Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1847-12-17

pears to have confirmed the common opinion as
to its eminent feasibility and no doubt remains
that this final and completing link in noble
Chain Of Internal Improvement that is destined
still further to bind two great nations in the
peaceful and harmonious relations of Commerce.
will be constructed al a rery early day.
We find in late number of the Montreal
Herald (he Canadian official journaD the fol-
lowing paragraph, which will be read with in.
tarest -
We learn that late surveys on the Richelieu and
Lake Champaign, made with direct view to the con-
sruction of the Caughnawaga Canal, have fully horne
out the statements OF correspondent, "a Suhscr
Der, aS to the depth of water in those Identities 1t
appears that at the place where the Canal would open
upon the larger navigation, there is plenty of
Tor vessels OF much greater size than any that could
come through the upper Canals"
The following is the article referred to in the
Advestiser:-
For the Boston Daily Advertiser
The Ship Cana' to connect the River st.
Lawrence with Lake Champ am.
MIR. HALE have seen with pleasure in your pa
per OF the 9TH ns article extracted from the Bur.
tiDgton Free Press, containing some auson to the
important oroIect OF connecting the OF the St
Lawrence and Lake Chnmpain, by n shin canal
PROJECT which, TO my su prise, has hardly been alluded
H.. % upr
newspaper in this city.
Deeming the construction of this cannl to be of
great Importance to New England, and especially So
To Boston, propose To furnish for publication in your
paper, such information as now have or NAV receive
| III relation to it,
| by means OF canal only nineteen miles long, with
tdu OF only twelve feet IN its whole distance, to be
constructed through ground easily sxcavatrd and es
tnat d TO cost, including locks, not exceeding fee
huhdred OusdHd dOlldrs, vessels carrying four hOn
sInd drreLs Of F0nr, or fifteen thousand bushels Of
wheat may Dnss without breaking bulk, from Chicago
and other ports on the great lakes, to the wharves IN
Burlington, Vermont, where are to be the depots OF
Two railroads. which will connect our city with that
| iiourishng and beautiful town.
u u WIN De seen therefore, that property destined for
n"s,o1 may be transported UhOiiy IN rater 800 to
So'o iiies, To "lnt, no aither from II, than is Al
onny ana rom winch. it can be brous int to Boston,
ny u,9llfoad' IT'S cheap ms from that place.
| we now receive a laIg. portion OF our flour from
hl9ahy, SUBJECTED to the great cost OF transportation
ana IONS through the Erie Canal. BY means of the
~ Ldmrehce INIT Champiain Canai Boston will he
enabled TO receive her surpy OF flour at less than
.ile Guy OF New DIRK ask our citizens to look
tle map and trace the course OF vessel from Chlcar,,
through the lakes and down the ST Lawrence to
point about ten miles west of Montreal. thence over
tht line OF the contemplated canal about nineteen
miles, through Lake Chimplain to BURLINGTON
I'D the memorial to the Government Of Canada re-
guessing survey Tor the canal, some ui the reasons
assigned IN favor OF It's construction are, that it will
DE oi N Importance To the Interests OF the Provn,
IL VIII be the means OF attracting to waters the
produce OF Upper Canada, and the Western States OF
Amercn, which IS now finding It's way to New York
by the Enc Canal, and 1t would thus by increasing the
CARVING t ade on the ST Lawrence, add immensely
to the revenue derived from oar Provincial CannIs"-
IL would have tendency TO cheaper downward
freight which would enable tall and W ulrr spiirlt.
OF produce to he made by RAILROAD from Burlington
1t would open the important and lucrative market.
OF New ok, and other Eastern American towns tc
the lumber merchant on the Ottawa and thus power
iy assist IN developing the resources o! that rich bu
neglected region OF the country"