New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-01-26

small rortior Of the Wheat crop OF tne pfesen' year.
when - - very large. ms come forward.
r. tre,ssstps facilities Of TRANSFORMATION pro
x5ed nv the numerous railroads winch are N pro-
cess Of construction within he oorleFs o. ne siais
vii p-obaoy rail- for such revision OF the ious
ucon the Canal all pFotscI Is ousht-s anu teFo
Iue against competing routes .-.-.,-. -.
The Board regards with tie greatest salHacuon
IN, reremert on The part Of ne >iate OF NeT-f 1fN
FOR tbe sDeedy enhancement OF tae Enc Canal. Inc
Csral - he great vent f1F The productions 81 the
W.stsgp county 70 tie Northern o. TEei, as We.s
as tie gfea' chaIlel o. supply. No portion 81 ne
Westis more Interested IN Il tnan the state Ci In
dizra and especially the Wabash Valley
" hen we consider what fsciltes have been pro-
vj6ec and are beng prcv-ced N the construction n
Canals Railroads a.c Plank Roads IN TIE Western
States for the clcap alt rapid transit OF the proda'e
Of the sol 20 lrset In connection with The exiraOr-
dnary ard rapid development Of the resources Of t7e
couutr5 consequent upon the creation o. the aclh-
ties themselves, 10 one Who looks a. i eau Tan -
see that the need Of the increased accommodation
hetneen Lake Enc and water l. no pressing,
and mat the state OF OrR. holding the night O'
way ia her own hand, and possessing. as she does,
ample means supplied too, cniefy by charges upon
the trade o. The West IN adopting measures 70 supply
the ADDITIONAL facilities (thefe7v lessellng the our
cent OF rGlspOnionJ IN the shortest tine pFacii-
cable, and upon a scale s0pfoXlmafng 20 the IN
cressirg wants of the csuntry, Is bat disc1Ugng
Cutv hich she owes her sster states OF The West
and y hat they nave night % expect from her II
view Of her o6n position. character sRt interest
LINE OF CANAL USDER CONSTRUCTION
The unfinished Divisions OF the Canal a. the date
oftbe last Report were
Isl TIE Newbery Division, from Point Com
merce to NeNbeTy-seventeen miles
ID The NaysVile Division. from NeEberry %
Nay syllle- enty-tlree and one-fourtn miles.
g. The Petersourgh Division, from Maysville 30
PeteTsbuIgn-sixtesn and three-fourths miles
4ih. The Evansville Division, from Petersourgh
to Evansvil.e--hfty four ard ons-half miles
The Ne@herry Division IS uearly finished, and me
water was LEI mioit 70 the crossing Of White River
early 10 June.
M L. l. g. II
qunrg further outlay Of less than s. 600 70 com
plete H. This Division sill be finished and opened
Tor use in the spring, which viii extend the
ton 10 Maysvlile, IN Dawes County.
The Pe.eTsouTeh Division Is Ia a forward state,
aud. according to tde estimates Of the Resident En-
glneer, work TO tie amount Of S6s,9o only rcma ns
10 be gerfOfmec % finish H.
The Evansville DIVISION, embracing the remainder
OF the line. vas let 70 Ncssrs. E0rrer. Stlrgss &
HOSmer. The estimated cost OF the DIVISION e
s56lS4l-the amount Of work doae up 70 the Isl
November 1851, is $23- C5l. sh0 sDg york - be
done 70 finish it, 10 the amount OF 1923 CO. For the
estimates THIS Dyis on, up 30 hs time, the Ifls-
tees have issued TO the contractors, IN conpha nce
with the contract, - Bonds OF the Board OF Ifus-
tees IN sums OF $4,000 each, amounting 30 $40 OlJ
These Boz are payable n the Cry OF Newly orS
he Isl day Of January l,)l, Win the exception
o. $4,000 OF he amount, which are made payable
on the 1t January, 1855.
CANAL LANDS.
During the year en0lDg the 35tl Nov leJl, ne
Trustees have sold at their Office ia WASHINGTON of
the lanc iying Ia the NIncennes Land District Co.
122 GO 100 acres, tor the sum 0i tl23 40 H. Ifis
shows az increase Of sales Of 3j.ljl f-l0l acres,
and $7O4y2 g. over the cash receipts Of the last
wear. The den and for Canal Lands IN this district
has been UNINTERRUPTED curing the year. and, there
s every reason TO believe, VIII continue for .ne year
70 come. The sales, too shown By the returns TO
this Office and IOm the character ofthe purchasers,
are not made - spectators but 10 actual settlers
for purposes II improvement
The total quantity Of land IN the Nnrenues Dis
tTict. which has been sold by the Trustees. IS H.
5C2 10 iC0 acres leaving unsod as yet, 10 %
100 acres
Al the Land Office at Logansport the to.aireceipts
on account of lands west Of Fppeclnoe, for tne
year ending Nov 30. 1851 nave been 81 sji %, ot
which the sum Of S30t9s p has been received on
account Of rev sales. The number OF acres So 4
during this period has been 26,3l7 43 100. The in
crease Of receipts on account Of these lands over
last year has teen SIC g3l 10. There IS ye. r.
naming uIsold OF these lands including the new Sc
leCtoIs. the quantity Of JIG 6lo jl-lUD acres.
The to.al receipts account OF lands east OF Up.
pecanoe for the year, has been $500 So beng an
increase over the receipts FOR last yeir % s2Oi2 50
The quantity OF acres yet unsod OF this grant &c
23ll 0jIO0.
H. this connection it sproperto mention that there
Is fti.l claim Of the safe upon the General Govern
ment. Tor 1906 acres Of land, being the quantity
when the State would be entitled - select Il the
leLgth Of the nsyigablc feeders, were computed ~
asc, raining Tie ehtne length Of the Canal
fespS cfuhy, CHARLES BUTLER, President
Board Of Trustees wabash and Enc Canal