Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1871-07-29

B 20 miles above Nasl.v. lie, one OF Il Q |
channels reqhires to be blocked up. |
Kettle Creek comes In at the KEN
lucky and Tenne see Sta g line, 1901
miles above Nashville, and at this
point two small wing dams are re-
quired of 80 yards long each.
Eight miles below, comes In Tur-
key creek, where two dams are re-
|quired to divert the water from the
two islands. At Scanland's Island, !
six miles below, one dam 100 yards |
long to block up one channel. Ten
miles down we come to Simpsons |
Island, a dam required as before with !
one Of same size at the foot Of Big I
Island. At Cub Creek Shoals, two
miles further down, one dam 1901
yards long at upper island, and one
|Of 90 yards ut mouth OF creek, to
Creek Bar. At Tagget Island, six
miles below, two wing dams required,
of 80 yards each. One hundred and
fifty miles above Nashville, at Salt
Lick Island, one of the channels
blocked up would make desired i'm.
proyement. AT Lower Halderman,
six miles below, one wing dam Is re-
quired 200 yards long to block up one
channel. Two miles below Is Niagara
Bar, where 1t Is necessary to block up
one channel. 1873 miles above Nash
vile are the Sand Shoals, one dam
100 yards long required to block up
one channel. From this point to
Nashville, the river Is probably clear
of distractions.
The principal distractions above
Nashville are Sand Shoals, Niagara
Bar, Lower Trademarks, Simpsons,
Scanland's, Walton's, Wild Goose,
Wolk Creek, Harmon's & Fawbush,
quite formidable list.
Below Nashville, % miles at the
Island, about 900 yards long, rocks
must be blown out of the chute in
order to make permanent improve
ment, and one mile below this, about
six hundred yards In length, rocks
should also be blown out.
Thirty-flve miles below Nashville
is. the head of Harpeth Shoals.
The shoals are eight miles in length.
Three of the old dams should be re-
stored At the foot of the lower dam
and about l ] miles above the mouth
of the Harpeth River, some reefs Of
rock require to be removed, and q
small. wing dam to be made at the
mouth of Sycamore Creek. At the
mouth of Harpeth River small wing
dam Is required, and for the next
mile reefs Of rock mustbe removed.
1t Is intended that the thirty thou
sand dollars appropriated by the last
Congress for this river, shall be ex-
pended between Nashville and this
poins, and for Which contracts have
been awarded.
The different points below Harpeth
Shoals are as follows, distances given
from Nashville:
| Davis Rifle, 40 miles. An old dam
to be renewed. is
Martins Shoals, II miles. A small
wing dam required and the timber to
be cut off from shore.
Palmyra Island, about one-half a
mile long, 76 miles A small wing
dam required to shut of water from
one chute. :.
Elk Shoals, Oh miles. No rock
here. A wing dam required.
| Bald Island, SO miles. Cut timber
out of the chute.
Dover, 107 miles. Two old wing
dams to be renewed.
Gatlin Shoals, ll3 miles. Three
small wing dams required.
Line Island, 125 miles. Three old
dams to be renewed. At this point
the river crosses the State line.
Near Canton, 1876 miles, ut foot Of
DEVILS Elbow. The point aof rocks
on left shore should be blownoff, and
about 100 yards below a small dam is
required, and one mile further the
loose rocks should be removed from
the chute.
At Little river is conglomerate OBJ
struction for nearly two miles, which,
to accomplish any good, must be
dredged out.
Ingraham's Shoals, $50 miles. A
wing dam required to cut off one
chute.
At Big Horse Ford Shoals, l63
miles. About 200 yards I'm length of
boulders required to be removed.
! Camp Rowdy Shoals, l72 miles.
Two small wing damsrequired. From
this point to the mouth, Is miles, the
river is without any obstruction.
or late years there have been no
appropriations of consequence for the
Improvement of Cumberland river.
During the administration of Presi-
dent Jackson, the sum of four hun
dred thousand dollars was appro-
priated by Congress for the improve
ment of the navigation of the Cum
berland river. This sum was ex
pended in erecting rip-rap dams at
different points to change the current
of the river, and to deepen the water.
These dams answered a very good
purpose and would still be available
to-day If they had been left intact,
but from several causes they have
been damaged, and i'm many cases
rendered almost useless.
With a navigable river at all sea-
sons, it Is estimated that the perman-
ent and regular shipments would
amount to 10000 bales of cotton, 25,-
600 hogsheads of tobacco, two million
feet of valuable lumber, 500, 900 bush
els of coal, 200, 900 tons of iron, $780,
600 pounds of bacon annually, salt in
: large quantities, besides any amount
of grain, and articles Of produce.
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WAsHINaToN, July 24.-The suit
of the United States VS.. the Nash
vile and Chattanooga Railroad Com
pany, which has been pending since
1869 in the Circuit Court OF the United
States, has been compromised. The
railroad company pays to the United
States 81 900 900 in bonds of the COM
pany, bearing four per cent interest,
and running twenty and forty years.
The amount in the controversy was
about 81, 750, 900, and was claimed by
the Government for rolling stock,
material and Improvements, which
the road received during and ut the
close of the rebellion.
MASONIC TRIBUTE OF RESPECT.
7 Al called communication of Hampton
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