The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1850-01-11
Wabash and Erie Canal.

wabash and Erie Canal
From the annual Report of the Trustees,
we make the following extract relative to
that portion of the Canal south of Terre
Haute:
The Eel river division, extended southerly
from Terre Haute to Point Commerce, and
including the Eel river feeder and dam,
winch by the terms Of the contracts was 10
have been finished by the first day OF NO
vember last, has also been delayed and hln-
dered by the same causes which have ope-
rated on the line above. This division will,
| it Is now expected be finally completed and
ready Cor the water by the first day OF Feb
ruary next, and for navigation on the opening
of the canal in the spring; thus adding ~
miles of navlgable canal, and making 200
miles Of finished canal in Indiana. Ii we
add to this the Ohio portion-84 mlles-we
shall have by the spring of 1880, line oil
continuous navigation of 354 miles, from To-
ledo, at the head of Lake Erie, to Point Com
MERGE on White river. The completion OF
the Newberry division, south from Point Com
merce, may be counted on IN the course OF
the next summer. and will add II miles to
this line by the fall of 1850. The Eel river
and Newberry division, above named, had
been let previous to the last report. The
estimated value of the work which has been
done on these two divisions is 1916, 229 IA,
and the value of that which remains to be
| done under the contracts, to finish them, IS
$89, 760 70. Of this sum, about $4,000
only remains to be done on the Eel river dl-
vision to finish that.
Since the date of the last report, two fur
Their lettings have been had. The first was
of the Maysville division, % 1900 miles in
/ tn
vile. This was let on the 18th day OF June
last, at Washington, in Daviess county
i The Engineers estimate of the cost OF this
division, was $16S, 787-the contract price Is
$l60,005. The second letting embraced a
portion of the Petersburgh division. This
division extends from Maysville to the south
end of Patoka Summit, including 20 $40
miles. The letting took place at Petersburgh
in Pike county, on the 18th day Of Novem-
Der last, and embraced the line from Mays
vile to Petersburgh-a distance of Is 11-1OO
miles. The estimate cost Of this portion Of
the work is $2S9,249. The contract prices al
the letting. amount to $27S, 813-being three
and one half per cent. within the estimate
A portion of the deep cut at the Patoka Sum
NIT, about four miles below the village of Pc
tersburgh, embracing tie heaviest part oil
the rock excavation, and placed under con-
/ tract IN November. 1S4S and is at this time
ina state of considerable forwardness. Oh
this division, 4 210 miles remain to put under
contract-the estimated cost of which is $81,
I079. The state and progress OF the work oil
each of the divisions under contract at thi.
time, are exhibited very infinitely in the re-
port of the Chief Engineer, Jesse L. VIII
Iiams, and the accompanying report of the
Resident Engineer, William J. Ball, Esq.
which are herewith transmitted, and to which
your attention is particularly invited. BY
the general abstract, No l, accompanying
the report of the Resident Engineer, it will
be seen that the work to be done on the seve-
raj divisions under contract at this time
amount to $512, 300 so, and that the length
of line under actual construction is 80 miles
i Thus it will be seen that in order to complete
the entire main line to Evansville, there re
main about 81 miles, between Petersburgh
land Pigeon Dam, to be put under contract
As this constitutes a very expensive part OF
the work, the Trustees preparatory to the
letting Of it, have directed that it be careful
| ly surveyed, examined, and estimated. This
will be done as early in the ensuing spring as
the weather and the nature of the work will
admit of, under the immediate supervision OF
the Resident Engineer, and the general di-
rection of the Chief Engineer.