Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1878-04-20
THE &. & d. CANAL

THE &. & q. CANAL.
A GEORGETOWN correspondent OF the
Baltimore Sun says mn,
aTbe Chesapeake and Ohio Cana, was
onened to-day from Cumberland 10
G"or[ro,owu for the first time since No
49, o5,h last, when the long-to- be-
bered freshet occurred. The en-
;"nars of the canal company, who have
srnm;ned the entire length of the canal,
e~nress the opinion that the canal is in
hotter condition now than it has been
cor wears. While the freshet did great
damage and threw all the boatmeu out
OF employment until now, it. also fur
nished work for one thousand men dur
ing the entire winter and up to this
time in repairing it. The first boats
from this end left yesterday, and to-day
there was a great rush to get away by
the boatmen, who have been housed up
ever since the treshet. The most OF the
boats that left to-day were empty, though
four or five were loaded with fertilizers
for farmers in Maryland. Boats have
been arriving for two or three days, the
arrivals so far being twelve with coat
and FIVE with grain. These have lald
near Seneca since the treshet, on the
line of the canal. There are number
of arrivals expected tomorrow. 1rea'
preparations have been made along the
entire line of the canal for resumption
of business. The general forward move
meut will not take place before Mon-
day, the 18th instant, although there are
= LARGE number OF boats moving to-day
at different points.
The Cumberland Alleganian says:-
,.Tbe canal wharf repairs have been
npsoed forward to completion, and on
Monday will be ready for dumpcoal,
when navigation will commence for the
season. The following rates of tolls
have been estabished: From Cumber-
land TO Georgetown, 40 cents per ton of
2,24O pounds; to Point of Rocks, 30
cents: to Berlin, so cents; to Harpers
Ferry, 20 cents; to Shepherdstown, p
cents; to Williamsport, % cents to -Four
Locks, 81 cents; to Hancock, 20 cents.
TO all other points , mills per ton per
mile. and cents warfage. For TRIM
ming boats the charge will be $3.50.
In addition to appointments previously
made and announced, the following adj
dtional ones have been made: Enoch
Neal, guager of boats; w. K. Barnard,
hsrbor master; Frank McMahon, boss
dumper; John Renehan, Waterman. The
wages of watchmen are $3.50 per day,
and of drivers aud Stablemeu sl.25.
The canal is now in thorough repair
and on the Cumberland division, aud as
far down as Dam No 4, the canal is full
of water aud in navigable order, while
below dam No. OH to Harpers Ferry
the water is being let in. From Har-
pers Ferry to Georgetown the canal Is
in perfect order. Boats may leave Cum
berlaDd now treighted with coal, aud
find no impeachment theuce to tide-wa-
ter
Il is a matter of congratuIation that,
with all the difficulties in the way, the
canal company have been able to place
the tboroughfare in complete order, and
ready for shipping before the operators
are ready to send their coal. All load
ed boats on the canal have gone down.
The tolls on the canal will be 40 cents
ner ton Of 2.94D lbs, including warlage
and terminal facilities The collectors
office aud the basin wharf office have
been consolidated, and waNhills Will be
issued at the warf Asa Wilson, Esq,
collector, will be IN charge, with MI
David Lynn as assistant and clerk. Mr..
&. ID. Warfrld will be guager Z. v.
Hammond, ESQ, Is suP,rintedent OF this
division CumberIDnf .hh'g rnian.
CANAL TELEPnoNE.-The Washing
ton Rspubiicun of yesterday says: "The
Chesapeake and Ohio canal company
propose placing a telephone on one OF
The police telegraph instruments IN tine
collectors Office at this end of the line,
- correct with the first lock, and 10
this end have erected poles along the
line to Cumberland. If the experiment
%orks well to the first lock, the tele-
1,raph will be extended 10 Cumberland.