New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-09-18
r. S.u, st.. Marie Canal.

The Editor of The OhiO State journal
,i,pg from the Saul has the following In relation to
,ho,on. nroiec,ed canal We sil have fears that the
Canadian Government will bs before us Ia this Import.
ant matter Tho letter written before the writer
knew of the Land Appropriation for the work
Itook special pains 70 examine the route OF tns pro-
oosed canal around these falls, and loud ths onsuuc
sion much less formidable than | expected IL sa
shame burning disgrace 10 our Goyernment 20 neg
l,ct hi, great work another hour we, OF the oita
States have far greater interest In tue uninterrua
nsyissron Of Lake Superior than has Great Britain.
O,r conner and iron Interests imnsnss, and are
rauAly increasing Lsst year nearly taco hundred tao's
,ard barrels In bulk Of provisions mschiosry 80,
pa,sed round the falls 10 the lake. and ssuen hun
yed thousand dollars In value OF iron, copper, ;; wsro
sent down TO Detroit, Cleveland. Pt.burgt, &c. THIS
wear II " al probably exceed million Of dOiidys All
ibis important Interest has grown up IN spite OF the
serious obstruction at this place Tue fset ut steam.
boats employed Ia compOaed OF three propelers and
one side wheel boat Toess boats hags been built At
soa point. below and, a, great cost aud enormous
por So have been literally hauled over tho mlc Of land
70 sep water ADORE the falls Ills serious heavy Job
this II costs Az least h'o THOUSAND dJharr, and
tskPs mouths Of time.
TIE British Government 10 more ready than the dem
sQoeues Of our Copgrees 10 meet ths great public
want and a parry Of surveyors IL now surveying and
locating canal round The rapids On tho Canada shore.
This will be- bJit 10 short time 10 cur utter shame
and disgrace We must thus be9ome tributary 10 osr
iepemy or Coz qress must muster energy ana patriot
| am enough 70 II axe appropriate sfor tdis work oa
our own soil did not 20 lha Bsiilsh ground, but
from the form alton Of the land snd toe shape Of tho
river 1, Is eyd ant that anal can b9 built
side al less expense and viii less di'tascs than the
| prcpo,ed ons on the British side TDo river above
runs In negE.y cOuEse AT the sls turns
gradually 10 south ard below toe oatsr Ia
| nearly a southern course. Tbs railroad runs scross
this neck AID 10 nearly straiLss The canal would fol-
| low about the same Inc, and would &c NgAight and
abcu, enc -e In length |: "a proposed 10 dls oae
hundred f. at vida the top aud ss'ey rs feet Wide
a. the bottom II is 10 be twelve fe3 deep, and the
locks ore ~ be at least hundred feet long and
sbsut CT feet vide Az the fall thirty feet tso or
three LOCKS ~i bs necessary The ezire work Of ais
msqpiuie will not cost over Ires Ls1G1ed thousand
aoars portion Of the ground 10 % removed Is com
posed IS granite bordeze and sane ans part 10 Ot
ssnd staae rock 10 layers oi fIon hali an Inch u an
Inch aaj half In thicEne,s. Tina wid not, from sp-
ueatepces az the surface be hsrcOr dittcu digging
and v.l form sn excellent duras.e bank TO the canal
when his finished. There 70 algh points % cot
through IL Il the sane ground which steamboats,
are drawn II s In every practicable and desira
be- tls emineLty nation al work as IL 0peus vast
Inland sea to couameTce AID industry. We ars All
Inter e,ted n the If tbs iron and copper Macs
of Lake Superior fthe members OF Congress could
pa taken 10 the spo. they could she chs.scssr on
The obstruction, tia labor and cost Ia zesn the dolf
&C. of the lower country 70 the mines, andthe otsho
trouble of getting ose I'm 11onSs masses vi pure copper
and excellent Iron from tho aines 10 tho plaza IN es
States where they waaeed for use could th.y SEC
&C have seen, the nature Of the obstTucon and %,
cate aud comparatively tiHpg cost by wbisb cooie
30 removed, think they would lsy ASIDE tnsr humoo
constitutional scTupes ana coneide that iae wax hs'
| wants that needed attention a. well no the s~t
8 The propeller Indepsndcncs brought down som
fety or ffry tons Of copper IN huge nssses ~e'shln
a from tso 10 four ana gre ts0Hsdnd pcnnS osoh "a
most of II psTfectly p2rs and solid II hese rnenpef
Of Consrss we're compelled 70 IN, and roll and eoao
and unload tAese blocks a. they mhs,N hten, &C :
the Soo tbsy would ssgin to think th,s sonasS oIsi
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