, 1877-06-12
The Great Nater Route TINT Is to Give
Chicago Direct Trade with Eu.
rope md tile Hest Of the
World.
a Comprehensive Statement Of tue Enlarge
ment and Improvement Of the
Wellaud Canal.
Together with an tiIe Fats and Figures Couttru.
Ing tbe Different Ssttions and tht Status
Of ths Work on Them.
Local and General Maritime
Matters OF Interest.


The THtnrFE'r efficient correspondent At Toron'
10. Ont. hus COMPLIED Tho important information
wh'sh follows nhd I. will oe found taeetnsl and
fmnsovcment NJ t%e wc,,ana t..na, mi n thr
saa'. s,.".. .,..., '"s s, "'.. IT, ""a ~, .'
when The improvement Il completed vessels ofthe
largest class can bo locked down from Lake Eris
into istc ont.rlo and v,rt verso and win the rt.
,..s,.s. ~ s"u r..,. ~" s"s
hrecmcat OF the st. Lawrence Canals s!''F'' OF
over soo tons burden ean slea. from chicago for
az p1 ~, ss W aEas
] I'll. -, S'' >'"S'' "''' ~ 'AN'""' 'A@' ''"'''
'"'' @'' , ,..., ,, =, r,~.~
for an ulnrnrc feel OF xcsqcis and direct trade,
The magnitude OF which c.nnot be estiuotrd uor
hnpfoilhatc'l A. Inc rtescht Enc. ..-,,.....
With the cnlhFgemcnts proposed, !mrorsstinns
n,L @ nnI hr".l.se ] an dsn.ss IN ',I roo. 0 thrrrT
n,,v,.t"I =. iii n. rnI,ctIon ~ sv,.o,ss. ~,
.,,, ro.u' 40 -. =" !" .eu".'''" ,,o',
now Oh Inc great Chain Of iakca can, bo locked
through when Tho Wclland canal ia enlarged, and
n.r H. tho n,.."u, ~ In occan. n !. iisc,T TINT
efa1t ncfencd ceheelaly for thc t1aas wiz 10 con-
ssruecd. The laseef class vessels that nos find no
N ao ~ md now sonrres os tad, md eo,u,neree
no ~, "l'o ne" VI ''aee '''1 s''"e'1S
vii thus pe opened np.
pass through The Wellanl Canal and their capacity
Ia limited 10 20, UUo bu uf wheat, but Wien thte
limit In capacity IL nearly trcilcd the Importance
Gf she en!srcemSt ea rendy 10 nnaefstood W
H. noNr show the Of the canal
eet p'!ts Of e y r,s a%nsF 'as, q
@ soes H. ta.. e ,oe o. ~ Kn ~, v" s n
ieet iock Of sao feel Sy ID feel. Tota, fl.c 81 81
tnoS SS1s'' s1' 'es'' "e''" VI "4'e' "" s"''' AVA
'%S" rmn SCHEME dt THE NEW wonK
, t MaS @ faas nn y at nssisoc @ ssna
o e ins sma cana m w Wiz
wS sf ioo fect ct ii a' IT, t boton viii nt deptS q
ssnni hrn 70, ~ r. nst as ha f oeS s"
htsh sa Sr1cnficr i sosc, ,rIh uocsatc ~
nenss' III are o' present eoh''focsea Win l. Ieol On
1nS M n.t sr o,,cr ,,,. m, c,r,1,, ,x,,b,,,
,i nS .t t",sansS - snn ui.. not s. "t" ~
tm.t s1'es''1 a'e eo""''ae'e" "''" ospN" VI At
~, ,u.,ot m n. ,..s.,t nn,.t ~ ro,t r.,hor.t.
.ns f"I G
~ a any ai Gctng 1 rM
n}ar sn,l tbe amehnrngc .ot.' Tl,c nnrf H. ,uurs.
osor. easy Of ssccss. snd aaosds good r!.cltcr 10
vsrs ~ n as ssn1s 1s n,n r"out y, ~ tc xsintcp
s1eep, N exirrne I wen,er sn l. u"un]1Y w elcar of
,ee M s1saefaole time oe'ofe INC general opening
rho nrW % Canal leaves tho pre,cut line II Msy.s
n.sine the nncr BASIN, md m, ceni,n.c. thcnec sn
hnro @ n, ,ns c,wcc H. snrr nons nea
~ p,a .hor,.r ihsm IL I,,cscni ec cnns,
THE NEW ENTRANCE LOCK- .-...
iapn thc right bahk 81 thc creek, ncar the present
| regulating Mctr. Lock, NJ. IL alinntcd nt lht
mouth u Nays las!nc and tssia and Tue snccced-
| ins f.oSka Sot. =, I: and consttnte . group ~
which the lescl Of tho lower platcan Il attained:
The Interval lctwccn the locks u gcHcmlly ."oo
fcst. The distance froM Lock 9 to Lock Q u about
900 feet; locks1 and shout !. uNh fcet apart;
Lack" and . arc near tho crossing Of the tlnccnh.
ton road At tic st. cathcrsncs cemetery. AL tue
lucas up to havo fourteen feet lttt. From, l,ock
| No. 4 to Lock there s continuous straight
line 4. mics IN length. between Locks II md
| II the canal detlccts twenty degrees to tho west.
Tho auccecdin1 Locks, Sus. y. II; Il. ~. and
~, arc on the sano stsaI.At lnt, which tB about
| a.huG feet In length. After !.ock no. II The In"
tcfsh1s uctHcen tl!e locks have been determined 20
% ~ NutMM sHu W Aau ny feescl1 ~! Hic tvutc
~ MN sase LIE ~" !ton Lue5 ~ ~ toGA e
-, Waen t"Sea p"eo III "'1'a"ts VI IT. Aoo 'eel7
r,n e,ni crvox ,fcco tho .ldo ~ II, H,sc,r.
aAc sanni Gutsce euah tnc @!us y! sMo Nnsata as 81
M H. ~ n sfrs q hat ta:f} s
Mates " sMe III. stsS ttGtM pcM'nu 1notu!u: =.
eat thEousa ~ s1ufs aasnins thie etseK 1.onl
:nn', Il ~ y. u ~ af fn ssnr
| Cat on 1nt present canal Ihe tota! mean Fito