The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-06-13
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The $4,000 acres Of land spoken Of constitute abcut
four-hfths of the entire quantity which tho general
government granted 10 the state Of Illinois in 1897
aid In the Construct CT She canal These Ia nds lie
both sides of the al .d within We miles of it,
In alternate sections Of 90 oach all the residue
the intervening sections, having been sold by TIE
United States, and much of it, well 60 600 acres
of tho donation made TO Illinois sold by the State.
settled upon and cultivated That which remains unsold
(now known canal ands) has been greatly enhanced
in value, by the proximity of the surrounding i'm
proved lands As the law which authorized the of
$6000e0 requires these 100000 be brought
sale within three months after the completion of the
canal it will be by advertisement in another
column that they will be brought into the market
for sale, afordng excellent opportunity for those
who desire to become inhabitants of Of the most
important, thriving and rapidly improving Statos in
the West.
Since tho opening of the canal, business along the
line has been exceedingly active. Freight boats and
passenger boats running back and forth con-
tnualy and there is no doubt but that tho revenue
from this work the first year of its operations which
can be but PARTIAL account of the short supply of
boats will exceed the anticpations Of all 1t Is one of
the most important works Of the kind in the Western
country it furnishes the mos. expeditions route from
the Mississippi river to the lakes and it is impossible to
One great article of trade upon this canal will with
out doubt be the coal of the Illinois valley both for tho
Of the steamers the lakes and for domestic pur-
poses Five years ago QSl2 $4,000 bushels of coal only
brought to Cleveland but last year QS4O
100000 bushels sold there The steamboats, pre-
fer it, at the price Of So 90 to So 90 per ton because it
requires much less room is handled with less labor
and generates much steam per ton two cords of
wood will generate. Wood per cord costs about the
u half ton of coal.
Lumber from the Lake to the Mississippi is to be
great article Of trade also. Corn, which be and
is raised in great abundance the Illinois river
be supplied profit to tho grower and delivered the
bank of the river for twelve and half cents per BUSH
ell This will be put in canal boats in bulk, and, by
Of the Steamers tuggcd to the canal and thence
to Chicago, where this will be put on board the
large propelers and sent direct to the St. Lawrence
through the Welland Canal, and thence shipped to
England. The first cost being light, and the transpor
tation being entirely by water it be carried great
distance with profit to the buyer Pork and beef also
which hitherto has been sent to Chicago the hoof,
for slaughter will now be packed the river and sent
by the canal to Chicago while salt for the will be
sent from the lake, through the canal, to immense
slaughtering establishments similar to those which
described in the western newspapers All the sta
pie productions Of the country the Illinois and
the Upper Mississippi will find their way through this
canal