Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1905-1906, 1906-01-12
THE RICHMOND AND ROCKVILLE CANAL

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lstructing canal down the East Fork
sof the Whitewater river from a point
| in Dark County, Ohio, to connect
with the Miami canal at or near Day
ton. Ohio. On September II, 1886, a
convention of delegates from Wayne
aud Franklin counties assembled at
Dunlapsville in the interest Of the
proposed canal. On calling the roll
the following delegates answered:
Robert Morrison, John Finley, War
ner NJ. Leeds, John Erwin, Irwin
Reed, Daniel 2. Virgins, James W.
Borden. VIM II. Foulke, Alexander
Stakes, Basil Brightwell, Achilles
Williams, Mark Reeves and w. B.
Smith Of Richmond: Smith Hunt,
Frederick Black, w. j. Matchett, Col.
f. Rialsback, Jacob Hender, Thomas
J. Larsh and William Clerick, of Abb
ington; William Watt, James Lamb,
William Youse, Jesse Starr, T. Fl.
Harding, J. f. Chapman, Lads Wal
ling, Jacob Incl and Greenbury
Beels, of Brownville; George New
land, John Templeton, J. W. Scott,
Matthew Hughes, Hugh Mccullough,
Israel Kirk and Bennett Osborn, of
Dunlapsville; Redin Osborn and
James Wright, of Fairfield; Abner
McCarty, Samuel Goodwin, William
7. Beeks, George Kimble, John Ry-
Man, john NJ. johnson and George
Holland, of Brookville. A perma-
nent organization was effected. Com
mittees of three from each delegation
were appointed to correspond with
parties residing on the line Of the
proposed canal and notify them of
future meetings, and give any other
information in regard to the enter
prise.
| January p, 1897, the legislature of
Indiana directed the Board of Inter-
nal improvements to survey and To-
cate early the ensuing summer ca
F., nal from Richmond to BrookvilIe. to
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or near the latter place. They were
to use the local engineers then en-
ployed on the Whitewater Canal, and
s., to incur no extra expense for the
State. Accordingly, Colonel Simp-
son Torbet was employed as engineer
/ in-chief and Colonel John H. Far
quhar, Thomas NOEL, Elisha Long, J.
&c. Moore and NJ Dewey, who had
been employed on the Whitewater,
presume, formed the engineering
corps of the Richmond and Brookville
/ Canal. December 2, 1887, Colonel
! Torbet made his report to the State
Board of Internal Improvements,
stating that he had completed the
, survey and location of a canal down
the East Fork of the Whitewater
river. beginning at Richmond, in
! Wayne county, and terminating at
Brookville, in Franklin county,
/ The canal was to be 33h miles
long, 20 feet wide on the bottom. and
40 feet at the surface, and to have q
+, depth Of 4 feet of water. There
would be 81 miles of slack water
aud 3 miles of bluff, requiring rip
rapping or loose stone protection
I There was q fall of 27312 feet, re
! qmring the following mechanical
structures: , guard locks, , aque
duets, culverts, water weirs witt
gates, 10 road bridges, 2 towpatl
bridges over the East Fork, 5 dams
and 81 lift locks. The dams were tC
be located at the following points
Dam No. l, one-half mile from Rich
mond, at the National road, 100 fee
long; Dam No. 2, 100 feet long. 81
miles from Richmond, near Larsh ;:
mill: Dam No. 3, II feet long. III
miles from Richmond. near Otis
mills: Dam No. i, $50 feet long
above Fairfield, and 2315 miles from
Richmond; Dam No. 5, 200 feet long
above Brookville and 80 miles from
Richmond. The locks, each 90 fee
long by 10 feet wide, were to be 10
Gated at the following places; No
/, one-half mile from Richmond. a
the National road bridge; No. ?. a
Bancroft IS factory: No. 3, at Siddle !
mills; No. 4, McFadden's saw mill
No. 3. Rue's Mill; No. 6, Henderson ,
farm: No. Z, Henderson s saw mill
No. :, Colonel Hunts lands: No.
at Shroyer's fafrm; No. 10. at Abine
ton; No. IL. at Schwisher's house
No. II. guard lock where the cana
crossed the river: Nos. ID and Il. i
brownsville; No. Is. at Aschenbury
saw mill; Nos. TO and Il. at Adney'
lands; No. is, at Silver creek; Sc
~. at Newland's. near Dunlapsvilla
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