, 1877-07-02

tiut, fears w!rc enetianed that one steamer would
the proper line. The tne Arctic was therefore tn-
gagged TO assist. and on The :4th Tho object wss
Tms CHAIN was s rIarsp AND p rus VESSEL trA-
TIoNsp
on the Isne intended Tor Inc centre Of tho eon,em-
ersi ,mportsnt p,rts n In te,.ci baa 10 h. oxe,
bau)ed, md Dthry tnu,pplrnt provided, pcferr IL
's. .sit H. s.t ,, the S94e,
uaiops Island. Uu fhteo matters having Irpn II.
tended 10, an attempt was n,ade gradually anil
se1 action s@o On he es bsfats aa
tic etrcum.t.nces ot tic f"eaty tcesNet to war-
rant m ~ IN Inflammation icoked npon a. reiabe, sho
oaiee,s in,,n,ied VIZ thc aansEeHeat q %
only bc laid ttrntrt bnt hnt,tr a. tjrbt a porfi-
bie, spd made fast al bolh cnds. in ahiiitnn 10
u.}s, attempts were n1asu by tfanAvefec fastentngs
to Keep II ID ta tIc points 1dove mentioned; still
the nhique current forced tho ycs+el 80 much out
se 10 a. ~ sma an.e a. he
effect Of binding Tho paleyA Il both the how and
xst9 : es VIII ,sass IT, s ,s sss e .sR ssny yhs
tcmpis and iail.ref Of tiia kind. il was Lectded
that there should be no unnecessary length Of chain
ilee. On iho adoption Of th!s coufts it'wsa found
that the Eea.elwaa
and ,ns. ia will parts m of he current il could be
hsid neari1 a. sieady a. 1T oii,cr places. On .ha
iIue Of tae propoaeti channel thronct the rapids
which forus tho Dcl OF tic river, and some Of
them At plates where tho water ii ahs tfms waa
JvtsIns 5to,, sprTi,enis nadr and j4ife,]y by
tho han,Icr In which Tho sg4ecI could be controlled,
ihero seems 10 BE- no reason 70 apprchcnd dtfaenl-
IL s,ew Of ths in,provcmcnis Which ear, be- seadiiy
made in tho arrangements for ef1eetng The con-
I won
ine order. attention wss principally dtsested te
tSelr lie Vicinity: Vicinity. '"'' ''' '''N" " ''~ e' W
The line of channel now recommended for In.
81 Ada's islsnd, and The notth point Of tho south
shoa1 Of tho outlet q tho Gut Channel the whole
Of ss rh Se,ns ns q hsse
wards the sontncnst until II passes tie tai u the
south OF the chute. 1t II believed
a. lcss expense han any ny otnrr hat could be select
cd, and when improved. will be best eutlcll for the
passage Of atga sestcls we'll for the success-
ful working Of I eyhtcu, Of chnin towage. Moro
wosk en- 10 csrfied on w,shoui ,lntesrupi!ng os
From deep wssef below Tie lower hs, 10 : posns
At the upper entrance Of the Galops Canal there
are four different places where elevators would
have To be made to obtain channel two feet widc
nntf sixteen feet deep at low watct. or at ttnne
when there ts depth Of nine feet on tho stils Of
the entrance lock. From al places where deepen
Ina Of widening tie channel il necessary, II has
been found, after careful e1at!ttnat!op that tho
bed OF tho river In hard Limestone rock.
The lower bar extends from Qa1pp's Island to the
north Shore OF the river, on Tho 9osress part OF
which, Of where the psopostd now channel IL to bc
formed, tho water VARIES from ten and half 10
thirteen ind three oaartcr feet in depth for is.
tanco parallel with liz stream for sbout 800 feet
This will spaulra the removal Of nearly III, zoo
cubic y4rs3a OF rock. From up The stream side 10
the lowtr bar to Whit IL called Island shoal, a
stretch OF :E30 feet, tho depth OF water Ia from
sboat s5o feet aersss, II ths Ine Of thc Channel.
s0d tha aater oyer ii IL from tfn Anil bslf to fhlr
teen apd thrce quarter feet Iaep. To ottAin a
depth or ID feet Of water on this ahoal will necee-
cttate The removal Of TO- 400 cubic Yards Of rock
Fur tha ncxt 400 feet upward tie dcnth In from,
strteen to twenty. seven feet uut for ncarly i5l
Tho channe! Il contracted " two shoals u width
Of sef5 ntue moso thah !5v iees' one Q! Mnleh e.
tSa Hun+T fors M ths nthrr m tbs sonth si,to
nearly
IN LINE OF THE OUT CHANNEL
Tho onter point Of tho north shoal u.nst be taken
~ npt ~ ~ !s 80 nnn'onGe ' @ ,me
uarstye]T ANAL. ths III Of tEs cnrrent torrtfer
with the passing OF vessels and rnts Of timber, viii
render the work Of df6ealt nkiuft. From tho