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The means l)y which it is intended to accomj)lish th<' objects of the Company, is the construction and (►j»eration of a canal and hydraulic race-way, from a point in the Welland River, within five miles of its mouth, across com])aratively level land, to a ])oint or |)oints on tiie Niajjfara escarpment, with such enlarfjements of the natural water-courses in the Townsliips of Cirantham and \iaj?ara as may be necessary for carrying- off the water from the powei* canal, to Lake Ontario. Power, Etc. ^ ,^. The* world in j^ciKTal, acknowh-do-inji: the limits of clcctriiMty to Ik' un- bounded, is turning, and ri^'htiy so, wondt3rin^and cxiu'ctant cyrs toward Niagara and the enormous efforts tliere bein^* made to deviUo}) ]»ower, and whilst also acknowledging those efforts to l>e founded and dejx'ndent upon the maj^'nifleent supply of water an •! <>l<>!l The ('om})any is empowered by its charter, to deepen and widen the Welland Kiver, if necessary, from its mouth to the })oint of intersection with the proposed canal, thence by a straight «)p(M» cut thr(moints and hv us(ul at such heads, as may be found most desirable, until the full head «>f ^20 feet has ])een utilized. Head of 320 Feet: How Obtained and Compared with Niagara Falls. AVhen viewing the Falls, it is seldom one stops to consider that the; cataract proper represents but tlu; lesser proportion, in the descent of the waters of Lake Erie to l^ake Ontario; that whilst tlie a^g-re^ate descent is 330 feet, the Falls proixM' cover only ITio feet of it. the g-reater portion being included in tlie various rapids of the rivers. The accompanying blue print diagram shows this, and also how it is proposed to use this great head of 320 feet, being: total difference l)etween the Lakes, less 10 feet, the descent on the Niag"ara to the mouth of tlie Welland River. J,'i I The Canal to be Built and the Amount of Power to be Developed. Kififlit nl(Hi«f siclr the ])roiK)sr(l })o\vor canal, lies tlic Wclland Navififation Canal, the diiniMisions of wliich arc UM) x HIO x 15 fi'ct, and in the Imilding" of which were encountered no insuperable ditticulties, even for the crude facilities obtainable when most of tiie work was under construction. It is proposed to duplicate the navij^fation canal between the Uiver and escarpment, if the pros- jH'ctive market {ov power warrant the dimensions, and such a watercourse will ji^ive the (>)mpan\ at three miles ]H'r hour flow, •.>75 h. p. i»er foot of fall, producing- in the main or first head nearly ir)(),(KM) h. i>. and in the total head ov«'r .->00,000 h. }). Thus, this immense amount of powi^r will be attained sim])Iy by the dig-png- of a race-way, the cutting- out of a reservoir, the placing of wheels, etc., on the surface of the ground and the straightening of natural water-courses; which work will all be readily accessible and done under tin- unusual circumstance of having- along side of it a similiar work comi>leted succ<'ssfully though involved by ad- (litioiial enjj^iiKM'rin^ niul working" dillicultics pceiiliMi' t<> the Imildinj;- ot locks, weirs, etc.. necessary to a uavi^atioiinl canal. Advantages of the Location, Etc. This enterprise is situated in the ;>ard('n of Canada, the widely-celebrated Niagara fruit belt, whose equai)le and mild climate, owinj>: to its semi-insular position between the Lakes and the Niagara Hlver, is fully evidenced by the fruit products of the territory and Avhich climate with an unbounded su])ply of the best water, and unrivalled drainage ])ossibilities, mak<'s the location an uneciualled one for the placing of a large i)opulation, drawn by manufactories using the cheapest ])ower on earth. From the utilitarian jioint of view, the location is in like manner unequalled, lying as it does along side the Welland Canal, the grent- est artificial highway of the continent, capable of i)assing in one bottom 1(){),()(J<) bushels of grain, aiul which, on the completion of the lower canals to the 14 foot depth now under construction jnid the develoi>ment of cheap elevator facilities, will undoul>tedlv control the traftic of the Lakes to the sea-board. ''tl 'riic iK'uiiisula is crossrd from cast to west >)y six lines of railway, and from north t(> soutli l>y two lines, wliieli fjfive eonnection with the f::reat trunk lines of the continent, thus affording'- connnunieation to all i>arls of t!ie country; in short for the location of manufactories, thei'' can hv found «'lsewhere, no situation giving^ eipial lake and rail trans}»ortation. The jjfreat bulk of all shijtments from the west to the seaboard and return, via New York )>y rail, have alwjiys gone throufjfh this district, whilst the Welland Canal is the natural, shortest and best route to the sea-board, commandinfj (if not handicapped as in the past) the whole of the throug-h Lake traitic. Water Supply for Irrigation, Farm Uses, Etc. We have now to touch u] on a subject, which the past season has demonstrated to be one well worth the attention of every farmer, fruit and vcfjcetable grower, namely, that of an ade<|uate supply of water at all times available, which would mak«' the f^rowers indei)endent of weather such as has lately been experienced. Tn th<' fruit belt lie lOO.OOO acres of the fim'st of soil, which, with the labor con- 10 sequent upon its working, is lia])le at any time, owin/^r to deficient rainfall, to prove unproductive, and yet ^^o continue l)lind to the fact tliat by raisinjj: oui" eyes from any one of these scorched acres, wv may see an unlimited sui)})ly of 6,000 cubic miles of water lying only just above us, awaitinjj: the haiul of someone to tap it. The Company have it in view to supply this jj^rowing want, and having cut through the natural dam id brouiiiit the water to the brow of the et' t. rpmen will under authority of their charter, distribute water throughout the fruit lands, thereby insuring to the grower his annual return for labor and enchancing the value of his lands from 2()(J to o(X) per cent., as has been the case with the irrigated lands of California and Colorado and as also has been the ease with those fortunate ones in this district, who either })v use of windmills or otherwise have been enabled to use water for irrigating. Ala thai bv sch( u Extracts from the Press. Tlic Xiaj,rani Falls (N. Y.) Journal HOtli Jiiiif. lHi)4: '"For the t*oiisi(k;ratioii of those who are tryiiijjf to make a corner on Niagara Kiver water it will he well to inform them that neither the State of New York or any of its chartered com])anies are masters of the situation, Imt that a company recently formed in Canada can dry up Niaj^ara Kiver and make the g-reat cataract and Niag-ara g-orj^-e a dry and dreary waste any time they see tit. A Water Com- ])any lias been chartei-ed in Canada, to huild a power canal from Lake Eri<' to Lake Ontario. Throu^li this route all the water that now flows throu^ii the Xiag-ara River channel can be diverted if this Comi)any sees fit, and much easier, than enoupfh water to interfere with the beauty of Niaf»ara P'alls, can be diverted by all the y)rojeets now uncb'r way or talked of in this State.'' The Buffalo Courier, under heading- '"SlealiniL;- Niagara ]\*iver" says: "Certain newsj)apers in the States art' exercised over what they term a scheme to "steal Xiajrara Kiver," by which reference is made to the project of one T of tho AJiiundmn c()ni{)aiu('s that liavf been orjjfanizcd for the ])urposi' of utiliziiijtJf the Niagara water power, namely, Tlie WeUaiid Power and Suj)i)ly C'anal Co'y, which was incorporated at the last session of the Dominion Parliament, and whose aim is not only the utilization of power l)ut also to sujtply water to irrijifate the peninsular fruit belt. "The charter of the Company," the Piiiladel])hia Record observes, "i)ermits it to draw unlimited water from tlu> Niagara River. The Company is empowered to deepen or widen the (Jhi})pawa Crecik from its mouth to the point of intersection of the proposed canal, four and one-half miles west, and it is said there is nothing' in the charter to prevent the Company from diverting the course of the Niagara River to Thorold, Ontario." A correspondent to the St. Catharines .Journal writing in regard n> the Smelt- ing of Ores, says: is the great article re(|uired for such woi'k, and much was ex- pected from the discovery of natural gas, but as electricity appears to be fast succeeding both, for powei*. light and heat, if it van be successfully used forsmelt- wlie wliie 13 iii^' iron ore, tlicii lliis soctioii of the country should hjive u ln'ij^lit prospect before it. Witli such an advance, is it not well that the latent wealth of which we are possessed should be presented nior(; fully to the Avorld? More especially when it is considered that should a coal mine be discovered in the townships of Stamford or Thoi'old, cai»ital would immediately offer itself to develop them. Yet in com- parison with the water i»ower for ^ifenerating electricity which both townships possess, a coal mine W4>uld be a nuM'e baj2:atelle. It is known that three pounds of coal are re(|uired to obtain oiu^ horse-power of steam. Then sa> that HOO.OOO horse-])()wer is produced by the Welland Power and Supply Canal Com])any. This wt)uld be eipuil to the ])roduction of 8,240,(KX) net tons of coal per annum of ."iOO days, at 82 per ton. j?(;.4Hf),()(W) would be the pro- duct. Surely a j^-reat future a wii its us. Basinj»" the fact on the statement that iron ore is now snu'lted by electricity, where in the whole Dominion is there a spot ecpial to the said townships, through which, as our American friends say. will How the whole of the Niagara River? 14 Talk of Columbian g'old mines, or nlckle mountains in Ontario, or coal beds in Nova Scotia, whose yields arc never certain, whih; the watcj* — the electric produc- ing power — rolls on forever," ■y/^ roduc- V il M ..il McCoMB Brothers printers, St. Catharines, Ont.