Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1856-12-26
REPORT
/ CAPE FEAR & DEEP RIVER NAVIGATION CO.
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1886
To tie Honorable the General assembly
of the State cf North Carolina
| transmit herewith report IF the President of the
Cape Fear and Deep River Navigation Company, ad-
dressed to me Governor of the State Also, re-
mort of the Ensneer-in- chief of the company show
ing the present condition of the works oil the same
with estimates of the cost of their completion Also
reports of the Treasurer OF the Company, showing
the fnancisl operations of the same, from the 10Th
Aprl 1855, TO 1st November, 1856. | refer you tG
the reports for details, which will fully appear there
from 1hONfAo DR1N''
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, Dec 3, 1890
To Thomas Bragg, Governor
of the State of North Caf DINA ::
SIR: The following is sacclnct account OF the
proceedings oil the Cape Fear and Deep River Nav
eation COMPANY since the last meeting OF the Gen
eral Assembly, The requirements of the charter as
amended at said meeting, have, IN all particulars,
been comped with. The bonds of the company to
the amount of $500 900, endorsed by the State
and Sold and mortgage on the work to that amount
was executed to The State, which was approved Oy
yourself and the Attorney General at that time.
| At meeting of the stockholders held IN VII
n,;noton in April 1855 the Directory wer" instruct
ed to employ E. A. Douglass, Esquire, of Pennsyl,
yania as engineer, and to have the work on the Cape
Fear completed in accordance with his directions, sc
as to have safe and reliable navi CATION to Deer
River before putting the work on the latter to con
tract These instructions were complied with, anC
Mr. Douglass furnished with all the assistance he
required at our hands
Operations were commenced at Cross Creek, which
work consisted of lock and dam, about the TIL
of August of the same year, and continued unit
about the last of December, when the wok was near
" completed freshet occurred at that time, how
ever carrying away about hundred and fifty fee
of the west bank, rendering it necessary to exten
| the dam that length
The whole work was completed about the frsI O
August Of the present year, and is in good order
. The work at Jones Falls Was put to contract AT To
same time and consisted OF lower slope 10 the dam
bracing and repairing the lock. 1t was complete
f about the 10Th of November, 1855.
f About the same time the work at Silver nun, ais
consisting of lower slope to the dam, raising an
repairng the lock- was let OUT and completed abou
. the middle of March of the present year. regre
to saw that The Il wer slopes have proved failure
1 The one at Jones' Falls was carried away by fresh
=, ct IN Nav and the one at Silver Run in Septembe
d last.
A short time alter the works al Jones' Falls an
~ Silver Run were let, Patrick Lenehan entered nt
# contract to cut.sone lock and 10 repair tn
n dam at Red Rock. But after considerable amour
a of work had been DONE it was found impractical
ever to render that work substantial new locatlc
N has therefore been made above the ferry at AVera
J., boro, and the contractor is engaged IN excav
re ting the lock pit.
IS By building The new lock and dam at AVerasbort
e the work at law Ridge will be entirely supetsede
at All the locks and dams from Haw Rld ge 10 bucl
horn have been repaired and are III toIeraoy goo
to order-there are eight locks and dams.
s. The work at Buckhon was let out about the mi
f. die of August. The work al this point, consstln
i, lin the repairing of the main end and sloo DAMS
es raising and charging OF the guard banks, anu u
increasing of the depth of the canal, was complete
" about the middle of March Of the present year
After the object of the resolutions passed at WI
"a mnoton before referred to, had been attained v
" proceeded to let out the work on Deep River II