, 1876-01-15

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IN ofuet oess 70 sIlnn:h:'%e tao conmercas
ADVANTAGES y! Eaie ferte tut, IT vii facilitate
coocfso f:ew OF tho subject n we trEce tbs
eousse OF Two carcohs OF grain IN Tho tEst.casas
western pfopeiicis thfo16t ile entire route Com
Gh!eaEu OF Duluth. ~ ts'a western extremity q
LAKE onpeiior, to Iosto1' and New iors opo
cargo heinE coAseFea 'e!''aM transltFHh1t,
through Tue hs't fcfte .tat to i3e New E!IBl:nt
aIppollui'. sil2 o:hcF of''r Hdnsf!;so""t. though
ING lev AofA c"naiS 10 Aiokuy, xnd tatuce to
Selecting Dnlnt!. - ly'nE tbont q! te%rcon ct
lougtltaae weat OF Gli'caxu. tue two pFopsllerA
@ stohm n e9npany through Lako superior, the
nault 81. 9lhF' Lanai. laSo i!u:oo, l.aka 81.
Clair, and Lake Erie. 10 tue mouth Of tho Wei
lend Canal. Ono discharges cargo at Buffalo,
tne oshSr pushes Gu through the ollazyed locks
VI tho Wei!aha cathl 70 Lake ohlatio. doWu tho
deepened lsanlds oi tLe 81. Lawrence. like the
present pas:en. r rt2ainerh and on TO Montreal:
total uletanen ol .i's' miles. II she stearuFi
u uniform ISte o. \" mi!ee an honF she Nt3d
aecolnp:eli tue o!ssaneo 10 ~ d.;f, but the
delays iuc1uent 70 thu paH6aoo or Tic canal, ETC..
canhnine seven dHys:
Taking pilot At Montreal zho continues down
the ~. LaWtence past tlr:nec, lsc, Gasno, to
ene Eale fetio A'u1. throncn |hicts rAe may
tundy TO IT, Joei. or Portland o. Boston. which
!1st-nnhed port sho reaches IN from twelve to
fourteen dayE after leaving Duluth falling rerti-
caly tt'o leet III total distance Of 2.bia Inilea,
ana counuI uut from Tho very heart Of si'c consi-
tlent villa cargo OF gehtn. which four WeaGa De-
fore might have been wAvinE IT, tbs bright aun-
light OF !ta led River Of Tho Softh IN alnnesots
but unnb.tructtd journey III ahont two-thtts Of
hc time 1t scqurcs Tor tho cargo Of h9E cotupan-
ion IN reach Nov York through tho Eric Canal,
With AZ at:e'dant rlt'ta at delay aslsine from d
route hlocEod up with cseeBR OF merchandise !;
md il the rnco IL rim lato in tho fall Of tho year
tho chances are that tho canal borne cargo will
be frozen up before 1t totC!1s ALBANY, 81 has not
nnfrcqucntlg occurred, sbo Enugs her cargo
fl
00u: :o00 blsses. or abou. .to. 600 TOM Of vosc-
table food, Of which fully ono-hall eau bras bs
supplied from tue Atlantic seahoard.
eassG o os .he T %e.
I'LL up with coai At l}aio serte- nnd pass on her
upward consso through the enlarged 1t. Law
renee cana!a. $500.
Ihen nEaln. score OF WrAsern propellerd
may lehve the great ports OF thg SoithWest ia
ceuptuy. and, inter- passing the Wclsnd Canal.
they may continue ~ puIaue their voyage with
cut my nppsehena'on OF b!ockl'ls np tho grand
L,ghwav tloy trare1so, aud with tho execution
ot = small part Of Lake Sursrlor and tue saut
Cz<,al tho ontro route 10 tue mouth Of tho Bay
nf Fnnay lllay lio III DOMINION waters and under
Dotuiaton eontoL
eauai aso eularged 20 " u ain;t vessels Of l.ouu
Ions, aud tho cha"uel Il, the rapids deepened.
ocean steamers may ha specially constructed for
ihts traits. ~ was i'io eaSe viii tno sue Gata:
tha mershandiso. whsti u des.tned for thu
IsEOn OF tho great lakes ol tia 81. LawTolce
themlGh liz own valley nnu natural outlet in-
costly transhpment ny sa'l or canal 1lsturpiux.
they nay taa0 III carEoos ot Arn.'l at ttn Weht-
sr" sn,porums, and coal at sydney. Which liss
hAlr.wEy pciwoan Chicago and Liverpool
portan. advantage to bs gained by this route.
Tho Western propeller may leycr her cargo 4t
! 81. john. ) dogross q lonEitude. Or about aG0
ssatute fniIua, east Of Now loFk. which pay thug
fnnt1 lin