The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1860-01-18

port Of the Chief Engineer OF the Kemp
vile Canal, from which we make the TO
lowing extract. After estimating the vaiu
Of the wood which is to be reached by thi
canal at the sum Of $48o,0OO, he says:
But independent of the wood and timber
| the advantages bestowed by the Canal upoI
! each acre of land used Tor agricultu ral pur
] poses, will amount to $40 and possibly S 0
| ; ~ only $40, and we have the sum OF 5 l29,
| 600, which added to the value Of the wuot
| at rs cents per cord, makes the sum OF 1898
600 at the least valuation.
| There is no land now in cultivation south
| ot NimmO's, that will not be enhanced il
value from S. to SIS per acre this fact de.
ties successful contr ADDICTION. From MIN
mos to Morse's Point, the distance is about
lG miles, and the breadth of the peninsula
six miles, making so square miles, which at
an increase OF $40 per acre, Chat will be-
y0nd all reasonable doubt be effected, and
We have an increase in valuation of S576, 900;
which added to the former sum, max es
1914, 900. The estimates are not by any
means visionary. | am supported in my
views by the most intelligent gentlemen OF
your County and elsewhere Besides all
this, the dividends to Stockholders, the mon
ey and time saved in transporting the pro-
the improved character of the soil by dra
ing, must be taken into consideration. All
tue country bordering upon Lynhayen Bay,
Eroad Bay, Linkhorn Bay, and Long Creek
as well as that extensive and fertile portion
OF your county between the North West
Landing and London Bridge, will, upon the
completion of--your work, be brought within
few hours' travel of the Norfolk market.
As it now is, your whole section of country
is isolated. Produce of every kind must ei-
Their be hauled from 10 to Il miles, and then
shipped in lighters, from Kempsville, which
S2n be done only at certain stages of the tide;
Or, be shipped down Lynhaven river, pass
out of the "lnlet," which is dangerous and
difficult of n vigation, even during the most
favorable seasons of the year, and be carried
to Norfolk at an expense exceeding the freight
"a ties between Norfolk and the city of New
Y Dirk.
The distance from the "Inlet" to Norfolk
being about 48 miles, your Canal will short.
en- the distance between IS and So miles, and
afford safe means of transportation at all
seasons of the year, and your farming com
inunity will thereby be placed in possession
OF facilities, which / am sure, no one con-
versant with the geography of your county,
would deny to them; and more than this,
thousands of dollars would annually be saw
ed to ship-owners and others, whose vessel Is
are so frequently wrecked upon thst portion
OF the coast between Cape Henry and Curri-
tuck.
The work upon the First Division is be-
ing carried on as rapidly as circumstances
WI Justify, and will, l think, be completed
WITHIN the time required by tie contract.
Although the Excavation through the
hlgh grounds has been taken to the depth
OF only three feet, the Swamps are already
well drained; and that portion of the Marsh
oetween the South terminus and Kemps-
VIE, Is rapidly becoming I'm: in fact, am
clearly OF oplnIon, that in very few years
II VIII be as valuable for meadow lands as
any IN the State; and as far as the Swamp
lands are concerned, they will compare tav-
Oraoly with those Ut our sister State in
Point OF fertility. All they need is thorough
draining, and this your Canal will, beyond
doubt, effect.
The PETERSBURG Press. When our duties
confined US IN the 8anetu,a OF the Oay Book.
We frequently referred to the rural sheet
mentioned above; but lately we have seen
little or nothing of that journal, and il we
Lad been called on to make oath of its exis
tence; should have hesitated before we
brought our lips in contact with the sacren
volume. This being the state OF the case,
we should have overlooked, or rather, we
should not have seen paragraph which ap-
peared in late number of that sheet, but
for our Mr.. Scissors who cut the precious
morceau out and placed it in our possession
late last evening. The paragraph in ques-
ton makes alluslon to our neighbor of the
Transcript and ourselves in such singular
and undignifed manner that we were led to
the conclusion that it were better not to no.
tice it at all, and should not havessdone so,
but for the fact'that we feel under obliga-
tions to this same rural sheet, for the adver-
tisement. We do not know the circul alton
ofthe Press, but render our thanks in pro-
portion.
"W e are not Il betting character" but we
will wager barrel Of uyst,rs against a
nogshead of the best Apponattox Tad-poles,
that however deficient we may be in brains,
lin the estimation of the local editor OF that
Sheet our ears are not as long AS his by
several inches. II our rural friend is a
"betting character" and is willing to come
to the measurement, he has only to procure
the tad-poles and visit the seaboard, where,
no doubt, his fish and himself, will be con-
sidered remarkable specimens OF natural his
tory.
Seriously neighbor, who are you and
where from we should like to make your
acquaintance, merely to satisfy ourselves that
you are native of the little cockade. You
evidently do possess brains, but you pat
them to much worse use sometimes, than
is usual with your fellow citizens, many OF
whom we know to be sharp-sighted, intel.-
gent people, who are endeared to US by
many recollections Of our boyish days.
But to thepoint. Our deficiency makes
wonder sometimes. Your complaint ha;
haap laid ut tho Wronu dOOr. orr Ma. Scis