Middletown transcript., 1872-02-24

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dty psocssd - their pa.aase With dsvsh =
twenty-five, wlth eAaassl sheslise ee 6sth sjSso.
which y ~ eAas With most nasiaahle sivess;
and haed that : eanal - ~ aepih - tWsaty
fssl b suilclsnt sbe all psnesieal purposes. VI
have, - thls tlue, ship drawin9 ftem alneleen
to twcsty atst of walef. and which carry tAres
thoss.ad sone, aod naay shirs q tvs tkeaaasd
soas 90 net dssw more .Asa sishtsss ltss ~
y
any ship entering Of departing ftUsn ~ rorts n
New York aud f'hiladeiphiA Las aevss sxssedsd
twsnty-thFue tect.
For = general coAsting trade, vessels dawiss
more than 6ilsen lees o. wstsr sss fb~ud b. 81.
pestence 10 b imrsneiicahlc. haltiMsss City,
Y Maryland, has acw saanlag from her part !
large number Of shirs and sssauess which, II
loaded 10 depth of twemsy ltes asd rssulps Il
speed Of ten or twelve kuols m howr, would
require channel Of II lesst % tkst u depth
A. aatural consequence, the greater the epesa
the greater the depth Of water required.
a .sw words In regard 10 several proposed
works. First, will notice ihe proposed canal
irom Cabin Creek, on the Choptank river, 10 the
State Of Maryland, 10 the Delaware Break water
The writer believes this lass-mentloned route 10
be imrracticmble, for the following reasoan, vIs :
lot. From iis indirect route; 2wd. Its rrrat
length, together with the character of the couu-
try through which Il wosid have to i,e cons,sur-
ted, 10 wit: high, sandy hills, md low, vet
swsmps, without feeders and with very unccr-
tain bottoms.
The eastern terminus, near the Delaware
Drsakwatcr would entail, under any eirrum.
stances, an immense expenditure Of money, and
this from the following reasons, viz: From the
unprotected position of the outlet, there would
he required Immense outlHys for break waters and
whnrvcs for the protcciion Of vessels using the
contemplated canal ION paper.) The structures
j,
Ior In hve years the worms would have demol-
isled the entire structure, fact established By
U. 3. Engineers. Stone, the least expensive, Il
but poor material. Iron ID very costly land not
very good materially; very expensive 10 keep
IN repair, and not n all durable Ia swlt water
Besides, the shore 10 sandy aud hard, and the
bars and HATS are ever shining. have recently
learned that any vessel drawing more than ri.
teen feet Of water cannot ind llarbor behind the
break water, hut is compelled TO anchor In The
open BAY. Ths brcnkwnicr Inns for n long time
hecn rapidly filling up with sand. This | learn
from icwisiown yiict
or the "Ssssafras River Route" We will
say, that the first and prominent objection Is liz
great lcDg,h-for n least. thirty -four miles Of
cutting aud cmhnnkments, mostly through hirh
hills Of hard-pan, high hills Of sand. over deep
ravines, soft, low swamps marshes and mornsscs,
with quicksand bottoms, nnd not nsingls stream
on the whole route, 10 serve as feeder. The
Sassatras river route would require wharvcs con-
constructed out into the Delaware Day over the
immense Hats, distance Of At least two miles
to reach depth Of twenty feet Of water. The
cost Of the wi,arvcs, and the dredging necessary
TO complete the work, would be immcase.
think the cost Of either OF the works spoken
Of 10 entirely beyond the judicious reach of any
private enterprise and could only he undertaken
aud carried 10 a successful issue by government
aid and protection.
the advantage In Its dirccincss, shortest distance
from bay To bay, and decidedly the chcapcs',
To say nothing Of Its saving Of time.
We will now compare the well-known nd.
ynniages of the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal
with The Sassafras river, the best of the newly
selected routes.
The sassafras River route would shorten the
distance between Baltimore and New York about
ten miles, and would increase the distance 10
Philsdclpaia by at leas, thirty miles. The speed
Of any go0d Steamer flldcn1 would not bs less
than tcn niilcs mn hour In open water, whereas In
a canal II would not be safe to attaia q speed Of
more than three miles per hour.
steamer will pass through the Chesapeake
and Delaware canal 10 four hours, [thc time
allowed tho extra ten milcs In an hour, being
i've hours In all; whilst by the Sassaffas river
route, thirty-foar miles In length, there will
hc required NJ least eleven houre--gvng the
Chesapeake and Delaware Canal sx hours I'D.
vantage In point Of time between New York
or Baltimore. between philadelphia sad bal
timore the saving Of time 10 more noticeable,
.lon Of tolls. Any one can readily unders,asd
that canal Of less than fourteen miles In
length can pass vessels for less than one-hslf
Of the toll that would be required hy 4 very
expeasvely constructed work Of ,hlrty-foar
miles In length. In substance and In truth,
Weighing we'll all Of the advantages and pr
contra, ] must unl,cslsatingiy think and ny,
that The only and best route 10 i,er the Chsss.
pcake aud Delaware Canal.
A few wosds In. relation 10 the BAY port
Whore shall Il bcf
Chester e, during the winter months, alnost
- inacceselhle q Philadelphia, and aimost q
lar from tie coal, iroa, and lumber seeiass g
!he last named city y elsh.y-avs nilss ltom lie
Qclawsre CIty. The same reusssks appjy Il
part 10 Wilminglon aad Newcastle. The Creek