The New York herald., 1850-02-17

az the canals conf plsted and authorized TO be ann.
strootsd TyS miles have been in tho past season
TO this Will be added ON the opening Of navigation in
leb0 thirty i've miee Of the BLACK River Canal and
Ellie Canal feeder and enty miles Oneida river
which will be In that time There win then re-
main to be completed of the work new authorized ana
not in ufs ten lies Of canal and forty TIVE miles Of
slack water navigation Of the Black River Canal ana
eiXty-sight miles Of the Gepssee Valley Canal When
tbsss works finished this State viii possess canal
sommunisstion SO miles In length
Navigation upon the canals commenced on the lst
dsy Of Msy ssd continued 9 days. until the sth day
Of Decsmbtr when ces.sd by direction Of ths Com.
Diseioners The notice tor closing the canals wss
given the goth Of November to enable bo.tmen TO
lay up their boats at such point rs they desired nd
sns. the io5 the very large amount Of work
proeecute their work vigorously imm. after the
water drawn of The notice hrst given for the
LIT day Of Dscember but vas subsequently altered to
the 9TH upon learning that d.tentops causd by high
water In the HudsoD river had taken place. which
might prevent boats reaching their Al
the time frst bsmed In the netics
This is the second the canals have been closed
on notice. The Comnbsionrrs satisfied that so
t. the enlargement done during tins
Of navigation II best not only for the bat
nh.m ~, ossss PERIOD should be nIsd
caiculste TO prosecute their eoisntly on those
portions Of the canal which cannot b. wns
In previous year has the navigation OF the canals
been ubsc 60 90 little delay year Just closed
Dstspions formerly numerous and 90 vrxstious ana
vsl of pschsrs and line bosss eas be calculated With
nearly the zane certsiuty Of steamboats, upoa the
HUDSON Tbis copotion of the public works has been
sccampisbed BY . thorough systsm Of bsttoming out
where dspoeites have accumulated. by raising the
banks where worn d~vn By great IN keeping the
wafer uniform height and By the sm pIo, Ut Of
v~'ehDsn at all exposed ponts to make repairs and
give irtsnt notice of any accident occurring 60 the
canal or TO beats navigating u To this desirable
cult the bticducton ot the Ssfsr Of the Black river
In July last. he's much costributsd Without this 10
i psvgat'ep could have been
up.n 'he lorg level during the unprecedented log
~ster Of the last season.
he folo~,ng table sihists the weekly average ton
Isne OF boats upon the Erie Canal In lss7 lsss aud
isss taxing Of the heaviest laden beats per dag
~bseb arrived st West Troy from Blsck Rock and
slso the average time Of mailing the ps-ssss
tbose points during the period rhis tabs shsvs
that the time Of pacing In lss Ioh days With
average cargo Of 81 tons With cargo of7lk tons In
less tie time vas dsys and In isay, with cargo Of
81 btops 10 vas but IS days showing decrease Of
than too days In the tins passage be-
tween ls47 and ists . saving Of 9th in time asd
expenses TO bostmep TO do the sane amount Of bud
In lsse that required In ls4f or sufnoiens
tine tsveo In ls4s for sdotossl trip 20 Buffalo and
back This ,svpe ofexpenss tahing the trip
st $500 (which tns less than the average Of 500
b. sts the number supposed 10 BE- In constant use
you'd be s7oooV per snnum.