, 1860-04-26

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}Hatcr-potctr, to be used for Iadustrial pn,s-
r'osts, in the ricinitY Of Chie19o.
ADDRESSED TO THE CHICAGO INDUSTRIAL AssocIA- |,
There is no longer any doubt that the people !
Of the Northwest cannot rely any nlcre for tho |
mninstay oftheir prosperity-yea, Of their rrin
cipal riraus Of existcnce on the accident Of M |
Eastern or toreign immigration, or tie varied !
specu1A'iuns constquent thereon.
As the etc of affairs is ut present, there is er-
cry reason for keeping buck the stream Of in'- !
migration. as it used IL pour upon our rrairics. |
It will take como time, before ths political lori
zon is sufficiently clea., to awaken that degree /
Of couldeuce which viii cause the thousands Of ]
tue Eastern States and Europe TO come again. |
to found themselves now homcs IN the Great !
West, Immigration hus done miracles in the
Vest, and many Lare become by it rich aEd
happy. uut by cnufdlpe too much to the uI1n:
teriupted flow Of tlst golden stream Wbich had
Gus dimensions, fictitious va1nes were created,
and IN fine morning the Grea1 crash oEercamo
liz: the crisis feacttd aEuiust immigration III
the most pcr1icous manner. !he e.peopIe ol 'Ha
West at present are thrown back upon thc'r
own RESOURCES. 4 truth. hoEeser rn~ecoine,
everybody Is more and more realizing, and our
attention draws itself to those Ia usa' adVansa.
scs, Which, if no, ked by cur caplfsl aud our en-
crcT. cannot tail to supply new riches nnd lew
PROSPERITY i real nc. fictitious, ralua is
on1g awaiting tho hand Of tho workman to
spring iuto sol!d existence.
Tip.e is not . country III the world rllch Of.
fers suc!. advantages for tie carrying OF Of all
kinds Of industry and agriculture. Millions Of
men uili fnd hero the nleuns Of founding pros
porous homes, 4 the Government Of this conn
iry should udopt fostering policy. tugIsnd's
capitalists, by securing gu IRON highway Of ,heir
d:cnte already ttleir Readiness to inter into
measures which ttna to b,iuE new customers
tor tue traffic OF the Grand Trunk Ruil, Dad.
Ttis communication, Is sboSe mentioned.
containe Il proposition TO improve the ttilaois
and Michigan Canal 10 such il snannec as 10 IL
iow seSu ar line Of STEAMBOATS, 10 run between
Chicago aud I'LL p,rts CT the Mississippi, sl15-
sour1 and Ohio rivers, Eaid steamboats, to be up
20 500 .onun2e, aud So us to create an envs:nons
water . ,ascr near lie canal fer lnduhtr1al nna
/! manufacturing purposes. l:sc:'gn'z'nis ihe
/ rreat iu,por1aacc u this water communication
/ between Chicago aud tho Mlsslssipp1, anu See
ipe at the safn. time tlofy little the ssid water
COURSE answered, in its present stale, It's great
ends, felt long $50 an interest for the subject.
| and as was professionally engaged in cantl
! and river works for II yea1s. gave great
/ deal Of attention to the matter: Ny plan il no
! pex thing, but it has never b=forc becn treated
| ai much iengt},, mud its ullcricr Influences on
! thought Of. Tho plan, il carried OFT in the
manner shown belor, would undoubtedly be oi
immense importance for Chicago and tho State
Of Illinois, as vell al for treat part Of tue
! Northwest, and Chicago woNld the1eby be made
the greatest COMMERCIAL Inland eits ol the mon
in a ie:T years.
-Four or tire cea1s ago. d commission was in
structcd to inquire into the condirlca Of tie II
lipois river from LaSalle downward, with aT'eN
TO lind ,ucans 10 p'ocure sufficient depth I.
channel fur The large class Of steamers dur1a:
tho navigation season. 1t Was proposed, 10
might know, to build dar's acFoss the river. II
order to raise the wafer III the oaa1ncl; but tn
/ river people objected, fearing that greater in
| uudatiLns would follow thereon, and the 1au'
near tho river be made a swamp. Since tia
tino tEe subject has la'len into neglect, and th
same drawbacks Of navigation exist MS they d
before. AT a low stage 9: rater, eos's osn os1l
n3oceed Up 10 Peoria. Tic canal boata, fsoE
LaSalge downward, mee. similar obstacles, IN
their business in high SIMMER amounts to nj
; most nothing, or Is carried On with expense
out Of all proportion TO its proats.
IN degelopi:s 2 thc subject I havc to refer :
sou1o Of tic dimcuaibns Of the present cana
These figures may rot in oil cases cxacs:y COZ
, ! rcspond with tho old plans, hu. cngincers an
suc1 rer.ons as are familiar nth al measure
wilI find on that account no difficulty to cxaniI
. Letting! d ;;,o1t, cnbic feet per second, tt
, ]eyel'of lie lake :ni2ht be luEerb tyo or tn
incLcs in tee immediate vci.ity Of Chicago, b.
: thai lozs would ras:;: be t5ate good By 1aie ~e
f.: strings which supply the iaka in great par
n pouring firth Il gse:t:r quantity oi Wassr
i urnnortjon. T. taking away 3,vp0 cubic feet
a | w:tcr every aeconG, not ,hc least injury sTo'
6 be dune 10 any prc.cn. iatrrest. Il:en the r
u Ter course between Cnlcaso and The Missisz1p
: would be put ir snch condition as ITS &c
!. ! 1ranl,ica} location demands, than which there
\ | ihH whole Nttf1E
e Continent 4 prr2aHent an,ountnt water g'v!
!. TO The II irois and MIehtg. Caual, and the II
e uois N,re- aufijcient u faat stenu.bonts 0i =
!. tonnage, and Ghicaso ndds no less th-n GO
i mites Vi river cnunIty 10 its tributary Tc21"i
There in no doat} that tlis result is at,a1uat
!. b. driving n frnn Luke Michigan Qaantu
y oi 30o0 .ubic teet Of water per scco d. I
j; |tlin:i R1ger from L. SAlic to Peoria a1crug
a n normal width Of about 200 feet; its ayer'
D. speed Of current is abnnt three fctt per secon
42 5000 cubic iect per sec md added, We SCI
the cross section 4 depth Of i've 1eet, ''h..
D. adicd to tho EXISTING depth cf wafer, ncrer
1e Inv two feet, gives us river. ol sesen Il
y deptb. Should cry pnrts OF the river be tol
- i with less than two teet Gt water at the los:
H. etasc, On account Of q greater Width, so,caI
nara lei works, which scarcely feach 1hc Geal
-, Of tic wafer chanp*l in the midst, could cas
ID reduce It's width sufficiently, so as to bring ab
be the depth rtqsi1cd, and 10 get rid ot mat
L. ttuck fat, lfv such simple proceedings the
- limos Eirer would br kept ut depth Of ut IL
~ scven tee:. evcn in the driest season: Dor
M nard from peGria tEera would 10 al'lcul1
be present themselves, a. 1hc great au'os'nt
In. lake water would BE- euf1icient to keep sesen
Of vater, and mole even at such places WA
the river is wider than ususl. Floods
~ ~ frcslcts, 20 perneioua at present, Tou'd
r.. shoe7 more dangerous character by tic
Ing | prorements propcst d. md We shall sec IN
~ sequel that 1Eelr clrct ce', he diminished ~
> 6eancnce Of thnse improvements.
wn The principal obicc; Of interest is, then, !
* TO Get tAe necessary amount Of water from
.;e | Lake et Chicago into the Illinois river.
ssn' work will DO nf a rather costly nature, but
4 cost is quite dispropor.loua!e to the imme
he results fulnwin. It's cnrnraeii.:n-
We The character aud gfutral Level OF the s1
tic trr between Joliet nud Ch,cngo must t'r.t
N, cEty our attention, rs :he construction Of
~. water works is thereby necessarily conoitio'
f1S tns The Chioaso rrver, from its month up 10
Illinois and Michigan canal ut Bridgcp
?ts measures nbort ! miles. The Level o. the e.
NO on lis highest point. Or lts summit eTc,:
about s .,e: abuvc the aevei Of tue Chit
Of river, or Tie lake. Tie level Of tie 1nf
:, changed. from time 10 time, on accoun
~ storms, and It's difference from summit levt
mr. the cannl amounts tn from to feet. The
Il. erace difference, tllcrefnfc, is about e feet.
,,ex in order 10 bring it nearer to permanent
Of the proposed ncw caslnl. NC set it down
eie- feet. This summit level Of the present can
ard about q miles long. up 10 the irst lock, Ct
II. jacks lock. The lift OF this lock No. atno
49,. 10 lot feet The second canal level il, IL
'i'A fore, by ea feet lower Than the level OF the
res as above averaged, aud its length down to !.
ted: port, or to lcck No. ,. is It miles rue II
~. Ibis lock il ]. feet. The third canal lew
!; Only ono mile long; its lift on lock 70. ano
Iran tn il feet. The fourth canal leycl ia not 10
~'s' than II miles. Two locks there succeed
The other closcly-So. and Nc. T.. The T
~ both locks there is n feet. Tho nth ca.'a!
!. e., hotween these two locks is only $50 feet
isc The sixth canal lerel extends from there 10
hueo No. 6, On the upper dam Ct Joliet, for aoo
t,op miles, The lock has . lit Of Il feet. y
i re. and half above TINT lock, in this canal
a.e.s as the ncsriaincs river falls IN. The river
mouth. or the canal, u ahopt 800 feet wide
Cd by about . to feet deep. Below loes 10.
the Deepiaiues river above, and is about so
- vide. ln this Level, on .he lower dam at ]
u there is another lock, No. :. Tie objs
~ at this lock is ouly 10 protect the canal
!dcu below .lolict against being flooded. in cas-
=, / wu:er in the DcsTl:!Ics rl7er is much
:. IL. Than that cana1 Level. Besides taa'a lock,
Ed is another mechanism, by means Of :
del gates. in order to regulate m sne s'ass s o.
HOW Of tue c.nal below Lock No.; extends I
eight miles further below. Joliet. These .
YIN. canal lcsels arc fed principally by the Cal
nsns Ira, feeder which falls Into The summit iesel
~ fa. Ssc. e3 miles .horc the celebrated Athens
- 1 bleuuarIies. Tic Desp!aiucs T,vcr is also
feeder near Athens aud tails ia again I
Joliet. dcl.t crlpg at TIA. pnlnt the Water
rpu!ated on its way from Athens. Whc2
ieeders do moi furnish the necessary aune'
water during the summer, the pumps at ii
10. port arc pu, in re'u;si'ion. ~ nseasnse
csu1t has been NECESSARY ;.Inos. every car, Il:
ut On ! be required hereafter every tea1 uuti'
cla;nl | whole season OF naF1ea't0n. "!th ~ ioc!
! i'm. force, tccnnte the Chsunet river VIII &c q
pcd.- by the people o: Indiana, eaa oNeI'ca i"
.uycr Lake tllchlEan, II order 70 FloiecL 'Hela