, 1870-04-30
The CouEhneaVVngzA Canal.

From. k6 Troy ~ ~ 1F0atA
We have much pleasure in directing the At-
teution Of ou1 readers to this new canal, which
is destined, we tl,ink. to create revolution in
the means OF transport between the Eastern and
Western States- It appears that Al act tor tho
construction OF this canal. WIS passed IN lSio
by the Canadian Parliament, and at that time
tho people Of this city took an active interest
IN the work This act expired IN consequence
OF disagreement in CanadA about the route:
1t has been since that time surveyed and
reported upon by several eminent engln-
eezs from Canada and the United States,
and there il no longer any doubt IS TO what
is tue best route for the general interest,"
0ttaws, hare revived the old act neot-
liberal provisions to CONSTRUCT tho work It
leaves tie St Lawrence st the 1nalian yillage
Montreal. where the ST. Lawrence is twenty-
five feet lower thana Lake Champlain, and
tventy-nine end oue-half miles distant It Il
proposed to make the locks forty-dve feet
wide, the Same as those Of the St Lawrence,
but one hundred feet longer. OF three hundred
from tho head OF Lake Ontario eau sail thence
into Laks CIamplain, Of six hunlrcd tons
burtheu, and discharge their caEgoea without
brealng bulk At Whitehall CT burlington. in
stssa sh os.es T. 1RnS RsSsa Il Vessels osasas %
ing through the Wenand Canal from the
other upper 1akea can in the same uay 70
through to Whitehall The Parliament at Of
taya hsye, however, granted charter for the
size as the Coughucawaga, and when both are
completed, as ws believe they will be, then
weasel Of $50 or 900 tons cau proceed from
Lake Superior or Lake Michigan by the st.
Lawrence route, on to Lake Champlain, con-
veyng equal to 50, 600 bnahels Of grsin, with
out breaking bull, to deliver their cargoes to
the various railways from tho lake, for dist1ib-
ufon to Boston and other points, 1t cost OF
freight from the West which, from the sizo
OF the vessel employed, no other route can
compete with THIS canal from tho St Law
lumbar from Canada- 4. present the boats
loaded with lumber for Troy have to paa3
down the Lachine Cansl, thence to Sorel,
fo1tT-hTe miles, and then again mp the
RicheGeu River to Chambly, then through
ehat .csnal, altogether = distance Of ono hnn-
md twenty-three feot lockage, to St. Johns,
chen the same point can ba reached by tbs
Canal BY twenty-nine and one-
1slf miles and TWENTY-FIVE feet lockage. tbs
'aying IN transportation of laraber to Troy
si1l be yearly aL5O per thousand feet by this
improvement and taking the whole quantity
rom the Ottawa Valley at 4o1, ,c00, 600 ANIMAL
,, the saving viii he over S45o,0oo on that
lrticle Alone
kThere is, however, an important question to
~ asaIs1s ahA L0-1t ~ WY teAA4udLo LIE Wy
'ge Of the western propeller on Lako Cham
'lains Why not enlarge the Chauplsiu Canal
II esventy-two miles to the Hudson here, to q
'imi1ar siza7 There Is no difficulty in doing
his fer the reports Of tho State Engineer
chow that tho cost will not exceed five
Millions OF dollars mere nothing in COM
,aEison with the results which will flow
rom the expenditure For, suppose this
lone, how would the matter OF transport
hen stand? The propeller OF 800
ons could leave Lake Superior and Michi-
ian and run through the st. Lawrence, on to
AXE Champl.in and 1ruy, not only to Troy
u Albany, bnt could So On to New Yo:s
without breaking bulk. with her $1,000
argo for any Western Like port Caa any
me doubt for moment that the cost Of
reigbt, east and weat, would thus be re-
to the lowest possible point, and
:h1t the voyage in sueh \ vessel tc0uH not oc-
:upy osse-ttHR u uac ts*.~e Il rp,r eaoes nar
Tould the cost Of freight bc nnch more
Inn o1ehdlf Of .ch1t il 7aosr is- We believe
he mora this matter is Investigated and exam
ned, the more viii it be apparent that what we
,ave stated is correct, and that tho interests Of
u = tn are deeply involved in having II 1svrouto
Important to every onc, both In the Eastern
nd Western States, because this rapid transit
nd cheapened transport enhance for ali time
he value Of al Western products, md greatly
heapen them to the Eastern consumer.
We heartily wish the Hon John Young. Of
lontreal, and Governor Underwood, OF Bur
ngtou, who are engaged IN this enterprise,
very success, and We trust and believe they
IL not find the citizens ct Troy any less an1-
,ua to see this great work carried out now
I'm they were twenty years ago.