, 1870-01-18
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HURON AND ONTARIO SHIP
CANAL.
Tho Route OF tho OLD Fur Trndcfs--
Distance a.. d Levels In tho Lower
L.ke AeEson;
hOeaateT. HleA.. GJan- ~ Correspondence af as

Tho Route OF tho OLD Fur Traders
! Db2tahce a.. d Levels In tno Lotsol
Lake Aexson:
RoehesteT. HlsA.. tJan. ~ Correspondence v u.
nniea that 8 correspuudens Of ths Rsst, nou
fei1sAsE 10 noF tsHn rprte rla Lake 9upeftas for
t1ier.octxLic eou nuntc4tlou, ttls'es TIA: fofnet
NJ 1eEs'e-. tsld him snc,o vu = regular
1ou1e, iIa.eIsed BY large csna1a, lopg and
tSm TX, ns1 u ses {, - y
81 MARI hssl, Georgian haJ and chalx
pl l-krs snd rivers 10 tne tributaries cf tho St
!a.setee. The eoHeapopdel1 ~a9ts 70 knox
ing The dn'stce would be one-hau Less than BY the
D- II lAte ro4te, tic.
80; soas >esrs RLee ne par.us q health ga "a.
1rce IN the LA1e 8.mcoe. seTsrn Nver. and Geor-
ettn BBJ regions, d1F1LG wnsea became aone-
shs s 'asa asa fo:es q e Hag:on
BAY Coz pAuJ1 aefTlca. Pei13pa can Ray word
II Ie.aton to the matter Suggested By the IT,
aolfy which WI not b Uoane1y nor unintezass+
The Hreson Bay Company h2d tts general
nie.dao1f'e1s fof Sor:a Anei,ea At or near Mon
70 LaAe Superior and bcyoud Set out Tnero
eSretAo prominent routes: one By way Of the
Nip:tssH9. std tnel dowu tns French 70 tue Geot.
one q ~ tributaries 70 the Of Lsks suncoe
ins h~y. 75e nfss wAl, We oelicfe, The us1Ai Or
chls1 route. Thtte IL no great dlderence in tbs
The Pretch Il iafRc river, flowing By se7esa1
Iock.pound cnanlels. and descsnds aN1'utue
tee; ID "a eonsse IRON Lake f1p!sstng THIS lAto
\ elevated ~ feet aho1e Lats onta1o, and fron
NlphttR this 81 QUIT and eome additional
deecent Would ahve to b. made On tns OTTAWA n
reaching the g.. LsHfeace The E6rk nece&sary
! e.nal. fronn the Geosg Al veil On the Oraws,
enhfsc:efisttc u these n1fthern nyera that tneJ
con.n otiy fon their cour.e hy reaches OF aull Of
ina INTO considerable poota Or lafes % win 1as
mn ,apida iotetssnlR 3, Tie reaches Of suu wafer
usually have gocd depth. atd alI these chAsaetar.
oI q canal. hare never been on the ostAwn,
LII from niorn alton pos+es-ed have 10 doubt q
Rteat expense, End the distance requiring COZ
s..aet,on woqsd BE- several nnea greater tnau by
fos oi5ef, cf t&es stncoe route
ship tA' III ffun ito Georgian Bay TO Lake
Ontario, tia Lake slEcoe, ls a project which has
BET OR TAXED Of, and cot long G1ce moves |
aaGe Liz oaso % rS api 1ss n ba tSs
In a direct toe, beatty eighty miles. Lase Sll1.
cct liea bftwekh tht tNo, ID q po4tuon 10
IL older To- .tow some Of Tue obstacles 70 bo !
o@tIcone, usy stale that the Georgian Bay IL |
SIC feet n'g6sr toan Lake Ontario, and that Late
hs,s 70 G a hse 11 70 os5 To- i.o
S:u c0e, aid III Proceed ng thecce to Lake Oata- ]
no wculd hsEe 10 descend AZ feel. Laxe s.mcoe |
IL lWetty miles distant from the bay. Il can no.
EheIc be approached directly without consldhr. |
ahe cur through land lnnch higher than is wnteeA
Co-chlrg, uhlcn stretches ten miles turrner |
Ecr'h. 'soere glves or.zia TO the 8eFcrn xnic1
nLe5 flom lie naj, Walie toe seyefn II I noss aboal
twenty-five 10 rsactlDR It. Al the nnttn end OF |
Gsus;lsz r com1ersss - rocky formation OF eoon-
shire Of Lake Huron, ole half or more Of tne
eanI!t, u Iocf: Th5ouRn tne edge OF tnla forna.