Il is confidently believed that the inlu-
! ry sustained by the Lancaster and Har-
risburg railroad will be entirely repaired
/ by Tuesday next. This is important, as
goods can then be forwarded direct from
/ Philadelphia to this place, where they
will take the canal as soon as il IS repair
ed
A letter received by a gentleman in
Baltimore. states that the Canal from
HoIlidavsburg to Middletown will be nav
! igable by the first of next week. The
force now employed in repairs between
Middletown and Columbia, is said to be
very large, and hourly increasing. The
writer says that this part Of the line will
certainly be opened for navigation in nine
or ten days.