Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1860-06-20
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IS We ~ ~ on SlVltqAy, tne "a Gay OF June,
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MOI Attended ~ Marshal PAIRS, the Presfiehh anu
5chN IHthrUR the Engineered the eoujyaAy We
Staited It &p'cl0ck, a ms and ttcceded ~P Me ..
WVbssnch Of the Elizabeth rive, = afeaaace On lSt
miles to the canal The water IN sne river " am
plv gtIfIicent for the canal 4i2vtgatfcN 30 within
s6oat 800 feet Of The canaa the water there being
feetNssn SoAc dredging WIN 70 se9ulrcd at thus
point asA possbly, at SthSh bar IA the RIVER near
the4s1sA II Deep soteek. The only Lock required
Vpn he csnS is ocAtcda ~ tne Juncton q the CANAL
With the Efkabeth river md b rendered necessary
only BY The tide h tafe river, which, at that point
ms rise ahd saA 81 rect. Inc LOCK Is ~ ieet
wide 200 fSet4 cH& between the gates and has feet
depth of~stt At how tide upon the mitre sills The
walls ste Aust ia the most substantial manner, with
uftsseA skcue and rest upon solid timber and pile
AtkuAAviosss The ordinary surface of tho water in
the HNAal corresponds with the surface of the water
a Nc river It mean tide 80 that at hiYh tide in the
sve, It is necessary to lock down two feet and at
loW tide to lock up two feet into the canal while at
mean tide there is no lockage The lock. with its
two sets Of eates, shutting in opposite directions
The manner Of saspeading aud opening them, the
ease With which they arc opened, and the elegance
combined with strength and durability of the whole
IocE reflect xreat credit on Mr. Lathrop, the Enc.
neer. On entering the canal we found 10 feet va.
Ses. Within half mile Of the lock is located the
shons for repsirs Of machinery, carried by steam
md one Of the heavy steam drudges, 6r elevators
was being repaired Saw here two miniature steam
boats, the Calypso and Ben Miller, used as GRAND
boats q = q
= In order 10 explain expressions which may here
after occur It may be proper to state that the steam
dredges or excavsfors, cut width Of 80 feet and
deep enough to make about feet water, the cut be-
ing frequently IL to 10 feet from top Of sand to bot
tom Of canal The whole canal was first cut with
this width aud depth, and where the expression
sinS1s cat occurs, it means cut Of 3oteet wide
Alter completing the single cut, the machines were
then set to work at the other cut and where that is
done. It Is termed dosbte cut Between these two
cuts there is, necessarily, left little core. The
ireige has to follow and take out this core and put
the canal to its proper depth When this has been
done, the work is Finished
For about two miles from the Locks, there is
double cut and the core removed. with not less
than 81 feet water-then begins . single cut 9, 100
feet long. with 7 feet water; the heavy dredge at
the shop fer repairs was cutting at this point when
II broke From the end Of this single cut there is
4 doabie cot with core removed, about mile long.
there being all along 81 feet Here occurs q single
cat 500 feet long with heavy dredge at each end,
.car6ng towards each other.
No language can convey an idea Of the power
and manner Of working of these dredges or exca.
yators. A correct diagram of one might convey
some idea, but to understand and appreciate their
work. they must be SEEN Where one of these
(redces was at work the land was about five feet
.hove water and the cut was feet below water en-
frat The entire cnt Was .bont twelve feet The trees
sre first emf down bv hands and rolled .w,v On rs
~ oren an avenue Of nroner width. The stnmne NJ
Che trees.are c,,t about feet bch This noverfnl
,r.ch;ne commences .nd t.tes nm d;rt iocs .nd
.tnmns r.;ses them IN height NJ * Or On fsst and
Sdenos;ts them on the banf and ont If the nav
Stnmps of incredible size are there to he seen both
cvnrpss and oum :. and locs Witch were covered At
denth of To feet from the surface from 3 IN al
feet IN diameter and from 10 to % s.et jono arc
t.ken mn Nv this noverf,l machine and rsr,oved IN
~. h.nf No catt;no !. r.nr;rad. ~. h,,oto. :.
o,Sad nr,sr ths root or ,roe .nJ ,a e ~ s;,t.r
.llv torn mn We then nsssed throv,h . double
emf three miles lonp With feet x.ter 1o snct isss
than "a feet then q single cut If loo fset Iono
with water fun feet: tbep double cut half mile
long: then 4 single cut of 600 feet where a ma.
chine was at work. Here We n.ssed the Steamer
sLoper. with two large barpes heavily laden The
b,isnce ~ the c,nal IN The North .n,;n, R;ver =
d;stsnce ~ a sO1 feet 10 comnleted w;,S Oh fset
water This cans, ne described 10 the virginia sec.
ton II is 81 miles LONG and has a double c,t
with the execution Of 3 loo feen with the core
nearly an removed Dredpes are At work on this
section Of 100 feet which is now 30 feet wide and
gfeet deem and bv the first Of Auenst Il 10 ernec.
ted that tf'is win be completed
= The North Landing river. from the canal to Cur.
rit,,ck soumd IL 90 miles LONG Il ia a beautiful