The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-02-04
TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION.
OHIO RIVER DAYS.

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A Plan by which the Ohio River Can b
Made Navigable, Sufficient for all COn
mereial Necessities, without Lock,
Dams OF Other -UnitIn
the ohio River with the Atlantic Oeeal
and Connecting Il by Canal with tn
Erie Canal.
Pittsburgh Dispatch
During the present days OF discrimina
lions, drawbacks, rebates, allowances ant
numerous other impositions practiccd OF
the people by leading railroad officials, til,
improvement OF our water sources has be
como the absorbing topic, and is looked
upon as the only remedy left to them TO
the protection OF their interests. It Is I
subject not Of local but Of national inter
est, benefitting the people Of the country
from the Atlantic to the Pacific oceans.
The extreme low water in the river
surrounding the city Of Pittsburgh during
the summer months Is great detriment
10 the business interests OF the city, and
the manufacturing establishments located
on their banks. 10 remedy this evil 1t il
known that dam Is now being construct.
ed below the city at Davis Island. But
the question Is: Would not this dam Il
located in the straight piece OF river above
Brunots Island be Of far greater benefit
to the harbor OF Pittsburgh than in It's
present location? In which case dam No.
| on the Monongahela could be removed
after the new dam was decided to be a
success. A greater depth OF water would
then be insured in the Monongahela dur.
ing the summer months, on account OF the
increased volume Of water which would
flow into the same pool from the allie.
gheny river.
AS the Allegheny river would be slack.
watered TO about tile same distance as tho
Mononghahela, we would then have one
dam less on the Monongahela and about
twenty-five miles Of q pool Of unob struCted
navigation surrounding the city.
The professed object In building dam
below the city is to benefit its har6ors and
landings, but the most benefit and great
est depth Of water will DO enjoyed by the
two or three iron mills situated in the
lower end Of Allegheny City, while the
harbors OF Pittsburgh and upper Allo.
gheny City, where all the business and
manufacturing establishments are already
located, would get only the tail end OF the
back water from the dam il constructed at
Davis Island.
A sAFE HARBoR
from Ice is a subject engaging the minds
OF our steamboat owners and coal men at
the present time. Thousands of dollars
worth OF river crafts, loaded and empty,
are almost annually placed in jeopardy
from ice and floods from the Niononga-
hela and Allegheny rivers During near
ly every session OF Congress appropria-
tons are made for the construction OF
safe harbors at some Of the western cities,
and why not make an effort to have one
constructed here? There isno city on the
Western rivers.that possesses a finer loca-
ton TOR safe harbor than the one pre-
scented at the north end OF the Union
bridge, bounded on the east by the APP
proach 10 the bridge and on the north BY
South avenue. A breaker about six hun.
dred feet in length could be erected on
the river side, commencing at the bridge
abutment and extending down and paral.
lei with the river. The west or down
side could be left open for an entrance,
the sand bar could be removed and the
dam below the city completed and Of sufii-
cient lift TO give US ten feet Of water in
stead Of six, as proposed; then Pittsburgh
would possess safe harbor from ice or
food surpassed by no other for absolute
safety. The Allegheny should DO slack
watered by locks and dams to 0lean, a
small town at It's hoadwaters in tho State OF
New York, including also Its tributaries,
viz: Kiskiminetas and Conemaugh, Rcd
Bank, Mahoning, Clarion, French, Oil
and Tionesta rivers and creeks. The dams
on the mostimportant Of these tributaries
should have locks attached, so they could
be navigated by RATS, tiatboats and other
craft, and also provided that either OF
them may be used some time in the fu.
ture as a part OF the Trans-Allegheny
canal. =
POND FRESIIRS.