, 1880-04-11

tween tho piers and forcing the 1o.l Wa.er WI -
through TINT conduit. But there is no current
in the lake. Whichever WY ne river t wateI FL -
forced by those pumping ~ my 4rI,n onn ~
conduit it must still, according 70 varyng w1au.
rcach the crib, and thus return tne Ro!SS93n RS3
bos{en to the c r. 1a iaar 6f ta end
In this changing process. SO far as inc lnteresss
Of tho city arc concarncd, it matters not WneIner
the rock, 1t goes i'll with the pitcher therefore
the only possible way out Of the difficulty ,s
conduit to the Desplnines River belnm 2n,,qt. I
This I proposed three years ago In IHE 1A1B-
uNE, and have seen nothing since to change
the opinion.
Suppose canal were CONSTRUCTED ieat tnat sch Mo%Ia
canal would serve no better purpose TOT draiH-
agc than the present canal Tho idea of navg- g.
level. This is accomplished by means OF locks,
the gates of which arc, to all intents and pur-
poses except for passing 1oats pGrtnaaacnt aa2t
would put an end to navigation: Why, there IS
full between Lockport and Joliet Of ;a nGaray y
easily sy ascend the Fails Of ST. anthony " therc,
And with locks there could DC no ndequntc
drainage,-ta,at is, no more than WITH Win tne a19
that hus been said about the necessity for
pumps, and Notwithstanding what has been said
BY II Thomas about the foy Of atttenpt,nS tt 70
LockpoTt to the utmost that is consistent with
Is Slightly Inconvenience thereby, that a meas
urable and temporarily sufficient drainage
would be effected. For the water TINT thus es-
GapcB, be it more or less, must be replaced from
from the lake; and thus the fioT into mtg
nsov hs ase css oaS Nov BE m 6eas y r. ans nSt
other engineer, will explnin aWny this dsplace-
ment of river water by the escape through the
30 interesting scientific Information. OF course,
the effort would require care and watching.
While northerly winds prevail and the lake i, IS
high the flow can be increased, and while s0uta-
eriy winds prevail the How can be checked or
stopped entirely.
II thus strong CURRENTS created. steam-tug
towing may. take the place Of mules, and the
difference IN cost, II increased. may be made up
to the gamblers by the city This cost Wlll be
pumping works at bridgeport. And il, the use
Of pumps there must be current all the same; Nc
and it would be equaliy interesting sclent1hc
Chieago River to Lockport, whether with pump
or otherwise: without creating current nut
rs tho good German Justice remarked. Nothing
is impossible nit God the man may have Dit h15.
own nose Off.
II the mills at Lockport have a valid contract
in T the canal for @ their pcnef let tie contract be-
bought up or let It be declared void, as in con-
travention tho vested rights OF the city In the
canal, or us against public policy. To construct
and operutc pumping works for no other object
thun to maintain head of water for the Lock-
port millers would be like some Of the Quarter-
master operations that saw at the South during
the War.
Had the water been permitted to run during
the winter instead of holding It for no other mp
parent reason than for milling purposes, there
would have been constant stroam OF pure
ing out tho bed of the canal, and thus benetiling
navigation. That the water was thus held was
an outrage. And now, should the canal authori-
ties fail to cooperate in such an endeaVor. or
should they oppose it, It will be a wanton and
inexcusnble neglect and Disregard Of the health,
comfort, nnd wen being Of the half million In
habitauts Of Chicago. J. n. HANHAHs.