New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-11-29

2 The Cronstadt and St, Petersburg Canal begun
3. The Corinth canal. begun in 1854 and completed
Tie Manchester ship Canal completed in IN 49, e.,
a., ne Kaiser Wilhelm canal connecting tile Dur
&c 9 4d North seas, completed IN $50 ., -ba
North Sea and Baltic, opened in 1870 -. -,.,,
Lax re BE- Msliand Canal connecting Lake Etc VII"
-. and The two canals United States and Cana
Lake Huron
THE sUEz CANAL.
The suez Canal is usually considered the most
6 6Sr 9f vessels passing throqgh it annually does not
$40 superior with the chain OF GTeat al,es sl NE
oft In length however it exceSqqs any 81 an
lakes. The material sYcayated was usually sand.
thouBh IN some cases strata OF solid rock from IMo
70 three feet IN thickness were encountered me
sssils under the original plan, which gave a deptn
ot . feet In lS5 the canal was SO enlarged as 70
no Ieet and at the surface of 20 feet Inc original
form slightly il excess Of slo6o60Co0. The 1gmesE
as passing through the 9a az IN lS IN ss
dtti vessels gross tonnage, 294oloe tons; IN !sSs
2e6 vessels, gross tonnage 49, 5ls tons; in lSs9
80 vessels, gross tonnage. So go tons ana IN
tons. The of the canal is apparently large
book for lso giving the profits Of 1899 at "a 153-
go francs and the Total amount distributed among
the shareholders 515SS 02S francs or about 10 per
cent of the estimated cost OF 10000 go -,
the entire distance The length Of time occupied in
passing Through the canal averages S6ou; eig9esa
1e le1gth Of the canal passages are Of 1h St
The tolls charged are nine francs per ton net regis
ter. Danube neasgI eTaent,. which amounts 10
measurement. steam vessels passing through the
caraI sre propelled by their own power
THE CRoNsTADT AND ST. PETERSBURG
CANAL
The canal connecting the Bay Of Cronstadt with
St Petersburg Is described as & work of great
strategic and commercial Importance to Russia.
stadt are about sixteen miles long the canal proper
bIfg aooat slT ml.Ss abG me pay CnSiRei sDOnt
on me Gulf Of Finland aa to St PeteTsburg The
2 feet the original depth hayi viz ben about nine
total cost is estimated at about 100000.
THE CORINTH CANAL
Tie next Of the great ship canals connecting
bodies OF salt water II the order Of date Of con.
Gulf OF Corinth with the Gulf Of Fsina The canal
% 5 IRON AG 6J P6 66 a6oIi s
Its length is about four miles part Of which
through soil There are no locks as is also the
bottom. and the depth 2614 feet. The work
about S oo5 90 The average tolls are IS cents per
ton and " cents per passenger.
THE MANCHESTER SHIP CANAL.
The Manchester Ship Canal, which connects
franc on January l. 1854 The length of the canal
Manchester being 50 feet which is divided between
f e S 81 m Gi s Th 10 is sS feet at the Bot
tom, and avsrsses 10 feet at the water Level
though in places the width is extended to 9e feet
The minimum depth is IS feet, and the time re-
CURED for navigating the canal from I'VE TO eight
canal and docks 1900 900 cubic yards. OF
lock gates are operated b. hydrsuiic power raii
ways and bridges crossing the route q the canal
have been raised 20 give q height Of 70 feet TO
boee route n crosses is carried across bv spring
resting upon a pivot pier The total cost
in 1851. according to The Statesman Yearbook"
was f62 rs and the working expenses fiS3 20 FoE
ZIG 4sS toward paying f1250O Of interest which
the city Of MSncheter has to pay on ne 0a4i3
tolls on the canal amounted to 1854 tons in the
year increase of Y per cent over that OF the
corresponding period Of the preceding year.
THE KAISER WILHELM CANAL
Two canals connect the Baltic and North seas
through Germany the first known as the 7c Kaiser
Wilhelm Canal. having been completed IN 1880, ana
but proving also Of great value to general mercan-
was begun in ISL and completed. as above indi
Gated in 1885. The length Of the canal Is 81 miles
Of KEEL The depth is 29l. feet the width at The
bottom Y feet and the Ti as cb Wl9yh t5Tong6
marshes and shallow lakes and along river valleys
The total excavation amounted TO about 10000 go
cubic yards. and the cost TO about $4OVoOp Inc
number Of vessels passing through o I6 pc cana Il
dues collected amounted 10 2.l3Sl55 marks.
SHIP CANALS CONNECTING GREAT LAKES
Three ship canals intended to give continuous
massage to vessels from the head OF Lake superior
TO Lake Ontario and the St Lawrence Ever i are
and enlarged in 1S1 and 1850; the St Marys Fails
e ana eniaread in ISL and 1886 and the Canadian
Canal at St. Marys River opened IN $50 IN
present use. the canals at the St Mary.s River by
far surpass the Welland cana. the 4 1bG Sc
Of vessels passing through the c4ndls a. tlle -
Mary's River being eight tines as great Is In. LLe
number Passing goreT 5earv forty times as great
s that Of the latter one Of the important producIs
I1sA9 f., the section contiguous 10 Lake Erie, ana
a large proportion of the gram coming ION T
Iy va u The most important article the west
canals coal originates in IL errtory Cos tF f
to Lac axe Kat the number and tonnage of vessels
pas those of the WeIIand Canal.
THE wELLAND CANAL.
-. vveIsnd Canal connects Lake Ontario and
Lake Erie the Canadian sds OF me Tdzer, ~ y
was constructed in <s3 an9 eharsea , IN q y MIG
ne nlIu5er Of locks =. the total rise OF iockage
annual collection of tolls on freisht PASSENGERS and
vessels averages about SZ-lV0 anu we ia ia -
TIE sAr-IT STE MARIE CANALS.
~, canals Of sau.t Sc. Marie. Mich. and On
taro are loc4t iicb Connects Lake Superior with
ii 70 The other height Of seEenteea 70 twenty
zee in 81 Iy the state OF Michigan. and opened
IN ls5 the length Of the cahaI geIhs 30 5eI @tS
pa ir length and 70 feet wide and allowing pas,
sage 81 81 565 O5 The United states government,
Go coTsfIt q the State. began IN 1870 TO enlarge
me So ,-fdth 10 an average OF 100 feet. and
is depth Is feet also "a D- tt 5SSt ~ =
sl5 le5l h. 7Ile which was located lcQ feet south
Zee on ste ocEs TIE State relinqushed all con-
n n.