, 1875-02-10
TRANSPORTATION.
Twelve Great Wltcr-Is0Mlcs from
Illinois 10 the Sc:b0ard.
Special Report Of Con. Lyman
Bridges to Gov. Boveridge.
Facts and Figures for Sunday and
Holiday Reading.
The Mississippi. River Scheme Most Fa-
vorably Considered.

The Mississippi. River Schema Most Fa-
vorably Considered.
! Srteiat Dtsuatth to Tht ch'eaao Trfb''nt,
Brn1SartELp, H.. Feb, 9,-Gov. Beverlgo
will In tho morning transmit to tho Legislature
Tho following report from Con. Lyman Brldses,
Commissioner OF INSTRUMENTATION f.om
this State to tho Bnahuart
Hon. .'a.n Il. iereyiae, tortynor u Ef,nea Sprn4-
feit.-SIn: IN c'mrance With yotlr epnH,its atli
observation nadu ami information obtained u he
following watCr sones between iIlnpa and the otra:
EHUNENAT15J tF ROUTES.
First, the Utawa L French River E4ialt, Cau1ls
tar,l tls 1faroli a: oaaro str caua,. '''ts. u,n.
a HILL ia"' ,o kiaar. I'll Canal :n' ss, t.:
Erie Canal; seventh, tue oswcXo L Tray Cai'Hl:
lie chtsaieao oato Gansl trall t,a .inss Kis"r
4 KaiiAwha Canal; eleventh, the Aitanttc Il Gra.t
OF ras al H. fS r a tho A'''4
| THE OTTAWA rnE&cM n1yEn nnrfE.
This. the extreme Northern 70 sse Or outlet. cosn-
Ean l3Hs, tho nurtheantern ties Of Iko Hnton. aud
following sls 1aturul wjler roHrss with Haeres- s-oa
s4ue una WIFI asf' sn ea a q o ID ! ss h1 S
hreldth Q! 70 miles, having an area Of 3J Square
w ae. a an Il xSsn asata 'Sss s Il Il ~
tnrLa navigation III ths Trcnrh ll!ycr 80 n.1ca nf
M nrs 't.ygat!,n in Lax. ktpssins and !, mil. Of
oF i 1ajlos from aeorgan 1lay to he submit. IT,
| rrnro ouy a few feet have t. 10 oscrcon,a :;
~ Of iho vi miles naturai navigation .aynY
on tic portion from Georgian lay to tlls sunnt,
only two locks and eleven draws aro REQUIRED. lha
] or.eo ei iss than one Ill., tho I toial hei n' Of o
summit above tie Lake being Get feet Trnnt 17kc
already mentioned Is rlanncd to Ee connctteL will
TrGr 1S ttt11 ttHfu
xnd Is w mi!es III length aud from 20 to eao iuot
deep.
ii ssra saus Ut uop wster ior snmit supiy s ai
| nnyiroti0n 'f'
Tuilowlnr tho Hattawau River. wo fud L,o Tu,on. 7
miles In length, nnl with gcnesal scplh Of u to ~
| fathpms. ~. -...,.
route, We ,.d Tho Matswau passing through the I.4c
Pon do Chant @ aooat ~ lnisa IN 'ons,h ana fsan ' t9
tashos. 4hte lake brings US to within abot 10 milca
Of tho Ottawa River and tlts natnr! ontles Il con-
nosted w,sh the. ne Summit , At Ieke Kpp!,'ngus DIS
tanra Of ~ miles, With 10 fniloa OF natural narl1atf0n
aud IL mles Or cam! nAVtgatlnp recurring only IN
locks sud u du'ns Thus trom tue deep water tn
total dfstance1s 1a5 and tluo niles ascent and .c-
scen1 at DESCENT ~ teet extent to l,e canalcd. 13
n1,e* nnmoer o. ioGkf, ~; nnm9sr o. aam.,
Ihs otaHa h1xer, netweeh she hatt%an 1lVer and
OltaWa Ghy. ~ ~ mes. nha by hul alng aaha. aIi.
proving ths aa:ne channels .nI bars, and about 70
tne following y statement Of the relative amount
| IL
wn IHvrr Int,i fIisnncn 1g5 nes n73uroi TN r;"s
ti"n ri ,ilra ra~si m115gstjnn 10 n; fce II i, Tin
t -. ~ t1i,., so T., - ,ta - ..u
Tivsr Iachrnn canal If wlcil a3@ n,itcs 49, canal
nnyiyatlon Tho tual 1istauco from Lake i1,rnn ia
Mn,tros il 40 uilor-riyrr and laxe naytratinn o71
milns. canal nay1ntinn. 63 Miles: total 13e ,nica
Nlyo from Lake Huron to tMo summit Sd feet. Lock
age 81 feet EaIl from tLo sutnIt TO Mo,ltresl 6i1
ria lion Wajter fh,iley tist,,,ruasd en9toccr
OF tle Dnmnton Of Cifala h,u after great carn md
ID Ia Il ieet 81 denth Of wstor aud f1r I1cEa S md
us fnst NJ as1 frct With rnnanity nrary ,5n,,a that
| If the Erfa Caual and n tayn9 In distance ~ mn
,ules botween Chicago and Montreal oyor be Wcl1auI
CAnnI route and saving from, Chicago to Ltverpoul
1y bftmtrral ovcr TIM ErIa a11l Nrw York f.rIirn1
rgr+. ~ 7E r,tloa sn tnt,f cnst astir,noI ~ ~