New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-13

The census gives the average tonnage Of these
vessels the following statement Prope;ers carrying
both passengers and freight. 69 tons. propeers car
ryng freight only So tons. tugs 81 tons; schooners
tY,en;y"one OF the propc.ers are Of over 800 tons
burden. and tina; 90 are under 1900 tons and S35
under 1900 tons. The general average tonnage -
$50 tons per v.sse..
These. then. are the ships Of the lakes. 1t is
construction Tor the accommodation OF snch vss-
se.s For the vesse.s OF 40 and 500 tons the water
Oswcgo and Troy On the Champ.an. st Law
renee division. there is abundance OF water Tor
vessels of l.cD 10 loo tons. by way OF Caushua-
waga. We have therefore. two excellent routes
available. The ordinary canalboats can come on as
barges can come via oswego and Troy to the mud
son. and propeers and sdewheel steamers OF even
renee and Champaign route to New-York.
As 70 the expense careful surveys and estima les
department OF the State and by the United States
Army engineers. by the State engineer department
depth OF IL feet and bottom width OF 100 feet with
locks 2Io feet long and 10 feet wide between Whit
g77. The United states engineer department estI
mated this division at s.. 10000 and the balance OF
cost Nl.coUo. The size Of caral here proposed
Is nearly identical with that Of the Canadian 81.
Lawrence canals ms enlarged, which Will admit
the passage OF vessels Of 100 tons burden. with
IA feet draught.
canal by The Chsmplain-st. Lawrence route for
SlO0OD0 TO $ll Como partly In Canada OF course. II
this canal IL 10 be built wholly In the United States
1t VIII cost much more than the amount Indicated:
but Is not this. necessarily an international affair,
and should not the United States Government deal
with the International aspects OF the question ?
The cost within the State OF New-York Is but
Su.0O.Wo by estimates after surveys. II adopt
n canal here partly I'm Canada the Dominion Gov
eminent is prepared and is now engaged in fitting
It's canals from Lake Champaign by way of the
st. Lawrence TO Ontario for these precise pur-
poses
and Oswcgo md 200 miles OF canal called for;
but II need not all he new canal great portion
OF the right OF way and canal Itself already cX-
lists on the basis OF cost OF the Champaign di-
tons at sli.100O0. this 200 miles from Albany to
Oswego should not cost more than S30.OOOo0. nor
indeed as much; for IL need not be expensive.
In fact Colonel Wilson. OF the Corps of Engineers.
II canal between Oswego and Albany: providing for
a depth OF water OF 10 feet, bottom width OF l9)
feet, with locks ls5 feet long. and his estimate OF
the cost was S25 G0.0O Captain Kingman, OF the
but he made surveys. and his views were rather
analoges based on proposed entire new canal
work and abandonment OF the present Erie canal
In the Mohawk Valley. 1t IL important to consider
will accommodate our SINAI Her vessels OF war. II
they should be needed the lakes. II has been
shown that a war vessel OF II feet draught could
be lightened of armament guns etc. to
thus an equal naval force Of the United States be
maintained upon that lnke; force so recently
jeopardlzed by the bringing In by Great Britain o:
armed revenue vessels. having ram bows and rapid
by the general Government would permit the pas
sage through our own canals OF such OF war
vessels TO the upper lakes: but the Chicago Des.
PLANES canal Will effect this result by way OF the
But Is an expenditure Of SIS 900 900 necessary to
Get the results here desired? / think not. OF