Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1848-01-28
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~ increase the business and prosperity of those
railroads, OF our State, and of Boston. These
considerations. and those which render ,bc on.
terprise of great business Importance to Canada
and the additional benefit which Boston and
New England would derive from the reduced
cost of transportation, westward, by the Vermont
Railroads and the ship Canal, arc pcrspicuously
set forth in the article in the Advertiser. A
writer in subsequent number of the Advert.
ser, however, signing himself" c." is disposed
to controvcrt the positions assumed BY the
friends of the Ship Canal, and falls into numcr.
Gus extraordinary errors, both of statement and
calculation, which are thus ably answered in
the Advertiser Of the 2lst inst.
For the Boston Daily Advertiser
! observed an article over the signature G. in vour
Tuesdays paper setting forth in inv opuion nrn, !
Inents IN favor OF the Ogdensburg Kali Road rather
than discussing the great advantages I've derived by
this city and all the Eastern States by the complon Of
the Caughnnwaga Canal, thus giving the benefit of
the entire chain of the great Canadian canals which
have already connected the Western Lakes within
lew miles OF our ports on Lake Chnniplan. Your
writcrC. could not have given much reelection to tine
fact that the government OF Canana are the projections
OF this contemplated canal The canals of Canada are
perhaps the largest and most important in the world
regret that cannot agree with G. in his calcua.
ton oicxpcnse As he argues on suggestion tLat ncr
candise to and from the West must be- ranshppe,l a,
Ogdcnsburt he gives us the cost OF tran porting barrel
OF flour from Ogdensburg Montreal 30 cents and in
slrance cents. have known it to be carried from
rescot, on ne Cannta side opposite Ogdcnsburg, to
Montreal at IL and 20 cents, insurance included No
direct trade exists between Ogdnsburg and Mon
trea and shoud few barrels Of flour require to be
sent from there may be possible that this exorbi-
same cos wich he puts barrel OF flour from Ogdcns-
burg to Montreal, you can convey flour from Toronto
Hamilton, or the We'll land Canal to Montreal dis.
fdnce more fhan f.cO hundred miles further. This
calcuiati0 Is altogether one OF little importance, when
the canal is completed, MS c. must be convinced from
my reply to his inquiry, "by which route the Ogdcns-
Durg ran Road or the contemplated canal, can mer.
chandse he transported with the greatest facility and
at least expense from Lake Ontario to Lake Cham
PLAIN In my opinion there can be little difficulty in
arriving NJ correct conclusion a vessel from the
west could ut rery hifing cost convey her cargo
without breaking bulk, to Lake ChaInpain, she would
have to sn ~ hours more and pay, towage on the
canal and tolls tor distance Ot - miles whereas if
she had TO put into Ogdcnsburg she would have to
break bulk, her cargo Of flour. wheat or whatever it
may be, transhppcd by railroad cars, at n rOnsidcra-
BILE expense. C. also states another objection, that the
canal rW be tr0sen up in r!nfer. Does Z, wish to
impress the public with the idea that Ogdensburg is
not closed up by ice as soon as the can't? conrot
think tor moment that e. means to say that ogdcns
burg is on Lake Ontario but do infer that he wishes
to impress belief large quantities Of produce will
be brought from ports on that Lake This vii; not be
the case. The miles at Oswego, Rochester and Og
densburg, derive their largest supplies from the ONO
and Michigan States, and large portion of the nil
ling business will e transferred by OF this canal
to the mills on Lake Champaign, and there is no lack
Of watcr-power in that ncighborhood. Throughout
C:s article be inlagncs Ogdenshurg to be- the great
Vesfern port or terminus, and all merchandise to be
transhippcd from thence The greatest advantage
we will derive from this canal is that we can receive
vessss loaded with wheat other produce from any
port on The Western Lakes into La Ike Campain with
out breaking bulk or detention. Let me ask &. why,
when this canal is completed vessels loaded from
the West should tonch at Ogdensburg at all
% am sorry to observe the errors T. has fallen into
He states that in foul weather vessel would be two
days coming down from Oglensbutg to Lake Cham
plain when it is notorious they down To l.achine
opposite the Caughnawaga Canal in from Is to %
hours. and the seacrs used as passage boats ut
the largest class and most elegantly fitted up. Two
| lines leave Ogdensburg or Prescott, daily. Tor Mon
rcal and rice rersa. The upward trip occupies about
~ hours these steamers have 90 through the
nails downwards, or 10 hours. e.. denies your
respondent, u e assertion, that large merchant vessels
eau leave Chicago with heavy freight and sail down
the ST Lawrence to Montreal and further, he informs
the public, No SrCH THING WAS EVER DONE or EVER
Will. Re" must most respectfully supper, your cor
respondent H., and regret that your correspondent c.
from INSTRUMENTATION should make the abovcquotcd as
s+rtion Cargoes have arrived from Ohio and will
rive from any Lake of the West to Lachnc and next
| May, by the new l.achinc Canal, into Montreal.
As some ct your readers may not he conversant with
Canada its canals hope that C. will not be offended
when inform them and him, that ship navigation has
been open tor the last eighteen months from any port
ON Lakes Huron, Michigan and Erie, through the Well
land Canal To Lake Ontario, and from Lake Ontario 10
l.nchinc, mine miles from Montreal by Me Rircr ~.
| Laurence, dornwari, these rapids and shonls
| that {. mentions, and they ascend avoiding the rapids,
by entering the Iachne Cana eight miles, the Beau
harnois Canal IL miles, the Cornwall Canal l3 miles,
the GALLONS and Chats Canals do recocct the
length. but they short these Cana and loo rs are
uniform in depth OF water and size OF ocksic class OF
vessels in in the carrying trade Tor the Lakes,
are propeller sch00ncrs OF 1000 To 1000 barrels bnrcn
| {" no, scows) and vessels building tor this
| trade OF a large size The water over the l.achne IA
pds may be too shoal in mid summer ior the largest
81,
| Lachinc to Montreal. This difficulty is avoided by
using the Inchne Canal but vessels that destined
Tor ports on Lake Champaign will enter the Canglna
waga Canal opposite Lachinc three miles above these
shoals and rapids, thus having u decided advantage
very large vessels destined the por, of Montreal
which must the I.achine Canal upwards aud down
wards. must also put &. right to the vessels IN
between Upper Canada and Montreal; they are not
but barges OF 1900 2aW barrels burthen, and
are towcd by steamers which carry freight also;
steamer and four barges will convey between Montreal
and Kingston on Lake Ontario nearly 1900 bbs flour
United States
1t is evident that C. knows very little OF Canada
its public works. As finale to his communication
he says one thing more there IL aiready Canal be-
t,ceem the matters Of Lake Champlain and The 81.
Laurence TERMINATING OPPOSITE Montreal but it
does no business Your correspondent {. must en-
cuse me when | inform him that this canal iermina-
ting opposite Montreal, exists only in the imagima
ton OF the person who took the trouble to msinorn
: him-as there is not such canal
The ChaInbly Canal must be what is alluded to (;
il is a small canal, making the river Richccu navga-
BILE for small craft between ST. Johns and Chambly
the river Rchelieu, say about ten miles in leugth,
This river from Lake Champaign into the 81.
Lawrence, at Sorel forty five miles from Lake Cham
plain. This Canal terminates eighty miles by pater
from Montreal.
The advantages Of the Caug hnawauga Canal over
any thing that has yet been thought of, are, in my
opinion. Observation-Disclosures opening to Lake Cham
plain direct trade 10 the FAR west II will give the
towns there the benefits oi Montreal and Quebec mar
kets, constant and cheap supply OF salt and coalthc
latter can be afforded to the iron works on this Lake
as cheap almost as II can be had at the pits IN Penn
sylvana. English coal and sal, brought To Que
sps-and usually sells SO 10 81 the chadron for the
former, and IL to Is cents per busel for Liverpool
salt Canada on the other hand would take her sup
plies Of West and East India goods from here, and
large quantity OF our manufactures. This trade once
acquired would be sensbly felt through every branch
OF our industry-and large portion OF the timber trade
would be turned to New York via Lake Champaign
As to the ultimate success and proiabencss OF the
undertaking, its utility, there can he but opn-
ION. Yours, &c. ii.
We may add that the friends of this important
enterprise in Canada, are abating no jot of their
zeal and energy in its behalf. Its commercial
consequence to Montreal is clearly appreciated
by the active and intelligent business men Of
, that City, from whom assurances are given that
there remains 10 doubt OF its speedy completion.
We have received Letter addressed to the Di-
: r,ctors oi the Montreal and lachine Railroad