Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-11-24

[mp revemeat of the Fox aid Wlscon-
sin Rivers.

SIN RIVERS.
just h3w there is u great clamor
Tor the expenditure by The General
Govt OF some millions of dollars, to
widen and deepen the Fox and Wis,
river canal, and to improve the navi
CATION OF these streams so as to open
u perfect communication by this
means between the Lakes and The
Mississippi river.
The project, Gf practicable at any
reasonable cosC would afford the
Govt. an inter communication for
war vessels in time of war, other
wise not possible to be obtained ;;
and, for seven or eight mouths in the
year, would be Of considerable COM
mercial service TO this section Of the
state and to large extent OF terri
tory lying TO the North and West of
of US. In successful operation, it
would materially cheaper freights
either way, and therefore confer
double benefit on all TO whom it
might be tributary. Then, of course,
say the crowd, we should all 90 in
for it. Wait a bit. Some impor>
tant questions arise, which may not
properly be overlooked and which
demand Il satisfactory answer before
we can join in the popular cry. Self
interest Is always q very potent mon
itor, but, for considerable people, it
is not always q trust worthy one
First then GEM. Warren, the en-
gineer in charge of the Govt. survey,
reports the project feasible by an ex
pendituro of one and q quarter mil
lion Of dollars, which all who know
how public works are constructed,
know to mean really, about fce mil
lions, possibly ten millions. What his
plans and specifications are, is un-
known TO us, but he is supposed to
be fully qualified to pass upon all
these matters. We know the Wis,
consin river very well, and it does
seem to us that the obstacles il pre-
sents TO successful navigation in its
lowest .age Of water are insur,
mountable unless BY the judicious
expenditure of many times the sum
named This low STAGE Of water
covers some rhrn,. ar tnu1 ~ ,bn In.
9nm,n..raud Fail months AND has
aided roina Win1er ,nnn,hs wh.n
ne ,.,, has nn.s,..ion le.v.s I'm,
four months OF the year u unque,
toned navigation. But, laylug
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/. ~. mani, tlpe
lc.,....u j4 t.y >u,h
>4.@ $500.
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....u. demaH8et i, pabhe ~.
cessity j.? We cannpj help taklog
TINS view OF the case.
Inns is no lime to eat holleb ore
4nd seem Wild over visionary, or
ven possible schemes Of internal
Greatness or OF external expansion
4 "a. Seicuxd. when the means are to
ne snnnlied 10 the preiudjces Of those
whom we owe. The section of the
Union claiming for this appropria-
lion is only a small fraction of the
;ts ~ lroiont Of wpolc.ola drnict;on
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on L us g 9ienI.;n 1Si hoo nodo ,ho Sto+o
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:" '''s 800, C,one..aS ~ IL
apanstrnct;on If ,oo2nifirant bnild.
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- desire fo, nonnlar;fv ana mower
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o0 iiio' ~ 'lluni p'i'' = 'l n:.. 800 '.
y 49, "a - - Danhana ~
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str;ctest line Ia Of eeonnmv in ali mat
ners Of LEGISLATION
second II a frst class canal il tn
he mill where the sham one now Il
fed bv the Wis river It must Of
course at low water draw off a mate.
rial rorf NJ It's volume az that noint
There is not a drop to spare On
the contrary It will be necessary to
compress and cconomize tile water to
the very best advantage in order to
lido over tho low wator months
One writer I ace recommends the
construction IF res,rvoir. Of immanse
conacitv nv daning the head wafer
tr,hn,aries Of this river and the Mis-
sissinni 10 feed these rivers al their
lowest stage. This would answer