New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-09-24
Saut Canal.

The Journal has an article in relation 70
the proposed Canal fro n which we copy the follow.
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The line OF canal 40 heretofore surveyed and - g.
.sbsbsa BY the act 10 few feetloss than three ouhs
Of nile n length from water TO water lt 10 10 bs q
least leo feet Wide, With depth OF ~sssr IL feet aaa
the ccAs at least $50 feet long and 60 feet WIDE The
hit 10 not over 20 feet and only requiring two locks
On the Lake Superior eide an underwater excavation
of about 400 feet will DO needed % sivo the required
depth of water Al tho lover extremity the snjso =
bold and will require but little excsvaing Ia nopace
10 the land than four fees higher than she watsf
above the spids and three uhs Of the distanoe ~iu
level and the other fourth easy descent iaso the
river at the foot OF the rapds
About tsothirts Of tho canal will have 10 be dug
through soft ooso sandstone 10 thin layers and ewy
Of excavation, and the remainder through saud and
gravel well flled with grapile boulders Tho line q
canal survey ed II straight from she water below
TO he waite, above, and Wa know Of no o,nes place
where work OF THE kind could be 60 easily and - rep
Idly carried forward.
For the locks there 10 beautiful compact nestons 70
DO found In abundance the Islands Of Sta. Msrts
River a few miles below this place; or II granise b
preferred there 10 fne article 10 be had the Hur0s
islsnds on Lake superior, 200 miles above the 5sat
and In either tho o. mo be transported By Va
tor rod Of the distance from tue quardss 20 tins
canal
The cost Of constructing this Canal has bseu various
~ estimated from $3.50 0OOt 100000 Taking tho
al estimates for such work. have no douos thss q
Individual association II individuals could bud
the CsDsl for $500 900 the SIste undertakes L. ~
esumstrs can Dc put upon It's cos6 or upOo th6 o09
that will DO necessary Tor ice completion. Hamperod
Michigan TO- utder the present Constitution, sishous tie
power through It's biennial Lssstsre 10 advances or -
borrow dollar 70 carry ~ork Of This kind would
be utter folly for the State 20 undertake this m,orant
wok srdto DO 90, would be doing tue greatest iojus
tce, only to the aka Superior region which 10 suf
irDg for tho want u this Canal but 30 whole Sat,
oil the Lake States. which greatly Interested
10 the speedy construction 81 this Canal.
The way such grakis Of land and suoh works have
been managed by the State Ia former years too ssh
n the inds Of al our slFksns 10 make another euper
uont Of this kind desirable The importance Of tie
speedy construction OF ttas Canal cannot DO properly
estimated by tbose out Of the Lake Superior oosnsry,
~nere mining ard every other Kidd OF business mast
log and suffer I'LL II 10 complsted
la view OF the constitutional and Other dlacultes II
he way Of the construction OF tho Canal directly BY ths
State Of Michigan The Journal proposes that IL DO doos
in the following manner:
Let the Legislature authorize by law the GovsraoS
and Secretary OF state to receive scaled proposals. fos
,he c. instruction Of the work In accordance with spse
hcasons 20 DO furnished By an Engineer sppdated by
the Governor; aud let contract for its construction
~ ace With that person association OF psrsoos Who
will 1.-Two the best security for the faithful fulilmsns a
The contract and for delivering over 10 tho State cS0.
pesed Ia tie shortest ne ana for the least number Of
acres u land thu land 10 be selected and sold by hs
and 10 oe put Into possession Of the con-
tractors four equal portions the nfss on tse per-
fsctpg of tho the second on the compeuo0 OF
one third Of tbs work the third the compilation Of
,wo birds, and tho fourth Oh the completion OF tho
whole Work