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be constructed for considerably less ba,-
Il regret exceedingly that kiFcnmstaneeAs.s.s -
3 require areport ID be mxde, before The lie
relative 10 the most suitable capacity for N 3
prosemeut Of the Shenandoah can be July
lhofnugssiy Investigated. have taken &C. n
pains 10 get information Of the amount Of tons
mage that would probably pass over an improve
men. Of the capacity. il thai recommended, aud
fase come 20 the conclusion that il would Be- suIs
assest hsJasniy The constitution 81 the work In
/ y may Dc IN error, bs, shall be preparsd Ia
spsaA more definitely and satisfactorily upof, The
sau3ect N my lnai report r. !.
- Y, NAKED improvement from the mouth of
boats. woad Ion n IS asi ssaAis or ssislson
"a upon calculations moi vet enIreiv ....a.sS
millions III dollars EXCLUSIVES "a Ina -
saIiss these damages, As the property gana.
~ asohg the river would be Il, ysi,,
- sae Improvement, do not think oesyll .ai,r
ehenls with The propfielors sboukl ~
a'aue % advance OF undertaking. ais coustr,s.ssan
80 ptooaoy would not amuant Is tnuc6ssi
/ in, es,' a.'l'ans = lhe estimate. Theamounf.
doAsa '.iy ca.eaStosls, Is lew thouiand
Tae estimaie'snd hunters 8 fg1'
vance upon The preseIss that there win H. X "a.
OF timber, lumber, and otess., tha NJ s.sf
usually attends the consi rllctiaiI 49, -. 49,
elsewhere. But when il is considered -s.ss,.~
Is scarcely proprietor OF land or o@nenotaers
along the Whole Shenandoah, who woalan,s.W
largely benefited BY having Tie imprA,s
made, Il would seem as ii there ought GEasp9
difficulty in 50 conducting aud carrying d 40
work, as IN a great degree, il mol entirely, lie
vent the ADVANCES alluded 10. Aud ltthis sin -
be effected, there would be very handsome
wing upon the estimate gisl atseE "A
Many Of the dams. Of which there are A creathk
number upon the river could be made Of but liz
tie use 10 the construction Of any Improvement
that could be adoped, arising either from their
insufficient height Of theirrmpefiect construction
Several OF The proprielors OF these dams are un-
der obligations to keep open snces in them for
the PreveHt navigation. aud some Of them, I IN
defstand, may be compelled TO put 10 locke III re-
CURED to do so by the New Shenandoah comma
ny Now, as the proposed improvement wol
give these propTietors a better head of water, II
IN nearly all cases more permanent and ID
dam Than they now have. iii is not unreasAe
to suppose that arrangements might b&le-
Win The most u not ali Of them, thai wQt
rIally diminish the cost Of the improvsy small
VI this estimate, ne.third, withiather1wo,
amount, is for the work beiotc, and IA -.
! thirds Tor that above .the Forks ~ .,.aa.d
9th. Upon the mixed improvedic there ara
from Harpers Ferry to Port R,slibelo,p. ana
II $4,000 miles of Independent ~ total a. "a
SO 3i-loo miles Gbore thu = IA 4, sna ,,,llea
siuO miles; and of slackY 80 !. IN ra,sss,
teLosc, and "a 69-l00 M -
: total 81 sl-ioo miles. Ie,emplased belows The
The number Of damf .a,Pi IS IA e ~.
Forks" is 81, aud abo a "a IL sbave az total
locks below the FaE - -''' 1''sss W
Ill AIRED, at this time, to say
gu = an no' Hprobabe cost Of an improve
u'ole ~ iesaIa .ofks" upIhe North fush r0abe
.,ens rom ssburg, than that have reason
.u,pp'ne ~, Xiii fall short, per nae of tho
20 a.,,,s c .o that estimated from HafpeFs-
10 5orSRePeblic nor in relation 70 an inn
= sal-at % the North river from Port Republic
to MountCrawford. than that do not think it
Wi. exceed that average.
Respectfully submitted e
CHARLES b F'tsK.
iss E,.gfs1eer, de-