, 1870-06-14
Vessels Passed welaud Canar.
The st. Clair E1ats ship Canal.

N Yesterdays issue Of TIE TRIBUNE there VIVA
rogso 1loin sns Po Huron Press brief statement
aealse 70 tue improvement OF ST. Clair F,uts The
sIAtement conveyed some erroneous ideas In
fes2eer % 70 a tho construction Of this work, which
to correct. The article IN question sayss r. sras
was at sst thought that the earth forming the en-.
~ oaanmeni would remain without protection, from
tue "san. etc. a reference to the original ~.
port and plans OF the engineer who desleneI tia
WORK S9i SHOWS that he especially provides ueainst
tss eject bur he states that he did not intend to
the outer slopes Of the enbankments until after
m tne e9ees OF washing should be practically shown,
Tae " ~ eass n one seasons TO The action o
for, 1engths Of several nuptlrs1 patas; IT,
~ te H. em1ankment were therefore purposey LEFT
neS oe he tSi. mssn 10 gge the ousies Of the ebank-
result was found to be highly beneficial for protec
a'ohs as portions Of the surplus earth ieft by tho
SONG 2oe feet, forming shoal soplur 10 one foot
vertical n twenty feet Horizontal 50 that where
ensie nau peeh nTe feet VI water Their. was left
atEost nFT Deach up next TO where the u,,ter
a1! AIDES Of the embankrnents were DESIGNED to hel
bat tss sssPermens may haye gven rise to the Idea
y. a' tae outtf sopss Of the elnbsnkments were to
q tie n0q shod 0'esfGn wssh Aaz cAfs,a, .Ssa
i1smsa i a. for several hun.lred leet along outside
o. the ou1er projections. 50 as 10 make the |ants
~ teet W'ue on top, between the projections nn1I
es eana iaces OF ne dtkes anu to pnt the sur
MateI 70 lorm 1t Into natural slope all along the
eStsE1or Sides Of the canal banEa It Waa nerer
plesuMeu by the engineer that projections would
pc unnecessary for the outer sIunes OF these rn1.
nahEnent7, but he deferred their preparation m.
u experience on the spot should teach trn eyaet
y whGfe 10 place them, and how to pIan them m |
" iniiy 10 meet the circumstances Of the casa |
hnu tne1eDy 10 Raye useless expenditure Thc |
protecuons were commenced early Inst seasnn
NIL arc t1ree-fonrrhH finished.
1Hc frtss pnts che time for allowing yes-al7 m |
use fhe canal at the 1st OF October nex, We arn
informed that 1t Is the intention Of the contrarfnr
W uAfG IAe wafer wAY all bafcr 1
tme'-ssy about the middle or, possibly, the 1st
ot n aAoRust next II Is quite impossible, however.
o. 70 TX apon thG exact time when woiE OF such
m Ti!i be completed Suffice It to sov
~ ails point, taat the Super1ntcudtng Engineer !
.eneIai Eram, Is exeEtng every effort to have the
ana open 70 commerce ns early as possible The
lhal cleaning Of the bottom Is abo1t bein0 COM
utnceu VIII the great elevator dre.l1e. which the
Fprngr " y Aeouno @aiS
The Press assigns Is feet as the den,a of tbe
valef 70 De IN the canal 1t will have such a |
lePi1 at Inc opening OF navigation, as q general
me, mt only II feet at low stage Of naytration |
lnu l3H 1eet at lowest known stage But iii. en- |
'1neef designed tue dike5 to be- and thew nrr a, |
onStructel that 1e, or tren 20 feet tlepth Navhc |
tanned ny dredging, when needed. al an ai.Gi-
'onal cost OF from 10000 10 s4s0Gp. Ttthnnt In |
ae least endanseftng the stability Of the 1,iScs |
t!ueea, ne nave authority for saying that "a feet |
~ " nad without disturbing On entIancertnu thc
,et ~ AS ooIton ~ 70