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pass boats around the Little Falls, before the
con s:ruction Of the present canal. 1t was
kno wn as the "Potomac Caaal," aud had two
locks named respectively "Gecrge Washing
tom and "Martha WASHINGTON" portion of
the masonry Of which is still standing. The
Chesapeake and Ohio canal authorities, in con-
sideraflou OF the destruction OF this canal by
the building Of their own, made q free ald per-
petual grant OF one hundred and twenty inches
Of water to this mill. This mill was owned by
President Monroe; but for many years was
known as Edes Mill, and is now owned by ID.
l.. Shoemaker, who here manufactures one
hundred and twenty barrels of Evermay flour
per day with three pairs Of bnrrs. One hun
jrrd and seventy inches OF water are used, one
hundred and twenty of which are by free
grant, as before stated. All the above mills
are worked by water from the clnal. How
ever. there is still another,
THE FBDlRAL MILL,
located on the north side Of Rock Greek. near
Kalorama, and supplied with water from that
stream by q halt mile race. This mill was Quilt
by PIgman & Grow, in $780, runs three pairs
of burrs, with q capacity Of one hundred and
twenty barrels per day, and 10 at present
owned by Evan Lyons. Next in order is
THE PAPER MILL,
owned by Major George Hill, at the corner o,
Potomac and Water streets. THIS mill wa;
built many years ago, and was used for long
time as the warehouse of the Importing and
Exporting Company Of GEORGETOWN, OF which
General walter Smith was president, and
under whose auspices our direct trade then
with Liverpool aud other foreign ports caused
our wharves to be at all times crowded with
sea going ships. II was used as warehouse
until three years ago. when a lper mill was
there established, which no employs tweaty-
five hands, male and female, and manufac-
lures one and one quarter tons Of paper per
day, with motive power OF four hundred and
seventeen inches of water from the canal. This
paper l. not only extensively used in this Dis.
MT, but is also shipped In large quantities
10 Northern cities
THH COAL DOCKS.
Most Of the machinery OF the various coal
docks also is dependent on the water OF the
canal, as follows: Rays docks, over which
the Maryland and Central Companies shlo
(5C0 inches water) with two turbine wheels,
can unload and ship twenty-five hun
dred tons Of coal per day; the Borden
Mining Company, with one turbine wheel,
600 inches OF waser,) can unload and ship
eight hundred tons per day; the Consolidation
Coal Company use four a ve horsepower en-.
giAes, and can unload and ship nine hundred
tons per day; the Hampshire and Baltimore
Company use fifteen horsepower engine.
and can unload and ship eleven hundred tons
per day; the Cumberland Coal and Iron Com.
papy use horse power entirely, and can un-
load and ship nine hundred tons per day.
SUMMARY.
From the above data 1t will be seen that by
the agency Of our canal water power alone,
(3,222 inches in all, under head Of 36 feet,)
driving seven Touring mills, one grist mill,
With forty.six pairs OF burrs, and one paper
mill, two thousand and ninety barrels of
flour and six hundred bushels Of wheat, are
or can be manufactured daily, besides one
daily shipment of three thousand tons of coal,
not including the daily manufacture Of one
hundred and twenty barrels Of flour at the
FEDERAL mills on Rock Greek, or the per diem
shipping capacity (amounting to twenty. nine
hundred tons) OF the coal compa nies above
mentioned, worked by steam or horse power.