The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-08-26

200 DO. do. b3s
THIS transfer books of the New yok Central Railroad
stock opened this morning at the office of Duncan,
sherman 90 where they viii remain for the present
The receipts at the Office OF the Assistant essurer of
This port today amounted to s2e4 62S Al psymeats
1l22,s74 65-balanoe, IS, e56, 1881 49,
At an experiment made with Mr. P. G. GAraners gold
quartz crushing and amAgsmatng machine, at the Pho
nix Works. on Tuesday last four barrels quartz rock
from the Wyekoh nine ia Virginia yielded So SO in
gold being at he rate Of about SO so per bushel The
operation OF crushing and amagauasng was, il is rs
ported, successfnl throughout.
We have received the reports OF ProfsssorJ. d. Whit
neg, DR.. T. Jackson, and Major A. harrington, on
the mines Of the Great Northern Lead Company They
ara OF length and OF tas most favorable cha
racsr. They all speak in the highest terms OF the nnes
AID give their opiuon tda most valuable veins Of
rich had crs viii DO found mining operations progress
Tbs Potomac Copper Company hare recently largely
ines sssed THAR mineral property. They have become
used Of the mines owned by the Isabella Copper
Compapy, and the Davis Copper Company, stuAtsd In
Pok county rsDnessee leach being about three ourths
Of u,.e in length ON vein which varies from twenty
tn forty i've feet The il rich black OXIDE yielding
frora tssn forty per Of copper The mines
easily opened ard caa be cheapJ worked there being
but little blast and water power in abundance at
command citing company has been formed, which
viii taks al the Of that district and reduce them to
regulus of sixty seventy cent which will reduce
the charge Of transportation TIE stockholders Of the
Potomac viii receive from each of The two Tennessee
companies nsnsd seventy FIVE shares Of full stock for
each tunSred OF original Potomac stock. The Potomac
Coppapy alse obtained this Coffin Mine the Deep
riyer In jamestown, Guford county, North Carolina,
shssh Is GEAR the celebrated McCulioch mine. The
tr Iacea passes through this perty and the Deep
river it side, furnishing abundant water
poser.
IN, .rs;rser Of public works Canada has furnished
the Osss Stat. Journal with the following particulars Of
canal lAke AID river navigation, from Lake st. Clair to
ids water
m 81. lawrence canals, known as the Williams
surx CORNWALL Beauharnos, and Iachius canals, havs
% Ochs leeage Of 204 feet and total rise OF 22l
Get sgntr:.l Spd q s S
wa feat At Eeaunsrnois "a feet; and 81 Lsehns a
fest that The wslland canal around Niagara Fss has
"a Iapka With ockage OF $50 fee. IN 2S miles, thai the
distazss from Bnfao to Montreal Is By those canals
sS7 il; hat the rise from Lake Ers to sts Haroa
"a ID fet making grand total in ascent, between Non
re md Lake Huron ssa fest in the distance OF $50
mss. The lecks upon this improvement are generally
20 fea l"sx and Is feet vide capable Of rsceving
weasel ITS fset long aod A. feet vide Il generally taxes
Is eute. 2 pss isSn ana ae ads oas
In coming down. There IL also an inland conmu
to Lk sHuren np the 0ttawn riger, do~n the HsieAu
river 10 hirgs-on, up the ivsr Trent to Flee Lake,
thsro ineking 10 10 lake Bsisar SEQ feet above tide
w.ser Isstl and thence by sas Talbot river TO Lake
Sincos ard hy he Severn river 20 Lake Ha.on dis
tsrcs OF SO miles through 40 locks with iocksge Of
1865 feet.
Assxslg movemert Is on foot 20 construct direct
Hsssf railway from Louisvile to lake Erie, a. the near
est sou.s western roio The rou.e proposed passes
Easca ard Piqua interesting the Mad river line at
HansssiEe there connecting By other lines with saudus
1y ami Cleveland.
The report Of the engineer Of the Lock Haven and ~
roos Railroad of the survey recently made, is Of the
most favorable character is estimated that the cost
of ssroad graded for double track and laid with sin
ria IRA "a asd turnous VIII not exceed 81 ool 10. There
is pvhays route IN the State Of Pssnsyyanis com
bniry msby natural advantages sor rasrcsd "this
one From MiiasbUrg 70 Lock Haven the fall IL
the stream is sir feet per mile from the summit
to ylesbIrg eighteen feet per mile and favorable 10
assoo csn psee with these gradients. The borough
OF Lock Haven i situated seaatfu tat aiuyal 20.
short distance above the cIsusnce Of the D. IL
sssls creek with the West Branch Of tie Sc aueharni,
t~suss seven miles above wilnsmsFor, Or the sy
o, tbs ST injury and Erie Railioad) This r5sd WIZ psss
thrcysa hss town. with rhioh II is designed to connec
tn. I0k Haven and Tyrone ailrosd which reedily
bs cees Tbs road Will pass through ina Agricultural
distssrs al immense lumber region. and ne,haustibls
,sss al hs most valuable kinds " seal All these
soaross mast ;ive is large local tsayei.
taou "a this sous would Justify the construction OF
tia read Sic primary object WIN - 70 form conrectng
irs bst-reen the oyenen.s Of the estsru ard vest
err parts Of the stas by nothsFa route, and Afford
noss direct route from tho city 81 New York TO the west
ana the son'hreAt than any a Tie railroads in cps.
ratioo. .s...
The distance from the city OF New York to Cleveland,
via Erts ard Lake shore, isl
IRON, Rev York TO Durkik. $50 Midas, fest guagc
DuI kirk to State Iiae..... Is . II ~ N. "
esate Line 10 Erie. ....... l9 or
q E-is ~ C1ererand % Ar lin.
wNo,e distancea.......,...e ell miles.
On Ibis nns there arc three trsnshiPuents It Ia 7
been sssue3 and vered by experience that change OF
ONE ton Of mecbsnse from 70 snothsr i about
equal 20 the cost q Transporting Il hfty uiss.
Actual distance sOt1 nics.
Three uanIh pmentd.
Total. ....,,...''....'s'''''''. mhes'
- HE dss.ance from the city o New York 10 Cevsland