, 1877-12-22

Win tni tul dyke a",',, s. feet high ner".. ;hc
valley of the 't.;'!n". 1;,rtt.rs-' II tia snHln't
rAsInR HflT sIart. nj ti*rnfF feet. where mn up n
hulth"sl had bc"n bUlss ncr.- saA ttr "vl ,,.".!
ms n hrE.r. IN this way The nyrr,lnw, III ilirt1
e,r'ps what rnr through thi4 hulkhca. lhn- 'nrr.
n4 lsr.r part pf tIl" ynlunlc If wutrs IN the trrr
snnth to'sAr1s le'uuHt along the nrHtectinr slnk
Of thc ll'ln'i' l. Mcn1an ''anaI fr"u tt'a"nt 70
Summit. raHain: an ntrfnw ami hrrass q ll'ia
bank In h7r or riS t!IHc.cnt t'1aees. At Willie"
str,ny. an Mnant Forest 'l,e 61esks H. !ntn tho 20
,I!rp,n q tna e.as. The one 4. , Moant
tS's.t 'ns sa e'sts, ass = q''it''a ss
yer. large portion II Tho river into The canal.
and ra|Fc' tho wster In Inc eane Ten feet At Tint
anu oher material. The opcn!ng 81 na*gat'on
wa. de1.,ed from AMI to u: RE- 70 rort Il
VA. eomncnecs md prosecuted n'tn Ill tbe forces
that cnull he brought 10 heas and tbs Whole work
Was completed at cost 0! III, Ds2.
Aftier getting through With tho bres1s between
Summit AMI i.e,out, the dre,lxe was removed so
s es"f 10 nj IN
lie one beluw lhe lock, removing about 400 cubic
yards por day Of
that comcs intu the canal t.lrourh tho Ogden and
Wentworth Ditch. MT less Than 10. tlik tuhic
yards of .ho mid In. been remnyc'l sfon the canal
scaaon work for ll,c d'efxe Of the same n'atefal
now in tlo canal At TIT" punt, hesldes steadJ IN.
e's,,e 'g% ,s .ff 2sa 1ou, attention 10 nj.
atso,ntaab'c outrage eonmitlei npon the public
nruperly. The sun, Of s7ii oo will not npw make
ls Mlch:an t'anal hy this nuisance; and The dam
nce In tho canal must continue ~ lung N thai ttt!
rcaoa.ns open, and crow worse every year until It
= The aMthort!e. OF The CITY OF Chicago. or some
other parties, hase constructed dam scross his
%s ssi oxs; H. .sa '' b: .'u,. "s Ss&. >, s
:'*ss :ser i" lowing ests dan .soa! fss III;
rapliiy down through = narros ehannei. taking
with IL the aott vegetable nold Of ,a,'d Of thia
Inch every twenty -four h"ufs fsdnr,nv contlderasle
portion ot the year. In sune places whrrs had
NC isanj lea si.ar four rri Wien we c"u',nenee
dredging this The Gus. Of dredging Al the
i.ockpnft end pf tho canal l,aa ,cen s.l 4s:s.na.
%ass ' a H. 6den s Il ~. p
$lU, 41h.M.
THE pEros,Ts From RUS ptrcn
DO not A. stop hsts s' The Lockt",r,t cnd Of ias
II very dth1cnt for b''nts TO nneet and ra.s. tbs
upper part u! thc canal ah're Dam No. at Jotic!.
trntlary dock. Is 1lIed up TINT loaded tto.a
not hand. In this part Of the cunal. whcru Tho
wateF ascsi IL. b. elcsen fctt desp. 4 not n,w
over tl.rra feet. and for two miles below Joliet
hfnyy deroelts arc being Mat!e.
hare Gaer Calling ti.e astrnslon OF The Canal
Com.n!stloas1s shs Mayor. and lhc Common @ Cogll- M
gincer. tile lizard af lieaii and The HoarI oi Pull.
ic Works to ih!s t'iver"on ot thc De.plalnes lscr
lied Tho tamo ut dfcscut mines. .--au afro the Hlc
William Is. Oxaen.-an.i lntpcctcd IT, wafkfner.
nad all. wlt!,nnt upn dlstcntlnR op1on. agfetd
thRt itEp Views OF tue effect aEA nrera1n Of thEB
ditch correct, and that It shond and tnuht be
cllscd.
tic i.es iii .ca.o ias not lcncd thu matter @ 20
far aR the canal or city Is CuncaTned. md unlpF4 It