The daily union., 1854-07-21


The trade of the lakes and upper St Lawrence destined
for shipment by is divided between Quebec and Mon
raj and artificial advantages of the latter make them fitting
entrepots of extensive during the most inn
portant season Of the year.
At Montreal the artificial navigation of the St Lawrence
commences of which full statement cost capacity,
charges for the transportation of freight &c. will be found
under its appropriate head map of the annexed
Between Lake Ontario and Montreal
Miles. Locks. Feet.
The bssabspaos bssans san'' is in length ns & ssz
Fsgiss EsGsssn,s f,.ss Ssi@' Call, Called g. ss IL
The The. JaIopas tgaD' canals
Having total length of Al miles, ~ locks and 2O5 feet
ascent from ship navigation Montreal to Lake Ontario
All these locks at least two hundred feet long, and
ortyfve feet wide with nine feet depth of water The
canal hundred and twenty feet wide on surface eighty
feet on bottom, ten feet deep in the levels.
Lakes Erie and Ontario connected by the Weland
canal, which has two outlets Lake Erethe upper be-
ing twenty miles above the lower one, and forty miles
above Buffalo 1t is often open, therefore, about three
weeks before the ice has left Buffalo harbor This canal in
the shortest route is twentyeght miles long, ard by the
longer one about forty miles Il has twenynne locks is
at least hundred and fifty feet long, twenysix and
half feet wide with nine and half feet water the mtre
s and the total ascent is three hundred and thirty feet
Size of canal fortyve feet wide bottom eght-one
the surface, depth of water ten feet Although there is
difference in the draugh of water in the St Lawrence
and Weland canals the size of the locks is much larger in
and guards for the transport of passengers for towing
freight vessels to pass from Lake Ontario and Montreal
whereas the great mount of lockage upon the Weland
canal rendered 1t improbable that any class of steamers
except propelers would it. The locks in the Weand
canal therefore, adapted to the usual and most profa
BILE class of vessels for the western trade large class
would not always get full freighs would be expen
sve in disbursements would involve greater loss when
idle in winter and could not enter all the harbors in the
upper lakes pass from Lake Erie to Lake Huron
the st Clair fats where there less than nine feet
brig to I'LL the Weland canal locks carry three thou
sand barrels of flour under deck and thousand barrels
deck she will be tweny-six feet beam and one hun
dred and hiryeight feet ALL To fill the ST Lawrence
canals she will be one hundred and seyennine feet long
by ortyfour feet beam, and will cost about twelve thou
sand dollars Running expenses two hundred and eighty
dollars per month Cost Of fitting out and laying up two
hundred dollars per Running time from
eight months in the year, She make twelve trips be-
tween Cleveland and Kingston per season. and about five
trips between Cleveland and Quebec
The St Lawrence canal locks carry greater regh
than the Weland although the extra length and width is
chiefly for steamers No sailing freight craft with only
nine feet draught Of water would be built to take up the
length or width of these locks
From Montreal to Kingston, yo the Oaoca and Rideoa
ytcfrs
The Ridean canal is military work connecting King
sOn via Bytown, the Ottawa, with Montreal. King
son is situated at the northeastern extremity of Lake On
tario and is city of considerable trade and Importance
Lake ST. Lewis the St Lawrence is connected with the
Lake of the Two Mountains by lock of the size
those upon the St Lawrence canals placed the St AIMS
rapids, overcoming three and half feet fall This lock is
ABOUT IL miles Lachne; from THIS Carton
is % miles where the military canals of the imperial gov
ernment commence The rapids of the long Saut extend
l2 miles from Carlton to Greenvle having all fall of
about co feet which by three canasthe Car
lton, the Chat Bonde,u, and the Greenvillc canals
with twelve locks all of which, except three 1874 feet
long, SO feet wide and feet depth of water The other
three only l0S feet long and 20 feet wide with about
the same depth of water.
These locks built before it determined in
crease the size Of the remainder From Greenvle there is
steamboat navigation for go miles upward to Bytown,
where the Rdan canal and follows the
of the river and lakes of that to Kngstonhe canal
being l2s miles long with 46 locks, and total ascending
and descending lockage of about 447 feet The locks
ia feet long, 33 feet wd and with five feet depth of water
IN consequence Of the size of the three small locks of the
Ereenve canal boats of than 100 tons burden
not pass from Montreal to Kingston by this route while
boats of 200 tons burden pass through the Rdean
canals. Since the St Lawrence route opened there
has been but little traffic the Ridean route it being
chiefly in lumber descending the Ottawa Boats from
the Champlan canal proceed to Bytown by the Chamby
Lachne and Grcenvie routes for lumber and being Amer
can craft convey the lumber direct to Troy These boats
carry about 60OO0fee superficial of sawed lumber 5000
cubic feet pine timber The freight about Sc per 1000
feet from Byown to Troy including tolls and duties
The Chnnhly canal connects Lake Champlan with the
ST. Lawrence 10y canal from St John to Chamby BASIN
miles long by "a feet width depth of feet ockage
"a feet Until the year ls4s when Canadian lumber first
found market upon the Hudson river this work did not
pay expenses This canal is being deepcned so as TO
have feet water which will greatly increase the traffic
IT was proposed to connect Kingston with Lake Huron
py e extension of the Rdean canal by the bay Of Qunte
and the rivers Trent and Severn Lake Smcoc and the
land lakes north of MoroDto and Cobourg About S5l0
goo have been spent in this project but the original propo
stlon has been abandoned and the expenditure has
useful only Tor bringing out the lumber the river
survey and estimate have also been made to connect
Lakes Huron and Superior by canal and to lock past the
sant Ste Marie This canal would be less than mile in
length the estimated cost S2250Oo including two locks
which would probably be of the largest size
The Grand river has been improved with locks and
dams for distance of 40 miles connecting the town of
Brantford with the Weand canal Danvile There are
eight locks l6 to lac feet in length 80 feet in width with
4 feet water and rise OF 76 feet
The town Of PERTH in the Bathurst district is also con-
nectcd with the Rdean canal by the improvement of the
river Tay There is also canal called "Des Jardnr con-
Meeting Hamilton and DuHdas about miles in length
which has lately been enlarged TO extend lake nav
cation up to Dundas.
Imports and Exports.
The principal imports into Canada from Great Britain
consist OF the various manufactures of silk, WOOL cotton
hefnp leather iron and all other metals; also of sugar
paper soap spirits malt liquors. earhenware glass paints
OILS salt coal &c The principal exports from Canada
sreat Britain are timber sawed lumber ashes grain -four
slaves lurs and peres grains and ships
sac The articles imported from the United States Of
wnch canada does not export greater quantity back
are'ooacco sugar, molasses maize pork Goals and salt
so American manufactures of cotton sheetngs and shirt
mgs warp yarn wadding batting, plain and printed cali