Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1859-10-31
Az \ / small class 81 fiatsboats

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Y mont s,a of salt, and keel-boets for
EI'a' VI freight, were the modes oftran-
e employed, Steamboats, were
sttts.l9l .t;t1elt, rather than reliable and
y i,ot.. Jul opened through tho shoals
u 'sl1s 5 Il the Kanawha. were certainly
DIV s',sd. il they we're ever intended g pc
h nM .sseis ofthis class. These narrow
{. 'e rapid water, confined By stone
',sTssi' ,.tbsr side and approached at their
l,5gp .,,Sb funnel shaped wing dams. are
" Inlus s'sss 10 the ascending navigation,
\ u sIlltimes more Or less aangerouy
e Ysinp boats, whether propelled by
i'sesr W. At the time Of their con-
y :, there WAS comparatively, but little
st'i Y Tnefience, Oil Of engineering Sci
Is Z i;stft ii IT planning the work. er test
ri h sjJtty oflits execution. The Local
H tsS Y III Fpftion of INTERPRETATIONS through
\ - 6ary and shadows, was submitted
I + aotlsntireIv, TO the contractors,
l 4 y Z iIsiinr marked: out and designated
f!M a,p.,ts Engineers. The contractors.
s,..I.s to tile profit Of the job than to
Tsff .Iia,ss IF tile u ori, adopted such lines
| s$ StTs3nost dheaply -excavated, without
E3aa flIa natural flow of tie water
;tE..e channels instead Of being strait
d .ststtususan zigzag course, render
sSsIr I'D dangerous to boats Of any
| ., .Tstb { len TIE il wholly within
|. n fIVhile sI those Stages of lhe rig-
III, xb,,ld IL mo useful, say d rise Of.
fE,,.5lt sjght feet, the water being then
h. Ruttrefeased from theircon-
A ! ,-&.i1,oes its-nAt.sral course, and in
TIMES apEs directly across. the
gsta,,sl.slZ,g the ewes gatea cliannel alto.
HI 4 ssrp5setjicatlSf and lodging such sboatsI
Htna;zia {ie3Sfad them Upon the walls.
t5 aksa IN ttleIf6ree Of the current ]
.ape;t Rts Toll 4pf what is here stated.
III III r.,,se3tr mi Of thsE River, and the
Nh Il .pEll Inadequate work which has
HI 81 I'll several. Eheineers Who
1l3l. Ef5;,lFedI from time n time g
n II ! ss-anif esp5ecially ii the res,
a1sl MI Fish and NsiF Byers, s
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II IS 81 d;nod "a ~ i. s. ssnt II,
II fls .;,aasto - $500. ssasosl
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|, I'll lsf'N E.A $500. 81 a.
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a. Is -. s.s,s = AZ
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IN aft ilaH betit 1ta.' Z
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