Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1869-02-09

sssiss . lastisg bsss6t upon Davenport ssd
oil river cities. Meme but militasy gssius
could hsvs dssissl . plan, which, ifit is net
prsssisssis, ~ atlssSe ~ stanps = ssv-
city and srielsalilS. ~ ely vsndsr 10
~. osasilesisg ~ ssStsasoas q sssss.
strue.isn, Of AasssiAl schemes, and Of
spplicatisss lss subsiliss b assist 10
constructing railroads. TO- the moon end
elsewhere. Cssgrsss should have 90 leog
neglected this project. which has 70 many
qualities to recommend it TO popularity. 1t
Aas, hsweyer, alssady been snbmittsd 70
Congress. and is being urged forward With
much psssinaeity -.T@
Ths military gentleman alluded to 10 none
ether tAan General B. 8. Rsbsrss; s.d bic
plan is one whsrssy he proposes what may
- termed grand systsa sfnasionsl water
works.
Gen. Roberts hAs sAartsd out b. ssgsrding
he lakes lying along the northern portion
Of the United States - col uasy. Grsnd
ssssrvGss. HiA idsA 10, IL subslasss, 70
utilize the ssstssts ef ohePsVsaafssseveirs
~ psspsses Of ssvisealeo, isriestiea, and
dsnts. UsnaeiSsxsssse vitS Lafs SsPsssss,
As psspssss 70 dt>;a ,ts sarplss wstsrs iAAs
kso river. The latter stream 10 connected
with the Mississippi shsrs distance above
the Falls Of St. Anthony. With this
sdditisn to its volume, the Nissiesippi. II 10
claimed, will be navisebls at I'll ssassas
whom not clsssd By ice. On the lower
Mississippi, wasss.vslss vill b oenstructsd
whsssby the lsw.lsnds eaa b iaundatsd q
viii, and their surfacs bs ssSichsd b. The
deposit Of the sediment; borne Down from
The lever rivers.
This plan for nAkisg the Aississippi .
ssvigsbls stream would b gsdssnd 10 81.
Lsuis, IL encs nsds prsstisal. II would
restore % that venerable and quist city
somewhat Il ths activity Il pssssossd when
II Was the emily city Of consequence vest Of
the Ailsghasiss. Dus,IIsst st. Louis usr-
chants snssld bssees:: ::uodsly slatsd at The
idea that the plan of General Roberts viii
arouse them from their. nap Of . dscads. ws
will add that it does net terminate with :
preposal to make the Mississippis . naviga-
Bile stream. The General further proposes
to drain The surplus waters Of Lake Michi.
gan into the Illinois river, making the latter
channel for vessels Of any size; and whoss
result would Be, that vessels from every
portion Of the A'ssissippi river could re-.
esivs and discharge their oasgoss at Chica-
90. This, however. would benefit st. Lsuis
70 the extent Of :sdording it direct water
connection with Chicago, whereby some Of
the vigor Of the latter place might be caught
BY the former.
But General Roberts is not yst through.
ns further proposes to make Lake Erie
valuable; . lake whose surplus. waters are
now Of but little use save 10 create .
spectacle At Niagass. whose benefits ere
limited mainly to hotel-kespsrs and dealers
in Indian curiositiss. In place Of wasting
the surplus waters byAllowins them to run
ever the Niagara precipioss. the general
wishes to deepen Grand river. in O., until
lie waters will ras up stream tiu they reach
Beaver river, snd tAsaes srs diSJAafgel m
70 the Oaio. In addition to The benefit
arising from this portion si the plan whore
BY there would occur supprsssion Of the
csntidsncs swindle known a. Niagara falls.
there would result . meterial benefit to
That unfortunate city 10 now
located on stream that is frozen in winter
and dry in summer. This stream furnishes
the water used by the city ,ssand the quan>
tty thus abstraeted from the channel Of
ths Ohio leavsA it but little mere than an
intimate series Of sand-bars. By making
available the project Of General Roberts.
Cincinnati. 1t snce, becomes a town hav-
ing water communications with some ether
places. Cincinnati will, Of course, favsr
this plan with such ability - it may pos
sess.
Before the public will consent v iudosss
this plan, il will have to be Informed some
what - to its probable sxpssss. A essd
deal will depend upon che numbsr Of mills
lens which the the country will b called
on to to pay, before the project will receive
unaaiwsus indorsemsnt, or even d0pas-
sionats consideration. That it will sons.
what bsns6t s.. Louis and. Cincinnati:
that il will sxtirpats that national swindle,
Niagara falls; thas Il will erssts volume
II water whose swift current will sslvs The
lever Mississippi problem BY washing its
dsngsrsus secumulatiens into the gulf
will b admitted. But the eest, -" Tshrsrs
The rub. " 80
Il nay - we'll. before elsslsg this article
to Do justice - The gsaius Of %: Illinsisian,
By stating that the plaa sf General Rsbsrts
is undoubtedly stolen aod that The ssal
inventor sf this method Of flushing NE
lever Mississippi originated With Csisnel
Deushsrty. Lieutenant ss,srnss u Illissis.
For prssf Of this, the .ssrieus reader 10 re-
fsrred TO the alss Of the Chicago Tmss Of
June, 1867, wherein hs will Cad proposal
BY osl. Dssehsety to draw Lake Nichieaa
int the Ohio. as Usire. BY s..canal running
on IN air-lias from Chicago 10 the former
city. To the distinguished ability Of the
president sf the 1llinsis sseats dess 0snsf.
81 Roberts eve the germ Of the plsa which
he 10 now urgisg upon the atssstiea 81
congress.
CasAP CeAL-RocK RlvRl Inpnovumuus.
While the various railroad prejssts 1se
securing shesp csal are being aiss1sssd, Il
may b veil u esasidsr the feasibility Of
accomplishing ths ssas thing BY water line.
II 10 estimated that By the eomplslisa Of
the canal around ths rapids IN Rock River
at Camden, the .,csal mines On The River
would then b asesssibls 70 beats er light
draft and their aissral wealth esuld Be
carried 70 Rock Island, Mslins, and Davsn.
port at cost much lso than BY my rail-
tead lice.
This 10 matter perhaps vorthysf ssri.