Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-11-02

tuto tutS uhuls CUuSS inc liver III tue uaul III
stead of building AN expensive acqucduri. or
lMss the water Of Rock river safely.
ThiD plan would require heavy cut
through the ridge along Pleasant Valley, Ia
hiring the level At the canal down 10 the lev
Il Of the present water surface of Rock riv
cf. But even this can be done at less cosl
than the building Of the acque,iucs and would
be tar less expensive to keep in repair, ~
the tin,bers OF the aCQueducl would inquire
frequent reuswA. Besidea the cost ot the
eating would be 10 measure COmpenest, Il
ny the ctEAtton Of splendid water power
The water Of the Mississippi, Ut . very low
stage WAS the middle ui July lasi) 4 tues be
low the surface u Rock llver at tue rxilrua.s
bridge 4
Nov, BY buillins THE dam 9 Zee, birl.
would sAtse the wafer in Rock rive 10 lee,
above shc Mississippi by extending
ui's canal parallel with the M,ssis
dppi - far as Rock island II You
please. II will thus afford abundance
o. mill power along the vnoe Route powcr
limited u tact only BY The Capacity III the
canal. - each m, e VI eseeusioa wyuld nd
y the tall. owing to the rapid descent q the
Mississippi This part of the cAnal could L..
made wider, with hanks lined with s,on,,
and II more rapid descent should b. ne
ecesasv tor mill purposes than ruiuary ca
| eals. Jugs cSubd b. Hsvsl Ts0m the mlo,ssip,,,
!tss ~ The dan - ltaDck ssvss, swAich coviJ
- used = . hnsin TO sccs,mmueint.. ~
easees sfUm canal and river.
" : cO0mOn cAnal cSuld bo built and
tOckod into the AisHsssspm a6uvr Nulauc u
| dlSeooU = Oo6 % alSes frosu ~ Il, rem
l ~. rsllA1GEon IL lill1hOls. H'uasl Jescrus /,
" nss:ast ppi lsOa sumtnk " feet. mad
A line was run back 10 Rock Island
ewlngihR around tue bluffs belw, en- tn
Aississippi and The mo1th II kOck River
thence up thwt sevrau uls,ur tl,e vest In n,
70 the head Oi CxftS Island, = here the No,
River would have ~ bs crossrsi a. the soutl
eide BY dsue - - Go vi slne hus ebo.,
the railway hDtdgo. HIRE snOtl,er diver y
Ing line uas e1sminess, accepting down IT,
oOuth aide Oi lhe river AM entering IL,
oltstaetvpi below the m nth 81 10, |
kiver.
This was found 70 inese - thu Jistauc,
ever The other line from Rock Island, run
eing on the north side OF The river, BY sbou
u mileA aod lhoaa uNuhk roneh ls,ius IN
ne ACKNOWLEDGMENT tot buuts. From
eAnsi oars and io)nnt1st a9a hsnce apart iron
- incrsased length would be Of quss,iouaO.,
psUpsioeY - Qnpeesuca - TYs-f f1
Rssu6iAo thkb Nc line from opposite ii,
beod q Casf'o leland, the high bottoms ~
NE Bock ktvoe were followed uasal she Iin,
Interested ~ 1fss o. Pheasant Valley rou1,
aesr Ccloaa Ha1la fou,p ~ ~sossss9 =
oseea 9tvsr W g3Dea end shv ssat
xnss through PIG1I1Gg vs1Ey ana lie rids,
1sef Ooaeaa, INT ~ a0uuhA u 0uso NJ
SSompeosated b. ~ t1Beunoo u Z mslse q
ls.ece aod the rQck e1xAvatt0n which
49, = e9eeuesefed Aloog IL eouah cid,
- Ntees hon 0insewvtljo . She tol
sssoee % Rock River nsnr Candies. 4
dig careful exsmiaasioa = to to rUlntiyt
eaNsiee e snsth end RICK -excsy atiOo thsr
49, essesed 70 ukas woahi Be rrquire ID Il
~ ~ ~ ~ onoes<o eousnrisua Of the coe
jss'S Is a., e;s ssm =. = ~, 81,