Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1854-08-07

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lpROvEMEAr OF TnE NAVIGATION OF THE Ono
RrrI-We have heretofore published The sub
ainc, Of the following report. Tut In compliance
vih The request of,he Pittsburgh lBoam Of Trade,
pVbIiSh il enlire:-- t1't
Ala meeting Of the Board Of Ttsde, and owners
ministers Of steam boats Of The poil Of Pittsburgh
GAe Merchants ESchanle rooms, onSTueslay,
Illy lib, to take into consileralionthe bill now
ksts Congress akihg ppptopriatioasfot The Gun.
tullion ofthe Rivers and Harbots heretofore
snnenced. the following Committee was appoin-
IA 10 report on the same 10 an aaioutpsd meeting
ND this day al The same place; se
Wa. R. Brown, Capt.S. Dean, ia 9s
l.w. Butler Capt. H. Campbell, ny
L. wilmarth, Capt, o. w. Batchelor.-
u.s. CLARK, Capt q. w, Moore,
AtI. Nmick, Capt, D. Holiness
BsSi. Crawford. 81, y tstf,if,g,. d
OhFtlday, July l4th the Board Of Trade Ascot
tim, owners and masters OF steamboats, and ship.
KS, met in large numbers at ;ae. Merchants Ex
eLlugs, 10 receive the report Of The Committee,
IppoinIed Of a previous meeting, when w. r.,
BVUn, v. p, Of Tie BOarl of'Ttade, and chair
ria Of The committee, made the following report;
The committee appointed to take into consider.
,iioH matters relating to the Improvement oftbe
n'.aliOn Of the Ohio neutrality-suspicious. OF
Congress, for that purpose, much regret fiat The
hsf period allotted fot preparations rendered i'm.
possible The collection of such facts aud infoElaa-
dOn's would afford data for q report commensurate
With The importance OF the,subIec but from in
formation haslily obtained, they make the follow.
ing report: - N34
lathe opinion Of experienced pilots add othefs
'IgaSei in The navigation Of the Ohio, great in
EOvenent was effected al all places where The
dams tnd other public woIksin .halfiSet@ere per.
i:elly completed.
Wbere such was the case all the advantages
expected were fully realized and a reverse result
a'il places where hewotks atefleft gnhnithed.
TIE incomplete works at Logstow1js tile cause
Of lhe channel at that point be,agin worse con-
tlliOn than Ueiore:he work there was commence {;
lhstms may be said Of beaver shoaies and iBhff-
Ins''n Island. The Completion Of the work Al
'Ar'e points is highly necessary. .2S
Al R'eeoon Bar dam isl needed. The works
below these have lmProyeithe chFhntl for forty.
asmIes, including Browns Island, which pre-.
'l'u' 10 The public improvement; was the worst
place above Louisville.
Ad'u should be erected at BToSRs Island, Al
Nstuman' al cO1's Bar, at earpeptgt's Bar and AZ
Wh.e Ing Island. Ssdi 9
TOUs Of ssrice. the dam otwhite's Ripple
should be talsed. Twin Island dam reqpites Al
EuP' t'Iae for that purpose isnow quaEred
''d on The bankj sa5t 'H
al Cap'ina dan filling up Is necessary aud
''HId make navigation good for forty,fye miles
>, We wOIEsat Marietta should be comhleteds Az
O0aht'h"setS Island fliirg hiis required. That
niles .I'cE siS 5s5it, ttl
Vae Of Two good snsg boa Is should be employed
"'sN''ns the cocks, snsSs and sunken b1als Of
Channel. No. s7sf92l', M, 'sa
D'oEstOu' distractions 10 The navigation are
sfu'eO ny the Ptacllce Of ,liIowiug Trees aud
,%u'p' 'HIo Tue liver at points Rliete tailtoadssse
's'ps Constructed along its bsnks.a This serious
~, 'i 'Here''ing, and instant measures Hbouldbe
"ten TO aba,eu. M
%'ny points not ntioned in This report require
."' ts susceptible otimptuyenentist compare
we Sigh expenditure. ~ ~ Sai ~ IN
"n however the opinion of intelligent river
'u 'Aa' the completion Of all the publ woTke
S sI'asAsed' and for which publ Q surveys were
~ would to great extent remove theiebsttac
q" aud much facilitate The nayigstionlof the
n', 'ae dni'IIed works in their opinion being
's S' beneficial 10 every instance.
49, ~ attive al anyteliable estimate Of 5,he sos
n.y. ,'"npIe'IOn' would require professional exani'
's'l' but fron information obtained on The sub.
ma IudiciOus expenditure of One E6ndtel
,sS'aNd Dollars above Louisville, would eEeo
-, ,pp'''snentotat least SIX inches in the esSn
S'0e' TO properly appreciate that gain. itswil
4, wv, Necessary 10 refer 70 The tariff Of low wa
sm NY a'' by which twill be seen that six "a
s,sS9d'Nches Of whittlh The channel al eeftaiI
mn would reduce the ate Of heights one