The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1894-03-30

port the most feasible route for such canal,
either Sy WY s Of Ct. crSix, Rum Or upper
appropriation and survey is now before
much upon the interest manifested for It
west Il i. the experience Of the best and
greatest Of projects to meet with ppposi:
tion at first. even By those who are 50 be
benefited e1sa ey them: A difference In altitude.
cuts no very important iigure. The prac-
enough water to feed It can be obtained at
sna tie e 1yss M ae' Seae.
the corps Of United States engineers. who
for many years has had charge Of the nav.
ig s,i, S.N waterways and works IN Central
canal between Lake Superior and the Mis-.
sissippi river is practicable. It requires q
careful survey yy however, to determine the
In 1875 the State of Minnesota expended
sbout 5000 in surveys Of different routes
Sr sren gsns m, %sdi X %
were not elaborate enodEh to determine
which was the most feasible route. How.
ever. congress would not be likely to act
States eSysneer 1nns q: L Would tso
such great bodies OF water, the work
would be pre-eminently national. A canal Is
contaminated Of capacity for vessels that
were to strike the Mississippi above. or be-
low the Twin Cities then unquestionably
the Mississippi would have to be canalized
from its Junction with the canal to the said
II the proposed canal were in operation
the people Of Minnesota would save 5000
900 annually on the single item Of coal.
the people Of the Northwest in Transports
tion In all lines Of heavy trafhc, but Its
indirect benefits would be great. It would
e ; % T 11a e
river navigation and lessen damage from
inundation.
The Miami canal. from Toledo to Clncin.
and one Of Its incidental dement's Is that the
water power furnished by Its locks has
developed manufacturing industry EN-.
ploying capital Of over $50: 0oo. 0oo. Ohio
seven counties crossed BY the canal COM
prise more than half the wealth Of the
state. The United States is still 2 great
i2.6oo.ooo acres Of ian1s in Northern Min.
nesota. mostly pine forest, which. IL prop.
erly administered, should be q continual
source Of income; a canal would make the
OF course 1t Is not expected that any such
large amount Of money would be expended
in my one year on the work Contemplated
rs to the but It ceHd
and in time it would be finished.
the canal commission appointed reported on
s ntft he cso1 Se q lie
commission ~ to the three routes was Us
;7: ss ss x fs S:y :. E r 81 s.
Fails to the mouth Of f., the Nance Nsmss. sS%
and fhssss the IN
OF the White river or some stream to be
ascertained to be most feasible for . water
roSte t. the wstsr ra Of ,d ass . snpssaoi
upper St: crSiz lake. thence astess ths sun.
nit MT e re i bee, sn1x; dstsrs Of the Bo'' nrue
r. iy. The Kssas liver g Tso: 2 H.
the divide to the waters Of Left.Hand river.
q 5s%ss nyGam
G. Andrews and l.. w. Rundlett. has had .
map prepared which 9 here Eeproduoed.
de6tea to the committee for the accompany
The commission on examination Of the
first Of these routes. which ts given e No.
8 In the cut. reported In substance that
canal could be made or ths -. = sas
through the town Of Taylof's FaIla.. . dis.
lance OF one and One.Quar1ef mlleo: a
large dam would be needed at the head Of
st. Croix falls. and one or two locks ct
With : lock therein would b rear Isss,. st
rapids to Yellow Pine rapids. distance Of
twelve miles, the river 70 from 40 to 100
yards wide, and With very little expense
could be navigated with steam or canal
vessels. A dam with lock would be neces.
sary at Yellow Pine rapids. and also dam
and lock at Baltimore rapids. The Kettle
river rapids ON the 1t. Croix would require
at least three dams, with locks to make 1t
naviRable. From the head OF the rapids to
the State Line rapids; twenty @iles, but
It naviGab!e. and q dam. with lock. would
afford slack water to the mouth Of Nameca.
eon. The swlftness Of the current In the
latter river would require nine Or ten dams
with locks to be made practicable for nav
i9ation. The report shows that an abun-
dance Of water could be had on the sum.
NIT ON this route. A canal would have b
be from Namecagon lake to Hemlock lake.
one mile long, q lake having its outlet into
White river, flowing into Lake Superior.
and = dam would Be required At The ! is't
point. 10 navigable for fifteen miles, and
then there 10 twelve miles Of rapids. From
the foot Of twelve-ml!e rapids to the head
for light draft vessels. At this point q
dam would be needed to make this slough
navigable. ten mile, to Ashland. making the
total distance from Tayior's Falls to Lake
Superior, $50 miles.
The second route. No. 4 In the cut, was
ported that the st. Croix river from the