, 1866-12-28

.nte. Of Co!Hudrn,t show The follo~tng figures:
II regard to the e!evstion Of sarpns points: The
10 bureau % Junction ito lei. sae:acja /. eish'y.
eight feet above Lake Michigan: rre bed Of Rock
l:ives IL thr5-E feet below axe Michigan at
lslstd IL to1ty ,eet 6eiow I.ks Michigan. TheFs
i HI feet dstderencs hetweea tue Mississippi At
Etck Island and LzSalfe. From laSa'ls 70 Alton
ADDRESS OF COLONEL woRnoI1-
Colonel Wbrrar, q. lied St2:es Engtnecr. ep.
ssFec in the surrey Of thu Mississippi, Hoek and
accocrt Of the extent nd progress 81 The survey:
In oder to gel q correct veH of the magnitude Of
tie great work, he observed, we onst hrst take
ihe he' west I bank Of the Mississippi. fhen
be must look at The e1sIao5dtpafy connections
and tie lakce. How can you Ect I'D Of the vast
nuouut u products Of there fesnle plains: The
answer is-Satnsc has len he iakee a. nne grand
outlet towarda lhc Northeast and the Mississippi
as another tuuards lie Southwest. Bctsecn Tho
Mississippi 6nd the western part Of Lake Superior
there are ecycral small stca'us flowing ore. the
1snd. The wtses1 engineer IN the world could not
put them in POSITION more advantageous 10 the
.cn.mcIctsl interest Of the country. The general
course Of the lakes Is almost directly Northeast;
It ~ found that Iaku Michigan bends fse
bundled miles South, 9fuVlung4 connection.
IT Rock Eisc1. there L. . la;c at the head Of ths
river, which affords AZ thexss snsuble supply OF
mater. A cEt can readily bc made from this lake
tuto Lake Ninncbago, ard Lake Winucb7-o -
csrab!e OF fuppiJ1n: also N unlimited amount
TWO Or three centuries azo, 4. Jasnct passed
frtm The head OF huck Liver TO tho lake IN
canoe.
The improvements Of the Illinois and Rock
tivc1s IRE not rivals. They ate 60 far Ecunved
nom each Other that they never can b. rsa]s. They
ar 90 th,t he, hst Be- %sae ~.
bort the pI odQrts Of the country. The Illinois
hiver my be 10 improved a to allow OF the pass
9s or oe e
preference :; but when ltock HtreE Is considered.
twill re found that tt has an abundance Of water.
icelsre % tot bosts Of D6 % tons The Es1e csnai, of
New York, has transported fso millions nFc huu-
dtcd thoufaId tons of merchandise per annun1.
eize of the Erie Canal, which won1d accommodate
An equal amount OF traffic. and whsa a!l these iU-
prnvements under confederation sha1l be made,
Of slxty thousand miles Of Internal navigation.
The coasts Of the Mississippi and Of tho !akes
aIe urc fu extent than tho coasts Of the Atlantic
all the time upon the coasts Of tho Auanrte, and
npon the eoat1s oil the iakes. sh1uld We not spend
sonseth1tg on tho coasss Of the MtsslssippIt The
The completion Of The Erie Canal. 1heI signed
petitions 10 hare the work douc by Coagrese, but
II Ma Ill in vain. Ne" fork lad to complete
The canal At her 0Hu eIpcure, IN amount equal to
tosty or dftJ nat1lfons Of dollars. Nhtu thcy COM
ncDccd !ac eunsisaetiontof The canal, che Mas no
!1eter than the State ol Illinois, and now 11tnois
York. When man il asked to make
a statistical prediction In regard 10 the
cSsets x1.x,t ct thc "s"e9 ss,s;' ra5' b ca
III Wisconsin, :tA in0t4N feet OF lumber arc sold
in year In oshko&h ~ equsl amount Is sold.
and nhcn canal ie constructed along the Rock
hiver ali that lumber trade would como down
us way. ~ present, no iroa ore oi LAKE, supe:;
los Il sent to FehneTr4rta, becan-e c3al Is found
hire; but Il ctnsl were c5ustsncted from Green
1EHpt ~ UhA
thu district would meet the coal from lllmote,
and the largc cltea, II. Birmtn*h4ra III England,
Son:d .p1sDg up somewhere along this route o'
Aio. Z the rontc Of the Rock River improve
MT nj there Is 10 place where good binding Stone
caIEol bc Obtained within three miles oi whcse !!
Fund ca Lac, aud proceeds b. dtErc. limo II
AXE 1lcr:con. both 10. navigation and TOR rsser
fS areon sia ,s! s IT, T. s '*f
llacr lnrsncs Rock htes 70 this place. The
NLlc lcng' b Of the canal will he es;!f mll.s
vail, a,d ihsrs are aboa, tsrentJ miles II .iacI
| ~a:cs nasjcAtlon lu Its length. 1t IL almost cK
I'll! - long as 'he Erie Gaaa,, being only abon
pselc,', as surveyed, 1t will havo scScn feet o
| water.
| 10 snkver II a que.tlou whether the construe
| iion Of the tetder, An proposed. from Dt1ol u
| NtsEe SlorEh. .wonid lAJu1e the navigation OF ths
| Eoct River below D!1ou. the speaker thought
"nnId bare no Injurious cts,cs- :,
| The Convention adjourned 10 meet aga1a at bal!
ps.t t~o o'clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION..
ihe Convention assembled pursuant to I'D
vorrSo rule,
The Committee on Rules ano Regulations It
ported the following fnle:,
zach county represented in the Convention shs
la.e &. votes provided that tie three delegation
Isr' Cook County hare Arc votes eaea. hepo
adopted
The Committee On l!ctolutious then rtpoEte
through the Chairman, Charles lsandolon, Esa
| were unanimously adopted:
| WHEREAS, The Stale Of Illinois aud the COUNT
! ',cst urc notthv have mGdc such rspi1 strides
settlement, auo business generally within = fc
| years East, that notwithstanding tho a1santa &
1f1atct 1rd rtvcrs and laIt.c number 0! talIf0at
need oi Increased and cheaper facilities for tran
pottation, and this difficulty must continue fro
yss, 70 VIZ to .9afy in gae..sf s ~ ,sao On
r:,s .ra q De,tS @ s't' q il % ihst DO does '4 90
sc1o.s ID e. s.e. nnlees tnere soc
eal chanee In the entire :, stem OF Transportation
| sud.
c,:,aprr means OF Carrying heavy articles Ii,
la,l, osas, and .urys5s nd s;t!@.tes made
| can be constructed from the A1ssies!pp1 River,
or nras Rock Island, to the Illinois kirer. Al
nsas hetntpin; that The uaEt:Asson 81 the Il
Lois and Roek Hsets may y tutat;entiT II
ptatS1 snd eonneSteo ~ CANA. Aau nc 1.i'oe {
A!e1iPan eaoal caa oe Meepepca wy {
+ amount Of water from the Lake u
may 10 ocsned. ano ~ .os ia SIN o1 noneL
| 20 great as tnc aoasnnI hoT pa!a OF soe cinte
81 Illinois II e1evssse .tstTnsa aLn oes sat
imRfoSementt naae ~ }ane1as5 a - o4I Hin:
Nni >as 10 .ne peoP e,. " n;f+s II est VI ~ =.
+ eaen ana esffy !sar t1eas en'me s3rt ,,,s anH -
!, | lnfs WI PC 20 e1tEas'e,eu ~ Mtuet: usnt.et M
: over tac Ststs ana tolm snen lnRol1ani e9nn
!. lons pe9Meen me taHe apu ". A!setsIPPI PP,s =
). !alI3 1oenF tus AsEls!a ass e! .ae St1e " an
y t1on: .he, tio4 ny ''po''1Ss"' VI 'e4 eo'''
Ettot1td, lhAt "e sAu WHo NC n,eoet, =.
e saestoh tne report o. Lae EnfEt1 ~ fnc caEH! -
y iee ll'nois A1set 70 me AistisesPps wh'es rsp
cemosa1tates 9e}o ooa qusasu1 . snae toe aoutG y
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Mf*o!:f5: 1aat III - St,,. ~ ~ n,s,n -
WIZ n1s1R1osf .s9nes ~ SsSt1a1s ~ 80 - 1nsans'
IeS ,1saa ~t.a on.n;ar ny craua s1sten n IN,
f. .r.".9,.p "a e1nTn;rin- IN ennnrestm
b wa,er Ietssen the Ni:.is:ippi az the lskes
=. NJ EaG ~ ,rom1aIsfs "a ,.stinT tr1nurtsnec
& n,tr by thc ssrisu,,u.al and eoun cta1 in:e,
IL nnT thr wboic cnnntr1. and Krr cntefp{ises wot
Or ii The nnhitc an,rit rreatosae anu hErh cetip,
he Slate Of 1liinois.
=: ht<elrtd, That IN view os 'ae salae Of the
Is i vCstn,ent In those works md TIC ample tefel
IS 10 ne derived ttum them. WHEN completed. ~ ,
d. | rs TO insure cheap transportation 10 the peoj
III we arc d,cidcd,f and cmohstleally IN la1o.
'!s heir constructor ala owuc:=hib By the Sfhte.
~ ael!os1at,oa ard in;et.!s.tion .. the sa5seys
e. estimated eos!s q MSee .EsGfosesneaH aAs
be ncopio Of shc s.ste of iilnols has no hesi!snc
Is declaring .has Il IL the duty Of the Legislature
= its next session. 10 aaops snea measures i.