New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-05-29
THE SAUT STE. MARIE SNIP CANAL.

FINN The De,ot Tribune, lhy1l
II cfTords Us sincere qualification TO be able to state
that the SAut Ste. Marie Falls Ship Canal has at last
leen completed and the work formally accepted by
the State. Ole completion Of this great nati0nel
tcrprise, opening, IL viii, a ship communication
between Lake Superior and the whole chain OF An'ri-
can inland soGs, Is matter over which the entire
North-wost, az well a. Michigan, have a night 10
iOce. IL bins unlocked the door 10 a region rici in
mineral wealth California itself and the trade and
commerce Of which viii ultimately be even more val
uabe TO the United states than ell the gold Of that
state. The iron and sh and lumber OF the Lake Su.
peIior region are OF themselves of more reel impOr
10 the country than the precious metals OF Cali
f0rnia When 20 these commodities Is added the
mmtns beds 81 copper that are beginning 10 be de-
YcOped and 20 pour out their almost ineNhaustIDle
wealth, there scarcely any comparison between the
real benefits the country viii derive rom the two
reg Ous. But We do not propose to speculate the
i'm 0rance Of he completion Of the canal 20 the
Try ~ large or even to Detroit which, next 10 The Up
per Peninsula will Give the most direct and mme
dine advantage RON it. These have been too often
presented 10 readers and too generally and TOO
well understood 10 need to be repeated Our OBJ
ioct mainly Il 10 state the gratifying fact that the
noble enterprise hes beea rashed and nell finished,
that the Governor and the state CGnal.C Commissioner
hove, otter careful inspection OF the work sgnifed
their acceptance Of II.
That the canal hes been constructed in the mott per-
marent manner is apparent TO every Possessed OF
Ordinary discrimination and intelligence. All thai
Ioeuce ana science end human skill and the free
o. money could accomplish 70 make the canal capable
Of successfully cldung the test 10 which u u 10 b.
fanily subjected, and thus fulfill the objects for which
il is designed. 10 have been done. No Oac who
has not seen The work have but poor conception
Of It's magnitude and the appearance Of solidty and
durability and ffeitfD there u about IT, With tie ex
ccpu0n OF lew yards Of emhankmeut on each side OF
the canal il doe not POSSIBLE for water 10 effect
break in u and Of Lose points we DO think there
the slightest dagger II Inc water be not let IN I'll
the frost out ami the proper preccut.On be then OBJ
hon q x uuy nor ufrf-
y settled, they viii be a. nnovablb as the solid earth
itself.
A the work has been constructed under the direc-
ton and supervision o. engineer appointed by the
STATE and Whosc espec al 10 guard her n-
tertsis and a. the terms OF the contract IA s opinion
have been literally and NOS. faithfully complied with,
We believe the Governor and Comm. s-iOners have
10; only not incurred any risk In accepting the work.
but that they have acted IN lc accordance with the
Il irir Of the law a doingso.
Tit should ever happen that break occurs in the
carel We believe MI be no fault OF tie contractor
Aside from tie Resident Engineer Col Gleen and the
ElliHeer.iu-CLie, tic Hon. John T. Clark OF New
York whose duty was 20 look after the Interests Of
tie State tie principal part OF the work has bcel con-
s,ru,ied under The supervision Of j. w. BROOKS Esq.
one q The mos thoroughly practical well as sc.eu-
tifc IN the United states. Any one acquainted
with bis character knows that whatever Re undertakes
be docs perfectly. Neither money nor labor Is spared
IL any enterprise in which be II concerned Such has
been The case in tie Saut Canal beyond q que ,iun
the Com yany under he direction having done nearly
GOO more work than the contract required The
fact that such l. Mr. Brookss known character IN
spires tie strongest confidence that the canal one Of
tie best pieces Of work Of The kind 1t certainly IL
one Of the most magnificent ever constructed on the
American continent. We feel JUSTIFIED in repeating
Therefore that The Company, the State Engineers anil
the state Commissioners have ell performed their part
IN liz great work with fidelity and proper regard Tor
the interests of the public.
IL now only remsIrs for Mr. Clark, who was de.
tanned IN New-York BY illness, but who was repre-