The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-01-27
IMPORTANT INFORMATION.
Some Interesting Points Concerning
the Hennepin Canal, Furnished by
Engineer Hanbury.

thN o-ititS9i W
tween the great northwestern and north>
ern states and the chain of lakes and the
ocean, are due to the fact that its lockage
is comparatively small, and that it is in
tended to construct the canal and its
locks for fast travelling Inquiry at the
Office of the Military Engineers depart
ment, in Chicago, of which Major Han
bury is in charge, by reporter Of the
Inter Ocean, ELECTED some interesting in>
teresting information in reference to this
question. and also as to the supply of
water to the canal from sources other
than the feeder from Rock river. The
greatest height of the level of the canal
is but So feet above Lake Michigan. and
EOS feet above low water mark of the Ill.
inois river. The greatest height of the
Hennepin canal above the low water mark
of the Mississippi river by the Marais d
Osier route is IS feet; by the Waterfowl
route, SO feet; and by the Rock Island
route. l0l feet.
The aggregate lockage on the Henne-
pin canal from the point where it leaves
the Illinois river TO the summit level, the
highest point on the canal is POS feet, and
there are 90 locks, with lifts from : to 10
feet, From this point the surveys of
three routes have been reported The
shortest route, the Marais d Osier route,
requires locks 10 reach the Mississippi
river, making total of 81 locks on the
entire line OF Ga miles on this route The
WATERFOWL route, between the summit TO
WATERFOWL on the Mississippi river, has 8
locks, msking a total OF % locks in the
$50 miles of this route. The Rock Isl
and route between the same points. re
quires IL locks, and has Il total Of s.
locks in its "A miles The locks on eact
route include one lock for use from the
canal into the Mississippi river, to be uset
or not, occording 10 the stage of the
water.
The location of the ioekage to be
placed in the two new routes from th,
summit to Waterfowl and Rock Island
recently made under the order of III,
Chief of Engineers in the war depart
ment, is not vel ascertsi aei, but it i
probable that tn e lockace msy be reduce
on the new routes because Of their ioea
ton
The water supply OF tue canal, indie
pendent Of the feeder running from
Rock river TO the summit OF the canal
includes the following rivers, creek. an,
lakes: On the Easietn division. which i
used by all routes the West B lr7au CFrei
and Biz Bureau Creek; from The Eastern
division on the Marais d'Osier ronle, III
Marals d'Oser, the 100 acre slough, ST
Peters Marsh, Green and Rock rivers
and Hickory creek; from the Eastern di
vision to Waterfowl, Rock river an
Hickory and Coat creeks. and from Il.
Eastern division to Rock Island, Rocl
river and Hickory
A FEW WORDS IN THE HOUSE.
Mr.. John c. Dore, of Chicago, mad
an hours argument Monday, before til
house committee on rivers and harbors i
behalf OF liberal appropriations in gen
ersl, with special reference to the Hena(
+ pin canal. Mr.. D0re showed in consider
able detail how much less the Uaile
, States spent in internal improvement
than the British, French and German gov
ernments England has spent on canal
in India since 1859 very nearly as muc
, as this country has spent in its whole el
istence on all classes of internal improve
ments, and more has been spent on gov
, eminent railroads in India than on canal
France has spent more than double III
; sum in internal improvements that tn
United States has. and has perfected plan
for an immediate expenditure Of 5000
900 600 Mr. D0re's argument was mail
y devoted to pressing the point that eA
: ports of wheat were rapidly falling of
and the exports of wheat from India wei
. increasing with equal rapidity. At tn
, same time Egyptian cotton is beginnin
to threaten American cotton. Tne onl
, way OF meeting this new competition /
to reduce the cost Of transportation, an
that can only be done by promoting watt
: communication Mr. Dore was listene
to with marked attention