The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-28

Superior passes from Buffalo to the At
lantic coast by way Of the Erie canal and
railroads centering at Buffalo.
The Welland Canal.-The Welland canal
connects Lake Ontario and Lake Erie on
the Canadian side of the river IL was con-
structed in 1898 and enlarged In ISL and
again in 1900. The length OF the canal Is
twenty-seven miles. the number OF locks
twenty-five, the total rise of lockage 20
feet and the total cost about $25.OoooO. The
annual collection OF tolls on freight. passen.
gers and vessels averages about $225Oe and
the canal is open on an average about 2so
days In a year.
The sault Ste. Marie Canals.-The canals
OF Sault Ste. Marie. Mich, and Ontario, are
located adjacent to the falls OF the st.
Mary's river. which connects Lake Superior
with Lake Huron and lower or raise vessels
from one level TO the other, a height or
seventeen to twenty feet. The canal be-
longing to the United States was begun in
1853 by the State OF Michigan and opened IN
1856. the length OF the canal being 5,6s4 feet.
and provided with two tandem locks, each
being $50 feet In length and 10 feet wide ana
allowing passage OF vessels drawing ~ feet.
the original cost being s1.0oo.0oo The United
States government, by consent or the
State. began I'm 1870 to enlarge the canal.
and by 1881 had increased its length TO l6
miles, its width to an average OF l6o feet
and it's depth TO is feet: also had built a
single lock 515 feet long and so feet wide.
with a depth of IL feet on the sills, which
locks. The State relinquished all control
of the canal in March, 1882. In 1887 the
State locks were torn down and replaced by
q single lock 500 feet long. 100 feet wide and
a depth Of % feet of water on the sills- This
lock was put in commission in 1896 The
canal was also deepened TO Is feet. The
Canadian canal, Us miles long, $50 feet wide
and % feet deep, with lock 900 feet long, 90
feet wide, with % feet on the inter sills,
was built on the north side OF the river
during the years 1883 to 1895. The number
Of vessels passing through the United
States canal in 1902 was 17.5ss. and through
the Canadian canal 4, 24. In 1900 the num-
Der of vessels passing through the United
States canal was 1914 and through the
Canadian canal 5000. showing an increase
OF LOO in the number OF vessels passing
through the Canadian canal and a slight
the United States canal, the increase I'm the
number passing through the Canadian
canal having been due to the development
of the Michipocoten district. The tonnage
passing through the United States canal in
1902 was: Registered tonnage. 27.40S.021 tons:
in 1901 % DID, 1874 tons, against D,l36 7S2 In the
year 1900: the freight tonnage In 1901 was
% 026.52 tons, against % 25l.539 tons in 1900.
The Canadian canal shows: Registered tom
mage in 1902, 4,547,561: in 1901. 2.4N.6f2 tons.
against 2. 160. 490 in 1900. marked contrast
between the business of the St Mary =
Falls and Weland canals Is found in COM
parison of their figures for term OF years.
The number of vessels passing through the
We!land canal in 1873 was 6.425 and In 1899
22O2 a reduction of more than one-half in
the number of vessels. The number of YES
sells passing through the St Mary's Falls
canal i'm 1873 was 2,517. and i'm 1902. through
the American and Canadian canals, z2659.