New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-06-21


ton of submarine blasting will have good opportuni-
~ al every high tide that occurs In daylight The steam
er Asora leaves the pier foot of Bsekmanst, for
the Gate, at A. NJ, l anu Az p NJ. every day, AID
stages via Green Point leave the Fulton Ferry Brook
lyn side every hour for the Gate, aud there Is also
line of stages running from the City Hall 70 Hell Gate
Ferry every fifteen mnutes.
As soon as Ways Reef is broken down. Shell Drake
Rock" will. be red upon until II IL reduced 10 fifteen
feet below mean low water After that Frying ran
very dangerous rock In mid channel, and In rapid and
DEF water will be attacked and the firing continued
that rock until Is reduced to the same depth as POI
Rock, namely twenty and bali feet below mean 10"
wafer.
As soon as the rocks here mentioned shall have been
reduced 10 the depths respectively stated above, opera
tons, by Messrs. Mailleert and De Raasl0h, VIII be
commenced on Diamond Reef, situate between G(v'
eTnoIs Island and the Battery. ms Is large rock ~
sixteen feet water charge containing hve hundred
pounds OF powder will be fired on this rock OF wocn
due notice will be given In order that persons desous
of Witnessing the operation may have the opportunity
Four feet VIII be blown OF this rect, which will give
twenty feet at low water Should you deem greater
depth desirable, that result can be obtained
Two blasts will be made on Hallets Point, az the Gate'
in which preparation Of potash will DO used or oisst
ing Notice will be given in the public papers oil the
firing OF these charges. 1891,
In the communication addressed 20 you the 18th OF
May stated thai NJ Msileiert had reduced Pot kock
TO the depth OF twenty and half ieet 0eo" mean ioW
water; this will give depth OF twentys six ana shAn
feet At high water, and Is sutcentto pass toe args
line of Battle Ships In perfect safety ana as n
whirlpool has been entirely hed up by the ceoTis OF
Pot Rock, the smallest rowboat mag pass over VIVA.
Pot Rock, al any time Of tide This great ana
wonderful result Mons Mailefert has accomplished ~
the firing the surface of rock under water, run
any drilling two hundred and eightyiou suoma-
riDe charges containing in all thirty four thousand TWO
hundred and thirty-obe pounds OF powder, and al q
cost OF lees than seven thousand dollars very sinai
sum for such a work
To-day, the weight of the charges fred on ways
Reef have been increased from one hundred 70 one
hundred and twenty five pounds each ,s
Ihs Is the plan of operations submitted 70 yourseh,
Mr.. Joseph Walker, and Mr.. James q. King, AZ your
meeting for examining and auditing the accounts OF eS
pendurss at the Gate and which received your unAh
nous approval.
The money now being used TO pay the expense OF
removing these r)cks is obtained as temporary loan
al the rate Of six per cent per snnuu ana 80 .,
paid from subscriptions to loan reinburssDls ey lne
General or Sste Government, or from otnel Iunas,
hereafter 10 be raised In work OF this impsr,snce ~
The commerce of New.York, we trust that no hsuny
will be expeiis need IN raising the necessary iunds ana
we aso trust that Congress (when the WORK snA na.e
been completely will al once make an =,
repsy these loans Il Is work OF ysst 20
the United States and In fact 20 the wnose "oo' anu