Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-08-05

ago. August 4-Chicago's $780,
drainage canal, which is intend-
aGord the sewerage Of the city
le- from the Chicago to the Mis-
river is causing trouble in
rs ways. 1t now promises to be-
an international matter, the ques-
having been raised in the Cana
Parliament as TO how much the
OF 100000 cubic feet of water
minute through the canal will az
the Canadian lakes.
Dominion government has begun
investigate the matter. Engineer
ulo,ph must also be prepared to
the engineers Of the United States
General Poe. Major Ruffner and
.aa Narshall-who have been or
rl To- ascertain TO what extent the
american cities on the great lakes will
ul.r by the operations Of the canal.
THE PRINCIPAL CITIES.
making complaint are Buffalo, Cieye-
lud Toledo. Detroit and Milwaukee
Engineer Randolph says the only
lake t0 De affected will De Lake Michi-
gan. the only one of the bodies of fresh
wlrr that is truly and distinctly
American. and even In this instance he
thinks the fears entertained by the Cit
liens OF Milwaukee and other towns
that cine lake viii De drained arewithout
foundation He saws the canal will
make mo- appreciable difference TO the
lakes. but hopes the question viii be
thoroughly agitatcd
THE Chicago drainage canal when
completed viii Doe about thirty miles in
length. and the idea is to thoroughly
drain the city, AS is known the city
perfectly dat and therefore has no
natural drainage The sewage now lies
restoring I'm the river on spreads out in
ne lake. pOluting the drinking
of the inhabitants aud inviting
disease To Is true that 10y means or
pumps some of the sewage I'm the river
lifted into the Illinois and Michigan
canal and sent down into the Illinois
river bGt
THE RELIEF Is SMALL
and amounts to- practically nothing. the
the canal not being sufficient
la current.
According 20 the present rate Of pro-
rr, Che drainage canal Will be COM
TED hv November 1, 1896. provided
t.- money is forthcoming. and will con-
channel. or free waterway
Ie for any craft drawing less
twenty-five feet of water. Inc
-rr made constitutes nearly Two
the entire cOas of creating a
channel from Chicago TO the Mississippi
which would De uavigable for
boats which Will be able 20
r-r r ST. Louis and New Orleans
present plans for the improve
Mississippi river shall have
coma. c,cl.
~rr MAXIMUM CAPACITY
.. canal is t1 De 100000 cubic feet
minute. or 10000 feet per second
--. it viii be possible ten years after
-.s canal Is 0ueuod before the capacity
-ho channel is taxed. However
when the American and Canadian cities
.. %. great lakes make -herc1mplaintS
quote the maximum capacity.
....b f- proper enough. as sooner or
- trf- viii be attained. Naturally
difference Of three or four feet,
Uniting that the drainage canal
a0ec. the lakes 10 this extent
nI make some of the lake harbors
ss.ble t0 the larger lake craft that
end entrance 20 them.
H is now. the wind has q most
effect upon lake levels. some
tines I'D the extent of four or five feet
.r Inc drainage canal should come
l with q further depressing eff
tho consequences would certainly
serious. Up TO the present time,
however. hu- one city, Cleveland, has
formal protest. and the ma
..' government has already taken
.
look INTO THE SUBJECT
t,--~-Hr and eNhaustively.
. Hn estimated by the engin-
e-.- n. drainage canal. when IN
working order and with 100000 cube
iae re through It's chan
n'l o"r -.o level of the lakes
and Niagara about four inches. but
nor fo rs diminuton VII,
ha 90ar.-'lh.. Pho face of the fac,
. Che wind ami other causes, In
ending r.nt1I are constantly pro
variation .. five feet or so iu
lake levels The flow of water IN
main chuu-. win Dee three times
tIa Ohio river at fits mouth,
.l'rj the volume of the Mis-
above the mouth of che Mis-
So Tow water le depth of the
the channel viii De twenty
....H r....H .r Hrrnrf f---fN feet