, 1880-01-03
STEAM CANAL BOATS.
The Raymond Propeller and Barge
System on the Erie.
Experiences Of Capt. Dt Puy for
Several Seasons.
The Problem Of Cheap Transportation Ap-
parently Solved,
III ths Editor of Ths chfensa Tribune.

0f tho improvements III canal iInvlgnttSn 1y
mcnna Of 1iny,notds propeller nud barge sys-
atHn,, IN s,,,'crsn,,o.t ~, ,ho mi.
',tcana nns h"Pcrseuet' nussc. power III 'no IN.
nn' Michigan % cmn ana 1ns 1esqs w Inc prcc Ht
@ gRo .a TO- IVY =, @ o t sas es
.u ,,a,,, .s,, ;,au",,,,s @ ~ ,'os
or, tho Eric Ca,,al.
Any,hIns TINT win viii eaeapen ana antcken trims. =,
pos.".'on vi .s ,ne n.,e a. Sm IL :" ns ucn In,
portancc 10 the Nofthwcat, esrnc'''!iy Chfc'go
tcrcstc,, m in TRANSFORMATION on tho Erio Cana,.
rho writer. WHO haa icon on tho connls for
sa,r. WV ,,,.,,, s ~ NV a., nav
Ih'F's-eN !enls! uouRhLh NM -lu1eFeet vi itHs
l,nrnIs patent In tho full Of 1870, md. nr1ncd
with letters Of introlne,Ion from tho Illinois
Gn''al G e,'in.n,Ssloners, hor'oh ~ rusIcs
iarge Cuptains. who hal r,an the 'oho !t lN'@ss ~,
cAnntcls by ruiAtFng his ton yeMrs experiences
With stcnm, c,!h1l-loats. but stenn cnnil-
ur hear n,,ythiny about atenn Everything in tho
si'lpo If strntli c,li,nl,bonts bud fAilsti. lhe
lhlxtGr bnnt WAs Il future. Tho llhxter Tom
pnny w,is tn bankruptcy: 1,helr bouts, sixteGn
ii number, Ind lNin In tho Norris Canal blsll
Thu lieu og pushing Il barge nhcad Of tho
upon Ms is,st NJ! patcnt-rtglt innIl nrc. lf'wov-
inE q lulrgu nlen,l or tho steauer,
1877, tho manager, uf tho, iiax,nr bsnlts said
sslf: ofealiso s.nl'r,s.tl tho ,.pport,nni.y,
1eln With iho!r rntsru ,lect uver since. 'rt.uy
elc,rcl $ttsa, the first yenr, Anl hive clsaIrrI
tlle ilrst oust of tl,o bM.ts.
last Hs,st'la thoro wcrs numerous othor atenn-
e'a In,sMing harT,s: CMlt. liatlnway, Of k,crs-
tsir nj FlJ ~
ani Garr', Misl oM lii lnst rt'',tid trlp frota Now
York 10 ituiIalo tho pr,t wns over = 100. 49,
Erls Gai fst 'es3 scs wsra % aSout s7oo m caei. .
Hence, Capt. llntlnwny nctunlly clearcsl On bis
Gnnts f"r tl,o catiro sease,l. Aid tho eon,Gnu,!
MT rnr,nEs Of seven lhrsc-bsts do nut cl.1ul
Capt. flntlnwnys net earnings for tho se,.snil.
Thu nbmyc tErcs l1l'iy sn't. i1grt'tiil,lo tn tug
rullrr Thu efNrc, thu writer Will mention that,
by pushing tho pnrEe With thG M Mste..ncr, thor. e
but ons tlank 1T tllu wAtcr. The stesihtr runs
IN tho suction Of tho lMrge. thu twn bouts bE
llclsl Ms i|ri ~ o,e 9!.trp bout With tho llG p!ly
md lt,ymnnd couplings, whiuh nrr instantly d.
as' @ 6uis .sS afw. 'AS' 4u' 'So 'oA'A A'' ~" ~
mile 10 tow with mules or hosscs.
i Cnpt. lIathlway'A eHtlr, expunse for cnEiNcera,
Sn.l, n waste, rcpnlrs u cIEnr, etc., wrro tnly'
four cents md twS mills prr milo lnr ln,nt telEht
s'S SsSe @ Hh T5o 1s prrr r s a rxu 'r ,a s.SS
lnsstlcs 1T wlnt g4iHkcr uni cheaper thnsl tho
horse; g. bont n ,,.t,scs sloo h',slels:
lutflln light, on nccn.lnt 81 tho strong current
running Gust. However, this depends Oh which
!n.ls: il Tho !ator, 'u 4oes light; i tho former,
hc WIN put in 100 tons, Which stoudlcs tho bout,
Il.,d tho wl,ls do not blow her OIL tho stoe wallis
Or tho Ghiln.
All prol,ellers md burgess cnrry west from go
70 +uhtH.is every time hid never ret"r" to nuf-
Tho writer loft Now York Will, 20 tons Of sugar
OH board thg steam cannl.lmnt william Nuwt,intl
and hgrxa Tonpktns. The sn..e Night sixty
er to" ovcr % tolis q ind hnt%,nx. heh eft mo s''i il
li9iinfo With s:sN, while thy Ind nothing.
ni.iala, anl, Now York with tho Nowmun and
bnsge T9t,'pktns r.,
smrt. m h"t not hurry @ u, ~ uoo".ic ] on % fncl' a
so1nc sS Of tic now es sM stoa'iora ' ''7' ~ A'' ~
llN!l's nuehiilery complete, which eonibnrs IL
Tho 6oilsr Is If, Upright return tui1ular, with
tha cct.tro ir st'ai. Which hnl.is ",t,ttgh tS iast
slutpel. 70 when tilo whselsman t'yho Is englnesr
Eron,,.l up a ptiss t'ir 1T tic os,ter c,s TIls
rt, thiro tllys III pnrt Gy closing Ill tho pe,r
The Iasie g y 4; Eh, resss,,Es eon.sor sy!.
11l us,,ly = cla II ~ "r ~ fr nc,es Illus nvi
w.fasnx si"s saRss's Vae,', WE'VE '''s supported
sS' Sst' a'si IT'LL fset ! t teSs +; is q for
ntr ,h rnpl1 II ,ht Grs1'11tan f of co w%'Sr p"sI
naosi torr-%ni.att on tho botto,a ciese 70 thu
storm, rucsIvnx TIN water tr?n the slao u Tho Tho
shareT n tiy nft oti ttsrouE tic sturis at tic
boat TRp propeller Who'll whe,, III inotlun c!ther
M"; ;t,s ,.,t dn IL h.a. i'm; tu .,,,rt. nntm.,