The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1860-09-08
EVANSVILLE, IND SATURDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBE
Canal meefine.


Pursuant to notice, meeting of the
stockholders of the Southern Canal Com
pany, was held at the Court House as above
when, on motion of II. ". Foster, Esq, Mr.
r. Baldwin of Francisco was called TO the
Chair, and W. NJ. Aikman chosen Secretary.
George Foster, Esq, having been appoint
ed by the Managers to make an examina-
ton of the Canal, made the following report:
To the Stockholders Of the Southern Canal
Company
A meeting of the Board of managers
held at the Canal Office in this city, Aug
18th, 1860, it was ordered that a meeting
of the Stock holders of the Southern Canal
Company be called for Sept. 9th inst, for
the purpose of obtaining an expression of
their wishes regarding the future manage
ment of the Canal and to enable thems TO
form better opinion of the condition of
the work, the undersigned was appointed to
make a personal examination of the Canal
from Evansville to Newberry, in company
with the Superintendent, Mr.. T. D. Smyth,
and report at that meeting an estimate of
the cost of the work necessary to put the
canal in navigable order.
Having performed that service would
respectfully beg leave to submit the follow
ing:
That on the 23d of August we commenced
an examination. We found full supply of
water from Evansville,to Port Gibson, a dis
tance of 81 miles, at which place the Canal
is supplied with water by the Pigeon Res
ervor. To this point we found the banks
generally good and comparatively free from
breaks. The locks and the aqueduct on
Big Greek will need repairing. A waste
weir is needs fixing on the second level be-
low The feeder, and some work must be done
at the Reservoir. The Bridges are general
ly in good order for present uses except the
two nearest the city. Beyond Port Gibson
to Maysville there is no water
The Canal was greatly damaged by the
storm in June, IN the neighborhood of Fran
cisco, aud here we find frequent breaches
FROM the bitches about the summit, and
much earth washed in. The Patoka aqua
duct is very dangerous. 1t may be repair
ed to stand sometime at the estimates we
make, but we regard it as uncertain, and
about the worst place on the line. We
would not recommend much expenditure
here as it can not be done to any advantage,
the entire structure will have to be rebuilt,
shortly. We find some banks at Hosmer
to be repaired, and the Patoka summit will
need some cleaning. The bluffs above Pc
tersburg have slid into the canal in some
places, and have reduced the size so much
that a suaiciency of water will not pass to
supply the Canal below. These places will
have to be removed. The acqueduct at
White river will need some repairs, and
when completed will. be comparatively Sc
cure. The superintendent has expended on
this structure, during early summer about
81 500, which has doue it much good. A
break occurred at the culvert above Mays
vile, which will have to be repaired. Be-
yond this place the Canal is in comparative
ly good order, with the exception OF few
bars, which eau be removed at small ex-
pense. We find the dam at Newberry look
ing well the abutments but little worse
than for sometime past. The bridges from
Port Gibson to Hosmer are in passable order,
but beyond, with one or two exceptions,
they are dangerous. In making estimates
for necessary work we do include brids es
long they stand they must do. II will
be entirely beyond the means of the COM
pany to rebuild them. The locks are in
bad order, but we think-at our estimate
they will last year or SO longer. The es-
innate, for the work necessary to put the
Canal in navigable order include, only those
most pressing Other work is needed which
can be done by the boat force, at small
expense, after navigation is resumed, and
for from tolls and other resources of the
Canal. Respectfully,
GEO. FOSTER