Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1867-07-24
Rock RIVER IMPRovEMENr.-We olive

'oCh RIVER 1MPROVEMEST.-We civ
: below an Interest ing extract fromsthe reno,
u OF Col Worrall on the survey of Rock rive,
The proposed canal from Horizon to this plae
] approaches the city from the north along tn
valley OF Silver Greek, and near the line ofth
: northwestern railway. It leaves the valley y
silver Greek in the 4th ward and crosses Yves
avenue between the Catholic church and tbe
northwestern depot Running south it nassaa
uo"n on the west 81 de of Rock river, until be-
10" boomer dam, where two locks allow tho
poats TO pass into the stream. The following,
Is the extract:
Al Horizon, the foot of Lake Horfcnn tho
line forsakes the river. and strikes mani.
" iol "atertoWn, meeting the river aga in
ae boomers old dam, mile or SO below tho
| CITY thereby saving thirty four and a half
inlies In distance, but mourning good dea, Of
| expense in SO doing.
1neie was so little time left to complete this
iohs survey that the liver survey betwna,
horlcon and WatertoWn was not undertake.,
enough IS known of it, however, from tlo
oeSC information that could be obtained to sov
mat 1t is entirely practicable for improvements
anu f'H approximate estimate is given, averag |
lug us cost, with another similar lenpth Of thu
river presenting about the same 5onditi ons.
before constructing the canal this part of the |
river shonld by no means be set aside ooro
iui examination of it is recommended, but its
disadvantage of thirty-four and a ba If m;leS
extra distance viii be very much against #
engineers of character in the United Stoto,
nave acted upon rule in projecting an i'm.
pro'ement, that saving of a mile of conytr,o
OA 'e'"eeh TWO great termini may be set
no"h as saving resolved into money oe 6fv
'nohSand dollars; in other words, that annibils-
'ion OF distance Is worth fifty thousand dollars
Der mile, and these thirty-four and half milo, r
70 saved would aggregate, under that rule ono \
union seven hundred and twenty-five thou q
and dollars. L
II Is Hkely IN the end that Rock river i'm. il
roVed between Horizon and Watertown fol tt
owing Its meanderings, will be regarded 40 on u
Important lateral canal, and as such ought to ~ ~
e constructed h.
l ne liue across the country from Horizon fl oS
a'ertown is the line recommended and est ~ ~
a'eo oy this survey, but comparative est. W
ate is submitted. gu
al hoflcoa dam No. |. raising Lake Hori ~ ~
VI SIX feet, and guard lock No. /. will he ri,
ec'eu' ana for thirteen miles south the canal en-
III De IN cutting varying in depth from three Ia
t"enty-Seven feet and will be somewba+ flo -,
as lhdeed, the whole llne if from Fond TIL
Lac 10 "atertown, except through Lake -
1ricon.
II lS' however, beautiful and practicable he'
ie' not any longer than the railway (the ma
so Gnu NortnWeStern now Joining the is S
he points. lep
AS mas been stated, the lockace rising from -
nd du Lac to Lake Horizon is one hnndroa
hfteen feet The lockage desc ending from, i
5 summit level to Rock river below Wo+ou in a
N is seventy-nine feet, accomplished BY NAY may
NJ descending locks, when the canal enters tior
river IN the fifty-third nile and the second suff
oh ofslack-water is attained, counting Lake l
" '"' HiSt' dire
hIs sback-Water continues a distance of viii
'eeh miles to point about two miles be- T no
The mouth of Crawfsh river, (Which falls i l.r
pposlte 'ieiferson,) when the second dam Is ton
Tea on the sixty-seventh mile; Crawfsb form
r is rendered navigable for 81 ,aoa. e. and
s bv the aroo+;o,, oe... VOC. A''eeh dy Il
u 'IiiS oalh, winch raises q bic
""'el lour Ieet; lock No. 81 of three feet FREE
orlhgS US to the next level, which IL also
l-Water for a distance of three miles, when 20
No. .. occurs, raising the water about THU
ieet' Lock No. %. CT three feet lift is
ed near dam No. 3. w
% ,o,,;oot: for tt
s''ion CONTINUES IN slack-water Head
the stream and through Lake Koshl,on Insec
10 indian Ford, a distance of twentyone 4aI
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