, 1866-01-17

adTancc Of he actual needs Now. these needs are
preennx upon ue. Then The attempted enterprise
lonc-ts1ed and perfectly understood cruxls. There
afs @ rev citcumstsnees nov L our tavor. For mo'e
,7 'es7 ~ at questions ot p,ts an6
g1oesed, tho: Hhole held OF pouncs- Not only
national. national. bnt sta.e. coansy md town
have beD m,ds 70 srn On ths T.
ncar the end md settled, and settled permanently,
because settled On the preeless terms of Justice
Ind s hoSTy =, Eh4 f9! sssn1ed Ct ths settlement
trial matters and cur material interests:
When ont attention shall be thus turned to these
5e nss he b.ss a se nss6 G0s
aent ia .ssnoeiea efe2ss aa' fiiuie Il e now: s on
H. ssn.e eonSy Sy feel ,-naSe,n mSss than eye9
Tke people Rs,s 'aved IL htS Goss1nment Wien a.:
sailed = never wae government before mil
sis5ly rs'urred % eish .s's liz ahea saa s4t tis
fssk Was done. \ country which year aso was
eau!dson Ct str!fe is now repos,ng n peace With
country md saeh people surely have evuythlng
The committee. On Resolutions reported that
they could not present any resolution eeft'ee :his
Hon. 2. G. 1nsersoll. member Of Congress, trans
m'ted the following dssps!eRR; R.su,,oro.. jan.
"oeo. Hobbs and others Of ths commiite, Gene.
SDid not get zonrs in time. VIII snswer b, let
ter, and regret can't be present. ! sy5npHthtfe
With ths object Of The Convention heart and soul,
and %tn do ny utmost Y liurthernnse 9f It's pur-
be protected By he Government her ralor sased.
The Convention! ttn adjourned until halrp.st
one O'CLOCK 49,.
: 1ne following is d. pa11y's report Of The surrey
alluded 10 =:
Dn. fAnH1'a RkeoRr.
Having been requested to present for publication
the reents Of SONG recent examinations tor direct
canal route ftpm the MississIpp! river. at this
point. to Lake Michigan, respectfully submit tho
The practical points 10 be determined arc
ut. Can the present route By the illinois and
Michigan canal nom Chicago 70 Esale, b extend-
nas1gsbk waters Q! Tie Ais.,rtppi nser' ' 49,
I'd. Is 1herr another Tonte equally direct a the
above, which bJ avoiding the descending grade Of
| the DIVIDE between Fo1 and Roek !!yess. nd thus
accomplish the desired With The Least amount
canal wes, ward from 1asalle lhe only points 10 be
determined are the actual elevation to 6e overcome
between The Illinois and Rock River basins, md
the sources q water supply for the summit level.
The Illinois / Michigan canal at It's present Ter
minus, before locking down to the steamboat baain
On the Illinois nye1, is $50 feet below the 1evel Of
l3 Like M!shiga9 From thlspolnt to The summit d,
! feet which would require = lock. to accomplish
the ASCENT. FEum this point 10 tho Mississippi
river at Rock Island there is descent Of is teek
requiring 16 locks. Or - locks IN all IN distance
Of % to % mlles. The excavation aloug this line
would probably not be Of yery difficult character,
snd the divide westward Of !he ralley Of Green
rtrer Ia quite favorable for canal construction.
Aaer reaching Rock eirer, either on this or nny
other routs instead Of following down this stream
e t, II mouth he GFe'e1bs roate you'd oe tocross
continue the canal through pleasant Valley, to the
| Alsatssippt Tye5. ~ extending branch Of this
1G the hsd Of the GpReF Hs and sgea
I=land, two main outlets would be fu1niehea; and
by E11Ie to ths part 81 1ha route sufficient capaci
( ior he passsge q steamboass, 1he formidable
!! per Rapids, woRld he removed.
Il reference TO The supply ofwatcr for the summit
The asst and mosi feasible IS he exienaiye @a1sby
t'region at the head OF Green river, known ~ inlet
Swamp and Winnehago Marshes. The elevation Of
feet above Tie dividing ridge It shetield
| wouh Of couEte answer as far is elevation
concerned, bat tho point OF sufciency OF wstcr
a.e that II would he sufficient in ordinary wet rca-
sons, and b. construction Of resesvotzs aud en-
oankmenie. II might be made reliable at au times.
Only IN cxtcns,yc ser1et OF observations and uca-
surencnts at different Seasons could fully detetm.
Inc this tmpoItant posnt, Of IN adeqoate .npplyo
wafer o% Ill sonses s ior ths summit eTss
fon iioek risez. i. Rockford tha wsfcr c!cSatioa
y aneE9 to tNe9ty feet above .hs summit Level At
divide. THIS section Of tbs work, If msds
eo "eea seope q ei eon
iei fbe eort Of ihis teeder, depending a}toxetner
oRiy Be Cd detslm,ned By .aa.l sni4ey 5n IL s%onnt
Of loekaga would. hos ever. be necessarily small,
and The TastaEe the lung lerefs could doubtless
1lGnr ihA rnute.
Al conclusion, the. etore, Oh this point, II may
q stsisd ~. an sensioa ct tic present Iltnes
ssr Gsn.' Tsss.sS 0 1As'' to the
ins r. esseendias. e;ads q the plessnt canal a1
ruch route be followed by leaving he iii. iii
western I'd q O. suqni, III. .6snss ps.sinx q
att+ entered Into TIC original pian tor supplying
the summit 1cre1 oil the present canal which, how.
erer, WIS Subsequently abandoned, expensive
hydfsnise works being nnw4sey auss:..a.ed tos The
From this point croesine Fox river. 1t Or near
Ausotn, and continuing thence westward, on such
ie!el = soe Fox river feeder would furnish water
,os. xe teseh point towards the summit Divide
rock sSd eedss anar 10 oe ehse,er awn tlo@ sad
eItcnt Will b required on this a. on the former
The advantage Of the latte, route would cuu,i.t
eps ta'eE oasa.g On de:; we..
certainty Of supplying the long summit Levels and
Its failure to b benefited to my grsat extent b.
the canal now tn operation. or to secure water com
Illinois valley. >-ee
An actual survey Of both these routes would he
advisable and necessary, IN order 10 base m est-
anste OF relative cost. and to determine the means
required 10 accomplish this Important rrert Of e.
fahliRh!ne direct Tnter communication between tbs
M1.si-tippt river and Lake Michigan It's the CO.'S,
md not the possibility Of nrrpmplIshInr such
work that IS now the practical point to bs deter
mined c. c. PARTY.
DAyEKroKT, Nov. 20, teG3.