, 1879-03-11
HURON AND ONTARIO.

Grafton Lie important question or the practicable
ltE Of the scheme. II appears from Parliament
nry reports, and other documentary evidence
submitted, that such eminent enginecrs rs
Mcssrs. Kivas Tully, John Ilawkshaa, A. Ii.
Kendall, Wn!tcr Shanly, Col. X. =. Mason, and
the late William Sykes, hnve at various times
reported In favor Of It. The great difficulty In
the rny III the past appears to have been tho
deop cuttings which would be necessary in pnus-
Ing through the "Osk Ridges" In the Town.
ship Of King. In order TO reach the leyel OF
Lake slmcoe this cutting would havs to DO 1o7
feet deep at tho f!ghost point of the ridges. The
wonderful advancement OF engineering science
appears, however, 10 have largely overcome this
difficulty. Your Committee have had before
them Sir. Frank Turner, G. E., who gave full
explanations concerning the hydraulic lift-lock,
which seems to be peculiarly adapted 10 cases
Of this Kind. From his testimony, which was
supported by ample documentary evidence, your
Committee 3ud tia. hydraulic power has been
used In connection with floating docks for NUM-
Der Of years. and that tue hydraulic l!ft-'ock
rs uppliet to Canada is By no means d metc
theorctlcal engineering problem, but has been
practically atld successfully tested on the canal
at Andertou, on the River Weaver, In Cheshire,
Eng, for three years past. BY means Of the
hydrnulic lfft-tock tho quautlty Of excavation III
the Oak Ridge cutting would be reduced three
fOurtl1s, the number nf locks required on The
canal would be dltninislscd Ia even greater pro.
portion, there would bc absolutely no wHste OF
water at ali except that resulting from cyapora-
t!on, and the total cost Of TIC undertaking
would he decreased by ouc.half, or forty, the
original estimate, to twenty mill! Of dollars.
sasoo s s's"s'SS RI he fss a4oa s sh s csaa
in very much moro favorable position. In the
documentary evidence submitted in support Of
Mr. Turner'S yIcwa a. to the practical utility the
of hydraulic llft-loek, II appears uat such high
Us an unqualified success. Mr. Sdeughan Duor,
a. l. e. E., Of England. who, In conjunction
with MIR. Edwin Clark, ~. l. G. T., designed and
constructed the litt-lo at Andertou, also cou.
firms this view, aud asserts TINT be 'has no
fear about tho lifting Of ships Of any slzc.'
Mr.. David nobyrts, G. E., Of Toronto, gave Sim
tlnr testimony.
"The evidence adducsd BY Yonr Committee
Sraulie Dr. loe aes eaunot onIr pa adspted @ M to lie
Huron l. Ontario sbipCanal, but will be- the
meaue Of overcoming the principal obstacle Ia
tho way OF It's construction. The enterprise
ss1 Is Gs ot rGs 10 the 0l
at the, hands Of the Government and your hon.
orabIa House. Your Committee are prccluded
by the rules Of the House from recommending
an TOR q c I'd
distant whom such u survey will b. made, aud
this great public work, which will open up
direct highway for tho conTeTanco Of the prod
ucts OF this fertile prairies Of the West and
process Of construction.
"Your Committee, In conclusion, desire to cx-
press their high appreciation OF tie indefatiga-
blu excrtions put 1utth by Frederick c. Capreol,
Company, in bohalf Of ibis project during the
past ten years. The sacrifices he has submitted
10, md the tndomtablc energy l,a has displayed
ia promoting an cnterprise fraught With cfcatt
Ioth concentrations aud success. llls state
mcua as 10 the position OF tho undertaking, to-
retLer with tho evidence adduced before this
Committee, aboYn referred to, u herewith SUBJ
p1latea n an" M for tbs e3nvonsaca @ and
Information OF membcrs Of your honorable
House. lie had always been QUO Of those who
believed IN the practicubttty OF the scheme Of
constructing canal from ihe GcorEian Bay to
proposed to ba built Wns ninoty-aoven
miles, but tho portion tint would require
10 bs r1rnyatel sas, however, only about
forty miles long. The schema was not by
ported upon to the Houso In 1857, and had evcr
sjnco becn befora TIC country. III 1861 4 Com
mittcc under the Craftsmanship of the late Chief
Justice Harrison prepared au exhaustive repurt,
olutncudug liberal land graut iu aid OF the
scheme. in ISIS the charter Of The Company was
rcnrv Cd fDr tan years. He thourht there could
be no doubt tlat the construction OF thu caual
would Ia 6p tb1meuec benefit to Canada. md
esnocin1iy 10 Op,ario. The vast eraIn.bcarInt.
territory ip the West had, for tle pat,,rsl ays.
niie Of ia productions TO ihe tuarkc,e ot Europc,
lie water highway afforded by tho great lakes
aud thu st. LaWrsucc River. II t,e lolgth Of Tue
Tnnta co,,,d ha materially shortencd. N il
wo,,d bc by The proDosel canal, jt1 advantages
would bo very much cnhauycd, and would b.
70 Hreat as to SECURE for Canada slmost a
monnnoiy OF tbe carving trada Of The Wess.
Frnm iis Cheaco. " ~ wh;cn. though ora o. ~ OF The tho
nost imnorIant VIA ouiy ono Of tho many
nnrit is tiat Told bo coptrIbutory @ to tic eauaf,
wcfc Svas' M shIpned ouly ssyeaty.sTht bushels oi
w,atn. imnntv v"rr. iat.r n0 tM1 mn h,,sht,a.
~ jsat vear Tx trae 1,sd reacSoa ti,e nrooor
h ti"n. or Of iiu' tno. .io1 husacs. From milwaukee,
n 'nS is77 = t1eye wrr~ .binncd sa nSoon husIels.
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hnt IS, % s1G MahCIs ycsr Tho.a Su Sn,cs
vn,it .vc snpnc fant jtirn of i'm rfsourcrs Of
Nv W., i,,t % shc r"nsh1iilirs ~ that nsrt of te
sentiment were It'll updcycloncd. Tie annual
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