Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1858-10-07
A yIsIr To DAN NO. q.

We had heard . great deal about the
Canal Dams No. 4 aud 5, ADD business draw.
ing Us In that direction, and in order TO
satisfy ourselves and report progress to the
public, We determined, on Thursday last to
make a personal inspection We there found
= nuuber Of our old friends aud aequAint.
anee', who gave us hearty greeting
The Chesapeake aud Ohio Canal is 4 gres,
work-unques,ionably the bes, 10 the Uuitsd
Siates-or rather il will be Us soon q. ID csc
Dams are completed aud With the progress.
which is being made by ,hs Cont. s,ors a,
Dam No We are confident tb at their work
will be finished this fall. TIE work a, Dam
No, 5 has passed into tho hand. Of Lrwr.
srAsnorE, Esq = gentleman, rs We learn.
OF great energy. We may therefore now
look with some cpnfdeoee to the early com.
Piesion ofthst work. In fact, VIC understand,
the great ditleulty there is in clearing the
foundation; but with such men as Tuo.
hA'rrr in charge Of that portion Of the work
may coon expect to hear Of rapid progress
\. that point. Our friend Stanbope is a
driving msn--sll he wants Is a chance
At Dam No. We met with our friend.
MAJOR RoB'SsoS aud pArtook Of the hospital.
~ CT has shsD;y. Nis cook Madame Bow.
ERs, administered most beautifully to the
cravings Of the inner man aud at nigh, VIC
had lodgings with our friend the Msjor, Ca
the top Of straw and bed cords-the straw
rather scarce for comfort, but the bed will
soon be repleuisbed, so thatthc Majors LCrk
will not hereafter cut tie cord to let the
,iopers down.
The work is progressing rapidly. The
Contractors have great confidence in CON-
pleting it by the 6rst Of Deeember-and il
energy and hard driving will accomplish il
We have no doub, it will be done In fac,
they have already fxed on the 18th Of De,
eember for the celebration Of the event, on
which occasion We have accepted Of an 10,
vitation to be present.
About 225 hands are engaged on the work
They commence at daylight in the morning
and work until dark in the evening, aud
from an observation they evincs as much
interest in the progress Of the work as the
Contractors Themselves.
Mr.. HuCHEs OF Cumberland, Nd gen.
tleman Of skill in such matters, is the Inspec.
tor on the part Of the Company, aud Messrs.
CHARLES CLARK aud JAMES CANrEELL, are
the Superintendents Of Masonry for the Con.
| tractors.
We have but little experience ourselves
about work Of this kind, and we're therefore
more interested in the extensive machinery
used in handling the massive stone, than
one would be who bad been about such work
That portion Of the business is under the
charge Of Mr. CHRISTIAN SPEAKER. The
quarryiug and cutting is under the manage
meut Of Mr., JAMES MULLroaS, Of Martins.
burg, one Of the best Irishmen we have ever
seen
The Golfer Daming at No is in the
hands Of Mr. WV BRowr Capt JANE.
Bows, Of Martinsburg is the Supervisor
dent
Col SroSE, the State Senator from Wl.h.
Ington county, Nd, is the General Supcrir
tendent on the Canal, and the Engineer on
the Dams. Under his supervision the Cana
has been put in complete order, and is doing
business far exceeding any past year
1t isa great work. The people Of our
State, on the Potomac River, have a deep
interest in the uninterrupted navigation OF
the Canal and with the energy which the
Board Of Directors have displayed in raising
the funds, We have great confidence that i.
will soon DO made 9 permanent work. lie.
them treat their Contractors with some
liberslity-give them the mouey-and thou.
sands Of dollars will be saved in the end by
preventing such interruptions as have occur
red in the last two years, BY the washing 4.
way Of the old Dam,
On the whole, We we're pleased with our
visit to the Dams-so much 90 that we de.
sign to repeat it Will our friends BEucr
and llrEIERT give US notice as to the time
We may meet them tLerel
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