, 1869-07-14
NIAGARA SHIP CANAL,
Rcport OF the Com on tho Plnn
OF John Hurf-1<cftcr from General
CEnm-Tho Plan Hecom ncndcd to
tho Favorable Confederation of
EnYeEuna6nI.
From tAe Detroit Ja,at, July II

Ihc EaT0rhblo Confederation OF
Government.
A, speelI meellnr .; he l,ossI Vi oi Trade on
saturday, NJ. G. F. BaGey, from the special con-
mllsee 70 whom had been referred lne plan OF Ar.
Canal, presented the following report SAD ncrom-
pany.nx resolution which we're adopted nem-eon.:
aGIs1lExFs: e % T Your . ceenmi,,ee, to whom Va.
1ne Pss sea M e @ao e sn y
ably presented to your body BY It's inventor, John
ssuft Eaq, and which has been also very fully COZ
h!deTcd hy Gena1al Cram. United Statea Engineer,
othcr CAM engineers Of experience, and Iayoyahly
reported upon by them, would respectfully report
that, IN the opinion Of your committee tho Project
is entitled 70 the earnest consideration o. this
loard. and Of cvesy one hAT1ng the Interest
OF the West In view and In favor Of additional
channels Of cemMuoicauon ,! ~ vnsa as the ssa1s. :.
cheapened In the transit to The teAboArd. And
while yonr committee 1se fully aware Of the ne
that shall be The Shortest most durable and prae-
tIcAbe, they DO not deem themselves fuzzy compt-
tent 70 Judge Of the practicabty o! the plan aeh-
Fu.Iut for yoar consideration the accompanying
letter OF General Cram, IN whose orir!on your
committee hare great confidence, and Tonld .a5 al5o
recommend lhe adoption Of the following ffsoau'
f!on; =, r,.a. would
I'D + t. + t. ss;s5
,,..y r. taiy eon;tdsrst +! nd tsfdae sa9s VIII
The following Is tho letter OF General eFa'o' IT,
fe1Ied 10 In the report: .,,.nn,,- 1ntr & 1872.
To afe.s,t. G. F. E1ai<r, l.: I;treher L. r 0r1i9f'
cym,aitte- eY Defroti Ga..rd cJ 1Tadt:
"GEn1KxKh: In rrpy to JouI reqaes a. s,41s ne'o e.
Fails shin Canni on our side OF tho water.
r9o Toea s sass wei a
e,crs. lcaytaE S!agaIa River sercrA miles above
1he ia,ls ii slosser Island, ard entering the lover
ltsel OF the ErcE, below ali the rapids, little
s4,oye the village Of Lewiston, ertauinR tue goF.
rrututut line, however, conc one-half mile d the
1nwcy eud, SO as to obtain there the hest ada5;a-
lock Of single LIT Of $50 feet and tins to over
come al the 1ockaEe o; the Eho1e canal .! oac
*I about nlteen feet nut eth, as Is contemplated
IN the gpscrnmcnt plan.
Two ycars since he placed NJ rrojo;s conf
<.tptja1Iy before for confederation, and gaYe
ri tho details of bis aa snlnccnt design, nov made
tt.: psver1hclcss mnst statc some of the icsolng
JtAiures else one would hare but a faint conrep-
INN OF liz character OF Of The Ftews an asSed 10
aTie chamber Of tIia lock il to be 100 feet Wide
iy4a feet long and so iett deep, from ne POI
ii the lower !evsL TIE total depth oi e1caya-
lion, from the top Of tug n1lurn ground ooTn 20
The bottom u the chn1n,'er, VIII TO 90 feet IhA
Ltnm thn Inxer trvr1 tht yrsstI tn hn fai8ed II
rton, .nS Iorx +nrs1no.iIr thrcnoh a tnnrnugh
~ nn.n .A ~ tfr str n}tv Ifsf vide. Win il
rnev .dr. ye.ticaj lii head Of 1S0 feet h,gn
-iovc utter ia rrarheI: thence the remainder pf
1hc nastape If II he ny a tunnel cut in The rock
~ Ia @ .s,t1h ~ tRe .thnr.y11 ct' 1,,r nf
fhe rsssars aud 1sD feet h!Su v. ilc crown ol tho
.h ,nr nnif into the hurc lock chatnkcr
:1n ~ !. ~ havc = single lowcr raic. mndo Of
tt.t1 Hrc tx.,,tIturpOiscd wludow. The head
, atso n in mail. n xtreJ ur iron uudcr-
s,nrd Elm Int DO uot snow whcthel he niends to
s1a uu ~ o,a ei,tIpn tnr1nntn,ty 'Iye Hftd.
ilhNc y hE1Re ii zi1 6 in"i1~ rre o,d,nar,
ing uo15. ~ aoan.e ' Hau , ,h m,1.r ;err, tn II.
fGtts- Lug NA'cI @ laun. luS ,ho u1Ie' no ranoi NJ
.lraHa 15osa o'ossea .o ,,. III incS ~
Il 10 y ~ anto ."s so. eeiu,- -
- inch tutes o. anout t"o ises i ~ ,at, =,
r@tcnn1ns ao"n ne e w %a ',t4o ~ nI ~ tha nNa
asleep incline ana a!ons the putlo ~ ane sr y
tTF. IN INC hoLzon'a neu t0Ss ui1eIa ~ go ~ @ ~
allow several huhdte4l lets " nhteL ~ ISLE NJ
WascF N1uhe tAe sessei ~ wv ..,. = ~ IN
t,Ihutcd eqan5 oser ~ o9ttom ana saus s,doz ~ ~ y;
1lt sessei *Nnou9 sutSuR 4sasoAt auI na 1.S I,
the loek the.sny aas1os IL an,W asam ~ mnuia me
tEiaIlt ~ ~ ~ ~ III. hr4,u,h +hcas
LnR ai9 snpsanE " ~ utS 1'r h,rniS ina.nionS
aut.s ae - ~ otnrs rairas ~ r. nnrt y
ru nse1e1a tnxcnt,on TT Shtch I cannot hcrr ex.
own !usCuIui1r VIZ hh.tu +o. 49,