Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1847-07-15
Whi,ewalcr Yallcy CanaI.

II is supposed that the navigation on the White
Water Valley Canal from Cambridge TO Cincinnati
will be resumed about the FIRST Of July. Considering
the great injury which the canal had sustained, this
result speaks well for the energy Of Its managers
Igliana Slate Sentinel June 26h.
The lst of July yesterday, but with it came no
water into the channel Of the Whitewater Branch Ca
nal. The Indiana Sentinel presume, was misled
by statements the purpot of its paragraph made IN
several Of the papers Ofhs city. They are all wrong
Navigation is not resumed yet between Cincinnati and
the towns on the Whitewater Valley Canal, is
there probability Of so desirable event happening
for month or more vet The Whitewater Canal COM
pany of this city VIII have the Cincinnati Branch rea
dy for water in ten or twelve days now but the work
the Harrison dam and feeder has not been prosecu
ted by the Indiana Company IS to supply the wa
ter. Nor viii the supply be furnished, if we are
correctly informed, believe are, before the
LIST Of August
This delay is altogether unexpected, and Cincinnati
has right 10 complain of 1t. When the aid OF her
citizens was invoked by their Indiana friends, II was
given promptly but with the distinct understanding that
the means supplied should be used to open the connec
ton between Cincinnati and the towns lying along the
Whitewater Valley Canal at and above the branch
feeder, as early possible. We now learn from the
Indiana papers, that the work has been vigorously
prosecuted ADORE the feeder, while the Harrison dam,
without the repair of which the connection with Gin
cnnati cannot be re-estabshed, has been neglected
The result is, that the mills along the main line above
the Branch have been supplied with water and set IN
motion, while an outlet for their flour, aud for the
other produce of the region, has not been furnished
Why We will not say for the special benefit of few
commission merchants in Lawrenceburgh, but really
this looks very much like the reason.
The matter. az it presents itself to u.s. stands just
about thus:-Abcre the connection Of the Cincinnati
Branch with the Main Canal, the repairs have been
completed the water is let in, and the mills Opr
ating. Beoc this connection, that is between Harrison
and Lawrenceburgh, the repairs cannot be finished till
the lst of August. This gives time for 4 months
grinding, and months accumulation of produce.
The channel Of the Cincinnati Branch will be ready for
water in about ten or twelve days Had the repairs
at the point of connecticut therefore, been promptly
made according to understanding, navigation between
this city and the Whitewater Valley would have been
resumed by the middle Of July-a couple of weeks at
least before the resumption of navigation 10 Lawrence
burgh. This would have enabled the mills and the
storage houses the canal to have cleared out their
Accommodations but their contents Coad hare come 10
Cincinnati, and not hare gone to LqCreHcsburgh.-a
destination which portion Of them could be made to
ake BY delaying the repairs at the dam and thus pre-
venting resumption to this city till the channel shall
also be ready for resumption TO Lawrencehurgh.
this presentation of the matter be fair one, as
believe it is, there is something in the procrasI
nation of the repairs at Harrison which looks not I'M
like breach ofgood faith CinRcinai Gdestte, july 2.
If the statements of the Gazette correct the Gin
cinnaans have been unfairly and ungenerosy treated
But the policy indicated is short-sighted one and
will react against its contrvers.