, 1881-04-20
MARINE NEWS.
yhe Extent and Character OF the
WeIland Canal! Improves
ments.
list. Of 1tfs-saving station.K Keepers
on Lake Michigan, fpr tho
Yoar 18e1.,
Chs fairport Wrsoks-Anothsr New Barge
Interesting General Notes,

THE NEW WELkAND CANAL.
Tho wellantl tOat.l Telegraph has nm article on
tue wcllansi Canal improvement from which the
following extracts are fntlln: ..,.-f
recommending ut Port t>alhOusto, tho first work
OF Importance Is tho contrnet Of Mr.. Thon,ns
Townsend, WIN has III hnntl tho building OF nll
tho lock .gatcs required for tho now cntthl. 'Thts
r, hus tho contract for building III lttck gatcs,
tuo nvurnua size OF which ts, hight twenty-sM
feet ak Inches, md width twunty-soyon foot six
Iuehcs Tho irr,tl- work necessary fur thcso ystes
amounts to e.ao9 tons. Tho peculiar distinction
VI thyso 1utps ct,nststs III tho f.tct that Mr..
Tuwnse,l,i, tho contractor. hns, nf:er MHny ycHrs
,,rrIrrili,x u perfectly bnlAnceu vHlyr wltiuh is
being ptnGcd nn I'LL Tho luck k-gntes 0f tho pew
cna This valve works n..tnIt,atien@: !. @ Sna: ~
hc TINT should 1t,u nr cveu two q! tho VALVES
vet nut II urtci Tho tuird unc would suslce for
tle palrprs,. tI hlnv or cinptytng ltEk, Nc.
Towliscil hna III Ratoa to built! md hntlF tnt
thu cu1n1, mud In addition to tlcae ts ltliihlliis
ton exifs aatcs as IL prccaaaoh nsh'ast acc''
"Cnpt r.arkln, or st Ca,harlnes. has =, no con.
Lseks LICK II and T. Ilc plii1av Is airssly cotnpcse!!
sn ss to "9d s' t tns wsex e
. "Ybe new wt.tnr-wolr recently tlntshsd pI,o'yeMt ~ y
issof hll tint tho conrHctors desired. THIS Is
%aarsnpply W I'El s IN Tho icvei w Scsxcon Lacks md
2. Tho Knnr,l-loeks ut MuriAitA p4nd are titA
iAhcl. md tho Eutcs aro hung and In complete
The Messrs. Hurt, paxton + Asrsnn, ;,:. who
hayo tho cantrnGt for ai tho w.p"th t. orages;
at.l wifi co.np poc thoirnRrep.nent OIL time: They
have twcnty-forr 6rRes Y build, anu VIZ Gun, ns,
piete thoir work hotofo tho la'i aay OF ApFh
Mcssrs oI.ric,, .t;oufon = norgln hayo tho
ie1 Il" iIo Of II the % new eaa Therr sfo niaeteen
bridges to be built, srven OF which are t!ncty-
u , snf re s 1s ,hsea rs ~ nna III
long 0ilcs sixteen ieet wide. and bteies thoso
tnore uru swenty-thrcu stntionnry brt,lEGa to
priucspit. The .aTntailu lrack for tho nIle-
teen SWING bridges nro snlh steel. imported frtttl
tsr. s III; Tic II Fsrt iobInspn and Qunlor KM!d
hsaFss rs nrsH3y .c y ", 1se M n nse see,a ns. ru
%e', se Srs s w Il Il hn A %fH
D: canal. tcIng 1aJ fcut long aMo slxtcen fcot In
w 1hoss 'e tw9 f| snas hIs e tnts 9o
Il III 't r9an fs"s te :a ns sS Ths brdsa 1t ert
ehSsS en ,s s s u es IL 1' id s sf e sss
long. ttfteen foot III Width. The tIrin anticipate
"!a!as "sessrs. a lseaards aasas dt 6ot viii compo.e
thor coutracr ut port koni'lson by tho l0th OF
"Tho work Ia nearly completed from. Allan.
twelve miles. and tle t!st aectton one arrives NJ
p"ntro Da taS aud nascuiens @ ot tic slsssrs nnar.
Inan 5; Ct,. THIS sactton h hOout ono milo inNE
81 @ cuGIo m % yaris II solid roct: Oh ibis work are
employed abt,,,t d0o msn and Ienr!y KY hgrses ,.
The raianx ot the rock from t'e nott9tn o. TIC
duy and night. Thu atnanl drills, or which thert
OF drilling Il hole twu inches in diameter through
solid ll,iscstonr rock Of seven! and nc-halr fge
esao @ asS feot so 81 YocS t
wt,oe width Ut tho cnnal oacl, week. .,..,- /,
uuua consr Thes Ssvs G aboa a'H et
yards OF rock IT, move. mud arc A. present work