, 1859-06-18

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ih's soo)ec1 see"s' ol Aate' ~ na'e e4~9
considerable interest; none too much howe
ever ano .hlnk nere Gun oe ~ aou'. ..l,' ~ e he
ao.. ..;t, -.1od ,a.,,,t. J., collation. u, III. hes,
o"ue "''n 'Aeo @e'"'' 49, ~ ~ ~
mooe', engine ato wheel ana inncl wa, y. ~
eomPusaeo. 1ne great 'a'ns - NV VIII 1A.'e'
but with the locks; they must be heightened TO
pass boats of 200 feet long. which with II or is
feet beam will be pcrfec,ly manageable, and
in strict accordance with the beneficial results
derived from increasing the length OF old YES
stls. Many instances are well known where
theT have been cut in two, at their main breadth,
d-,,rn o,,,r+ and sarc,,, e.e+ mt in thcrcbr
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making Lighter afouEht OF water, consequently
less Cross section, when light, md much more
h,r+hensome reouir;nc verr little If unv- nd
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o'''o"H' Po"e' 0na eApe1ss ~
10 great length, where suihclent strength for
the narticu,ar trade enpared in can he obtained.
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Is que h1gn Velocity aau s3ea' pul'uen WIN Luz
least possible cost Of power for propulsion.
rhc ,owcr reuuir,d IN nronel a boat ENTERING
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anu 'eas,ns tne "A'el ~ s.en anElss ~ eut'es
ls' naanf' u P.opo,i W. ~ ~ s.gss seet.on'
anu out snEnats ~ .us a".t !t :, ~ oo.
tol4 aao e'oc9. "a tu.n n ~ tne eap.c".
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'one' WI eAo" A'o'' - 4oAo"' assuming LUZ
z1,,,,u ,.,,ri.,. # tho ,,,,nc,,, 70Ss' M
Engine. Taier and 1uel .,.,.,. .... lsoo
Weight Of catr: cabin fuEaisuIc: &e..-..- 59
o'ssnaaslns ~e'sn' "a Do~ a@4 s'e'''' wv Wv
Leaving for freight. 1s' co
Tho latter hnat will he 1aryer relatively thc
adrian heinz made in the middle. tic di,pfarr
ment Is more by say. 10 ions. makin
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psdustas rd Si st@ss ...:':.. 49,. 600
Allow ior 10 cent additional ,vwrr l0;- ss.'
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Leaving ~ e'''4S's "'' '',''',' "''''
VI ga!a OF more than l:9 = cent Win only
| The Captain, Engineer, Fireman, Stcersnlan
| and Coax are the same in both cases: 81. it
| the prrsent steam canal boats barely nav exnen-
ses. a yery large profit, one nearly sula! to the
| nrcscnt rross receipts, would be realized: max
Ing room for large abatement in price ut trans.
portation, while u remunerating profit would
remain
| Another consideration Of importance would
be the difference in the quantity Of water used
there being with every iockase considerable
waste room which must he tiled, as more than
half the ckures would be 81. ed the SANG pro
portion OF this waste would be savcd; even with
The new plan Of locks this must he considerable
| The wear aud tear OF lpck-HatcS and appcildaEes
should be considered; moi umcl, currently. Jul
in a term Of years the difference would be con
siderable
! Il has heen surrcst.d that should thco" deer
cu," b. adon,rd with general decnei,iu., d.
the 1ii;no;s and Micl;ran Canal We shou|,
have Mi flint il needed here Deepening a cana
does not increase its caDacity as aiyanta-eou.!,
"a many wnuid sunnasc: for to ret !. tiyci
amount of TONNAGE. Goats would b. rcouiret
dcencr and so a,. increase of eros SECTION woul.
hc made. running down into more dense bod,
tn he di.nlarr,} 1hus rrnuirjnr more rcla,iy,
nower to morc #. and boats Of q greater drttl
wmld be wholly unfit for Illinois R1rcrpurposcs
so.....,Ls ~ ~ r,urrur;t, md ho .uti;r;n,t +,
| thc contru1 of thr hn,t s.,y four ml., per l,our
Iii III s.a H.. ,nnst cc,nn,ncal. It nav mt b,