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Les diagrammes suivants illustrent la m6thode. errata I to t ) pelure, on d D 32X 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 6 8 R E P O R T ON THE MOST ELKWBLE riOMTE FOR ^ CJ^NJ^l. BTCT^rEE^ LAKr-: STMCOE AND TIIK RTCE T.AKT, AND LAICF SIMrOP C^KOIUJIAN BAV, TO Till: lUY OF (^(UNTK BY THF BACK WATEJiS OF Till-: NEW CASTl F AND DlbTHlCT. BY K II. BAIRI), CIVIL ENGINEEK, M.I.C.E.L PPJNTED BY ORDER OF TITE C0T7NTY COUNCJL OF TTTV COUNTY OF HASTIiNGS. ' "^ GEORGE BENJAMIN, ESQUIRE, WARDEN. B E L J. E V I L L E ; Pbintkd bt M. ifowKLL, '' LvTKU.r... :,.„:„ " Okku-k, cohnkk ok FkoJt .no BmDGK iM'ItKETS. 1855. will \ ^ INTUODUCTIOX. Ill i«"|iiosting the Wiinlou to }tul)li.sli Mr. BairdV; Report, upon the N.'ivli4' il>'.' waters ol'llio Newcastle District, and coiHicctinii^ them with the ]-*»ny nf (^);rni!i., iJio Counril requested that his remarks slioiild be pnbli^liod witli ill' iic|)()rt, !H a suitable Tntivnbiction. And tlic Warden desiros to say lli:it, lie pict'ers jiriiitinij those remarks n:, they were made, instead of addiiij; niiilit to tl;em, lie feels assured that the public of the County of II;b-.;in „. ;r,ii)n wliioli I shall \mi<'. the coiu ideratio;! of the eiOijeet, so that yuniay hevenOiT, .•iiid th;tt lo, at no very distant period, bo onabhd to oonie to a du« considi-rmioii ol its iiiiportanee, and be prejjarod to take active stops as w«-ll as to instrui't yo.ir li>';)re.«i'iitutiveH what steps they are to take in di'^cussing the matter for your a Ivantaije, in Parlianiont. "Yi'\ h'i\''S'en the projoot mooted, of unitin*^ the wntovs of Lak> irnron with tin 'i'oroiito Jlnrbour by means of a Canal. In di-^eussiiic; iho fri-ihility of the pro)'' 't iMid i's probable remunerative result?, that portion of the Toronto Press, whi'h ihlvoi'jit.'s tlie measure advances these opinions. Of course you must alh>\v .-oil!!' mnruin i'lT {\\>-\v eagerness and desire to ol)tain the fuUilment of a projcci, !r, \v!ii Ii tlu' trade of many millions of jieojde would be forced into th« warehouse "f (he Toronto Mereliants, but even allowing for tliis, I tliiiik you will aixrce V. itli iin', when I point out to you the fact, that Toronto is not to be rcaeh;/d a- ijisily as the IJuy of Q.uint(\ Our neighbors too, on the other side of the^li'i • h '-'i r '. no; to siy, that tlio St. Law'reuce is tiio mitlet for all tlioir pro- duce eotiiijLC from tin' West, and if this l>e so, surely the nearer we debouche fi'ojn the Canal into tlint Itivt r thi; better for tlie transit, and if the Lake navitration can besp'ired alto!i;,'thei', suri'ly tlie <'nter|(rize must be greatly ben"fitted by eueh aa avoidence. First, thvso able Toronto papers make the following very pertinent remarks as to the practicubility and necessity of the work :— IV " Wlion \vc fitiil citiitiuiis luid ciilciiljiliii",' inoii of tli'' lii<^li<'s1 (Miiiuiicn-ial fttan<]iri<;, lioMIy nllirruiiif;. timt .'ill the iHriJitic-t m»\v iill"i»r^-iliility furnish; uinl tlimuiiiir tli^ MiLri^'Slrd OftiiuM jiml Lnki' Nipi>siii<; Cuiml. uilli Iho Northmi iuhI nil tin dthcr I'.iilrn.'i.j;; now ii:ili'fi;ikrii or proji rli d, iiili' tin' '-I'lilf — vrhi'ti we Htiil • iirli iii.'ii .-laliMi,' ciiiplinlii-ally, lliat in tin ii' h-H.lt In (;rnr;i-iaii (anal will >*liil be ni'i'iK'il, at wliativi-r rost ; ami tliat cviii lib n, tln'i'i' will In' a piTlVct jam of cuniiin'i'fc jMii-liirii; its way by fvcry pll^••illl^ onllit to llir Atl.'intir ( )im'hii — such 8t,at''itii'iil< niij-^t attnict llii' alti'ntioii orcvcry man t'miablc ol' rcilriiimi, or feeling tlic ,ritish American possessions north Jind north-west of the IJi.per Lakes? What of the Lake o£ the Woods and Luke Winniix';,'? What ofthc tens of thousands of milesofunappro- priated g.'irden-huids on the Saskatchewan, ami its noi'thern and suthern boundsl Might not these va.st regions justify very large spcclatious respecting the trade that must pass Toronto on its way eastwards." " Now! wish to know, why the advantages contemplated here, which are open to all may not be sought by us, if riches are to be acipured by means of con- necting any portions of our waterr, with the wati-rs of Huron, why should we not exort our energies to make that point of connection the ]}ay of Qumte, if the riches anticipated arc really to be obtained iis jx.inted out, if it is a matter for the consideration of Canada, why would it not pay our peoide and our County to' vuilnrtakc Trent, an< direction, least cost t to usCC)1II liflidii, or *t, Avill be i iiittt the (' ]ir()|)(j90 111 ihci'cby s|inrtat ion fX|)('ii.«og, niu'Wost, nliiiiMlaiice • trau.-liip- ' case calls 1), till' key I'T |)()rli(in in]iortfinco Ics, which nary irraia 1(1 inviting vtMU'.-s, all ci'ior ; and rater grain the Hi'itish 'the l,akf of otvuiappro- rii lioiiiidsl ■ the trade which are ;'ans of con- Diiid wo not into, if the n)nttor for p County tO' vudortaUo tt proliininary mirvoy, from Lake Simcoo to our own rDunty, to tlia Trent, and tlicncc to Ihc Hay. I in;«i>t tliat wc arc hoiiinl lo lake a Htc|) in this direction, ami I also in^i-'t Ilia) our> is ihe inillct wliieli rfui he conNtiMieted at tho h'ast c(wt to the pidtiie, and willi a |jjrcater dejrree of |iii'liaMe <(ini|iletioii. And to use til" word ' of (iiir 'roi'dtito tVieml,-, I a.~k i< noi all ( 'niiairi cijinilU' inlen-.-^tt'd, what is wantinj; !■' eoni|ili te llie ehaia "cs(iitinr; the intluencis of tho County of Ha:q. Civil iMiginecr, upon instructions sent to him hySicIiOm Colborne, to examine the nu)st olii;fil>I(! route tor .a. Canal bi tween Lake Sinicoe and the Ri<'<' bake, by a Series (d' runniiiii levels," ] have caused a copy of that Re])ort to ibo drawn up, and now lay it. on the table i'w your cotu"sderation and action : — \*' Cost of construction frotn liice Lake, to IVt-rbort.' inoluilini,' the liar at tho mouth of the Otanabee, Dani.o'rstiohl, Robinson's, ami Vankoo Bonnet Shallows. Whilhiy'sRa|)ids, tte., £ 4,210 19 I" From Rcterboro' to Clear bake, iiu'ludinir the nino mile Ra[jids, Ivateliiwannoe Lake !in.d Voun!.f"s Rapids, 66, 524- 14 I M" From Younj^'s outlet of (!h ar ]ai\h' to Bobenyirean.incIudin.L' Clear and Stoiiey Lakes, I'eiunsula Fails, lUwleiu-h Chutes, Buck- liorn's Rapids, Buckhorn's Lake, ('hcnuuig and I'igc^on Bakes, 21,102 2 C i'' From Bobcaygoan to Cameron's Falls and Balsam Lake Portago, in(ducing Sturgeon Lak(>, with Bobcaygvan R.'ipids, Shallows above Rapids, Dams there, Dam at or Ixdow the m'outh of Litthi Bohcaygean, Navigation of Stiu'geon Lake, Cameron's Falls and Shallows, Cameron's Lak(!, Balsam Rapids, and Buksum Lako, 22,546 16 % '' From Biil-inni T.ak" tf> Lakt- Siincoo, iiu-ludiii/? CtiM/ifcral Ciitfl to Tiillmt I'lv.r, LockH (lifrcnn, Cloaiiiig of Flood Wuod, ami rU'i's ut til.' inoutli of till' 'I'itll.ot I!;ii'lK.ar 121,212 IR I " Look Mii.stfi'd IloUrti'.-* 2, COO " ('otiliiii,'''ii'-'ici and .Miiniig'Mnoiit, 10 por cent 2n,821 C « £li02,OG7 IC 4 " niav(Mni^rtly drawn _vournttont ion to tlii^ port ''^■n of the rstirnnto h^'oanso '' it inr'lud<'^< llinsi' portions to wliii'li tlw' Toronto V\'c:'t ]\u- not r-f rt-i"] ; and it will onnlili' yon to}j;<'tiu'r with the Kstinintc-J fiiriii-jlK d hy tin! L'j>|>.r S-i tioim of tho Work, hy o\H' Toronto fii^nds, to nmkc an iippi'oxiniiil"f;ilcuIiition, of the (iilftrcncc in th<' r, (iillVrcnoo iicn c'VcrytliinfT portnnt Piil'Joct, •I'fttion to carry ivo any vpocial 4 To His i " an Mav it 1 II ino ill I, lOth J II tlio l.lll iiirof nu'l thiR'ict' L(ik-i\ mul onllic practlcubU'itu and iH'olntl'h' (.I'lH'iisc of coiniirt'nii/ Ihr.^o Lak'is, BvN. n. r.AlKP, Civil, I'ACilNKKU, k M. 1. C. K. L. M\v ir I'l.KVsi: Yorii Kxrri.f.Kscv, That in ;irci)r,l;iii''() willi yn'.ir ICxc^'ili'iicy'^ CMiniiiauds, i-omoycd to ino ill LifUtcMatit roloiit'l Uowan's <• >iiuiimiicati\itii llic Addn'^s of tli(i Jfoiiso of AsscinMy of dah; Uiih A|u'il last, viz: — " Td cxainiiii! tlic most oliiriltli^ route, for :i " Canal 1hMa\('c,'U Lako Sinicoo and the liic(! Lake, i)y a scries of ninnin« " levels, and to ivport to your I'Acellt'ncy, for tlio information of the llousf " nt its iioxt Session, respectinji the practicability andexpenseuf comieetiiii; •^ these Lakei.'' I liavc, ill cou'^ripKMice, the honor to state for your FAcellcncy'.* information, that upon iIhj iHth day of einiic last, having' romj^lcted my {)n'linnnary arran^'r'ncnt'^, in ])ro\idiiiix pi'opcr assistance and canoes, in which f found iin)j'c dillicuh_\» than i anticipated, and havinu* en^'ai^ctl the. fervices of Mr. F. P. Kuluduc, l)ci)utv Trovincial Survevor, f<,)r tlie surveviii^' department, I proceeded to the inspection and examination of the country !»et\v(;en Kiee Lake, and Lake Simcoe, eonceiving it more in order to follow up tin; route from tin? Jiay of (.^uinte. as detailed in my tormei' rejiort to your Jvvcellency on the ]>ro]»o>ed impix>vements on the liiver rrent, in IS'S^, than to reverse, and commence from Lake Simcoe — the result of which inspection, levels, survey, ttc, J shall endeavor, with as much perspicuity and brevity as the nature of the im|X)rtant subject ^vill admit, to lay before your Excellency, assuminn;, althouu.'h not expressed in my instructions, or in the Address from the House, the same scale of naviiration as that reported on for the improvement of the 'i'rent, viz ; — for ioeks 134 X y3 X .5 feet water as the data upon which to proceed; 2 I'l li .icooi'dingly coinmoucini^ ti'oDi lii.'i^ l-aivC, inl"-) wliicli lln' ii.'iviufaiioii must !>c* undorsloDa as uuiilc a\!)lIal)K' \>y llic I'lMjuisilr oju'raiioiis loniuM'lv rt'porti'il aiiil csiimat'' 1, and I'oi- ]iim -iiiriiitv and rri'.jr.'ncc >ak(' ^liail divido ihc wliolc voiil.! iu!o H\o seL'tions, (.'oiDiii.'iiciiu;' fVom iii,> |;ii',' j.ai;!', thus" S.N'tioii N(. VVdin. Iii 'i^ Lakii Id PcdM'lDi'f'ii'j'li, — _. _ •' iliid, " l'c"ci'i'Mr.,ii-li In i.uilcl oi'i'icai' l,a!aiu Lalvc to J.ake Siiiicoo, - ,'.4 ' Makin-' in al!, ------- llOmil OS. Witli rrf>-i'(MiCi3 to M', 'lion N'o. 1, th-'Hi'-! ohsja-'lo lu'i'-^cniino" itself is the bar ai tlio oiilK'' of tin; < ManainM.' Ki\cr, osci' w ni(di, in so; ih\ seasons, ;»t low'st suaniiri" wah-r, ihrrc isi'^ii inoic ilia.n oiM-ii(j.,.!i in, dies; from tin's jioiiit of dillicnhv to within lialfa niih' of l'l<'amci's, v, iili i he tw.-cjiiion of rlirc!' I ritlin;^- ol'xt ructions^ .1.-. sliiv.!! ill till' aiToiiiiiaiiviiiL;" plan and si.Ttion, \i/: — ! 'am^-cr Field, lii^hiii^oii's Island, and \ ank-M- 1 lonnd Shi rals, over w hiidi, ;.t !o\vi'>! snmmei- vvator. 1 .'i inidies will lie tin- niniosi, aaid v'.oidd, noi r\,'\\ ]\;\\() rea.tdicd that hui f >i' the (^\<'rtions niadf la-^t sn.niin<'r, or ^niriinei' hcfoi'c. in ri'mo\'inc;- r!u\ I'ouiid holders troni tln.^ (diannel, and niacin'/ them in heao-, or i-iles. 1 * It.' out of flu; fail' way, I 'V a. ^'vantll nndi'istand) tVoni the J*ro\incial I'arlia- fnent, laid out under i'oniniissioneis apjiointeJ for the ]'nv|iose, and wliieh i!i so far as su inch 's, (l — !) ;) ar this j.oiiit eon>id«'rahIe expense has been incuia'ed, in ch-ai'ln^* the bottom tVom holders and in formino bu(tie>s..-s tin r iNith toe<»ntract ami dee|HMithe bed of theri\'t'r, and Avliieh ^»eems to have so fai' sneeeedi'il ; but, at tlu- same time, tin;': benclit seems to liave been eouuti'raeted on the other hand bv the increase of current, v'ldeii, as a matter ofeourse, the contraetini^' the channel has Ini-l tlK?. Gt'eet of creating, althoui:-h not so p;'r<\at as to prevent tlu; steamer o-Vor- thumhcrland, a twin boat of pariicular co,nstructi(Mi, and drawinc:- very l:('!e water (say 2 — 0,) laid on that route, by individual enterj»rise, to sunnount at a moderate jntcli of water, when she readily ijrins the extent of the navio-ation of the Otanabee Kiver in its present state, in the basin iinmediately below the town, and at the foot of the t) mile rti[)ids, Inaving surmounted with ease a small ripple of a few inches ditlerence of level, at the narrows between the Little Lake and Cpper l.>ay. Thus terminatintj the first section of difHculties on the route, viz. tlio bar at the moutli of tho river, Danger Field, Robinson's, and Yaidvcelk)nnet Shoals, with AVhitlaw'ii Rapid, and small rapid above, making in all, from Rice Lake to I'etcrboro', a difference of level of 4 feet inches. Tho next and most serious obstruction to tho navigation of tho CHanabeo River,, presents itself prominently in a series of uninterrupted > ri\ de hii cor att (lii as m of] ft- th< Kii its(,' dur the the Vol HI must >rni(M-lv 1 (iivii!es, lI i'arlia- id ^vllich a benefit 's Unpids, e oxpenso 1 fovmino lid Avhieli 'lit seems t' eurrent, li:vl tlw iier Xor- inn-- very rjn'ise, to extent of tlio basin Is, liaving f level, at nninating nth of tho Whitlaw'ii 'etci'boro\ on of tho aterruptod ipi no Ilenh^t's jnill, in Donm an( i into \\\^i now dead watiT of l\aiclii\N;n:iio(.' j.ake, a distancf ot'nine ai I'.i a hair inlie-, and li^iii^" no Irss limn I -IV— -''• fc't odd^, on "ssliirji ]iofti()u of section 'Jiid ai'i' -Uiialt'd, aUoxc I'.-r ci'lioro Id'hl"'!' I!; mil Itnilt tor the lise of l.lic sell l"'ih'ii! Iiy i'trs e''ni!ii'ni soukj years ai;'o, lakiii!^' tjie water froiii the I'ivei" altove tlie mill liv a \('r\' Idul;' aijuednet, and l«y liie eons' rnetic'ii of a ^i)n's sa-iv I'iill, the lisei- pi'( ■•■iNes its ixenornl charaeter 1)1' laoiii; ami s'.vifM-.al'ji', and <.':enerall\- deet-. >,(y t'lom 3 to 4 feet; aliir.e lili^ point, is sitnatcd Mr. Sie\-eii>on*s inlii dani, of rud*} conslructio:;, li'.il ii i- pre-unieil s".il!i''ieiit fe- .m.j! tin' p;i!'p(')-es I'eenired, makin!'- -•' !:e;id and la.il ef •_' — V t'e !l!!''>-,\ii'!;' ihe' wa.ier as far back as point 1' oi! the plan — IVeDi \v!ii"!i tn r'le n<'\t aiii'icial obstruction to the river, life samiM-hara •!, at wliie'i p'a.ce. a dam, <>n some-.vhaL movt; pubslanfial foi'm aMy tlie late .Mr. bees, rleii;-; an e'.ju'n. i\-e ;ind well constructed canal r-.' his iniil, a- sh< v,ii ou |Im3 ibm, and h<'in;4' soiiiewhat through ro(dc, most liave co.-t a consider.'ihle .inionni — In'-- w».>rL will bo uioro pai\i(a!lai'!y referred, to wIau I real in:.!,' of i lie ii!i]).'")\e!!ienl; From ]i<;)!nt 0. on the ]>lan, or iVom the head of Lcv/s mill pond, tho river }>re^ents one eoniimied series of la.j'ids and (.'Iiute:;. until reachini)' the dead wat'M- of Jvatchiwan.noe Lake. Tho general eliaraeter of the baidvs, high and lo^-hy, and well bodied, affording excellent malerial.s for lojkage, tto., being of a goo:| eoni[!aet lime-'one. From th(! detailed jilau aecompanyin^", from actual siu'vey, a more correct idea nnn; be foi'inei! of the g-enei'nl character (.-f the river, than an\' attt^mpt itt d<>serij)tion cjiihl convey, v-hileatthe baine time the lojigitu- dinal sevtien shews the conliimed ri.t of Hei-i lot's rapids (on which an excelle'iit saw juill is m operation, r al a gM'is mill in jtrogivss of being eroded) iield at that level, say 14i* ft — 3 — 5 abovel*eteibor.)'. Hay, lya shoi't subst.T.ntial dam, as shewn on tho ])lan HUii section, and backing the water over the former rapids info Katchiuwannoe Lake, at the lowei- extroniit}' of which a shoal presents itselt' an obstruction to the re^uisiti; na\igable ([ualities, but of short duration. Next in order, and the oidy obstruction to the navigation oji the 2nd section, is the rapids at and opposite Young's house and mill, and tho artificial obstruction of a dam thrown roughly across the river by ^fr. Young, for the use of a very com])lete common principled grist mill, Hiade-to.drivQ two runs of stoutts, with a total head and fall uf onlv .^-feel. and during tlie pai-ticular ]->oriod of jtiy inspection, liad only 24 inclios, and affords an instance ot" what jtn>])rr/i/ applitMl jiowcr may ])roduco wifli a due remird to ccouomv of water, l^v tlio accom|)anvini'- i»lan it will be seen the entorprisintf proprietoi- has spai'cil no pains in the construction of an aqueduct, itc, thi'ouuh a stony sti'atum to o'.uu his end ; as to the expctli- ency or ])ropriety of his throwing' a dam acro>' the raj)ids thereon, and u'i\ iiii;' sutliciency of water over tliem, thus terminatiuL;' the second general section of the I'oute. The uext portion (forming the 8rd section) extends from Young's rapids to ])obc;!ygcan, a distance of thirty one aud a half niiles, rising ;iS — 4 ft-et, and lakiiio'in its cours(% Clear and Stoney Lakes, ]'enine(|uence of the dam ahvaily coii-irucicil. is complete, witli tlict section of the ra\ii!e, to ha\e a detailed plan of the whole, particnlarly as sucii could not b<' ])ropei!y d.ou" till wiiUer, from tlie verv intricate anh. re,! si 1 e SC,.. tin fiOI trr;: i'n- to ent proi nin- erec nioi pro in a the and mandino; niid roii'ulatiiiL^ tlie wliole sui-fiico^ of l)(U'l('i'i!ii,'il — ami caiTyiiii]' tin,' iiaviii'atioH to lk)lM';!n'c;in va|ii-cciio!i r\ioiii«lsaiid works '.»l»ra\ li'caii, (111- sjrillows from tliciicc io Siiirij,;i'rii! Lake, llio Nvoi'ks at (.'aiiKToii's ]""alls aiiii Jva'sjuM llajii'l^, and wlil-'li ]ii\M'iil tlm fV>i!o\\iiig o!)s;i-c!iniis, ii;ii!i<'lv — ;ii Ho-Ic-'X'lm'.'iI! a I'i.-o ot' .") fr. ."> in. 4 ])f-;. ;(n(! a rontlu- liaiioii (.[■ r,:i]ii,l of coir-iilciaol' cNldi!, i>>^'. iImv w :l!i .-Inillows uulil I'.'ai'liing' the ouIm'! i-\' Sluri^'coji L;iki'. any ilif (•(••i^truclion <>l";i jock and a ilnii at (■on--i(l ".aMo ''Xpi'iise, by a Provincial u'r.int, inii wliicli has not a> yet Ix'ca a.sallahh', 1>y soino iinai'i'oun(;i'p!c o/i';si^lit in ihi'i-i' ciri-n!i">!anot,'>, tVoni (Ih' /c'''»7 o!' tht' lower f-ill hi'ln.:; fa;;!! to lh:;l ofdio io\\(!sr, wan-r in i'iuvon J.akc, in]>hu'c ofbcinif tliLMX'ijuisilc Tanal wali'i' (ii'oili lii'io'A- the .-anic. ^;'.y '■) I'tI for these pur- pose- — fiom th* (lanis.iho>, e nm heiiin- suilirieni toiei'iin a siUilcient head of waici' o\ e/ ilii' -liJiHows ;iho\,', ;)i.(! lasrK', fi'om llie loose anj! open nalurt; of the eai f.'o, i; i he a!io\ e to theloeh. nol l'et;ii;iiiin- I'l,. v. al'M' foi' want ot I'.i'ojMT i;ie;!iis in i '!!;,• ii-ecl in 'die cons' iUe lion, allow in^' 1 he w a:er lo ocape in tlio nian\- ell", ires ;ii!d oj;en cha.>nis which the n;itni''' ol' the u'r(.)iind ja'c^i'lils, ihei'ehy i( nileiin^- the woilcs at this place ciilis'ei}' nseless, without an a'!efji:a e •.inu.'r lo ixsniMly iiie evil, Tiie n::'\t and !)iost se;-i'.!i . oh-'irnrtion h» ihe na^■i^■atio|| on ihi- sci".!c>n oc ur- ,;1 ( ';'iiier( !i's l'';;lis, up to w!ii< h [ oii,i. afier o\ eieoniiiiL:' ihe (iiliicid- ta-s at ,'ni'l al)o\ e ! 'le inle'i tVom Sinr^'eon I.a.ke to the l'(M»t of ( 'aiiieroii's Falls, into iiKo i !ie, silll water of (_.'ani;'riiirs l.ake, rcihlei'inu' the ;!:loj,ti,)ii <-.f (wo !oe!;s and Li'nard lock at a most eoiiM'iiient siie. a'-' -li''.\:i nil ihe ojan, necess;ir\'. Xone who ha\"e ever witne-^<;d tho SCetiel',- cf .\i;i;,-a'a i'l'is hul ]t\\'.>\ a! olieehave the iimp ■e-riii, \\idi a e'ntaiii dniiiarlv aia'an^vil, all'oidinu' hehind ii, from on*; shore to the olhei', a pionnMiade, A ci.nnmeneenient lias been mad'..> ])y tlie onleiprisint;- proprietttr, on an extensive scale, indicative of the rise and pron-ress of a p'aee of iiiij»oi'tance, and which, doubtless, its centra' situation nms! iiwiii'c : iii af!rMlioiis !ii C'linci'oir.s l-';ills, will luM-cndily ovr-roomc, f\\\i\ tliii^ c'lrrv IIk' ii.'iN i'4';ili"ti o\cr tli i sIi;ilto\\s. I'lini of the I'.'ilsam li;ij)i(|s, (>[i|.n-i|,. I he \\rui\ of tln' I'' ilk Ul;l>|i|, .'llnl ill N^llicll |i|.'l.'(; lliQ r;i.)>iiii'4' only •_' i'l.s in, into I'.nl>;nn l.;i!%<', |ir<'si'n! ;i \f\v | »;•<»! i;icic(| .mikI sciions inicniiiiiioii. (r(.iii|i;iroil loA\Ii;il llic |ir-.| iiii].!'c,-i.))i (!i(l illljii^l-(.) ;i^ slic\Mi in I lie (lcl;iilc(l [ii;ill ;;i,;l s^'(•li(.ll ;;r( .iMi]i;ii!\inL;", ;iii.| l!ii< ;iiT()n)iilislic(j, rin'iics llic ii.'i\ ii;;;ii"ii into I'ahiini (.;ik ', ■J;!'i' 1 \\ w I. Ill !is Icrl, .■il.()\ (' I lie liicc l.nkc, jmhI iIm- ,-uiiiinit Irvd nl' ;|i • ci.inMiniiicMlii.n I'mni tlif I ';i\' cf < Jiiiiilc lo L.-il.cs Sinifoc ;in(l lliiiiiM. .''ML' I'l. .•ilii>\.' llic r.;u- i>r ( jiiinii', ;i:i(l I IS I'l. H in. ;i!in\ c Litkc Sinic.t.'. 'file -Ml t:ifi' ot' r«;il-;i;ii I .iki' I |'iirjMiv,. iiolili',..- |i'i iiirinciitly near Ijii^'li w.if.M' Mi.T. !,. r. >i' I !i.> iiui'MOM' iii''_;'i\ ill'.;' •■nlilcii'nt u iiic" (i\ cr llii' ! ■■;!;' jtt I lio "Uli.'' cf ill,. !„■;'.('. lie:;, I ( if i '.;; U;i i;i U'.'li -i. !'-, Jis .•('.••o !< i ;ill'( >:•< 1 Im'I Ici' ;ic('c>s to tin*, sliori' Ml \\u' roi","/'''', r-hit'-. ^.''-i (ii'4' n':;M\- iIioU'-.-iim! [.niii'ds in i'Vc;i\;il;c;i - |l|il> ,c;i,i;n;iiili^" llh' -I I !i : ■ 'cj j, i|i. niiil ci >liilh;'!;i'i I'U' i lie ."lili MM i l;i -i !>• !.;;■<■ ."-ini.'nc — . !'• M'clii iili';' iiS fl. r. ,l,r<\'-!rlili| ia. ilia l<'!:il '!i-(;ui I- :■> (lie l.iil.i' ofsiMi'i'ii ;\'\i] :\ liriif ii.il>-.. (>;• jo tin' [■■linl m" jiiiir'.ion \.it!i ll'c T:'1Im'I. iJi'-rlir.r-'Mi'j,- il<(']f !:lo i.akc Sinii'Mc, l];i;';(\'i! an;! tlavo la a' '(a!;;i'iiiu;' a lir-.iTiji'ii'n of IIh- o,.-.i I'lirtioii^ cm i lie ^i'c!:i'ii. T ninv i'0!aiiii';:,\' '.■, 1 V luai'l.'n^' ';'i'; I'. aii\ lIi;;! ili<'', arc |\\o-f..'i;: — in l ' c 'I'all'or. luva;]-. (.;: 1 1:.' oj.c I;a'i.|. in i ( - c<>ii ; • . ■ iioMi 1 'i^' oai one iliic t'oi" con-i'lcra; 'i )), ill ci>a!ra ^'.i ;in,':i.''| ;., ra.ivii.u' '•'• coiijiniioiis n;r. ii^.itiiin <■>> cr n naist In-. 'Oa!iic ,■(.;!• I, ry of iliirvcca ai;i| iii:\ c .juaiScr iaili-s. nnii! inic;- ce'ii'LT .]\o i.allioi |'i\.'.-ia ij.^ nil Mc .:,'\c'.ip.'.l i aa'.'.ac'ci' ;oi' i;a\ iu'''-i'-"'ii. "^••■"i lii'-i I'^vo :ini! ;!ir( '-..ua: .»';• i, •';■■.; d' i.al.. ■ ^-ini.Mc. a::. I ;;. tiiiua- :;:io;.;i;;LC >iijllciciil sfcopc t' 'V ;i 1 1.' .'t; :, , . i!' 1 ! on'ln .1, •!• in ii< -on'iH v> (.v.aic!). lal^iiiL;: ;; O' .- ' ^ii a -v-ainp lo llic \\v'; I -a '--a M l.a'xc. ce;.;ii ':;.•-; \, ;::.'• ivr in a \cr\- ^■li■ '>\\ aii'i -•'. j'cKline • •iMir--. T a'. iiorili lir.-ii. -'i, .".! V, l.i. !' T Ti,cTyl:.,; i;:..,., ii:;i; '■aci.i; -j; llic ]"o,k- <';• jaac''. 'a \^i;]l iho a; i!:c l "\ i-. a<-«U!i;c> a !c.-j". .la't'lc ; ;;\ in-;iii;o apjn'ai'aia'c un' I'.rtraux. a-.l c^n.' i;;>-- -<, l.;i, in :i \..ry ' Mi;iii!!;: i.i:; .'f Pv-l'c,M,.! i!t\. v, \- ■,!■ ,■ I'c V ■-:c" lin.i-; ii^^ \^ a\" iii.'ior e-i-ciia.i, and laal;' - oai "to 'av" a.;'.rn a. ai'"'r a ri'lc ■ -'ic,;. f:..ni \v];ich t ;uM'i\ cr ciM:a;nr^ :n fi'^rniit Iv d<-.:;''c,i rai';! m n'h'v.a" t'lc * ' "ol:,'!! or "W'i'Lc] !; ■•!;,!<. i.!';',l.,.\i; Iia'l" a li'"'.- il; .■\'.."!. ;".!o: ^- \ i,i •>, v.c ].:i.l OTOat .!i(:i.ai!;\' to ;1. at ;tie (aiuocs. w'-li tia* kaj-;.;^.- a 1 ]M-o\'.«ioi,s .'■« I (•(•!. I'voni tlii-.; i^ciiia to ',];•» -namKr Poviaji'. <'iit!ic •j.ai;ii>i. or near ;l.c lua! ot'iiic n.^Nt i.ari'N a'vl *aa>.i wo.vl intcrrai'tioViS. t!.c livor j^vt'--(V\ ;- a r,:i\ ijaMc cla-r.-ar'.-r. I'ciiaj f'.o"-; Tnrolfu.) f- ,•: in v'.Mi. and fi'OMi ! 'o ■> tVct in (iiaMa. with ihv'cvc •■•'on ot" a sna.il inavT';]'t*"7!. al'out tour .an.l a li.a't' miles tVo^i tiio rov'a--c. of iN'^cks aa. 1 L,*.a'.\'I ii; t'-ruiofa slvvil a'ad rav'.ii. \\hich ini'.i'ht •\a-ilv Ic ->• croi">!!ie. 7 •ronic, From lliis jioint (the Sninmcr rortni^i') tiic v.'ipids oominonco, find nlsnm continue, inteisjterseil uitli sli(»rt sti'etclu's of still Nv;iter .iiKl JMinhs of Hou«l e llio wood, nn;il rt'acliino- tli(> lci-nn'n;ition of ;inytliinu' like sci-ioiis inlciTiiptioii . into atpoini T. (Ill llic plan, from which, downwai'ils, may IxM'eckonccj (he leally iw;ii'('aii\ inii', inad<' oiil from actual ■■•urxcy, at mncli M into iuconveuii'iice to the j>ai ty, will ai>|Har (o l.c of a nature f^omcwhat doubtful iiiiiuit in its ]»r('^(.■!lt staft-' — i he /•'/'//'/ of the siii\('\- hciiio- sucji as to rcnd'M' the >(• ;iii(i ready ua\ ii^'atioii \,y the dc-.cii|(iioii of crai'i iulciidcil lo he n-cd ou (his inland coiiitinii'i'-aiioii ai Ica-^r dil'iculi. 'lihoM'^h ilic <-!lio\v. may }•(,■> mal(riall\- i'c!ic\,..| of rlM'ii' acutencs;, tVoin v, hich point miiil i.'a<'hinM' J^akc Sinicoc' no material dillicuU\' (tccnrs, with the (■NcM|;ti<'n of llood wood, huf what locica::'*^ will ca-Ilv ()\c!('ipiii('. iravin:; rcaclicl the months ('fllie ri\<'i' a'.oii;^- 8. JO, 1.-^, and 1-0 f ct \^"atei• foi- tl^' !a-l ;! m- I milc-^, as >hr'.\n in tlic phui. the pmn'rc-v; into (he lake is inijic Ic.j l'\ ilic < xi^^U ncc of a 'ir of (•(nisidcrahlc extent inio i!ic hdco, a- jicr |>!a!i .'iud -(■ciioi!. ali'oi'dini;' at low v.alc;- hot moi'c (ji.'ni ij ('•■r: O inchc-; inllicf-iir w;;\-, h'll \ iiich can he rciioNcd and permanoully sccuivd aropi;rly Uu'ov.n oii(. < 'f lli ' eapahiiiiies of ih-^ Talhot, fVc.jii its c-.iinucnee r.ith Lake Simcoc ;■) di-' coiii!iienc(_siient of tin' I'apid'. (lie;';' can Ii" hut one opinion, a!th('>an-'i i;i:;t i-< in vome d'"^'ivo shac'.dcd ri.iic, tlic \'('i'v cii-cintoiis nature v'^f it' (■•';. r-.c. masim^j'. for hi-tancc, a I'i-lM.jK- • !>•>■ f ijlov. in^" ti c i'i\'er. oj' .30 mi!t>s to .!\-ii-,!ni .Lake, v, heiva- li\' a diiccj iiac i'lom the ].i'(':-ciit Indian Latidin;,'', or ralh'-r lV(Cii n. nio:-..' c(.n', ciiicnt lia--Iii, one-c!;;lh of a mih' nbi>\c. til.' di-tanc' would l;' rcduccil to sixtcru a!: 1 ;i half iniles, (hcrchv not only a ■ liilin'.^' juaiiy incon\-cnicnt turns, as shewn in the }d.'in, hut sliorteninii' the (.iis'ance n-.^atly, sav ihiitecu ;uid a hall'mlle>. 51a\"iiM- iliiis endeavoicl to |.i\- I'.^'mjc -\-(.m' I'xc.'llencv the dii!Icultie.«. ■'lUil striictioi!s to he ovc'!'"oine, iii ori!;.r ;.» re'idei- what 1 coni.-eive, after mature d'^liiicration. tlie mo-t eli'^'i'.r!,- ro".;e lor a. water conimunicafioii rivailahl!' to coniicet La!;e Sinicoe wiih Joe- Lake; 1 shall. In <-)'der a-^ tlnn' occur, stie'iA'-t such (>!ieraM"U^ a^ 1. enn-ider will he reonii'cil to ricc'.'?npiis]i tlie end in view. ]'>ul ]>i'or ti) eiit.'rin.'^' int.) tie- de'aiU of the rou'e pv(,po-.ed i\iv ndo]-)tioii, it may n"t h ■ out of ].'a"e to rein.ir!;, (hat mi ;.faIi!!iiL>- the extremltv of tlie l.-t oi' I'lWe!' .-e'tiou, viz. i'eievl>iio' Hav, (he atl(ii!wjij was uatuvally e;i!!e 1 to lo..k around f •!• an outlet — a]'i"':irances ii' — ( "lienioii^- or Mud Lake natuiaily alfi'acted atte^itiou ; however [oi'hiddiiiLi: it-; appearance in the proent -tao.' a.t lov, watc-, ihror.gli which a canoe c n he paddled hut vsilh dilliciilty. and the L;vneral rej.ort as to its iiiade(|Uacy (o any thiiig like naviLjahle purpo.-e-, n(.\( r(hele>s, [ resohed on trial, and steerin*,;," my course in that direction, followino- u 8 1 1 !■ natural ra\inc and ap]iaroTitly \o\v irromul, loaviii^ tlio bay at tlie convenient basin, as shewn oil the [dan, anin;li chirtly the unhx'ated town htls of rcterboi'o' — t'i'os>iiijL>- tho conununicatioii idaii at, Mr. Dixon's (rate, and thence bendinix JMI•th^^a^d in easy eni'sature thrtiui^'h convenient Uriiuiid, niiiil I'l'Mchin^'by ea^' asciMit the height of land brtuccn T'otcrboro* and C'lieinony J.ake, in tiie shortest feasil)!e I'onl" hdwct-n tlie iwo waters wliioU aftei'wai'ds, conlraiy to my expectation, on applyiii^" the level, I found not to exceed ."(U ft ct above Chenioiiu' l.ake, thereliy otl'o'inj^ a prolxilhlil;/ of the iiitnnal or ci'oss-tLe-counti-y line, bv-in^;' worthy of atteiition; ;-liilasihe ( )!;iii;i!)ce, in il-- circuii. ha'l to form ihe criterion <'f fOinpotition,! I'esolved not to abandon it, w iihoni nn <\,Minlnaiion. particailarly Aji tlie land route did not Ii.dil out any very flalleiinu' induccnieuts to at i>U('e adopt it : ho\ve\ci'. when on the li'.'ound, and as ihe connti'y atlbided and exeeih'nt o]'j)oi'tuuit\' ecli'.uial \li'W of llu' cHintn foi- whattn'er ])iu'j)oses its eaj>abllilies afterwards niii^hi Im> dccictd >ibce])til)!e, r in>titutoil a set of Icvils across iVom ( 'henion;i,'oi' Mud j-iiketo I'eterboro' Hay. and foini.i I had the (juautity of iS!t feet of ditfei'cnce of level or jockaii'e t>) coni.nd with, aihl o|' coiiiM^ lo be cucoiinii'.eJ., in the se\eial obstructions in tin* < Manal.ee, in iis c'bow c(»u."-f. a ditiV-i'ence of lo\'el, ■wliich s.>n:e\vhat stae'n-crcd iiiy conlidiiice, bcin^' h-d to believ*' thai iho fiin'erciico (ofl.'\el) was incoii .idci'ablc, as stated in nr re]io)i on the'lVent; i)ut ha\ 'ni;' si.on ihcrc-il'r.'i' an ojipoi luniiy of pi<.\ ii';.'' ihoM- I.-n.js l.y a sorit's fciini Clciiioii.;' Lake, di-w n ihiou^'h ilackhoin and l'en!n.-:iln kalis, and (low 11 the loM^' raj'ids of the < 'tanaoee lo j 'cI-'i-Iioki', ])U;tiii^" the matter beyond all doui>t, whieli led lotlic idea (laki;.^' inio accomil the probability i)f a pi'opo. tloiiaie incica.-e on the se\ci';d rcinainin'j; srciioiis of tli(> route from the oiiu,'inal conjcct tires on the siibjcc;) of adih'e-.-ini,^ the Interim Jvejnti't, which I lia.d liie lioiM)!' of ilall;lill^■ voiir l'.\i-e!leiic\- pe.: eiially, and. th(-r<:oii rcceivini:' \-oui' l]xccileiie\'"s fuiiher in-'triiciic'ii-, whicJi tho importance and con.-ideiation of ihe subject letpiiivd. I woulil fni-ili.li' I'einark, that in coii>eijUence cif ii.ie tenor of my in.struelions, and from circumstances occin'riiii;- since the' issnin:;" of tlio address, aiiilin obi'dieiico to A-our Kxceliencv's c<.iiiniand, oi'iji'inaiino- froni sueli circiinislaiiees, \i/. : — "The lepuiatc'd eli^'ibi!il\' of a route exislino- lu " Connect these waters bv v,av of Sioiiev bake, wiili iSebnoiit, Hall, and " Crow Lakes -'I'd lli(.'iice with the !t.i,|e;in v'anai head waters on the Crow "' Ivl.VeV, — In consei[Uenee, and with llie \I,;w oi Iea\inii,' no I'oom to doutit as to tin; most elin'ihP), 1 iiisjx-cteil the rejiuted route, in a most arduous ami. unsatisfactory exploration of tli;U conuiN. in i!.-> iron Ixjund coasisand islands. coiitiniu>fiinding a. practicable route in that din-ctioii for a canal conununieation. KromC'row Lake, wbieb T reacluMl ])v the several continuous ra]»ids and blind portaii;es described bv way of Helmont and Hall Lakes, and tindintj \ 9 no prospc-ct orroacliinnr Hio hond water- of l]i,' iJidoaii fVoni cliIhTor tlio"*? pfdiils. alllioii^li tVoin ill.) cmsory kiiiiwli'Ji:'" 1 ii:i,,'()|" ilic diiTividH nf tho liiflt'airs head uaicrs. I liad all Ti1<>iim-1 n cuiu iiircil oj' ilio piolinliiiilv of fiiidliiLi; ■■' clioicc ()t"c(>in!uuiii(';t!i'>ii tVoiii tliciicc i() liic uppci' lakes, ahiioiicrh at nnicli >acri!ic<' of lorka-j.'"', l-ar in>i in the diiiTiinn rcpoi-trd to \ouv Kxccllciiry ; | r.-acli'd I lie Mannoi'a Inm W'niks, and fiKm iIki , ,> drsfciidod tlio ('i'ow l;i\cr. and fr. -lii t!:.-! I'V Ili'fU "> l'"all>, iMi iin- 'IV'iii — lixlti.'" 1"'- yuiid di-iil)r, liiai (nc < »i;,iialn'C \\,i> lln' ii'i^l ]nol.ali'.f> aail in all likt'liliiiod, tlir ('///// j)ia.t'lira!>!(" I'out'' f'M- ihc oi'icrt ii; \ i.'W . 1 la\ iui;' ;!iii- iioci'ilKsl ilii^ .■iid''a\n!'.- t') •'•-taMi-'Ii lii- i\\t»\. r',!:j;il»lG rout;'. I laiv, t niac in ia\' liii'm*' ^ mii' Jv,.i !i'''ic\' t! ■■ > 'jiciaiioiis i'ci|ii'i;i-d on the dili'f;.!.!', >fc,"i>i!s, to ichru.T liiciii a'^ailaM'' foi' iM'. iiralioii, rorii- llU'IU'l!);^' ill lol;;li,.ii, ;is foril ii';'!\-, f;ohi liicr Lak.'; aud llr Irr -c'.-lioU 1, or.Mir, Til'.- ilai- ai iIm' ir.oaili of ili.' !;i\.T, lla' Slnilows of 1 »;,!-';i'i>tiokl, JvoMiiMtiiV I>!:a;l. and ^ a'ik< «■ lioin.c;, ;iiid wliicii I. ",\oU:d projioso .•id-:, (about "J f'. '.I i:.,) faa ca i'v 1>*' doiu- ; al I la' >aH.<' lime, i v. oul'l. I'^i miut'iiii tilc clo.-i:!'.,- Uj> tin- rclliit ri;;!ii!i('l "i' t ;,(,' ll!o;it li of tin' < ' a^.a! (>•, Avilil tli«y vli'w o!" a---..-diiL;" c'.ilii'i' <.f tlic odn-;'"^, in lia\ii:u' a c'l'ai' j a- ;'.'.;'i', and j)i'r', I'Hlia ■■ ; !;>' foraiatioa oi'ati a iiiicioiiai oar. wiiirii woit.d !■ ■ ;■;;'•; So lolTii, if iiot ;ii'ii:;>'".a;ly pi\'>oiiiod. a..al \, l;.ii-!i l!io f irraaiioa oi'pic:-. w ,1! (Ma^a.-o. In i'a:;;i ■ ■'■ L';-!:i')a! ',•.']■■■ a^ta^;!' Vi'ill ;i'j; 1 il;' wa!'', •^ < r ilii'i' Lakr. a d«''idi'd ;,';-::r);d .li'i- >; to ili,' ■•'.iiToUadin:' coiii'.' ^ \', iti loiiiiri'ih:^' i1k' \\ii.'i,' cic.a.aratiN'elv lioaltliy. a^.d iii-^air. ;:! a ti'iliiii;:- i-\Kci;uirai". an a^aikilli' i!,i\ -;vi'i' 'ii to l*<'1t'i'i.'o;o\ ;it ;i'l iJ!i;i'-;. lr\- iju' siisij'le a^iojiiion (,1' a liaai av.i loi-]c at \V Idiiav.^ Ilaoid.v, whirli is tlii la-xt oloiractionu on tki- s.r,""a. tlu'i'eby tlii'o\N in!.'; fa> !v wai--;' o\ .a' ilic la;(!i' Lak.-. ;-n!ric'>'iit to d:o\\ a ;!,'■; ij^plo at tlic \a'To\\.: I.ciwt t'n tht' k';k'' anii ka'/, aad t!ii'o\v -aili'-icat wa'ci' inio No, I k'ck of !k ■(•oMaLaai rut from kaitraiwc l!a\ ; thus ca. i_\ iiiu' tkc navii^atioii fioiii Asp!,lMiiato 4,l'4!j po-in-'s !'.; sliillin^s, a \fi'v iia'on>idraI»l('. aiiioi(i:t iai|<'.'ik vdieii <'<'nijiai ri I0 t !a' ad\ anta.'^'C" to in- dcri\t';k iIm' -aianifrad. .n of tk" \vlade of of \vliic]i ! do 110* coii-idi'!' coiiH'^ V, it hi a lln' inina'dial-' .--j'hc:!.' -t'lah^ report. Saciioa :.'ad--d-Voi!i 1 '(•:('i''ooi'o* to ('jiar I.ak.'. foniti'cn an^l ii half mill's, aad I'.-ia'.^ I ! 7 irct, V. i'di a coniinaadon of rjipid I'or '.} luih'?, until roachaiu" ih-i riot's mill poad in Ka'.tduiiwauaoe l.aki.'. aaii theroad'toi" tho i"aj>ids iit \'oaiiL''s Milk <>f sla'ii't duration. 'I'o o\ia'couic tIa'Sf. (iln' iMost sri'ious oh-trucl i>")]i on th*' a\ la-Io I'oiito) thi-iv can 1)1' hut oac ojiinioti, poiat.il (.a! ia the cxliviiif facilities tliu rivet' at'ords. in its naixci'sally hi'^'li aad Wfll dftinih'd hank's, and tlio coiiveiiicnci' atlbfded I'or the coiisti'uction of dams at >uitahlc distaia-fs.to ven- dor the intermediate spaces a\aik'.hlo, tlu' pra('til)ilily of which system has been so (i!}ii>l>i tested oit the l\id<;nu commti,nica.Uuti. that Icase-s not a doubt 10 •IS to tlio n])]tli('n1tiliiv in llif j'f- -ciil iiis1:iiic(\Mliil(^ flio oxistonrc ortidcraMy i^izctl (liiiiis ;!l I'l'i-mt, i>r ihc l';!('!lity wiili wliicli ■«ii('li (•;iii he (•oiistnictcd wliorc i«'i|iiii'«''l. I'll! ;illlin\ii;li I sliouUl I'i'coiiiiik'IhI tli('sv>lt'iii ;is o;('iior;iliy apjilicnl'lf t'l the iiiiK' nii!(' r.'ij'iiU, yet, .'is mIII Ik^ m'cii hy iIu' .'ii'ci>iii;i|)ny- inn- (li'(;iih-'l ;(iii iniiiiiir )>l;!i!<. I jU'Dposc K';i\iii'4- tlin rivci' nl. i\\n I/ittIo J>il\', iiiiin<'^li;;li'iy ( (iiiiiiiiinii- |o Iih; slordioilsi', ;iii(l iii;i!.iii'v |ini'l of tllG prosciil iii;i!^-'i ;iii i I'.u', ;i it'c('I\ lii'.;- IifHin, .•in. I c'M'i'y iIm' ii.'is Lalion inland tlirMrai!'l \\it!i tlu' stfcets ns jiow laid out- a-; ].M-.-.i!.lt', aiiuiLC l;!Vor;d>!v.> hi\v c;T<''Hnd, and well suited to k)L'ka'j,''' — 1,()'in\'.l hy \]\>- nalur.'l iiunin.' or hank en tli.- wc-lpni side — hoiidiii.:' i;- com'-:' r nind (oilic v'ain lo'.-. i.nfil r^'a/hinu' I'lc n;;!nral i-axino at 1!, io \\i'i''M j.s'int i'l" h-voU naliii'ai'' !• i I. as: lii'wn o;i \U<- .''(■•■'nMijianyiiin^ }.lan an 1 s,\-'loii. uiitll :va;-!iin;.r i!it' lii\ci' ;'.' S, a"f I in'o tlic dciid wMcv tVoni If I'l'sniiil d;;i;:.-oi' lV":ii llic l.Tiii'iiMJon oi'ili,' mound ;■(•!( n\ si (o, to cai'j'v o'l a cMiiMaa"! n'r.'^'jvi'.iou to t'lc ; u'liinil iiu." of l,":''ri uiill jmjid, tor wlii.'ii ;!]■' :;•••' Ml! I i i- I'lvora'i'" : a;i'! a-' tliis \\!»;iM ;ri]v';tr in tip' uiranfiiK'. lojir- nici.i- "'"u'ii'''S it ii''i\' I''' d v.w d : 'i!lii'i"'i! Io r-tinia^- on lliis lin.'', Icvt'.iu'"' il, ••■; 1 >j>;i..u ii-> a nia.lci' <'t'o\;"- '.I'n'-v h/AjMLe.". n lii'U th • works nia"; -^o )\:'r> niici';iiit.n. 1 'I rut 1 w> ■•'.•, ill ■;\;'o,v' jii'oji'we foi' tiu- "O'-i'-ciif, {]\v. e(">hiiwua!i'')n (»f ti." Mill: lio;:.!. i.v -w hicli ; !i all till' luii! oi."i;it;ons will lo k-t'l. uuilis- niiii's, Vi'.'. 11 •") io.i; rurii'J,aiid il!.; wiidu'd. fliain oi r::;>! Is a>'o:d''d. if i\i:i-' i.;-i':,,. ; ll ' iiii'.l jK.iid hy a (■ ■''r.lei'a.l c-'A of fwo and a lialf r-.i 1^ /)ii Ur[ lit'f. ;[;i.l - ih- Ur;".' --a.iy !-: idufes, u;.-. "Ibr tho acc'oaiii: > u!;i':ii "]' ih." |ndi!ic llii' d:iiii r'n ! io.'k s-'/striu v, ill ('ou'i; into L:'CK)d l»!ay, n:-'i! i'':i"!i;ii;.; '.mjuo; 'li'iK'i'i'o;'-^ nq'i.,-- — 1>\- rhe st'\\Tal lo(d':s, dams r.iid ('<.r.\\ :'■''.' ■\i-. as ;di ■\v:i op (li.- ji';;!i ai'd sccrio!!. iVuU! v.'i'cli a '•v'!lato:'al <'ut (i!"o!i ■■ v'"",!i■!■!!>;>• wiili lii oj>..r;,-;lMV|., y i-!'- /i"' a'ld :■;;•• ii!^!: u'iD'S (h" ].;\'-"iii d.'iiii, a snlHci";i 'V of w/itor <'\'in !■■' I. ■;.•;.■'! IIM w't'i. ii.. •■, .•ciiMMiii-UiV {■> tin; adioiniip-' lands, (o ih<^ f)o; ol' \'o' ■,:,;'■■> :a;ii'!: — rnw^Aw-ji t'l.- small v;:])ids al llic ont'ef a\' KaUdi- iwauui).' f.,;.^', a id I !i:'o'.\ "u;^ sulli.-i^'Ut wa'. r i!:M) ihc I'^'k of ;j I't. Hit at Voul'l';"^ as ;-!|.'-.vn on i'l' ly.^n and si- ■'ion — iVoni wiii'-li to I'le w.atei'.s of (dear l-al;.'. :i >iioit c:: a' /-^ y;:''d-- ia Kn;::i, av(';';i.;"!iu' 'i t'M-i dcpvi ;!irou;j;li a ;s and ono }iel!!IV. Si'.;!ion Tx'd — i-V.-ra \'o!i;,/s lo i h)|i/::> ^'.^an. i'lc.iudlno- In iis (■oursii:a i-'alU, J lui'lciu-li Clmies, Dot i>ay, i^ackii'ji'u iiajiil.J, and ih',.' na\ iu-a'ioa of r'li'ddiorn and J'ig'jou J.ako.-i. 11 \S(irkjj If ITiivIti!? i:;Mlni'' 1 ilhi watfTs of ("Hoiir L.'iIm', ili-"" only oporalioii roqnirod to C(>ni|tl('t(' lli(^ i!a\ iLCaiiuti to l'('iiiii>ula I-"alls will \h- ;i piojK'iK const nictcd tlani, In rai-t' llio wall is of Clcai' ain! Sfoiicy Lake-, 'J t'o't .-iliosc tlicir prcsi'iil lii'ly'lit^, ; n a-- lo u!'. r srflic'h'iii'y o'ci'llic oiiljri of tlio la.kcs at lowt'st siiiiiiiici' waicr, wliii'li caniiot in any way iMti.'il'cre \vitli a'ljniniiig Inixis. tlio u'''ii«'i'al cliaraf'tcf oi' i 'li'ar ami SIoik'v Jja!<('s licin""* rocky .'iiitl Lai'icn ^lioivs. ;in. IVoni lliis j'li;'! i! <• na. i.'ji^iion cnniinnc* (])!'()ii'j'!i Ihi'V Pay. nnlil icai'iilni;' i'rdclnji Kauiiis, a |ii',c!i < T :' t'l 'J in. al. wliicli ['a c a iiio-' ri/oraMc <>j>j>"iinni;y nic-ciils Iim 'f {■> suimoimL, '.\ iiat i>l '..(• 'w i.-c \io iM lia' e I ■(•■■!! all" n'd.l \'. i.li i lork'.c ai.il c p. n.-c, in \]q j)lacii'U' I't" a l;'cu 1,1 (Iic ni-.-k <.!' a .r.'ai;;snl.i, ::■• 1 ■ ',\ii i | < " ij.c ,'..',••!, cial pi'n, v.i !i i!; • 11 ••'• ••>;;'y ("v'T.N.'it'i'n, Aa-., \.!,:cli wiii laiiy iLc i.;;\ \i;'a!ion IjV I'l • !■(;'!-! rile' ion ( [' ;i .|;;ia a; t!.i.-. [.': I ■. (>\ c;- iliv lil .Ic dinto In 1 'licl.I.o; II V i}i"'l- '.!■ I (alls ie.'M. al \-.!il'!i i;.i]i'' ; n! i.o'ii;, i MUi'.jc.aJ'N' v.t.ik v lii lo iic(;i.';v;i;-y in tl.c coii-^iin *'..'ii '^t' a !'--lv r I'.'i) \i; ;.-: in K'li.:;:!:, by «; 1'- ci in tlei.iii (avci'a :;•(.■) in :i I! jix (;!;■(' of k':^" lo'ik-rs ;;;!■! ca' in csca^ a;i<'a, ai '! iow',;'!s li.e i lifklictrn kak't' c\-;;'cn;U\', ol' 'o k <''.c.". a;i:ii:, a- l:]^■o, in tlic i;;i 'a'h- tX .!:>,•].;■ ui k, .:■;•!-. ;-o a- '■» :■■ 'ain iko *■ \';i;i-!- a; ki;;)! wa'or inai'k. aii'i l':fi','ky ia'~!ii'<' a > on-.';!!,:. Nifk a-; i'j-i'icji !o kokcrs ;; ,ca ra]ailH, wlaa'e !", i.i.i;;' ,i-s M-.'ii^,!) ."rii, rn a .Ii--';' ,,.,. i, I j ;.:;•, •,• Mat.' ;,)! i a k'a^' niiics, a^''vM!'lI"'-' o.-< I'l. ii.:. ;:;. aa <•>::,■•:.;;' of t'A cpiv o::.: .!'oa.-'i:i!i <■!!•! hiilaJfcd aiai i W.t JicIMkN, r, o --hiiliir;'. ;;: i ii , (• ]t. !,i'C. Kcci'ion kk — |-'iom k>o' ('•i\;iv:i:i tokMl.-r.n .i'o^t.i <.:'(? (to ].; kc Simcoij) (\\'t"itv !-i-, :i:ifl a '!;'ai'i<'r n.i'cs. k\';ll v-',;i.i;-,' iko ic-co!i;■,•l!' , \ ■-'.; \-[ ■', i'l. iO(j ili^ll, ke ides til') );.i\' 'J ■■! i'i. in iko clear ; ti;e f\\\ ki>ni lia' lock lii'a.'] io i lie ka •. ;bi ' , e vkiil 1", .e, I ;.. |.ii;:-M ]».!■;•.!•;■• . lii:(;■^■"JUe;lt ai!e. nec.jK-.iiair, so !!-■ io a-knii o," i,c:i!|.;' jiroj e;-l \ r-'.'''U;;'.'il Im' iOl.ll;-.;. (C-.'„ Io |)!',.v (.;it ( iu; ('SC!i|-0 oi'tiic w'."!e;- ; ',ro..! _■■![ iiie oj!v-;i ki> auil iinaMa-cil Ih :;j;.; io the ;»ro -e it il.Mo, ^•, , ill ;!'.' ji.i.miI,,;; (.[' ;\ ina'!' ;' oiic, kei \.ei,'a I ],;' ajij.er island and !:;-tii) kaik, as 'lie\Mi ii|>M;, lii • ]i;;ia, wiii; M.-' \ i.'vv ( !' :0, ia-' a siilkcicncy' of \,'ail over I !ie Ioiil;' c'/akiini'. a vha.iiovsin ;!.i.' i-ise;- ak»\c;o Siiii^^'eon kak( — wliie'i ^'aija d, L;i\ ('■' a ^;>ie!idid n;i\ i;.;a; !o,i tor ;aiy si/ed c.iaft to i'aiiicrta.rs l''aiis. aiul |o ikc \i']\ Ik"! ilien'i'. '..kcvc :i iiiovi ikvoralila oj>j)oriiini;\- o, <'ai's i'oi' loclaiev imo ( V,i;a'i'<;a s j/jkc o,' i a'lc.!' i!ie ri\c-r Iciidiii'^ lo sai i iaLe, ;t- -hewu on dca^e ! plaii and :■ 'etien (t'"it' Kr iii'^Mhc f.\' •iwlftl iiinl fiiK' ii;i\inM'il<' \v;it<'i' it' StnrLj<''<«ii Lnlc, if iiiMv II'. I lit' oul n|'|»!,ir'.' ty so \i'V\ lit I If !i«»>it;iii"'i' tVoiu art, n- 1 lie wali'i's o!' ^ ■(!_;■";',■ IvivtT ami l„i!:(.' ;.ll";i|. im-iir^'iM ilfir coiirsu t'loiii Siiir^'.'i'ii |,jii>.'. iVoiii III" .>o!itli-\\rN; aiiu'Ii' ot" I'Viu'lou, iliiounii t'lO wliol.i ot OjiJ (V) iiillt-i;i f.U'tit. iii'ii ;iiii»! ''I only in' ilif 5'ai»i(l-> a! l';:i'«i.'s mill, t't.n'liiii':' on M;ii\,,-, waioiic::' lln' w lio!,' otTavUv'.^-li;, aii«l jiun of lli'ai'li, a' !l;c iihi fVii'.Miir. ol ill.- l.i';c, aiiJ t \< 11 cxU'iuliii';' !!•• iviiiiliralnl cnhlri!.iil'ir\ I.iti;. •!!.••, rii:.!* ••.-.l i-aillally a\a;la!il<' (au 1 wii'.di I'all'! local oi'.ti'i|n'i-'' \s"!.il ill ila- |K':'iv' iK' .-i»,) in.o Mafiji"^a. I'.ro.k aal W'hitliy, nii li.i'so .ijoiii-. i-ii .'aai'iiii'i" a;: a>.illa'(lr <'oi:niiiiiii.'aiiii'i bclii'^' oin'iu-;! ii|» iVom iIkj sail- uii'lc-'ir, i'i'i'Mi ! 1 !'■ of Win.luii' (w iiiT' i-\ 's iim\, in i'.)ii!('iii|iIaiioii to co)!>; nirr'a li.;'-I.vai) hy a, rail io;;i| u,' a u'on. I ir,a •a'laiiii;v>.' Licli a^ air«-aii/ .-la'AUoi! llic jiaial- n!ai" ri'poii, on Ilia! >aiij •■ !. • :\\\ !'•■ r« ;':.!» :vA ;i\aiial'l<^iv 'la.' s!iii|>!(' oj.cvaii ai »•!" •.■u;; (.lain aail lor!, i ''.M,- iIm' i.;c-i'iii -i^'ht el" i'uldy's iiiUi, aii-i a. aa (.'Xp-aix) iioi r\cv'''!'.!' .',' * >\" ; iaah-.uiil ri\ f liiiM'li'-ii poiiiv'v, ('.iii'IiT y(/ ' /.' a iii'iiiaiT*'- iMi'ai i — tii<-: i y .-.li' ipjia'.'; an iihiicJiau' i* i i' !<) I'lo-' lai.itiiy s-'ttlii'ij I)i-,' rir;-> — i: a i"''ii.i' iii.lay. ti" il 'li;' f.'ioi-o;n:,'n i.iiia cliaaia'l ol' coui- iiiaiii-'.li'ii •!'■• !a !:'• oi >-ii.-.i nj.. ;;>,,1 ;l|..ii a'.'M'ilinL:; a ]•'.•. niaiK'Ul local l.i.Mi-'.lr ;o ,'.!• ;'">'. !i-iiij'- iiiaai' iia!''!\' t'oi'ihaili;.;' on lia' S,ai.;o^- j(l\ol" tiii'i Lai,;'', :!•• ,.! I ''•: il,c c.iuiriiiiiia: il'-, [\w Xi'ii-ca.ii a'.'-l I'lO'-. v :ci.;ks. 1)V ;lia oj|.' ■., II. li-; To ;i>s':a,i' my ; arii-aa.! ik.- •vi|ai(Mi of ilj.. m.-iiii liiic: — 1 1 in iiiLCL^'aiia/'i r.. li, ill.' .Miiamil of" ( 'aiiaaoiTs L.-ik.'. as iho v\m": a,l).")',a' tin' 'i iia. jMi'ii./iii.-if'y ai tli ' oiilict itiJo ( 'amci-oii's l.ak'', wl low \va1ci'. .!or^ , ■)< .■\;-ti,l IM larlii's, ii will 1h' iMcr-.-ar\' ilia; lln' ilam now 0.\i;-;!lii;'. a)i'i \.ii"'l; is oin.. (.f I'l,' i>iu- 1 s'lli-taniial .aii.l ci cd'; ahic |iic('t'S III' \s I'laaa .'lii;! I I. i-^' .n-- ii in lli-- I*i'o\ iiu-c, vIkmiM he lai^i'il iVoii! -J. to ;i l''i'!, !•> a :•■ .-t in aj', ia'4' :-'iiiI''iri;c\ <.'i" wa.liT o\c!' ihc hai' al il;.- moiilii of llu' i'i'.c', wii-'i'c oa,i' loi'k cxca'. alioi! \\'\\\ al-o h',' iic;'c--';cy ; hat it' tlio hank-; w ill hvip i:, ,■,,; 1 I !;,|, c uo doiiht hiiirhi'',' '.'..1!!, ('\<'ii a '^'rcarm" iiicr«'aso would h'- ;!.i vaaa;.^'.'' ai-, ih'i oah- in ila' -asiiiLi" ol' rofk c'.caN alioii> al this j'loint (nil j.-r Wait-id ''Mi in maii i'iaii\' a>'^isriii!4' ojM'i'aiion-. at lla' fool of JJalsaai !J tjii--, w'.i!' Ii j.^iat iln- iia\ I'^'alion icacla's ca-iix' i!ii' ;aiil hake, wlici'c ojicraiidiis ol" (•(ai>idcrahlo niaii'nipa'li' coicp-Mv d lu ih.' irijIiiiM- ditldt'iici' dt' 1('\ el, w ill h.' ixMjiiisito to comi"rt will) i-a!-;aii haki-. in the r(ai> ft. lift — niid a foaiima'iis i'vra\ a,!ioii. rliiclU' tliroiiu'h rork. for ■■!.■)() yards to tlio ri\craho\('. at point K. wlicic a dam will ah'> he i'C([iiii'cd lo throw siillicicnt water ov-t tho har and into iVirtaiJ-c l)a,v — on tl'i,'>uiiimit level of the cUaiu I vf! — in a i' Ih.'LWCOU v l<» ilio jifc-clik'd tVoiii art, il' ciMlfSU itin-|| tlio 1, I'linlv'.s 1 \mY\ o)' 111 i Heat (•<] 111" I'.ca! Wliitl.y, iVolii llio I'iUi'iii ti.i ' ■!> U> \h) :\ (•!' (Ml:; (,\]'.'||>,) ll'.Mll.'.'L,'"!'- >'.ttlii-ij; •111 !» ;! ndltil of ir it' llio ilHT.'.-I^O - ;il tliis ■ fiMi* of I'gll tlio !>in]iiuiii- -i(h.M;il)lo iV(|uisito ft. lift— S ti) tlio ■^iilHcicnt !io c'liuiii 13 Tif oonwnuni(%'itions,froni tli(! Hay of (.^uintc to Lak«'.s '^iniooo ainl Huron, iiiakiiiLj a H fi.at an t'\|n'ii(litiirn of 'J;"3,.')4()/. hl.v. '2f/. ('mi't'iicv. liciiiLf ii total jlilfiMviu'c of level above Kill) J-aki', with llie iiicieaseil head on Jial>aiM Lako of 'J'JT ft.; ahove the iJav ot (»iiinte,=.">lij ft. — as^iiiniii''- i'lalsaiii l.ako to l»(f iM't. al»o\(! July mark, and llH — (5 o\.' the sea, wonld flecm to leave a dilferciice of le\el botwut'ii hakes Simrof .fid llin'otiof no ft. odd, say I lu ft. ti in. Next comes the last seelioiiMl division of the foiite >,'(<. o, and <">nr>. fu» .already slated, luion which \\wni is suHieieiil scope for fh" Mnufii leer's duties — not in )M.)iiit of any very un(o\Nard diUlciiltii's to he surmounted, but in the |»!oiiei' selection of the lIKt'^t ( liLi'il'le I'oule fi'. MM PalsaMI Lake fi.» Lixkii Simcoe, belweeii which tlieie is a diiferi U'-e ot" le\el <>( I \H — "j — .'J in the present s!,il(! of the Waters, all amount far beyond n hat was anticipate*!, and which, conseijueiillv, site'^'e>ted iImj slridest in'.''^iiL;Mti;iii into the. lutii'its ot'tJM) t w<» jirobable roiiles already s)>oken ol', \ i/. to fdllow a--' murji as iniiy bo available, the euuivo of the Talbot lii\f!' iVout ii- -oureedowii wards — or to ailopt an elie-iblo liii" foi- a mo;ecoiitinin»ii- ii;!\ ii^'itionfroMi I'aUain to Lake Siuu'oe, and for which latter the fac(»oi"the conalry alfords (with tho e'vcepfion of a Irilliti'^ri-o near liabaiu l.alce) an <>piiortuiiity eijuallo«l only in one in.-".aMe(; ill 1 ho course of m\- oli-ei\a!ioii la fjiher Province, nnd in that ftr a more limlte 1 ilistaiice (\i/, on the lino for a contimii'Uii < yanalfrom LakoSt. I'Vaiicisto LakeSt Lonis.which runs'liroiiu'li tlieSei2;niory of r>eauhari!ois, and which L estimalei! la.-t yearforthe noiiKdnard Kiiic(?, jn conlra-dis'ineiio!) to (he otln'i' side of the river — tli" e\pen- for tho sake of dcscri[>tion I woiiM be^^ lea\o to I'everso the o;der .and coinmenco from Lake Sim 'oe,) thus the commencement (.f the rapids at }.!■■• ^inaii;'s raj'ids or house, as mii-ke I O on the accompany in Li' (!■•! ailed plan mad'.' iVoin aelnal purv(n', with tho view of asiaN'tainiiiL;' tin! real nature of t!i<' ri\er, would ttot oidy bi' e\po>in'_>' the works to much tardiness of ('vecniiou from the limitetl poriod in wliich opei'ations could be cairi 'I on aniMUM- a c(U!!iimafion of rapids, but at the same iinn\ wlien ddue, vouiid adil much to rite leinxlh of tho comnumicaiion — the direct liiiewliii the point of juiiction -with I>alsam Lake Ijcine- onlv thirtcc'ii and three (juarter miles in evt.'tit — and althouo-h I should cei'tainlv loo'< t'orwar, one and throe quarter 11 rnfl(M filM.\t' Mic iiiMiiili, i':c. ornlHut'flM' trniiinndni'. fif iln'littfly ('O!»,«*trii('fotl n>;i f.wvy .'in inlaii'l ciii Im I'mNiiiii 1.!i! ••, .m |".'r iin" Icliin'a!'"! /v.V'dn tin- iliiii, villi thti no''''--;n'v I'J locU of, in all, I Ni irrf lit';, jm llit'r<"ii slit-.Mi, or as inny ul'tcrwaril-' III' ''i>\\\u] jiiovc foiiM'MifMt lolooHi': I'or rvliirli, as ali»i ot coiisitl- er.'iMt' !•('<•'•: t'V"avalii'ii in |.v».li^'(| liinc-'loti" i.n Iim\ in';- 1 ';il-;iiii Lake. ^^ Iiidi, IjonvcV'I', \'. ill uic.'l \\.''! iIm> |)iii'pi'-(-« ot'I'if'^ iitiiMin'.;, ot'wlii'-li tlicro vill pi'ijiiii'.' to Im. i'l i.!I til' inland cif l"Jlocl;:, (otMiif.". nt H'l't lit'f racli) Uosiijcs o;i 'iif Tallut liiviM'. I'('f>\i'ii( Lake Sinn'ot* and Tall'ol, Ixi-in, <-!" nominal t'-i't, lil'., with iln) icini-ilf continiionsfycavation. laiUi-rt-i, l»i'i.|<..^fs, il''. to.^otln'i' villi till' n"' i'"^.'!!'}' o!i''a!ioni at lli.< nnitnli fi* ili'' tivci', in tiio iviiio.al (if ill.' liar ;n:.l hy I Iioconsi nicti.tn ol* iiiital»I«' di.--i;!ni'"% a< f!,i'\N n en ill.' jiiii .Mid si'c'ii.ns, l ;i' thi; nionili of tlni rivci', in all si\1i-''n and a half niilrs; (l.'.c.'adin;^: I'Jl — I t!ii'i'i'-t»Mitlis feet by loidca-.;- ', Ol- lis — ■) 7- !') lis ti.ii'.iral d!!l'ui'onv.'(!uf led, a. au o\[»'.'U litiinj of 1-JI,'J1J/. isv. !'. CuiTcn.'y. For till' saki' I'l" |. •;'s])ii'i!iiy. 1 I> "/ 1' aMi \o aniN \ a i'i'ca|t:hi!aruwi (<\' tlu> \> lioj.' foryoui' !-.,v.c('M-'!!(!v',- in.'>i'iiiali":i, v, l.adi at ow. \ low w ill '-l.<\v tli.! abstrj'.cl of ojM'i'atit'i;:; ri'Miiiird, aniounlini;- i:i all to i!.i' snni of 2(J'J,<)(i7/. Ills'. 4'/. and lor wliiidi I considof tln.'so woiks niav I ■) (•on^tlnl•t<•d in a pcrmancnf, s(d>st;iatial, and \vorkniaii!ik<' in.an'.rr, .and nnder a siiuikar H])('('iH(:atio!i a.s intciidod for tli'j Trent work's, ■\i/,; — "Hf i^ood snlistnnlial " lianimer-dre-s.il nia-onary, vidi a-lder hollow ([lioln-.. eomei's, and '' coplnu', wond,-n sills, i^'c. iVe." — Thus ojuMiinLTU]* an tnniifirn'/^ffd wator conininnie.atioii tVoin the Ha;- of (.^)ninte to Lake Sinicoc , a distance^ of aboal 105 inih'S .and 7<»(; — I t''.''. of lo(d:;i'4'e, for the sum oi' Wf. ">,!', \i, I. odd, Curroncy, including th.j Trent L'^timate, wiiich aiiiount.s to 'J;];{,-tl7/. Cv. ll'r/. Cuirc'iicv. Ne. t r'Mvrv fin I, V. Illl tlio oi' ;is rriMV kIv .•■(Mfc;icli) 1 l»i-iii, of •^, I>ri«li.i;('s, ' riser, in f it'' .'!',';iiii iui iiilai!'! irtt <'u jiiicj sliiMN ri OlJ IM'CCSMnVV, ■ I'ivcr, in lis t'ct'f liy i>'.'ii lidiro il;iii(>ii of I shew Id.' 2(J:J,U07/. L'tc'd id a Ji ^'imilar iilisl.'ui;i;il K'l's, and f(N. l)rsf|'i|,tiuii ,,|' i;..i|ti>. .Ml.-. l''r<>iM Uii'f l.jik.' t.» r ■!, 1 1.i.i'..ii;vli, ill «'Ill'lili!.r I!h' !• ir lit llir ll.n'lMl ft' 1 I).' (Miiiiiil l).irj.'.fM I'i.'li!, Mnl.iii- soil's I'lul \"||likr.' I'.onint ?^l|||ll'ivs'a, Willi III w'^ Kiipi.!: ,.v.' !-iI-J I'l'olli I'.-t. iIhiiuII '.u \n ( IcMi- l,ii|»c, iiifhi.liir^ III-' \At\- iiiilf IJ.t|.!.!M, l|. I'fiolt's K:i|.i ;^. K.'ifi'liiw.'l'riM' I. tiki' iiinl "N oiiii'i'-* Itiipi!-^ 1 I'',' l''roiii ^'oiiii<_j'h oiitl.i (i|'( '|<'iii' l..'ik''li> Itoln-iix;^!':!!!, i!ir|ti(|iii;» Clrn;' ami Stoiicy |,!iK. ., r. iiiii,«iil;i I'aily, Ihir- Ii'i'.;li rliu'.cs. I',iicKlio;';i'.-. Ujiiiii!-. liii''klioi'ii's Lnki', Cli iiii'ii'.; iiii'l I'i- i.'<'iiii I.iiki- I''ri>in r.'iy«'!iM;t'iili lo riiliicinii'-i |'';ill-i iiinlll.il-aiii l.ik'- I'liiliiiT''. iiii'lii'liii;; Sliir;,'.'oii \..\h.', \\'.\\i i;<,lic;iyu''iiii l{ii|ii(Is, Miiillov. t iil,MV>' l:'.i|.i.l.-<, Dams flici'i — l>:iiii 111 or Ii'Imw lllollt !l .)(' I. illl'' Il'itu'll StT' ill. IIMvi- linll dl" SllllH'i'.lll L.'lki', ( illllt i'oir.-i l''iills iiihl :>li,il!()\v>, ( 'aiiii'i'ui!'-; I.,i!it', IJalsiiiii Itiipiil^ III;.! I'.iil-fiiii l.iikc.. ,-''.:,l l'"roiii n.'il-iiiii l.iikr |.> Lake s!inc(ir,l iiicinliii'^' (■(.llalcriil cut, In 'I'allxilJ Iviv.T, l.oc'k.s (ii.rt'nii, cli'iirii,^ ot'i 1''Im(>(| V.'dDil, 1111(1 |>ii'i's a1 till' inoiilli| ut'Tall.uI llai'l)..!- '10 »i^;: Aiiiuuiitinii to. . . Lofk-Mu.-^ti'r.-^ lioutfvH, Sii ItlM'. Plll'l I.O.'. '. II'. ;; lu.-K.'. 117 f. :h 1 :: I l'",ill of cnl. cut 1'. II 1- .\inoiinf. I,-3HJ H(l,.j.il l>. hi' •J 1, 1 1)2 It 22,.- I 111 10 To which add ooiiliiig<'iicic.s and iiiani^i'iacnt, itc, 10 jicr ci.'iif, 1 21.212 IS ' 2:i.1,t;.l:j 9 10 2,()i)() l'2:]H,2i;i y 10 2:'.,N21 (5 'J'otiil umount of Ustiiniito, £2tl2,()0T 1(5 1 Civil Eiujinccr, M. 1. a K L. Decemher, 1835. Ilaviiifr now, for Your Excellency's information, subinittei the result of my labours, and of a more pi'otracted .survey than I had anticipated, arising from circumstances which oftentimes gives rise to, and create moro difficulties in the progress of the Engineer's operations thaif the rejil difficulties presented, namely, the diflerent supposed routes which offer. 16 llicmsolvcs to consideration, as iinaji^inod oliiril)l(>, t]iroiiossibility tliereof, hiaves no alfcnmtive but to follow out such, if in any wa}- feasible ; and under such impression, i was lc;id to uiake the tour of the back line of Lakes, iJapids and l*ovtan'<'s, from Stoney to Crow Lake, v.hich as alivady stated, serve; but to condinu the ]irior opinion of im]>robabilily, as also in f'xamininii," the lay of the couniiy, throuo'h the diti'ei'ent Townsliijis of Eldon and F(Miclon, as dii'ected in your J']\cc'lcncy's dclaili'd instruciious, per Lieutenant Colonel ]\owan"s eounnuMiv'alioii ot" dale Kith .huK' la'^t, ]>art!cularly the ])ortions b<^'i'ilerini:' ou, and in the pi'o.ximiiy rather <^f Laki.' Sinu'oe .'uid Stiw^'cou hake ; \>n\ soon ji^certaiiiiuL:' that such a i"outo nui.-t entail witii it, nc: oidy a ^•ory material increa-e in distance, bi t at the same tmu.- an increase in hx'ka^'e, and ANirh.out a!iv eerlain suppl} of water fiom a. summit le\el, the eountiy lisinn-^'radually towards that course fronitheTali'Ol \'al!ev(certainlvthe lowest rxromid in that section ofcountrv) until ae-ainfallincf into lh(> Scu,\p;in-cei';ainiiiLViJ,'*'",trraph- ically speaking', that that route, allhou-'h app;u'' ut'v le^asibie to\\arans bearini;' coiiipaj'i-ou v. i;!i il< <:-!'e,';tr'r "ival of the same najue, in(K']iendent oi'iliewaail of accommu foi- ship] lin^', except at a '.erv ."Teat outlay of monev, aial bv the t^c/u/'"' Lalrr ionic, fullowijijr oither the N'li'lh Cross Creelv route, 7 miles abo\(' l'';id_\'s mill, into the ■»",entre ot Mai'i[io-;a, where theheiuhl oriaiul occu;' — or continuino' up the Lake, take the Xon-can ]1\\<'V or Cr^'ek at ihe ni;i'tli-v,-est an<4'le of Cart- wrie'ht, and cro-sinii; the soulh \\e>tane'lo of ]\Lariposa, i';ain the heiLrht of land in Ih-otk, and from thence descend into Lake Sinuoe,dowu the Llack Kiver Valle\\ \shi<'h hohlsoiu no ]i;;rticu1ar inducement or acconimoda.tion for lake d'af, ^\ hich at times will bf hard eiioan-h ]i!'e!ai!C'' — nc>t only in a b'ca! \i( w iVom Strn'^'on Lak.- to Lake Simcoe, but in followinn; up tlie ultei'iei' obj'vj of contimiini^' the chain of cotmuunicaiion wiih Lake Huron — all of which \',ill be avoided, and the Liaa.uil obj.'ct of the most direct mid least expi'iisivo mode of counc'liiia' the-^e v>a.t<'rs obtained by the l^aisam Lake route ; and ilir'iVJboi LiNci'. a^ no\^ <'-iinmted, bic'-ides havinif the double a'b.anta^'e ol' beai'iiie' out (he li-en-'i'al ,li;ii'acter of the whole lina as ati hifcrridl communication, openine; up a widelv exteiideil and valuable country, and one whi(di promises ere loiij;*, to be second to no pro])0!tiouatesj>ae'e of inland country in thel'roviiu'o, in point of cajiabilitie* 4>f improvement, productions and opportimities for enterprise. For the o-eneral lino of communication and its connection ^vith tho 17 uilFcrent nttoiiliun — tluTcby limitation, ty tlici'ool', l(' ; and _"k line of as alivady as also in ns]iips of slniciions, .Inn.' lafVoiintrv) iinc, ]'i\(jr o'Oonfl'apli- art, only in«jf n\) tlio ike Iluron ost direct ■d hy the h'sliaving the whole nded and »iid (o no npabilities Avith th« nlj-i -ent and surronn lin^• (•o'ii!tr\', and slu'wino- that the line as now siir- Veved a :d e-tiina'etj ;>i not only the liio--t di.ect tliat c;!li he found, hut iho one moM cal "I'a <'d t > dcMf'opc the i('-oiirc('>< of the fertile and valuable coiiilrv ill o;ij,'li which it passes, I would he^' to tct'ci- your Kxcelleiicv to t".i(> a •co;llllall^■lI!^• ^■ell«' al plan which I lia\<' had coiiqiilcd (bv Mr. F, P. Ifuhid'j,'!' 1>. I'. S.) to sin- \ the w lioli' line at one view, with the ditleient Avo.'ks p (ijio-c! to rciiilc;' ilie whole U'l. ilivihle. hy which it will h(i seen, that f (>m the I'ay ot'f^niiite to Lake IIii:oii, the geiie.al diicction of the (■oiniiiunicationt iiiainlaiiis a pictly straii>iit course — that assuniing tlie section r oiii hake Simcoe lo Huron as pradieahle, and wlii(di I extietnely I'en- ct was not in iiiv |><»wei', on account of the advanced sta'e of the season to have examined, ;is stated by your I'lxcelleiicy as desiiahle. when I lasl had the lioiio;' of an iii'eiview, and with whi(di intention, I did pioceed to the N'a'.'iows of Lake Simcoe. foiii the Talhot Iviver, when the d'.tHculfy of p ocurii:L>'a projier canoe ami c:ew, and arcommodation proper for the excursion, (having h'fl my canoe, i^-c. at the Talbot, to complete some measirements, under an a^s stant.) adiled to the apprehension, which afle 'wards tmiH'd out to he well founded, of being fio/en up in some of my ope ation>; helow. res(»lved me (then tlie oth of Xovembei',) to abandon the tadc ; hut still I had the satisfiction of gleaning a considerable deal of infoi'inatioii f om the kindness of an indiviH as to the |)i'ojected route (by a Mr. l^(nde,) from Shiiigh' r>ay, but whiidi f.'om tin general ])rinciple, as J understood the description, nea.'lv double the lo(d/ the pnrjto^e of endeavoring to litid a pra:"tic,ahle ove.'-laml route, and actually ru ming levels of the most pr(»buble, 1 found the lowest ridge of land to be 4i> feet 4 eight-teutns 13 above tlie watorsofClioinonixaud I'lovoii LMk<^v'limiiiisliiiii;- proportionately m appioilcliiiiu: the otilK't, and //>,' rrrsa. 1 inii;-Iit ipioti' in;iiiy oflicr instances, wliidi lia\*' comic within ni.- ohxc/va'ion to strciio-ilicii tlio hypOilic-sis. thai the counti'V iM'twccii La!;*-^ Sinicoc ;nicl Iliroii nia\- have .1 simihir s(';-ti<>nal cha 'a/tci' — iiiih'>s sdinc com lll^i(^ll ot' iialurc Uh-n; havo iiitcifc •('' thus atlcinptc(l to Lav ht't'orc youi- lv\( cllcacy the ix'snlt of a v'try in.iiir.tc, mid (h'tai'cd c\;iinitiatio:i ot' the comiti-y lyiii;;- hctwccn jjico Laice and Lako Simcoc, with hikes and waters thwt'on. nnd ot' a sc:ics of running' and dc'.ai'hc 1 irvcls, .-n in Icmms ol'your l'AiM'll?.iicy's insiructions, ,ind in pointing" ont wha'. I conceive to lie the most eiin'ihle hn^ foi'C(>n,nectinf»" tho>e lakes, I should now pi"o/eed to point out the proe;isni'e, hut tor whicdi task I really (lo feel an ina le inar\- to do the suhject tlie justice its. importance demands, whether cousidecd in a political or conn'u\cial point of view ; hnt as such is o-cnei-ally exiiecred f.om, oi- to wind up, an J"jio;i- noers lieport — particularly if such should refer to operations proposed throu^'h any new (and scientilically unknown) country, as the rcuite I have just Imd the honor to examine, — I shall use my hcst en(lea\'ours to- '.onij)ly witlv the task. Av* the orreat ohjeet of Internal ImprovcMnont tliroui:-h ar.y country, is- to afford the means of c]iea]> aninmunication may jtass, for the develop<'ment of the resources ofwc.'alth and enterprise, in which every section abounds, jiave been the ivn-ii];ititi'eoo;i-a])hical jioint of view, viz. the adbrdinir :i t]u>mu" down tlie ra])idsof Detroit and St. (Mair, from an(] across those immense inland seas into Lakes Erie and Ontario, and l)y the famed speculation of the Erie I'anal, which was at lirst, and for lonix, considei'ed to be so chimerical an nndertakin<4 ; but now (kMnaudiuii', from the conse- quent develo])ement of tliose fertile reu'ions, increase'le sj^lance at tlui map of tlu^ rrovitvce and adjoi/iinijj States will dc^nonstrate, and which every season atbvrds fresh instances of, thft melancholy occurrences, in the many shii)wrecks and loss of life ,ind property in consequence, uuist ]M,>int out as an ulterior objiH't to bcii'ai/ied, that the tide <^f the Western trade, at least a u;reat proportion thereof, would naturally find its way by the, safer, more cx]>(M|itious and certain route, the (Jeorgian l>ay, and from thence ir,ent, as shewn 1)\' the de'.ailod- lu'|)o:t 1 !iay the present asailalilc and coitain na\ii:alion (n the Kideaii and Ottawa, Canals, now in ic ive operalioii, and. tor our i)( ie'hixK's, alfordine- an :ipportnnity of transit and c!>mmunicalion^ vvitli Now ^'o:■k imtikot tlirotii>ii tlu; U|>ji;M' (Ja]) |i)()s\\\'i>;()- — at whiclt p(^)int 1 I kiceaii the I'a'ie Canal totudies in its con; so — hnt as the St. l.awieiice aiu must he allowed to he the natural outlet foi' r])per Canada, the jiroposod' impro'.ements, as a matter of course, should he c()ntonij)la'ot| in connection with thoH' outlets, partictdarly the most practical and availahle for li'onoral ])urpose-; of coimnorco, althon^'h when the n'i^'antic improvements on the St. Lawicnco are completed, she must stand unri\alled in tlie annals of internal naviu^ation in point of man'iiitude of construction — and which, of oourso, is intondod to draw the Western trade in that channel, which tho iiitondi'd iiiipr()\-einen!stVom the IJav of (»)uinte to Lake Iluion itinsf insure... To the lo;':il advantaixf-* which, from the extent of country traverso(l, may with proi)rioty ho called iiationa/, it would almost he prosnmj)tuous to sot limits, and in which I conceive I ain homo out iti the if-rtrospective- glance of tho rapid strides now niakini; towardssettlemont rind dovelope^mont — I may say from tho Uay of (^ainte to' Laki^' Vliiron^ under the most untoward and inconvenient circunistancrs a voune- coinitrv could oxnoct to prou,'"oss — latid locked with the worst of roads, where such exist, and eijually so, with th(> present state of tho river and lakes in their several insurmouiital)!o raj)ids, to any description ofcrafthut thofia^ahdjaik canoe,, and tiiatontyin doscondiiiii' — tho iinprovomoiit of wiiicii latter would. (ni(|ucstioiial)ly unfold tho ro^ources in a rati" I should he at a loss to name, was such an outlet atlbrded. To a:u^riculture, the o-ivat stand-hy of any country, I would add tlie ininioiise increase in the article of luml)er. of all descriptions now cai'riod on toa very limited extent (hy a fowof those outorjirisinu;, hardy s|ieculators,with whicji tho country so copiously ahounds,) ])ai-ticularly in tho article of. staves, for which ahundanco of tho finest oak exists, untouched and unvisit'?ii> I woaM iii<''('!v cail \'<»iir Iv\c>'!l<'!ic\'s atlcn'inii lo the (lili't' en; 'i'nw n^liips iliimin'Ii wliirh ilic <'|)(' •ti\(' a 111 -ad V ]>o]iu!ou-^ ^('tl li'iii('n;s. a- su (lieu 'lit j^'iia: aiitcc indc] ciidt'iit ot" lilt' !i." cat Ihronji (■oiiiiiiiiiiicalioii olijc-t. wliicdi, a-a matter ot'<'(iiir.>-(', must ]i(Hitivelv ii!.'-U!('aiiaiii]i!e ictu; ii to the J'lo, iiuc of I lie outlay ie(|uiie(l — /ealU' of se/oiidai'\ confide: alioli to tiie oliject to l.e i;a lied — and Iolli(; lloiue ( iif.c! liiiielit, ilitlu' leadv set tleiiieiit of tlio^'ih}\\\\\ am]ile lelui ii foi' anv interest wliiidi the Motlier Coantrv miii'lit he indiiceil to lake in siicli ;i nalioua! undeilakiiiii' — wee it oiilv with tin- limited \ iew of eiihaiieiii^' the value of i'rown LainN, hut pa ticii'.a !y, I should sa\-, in K.'iidei in*;' fully availahle the e' cMt oa;lav> <'n tlie()tta'.va and Kide.-ai Canals, of which the coiiiempla.ed communiea'.ioii ma\' now h;' said to he a rtion, as well a> wi liin the sphec of \\\\ in-t; I'clion-- — hai if we in'ei d to mmn aiii our comire'cial im|ioi'iaiii-e in ih.e se;t'e of up ions and i^ c (':\e for dur- sel\esan 'm t'j)i), mo;e immedia ei\- inie;est, all rppei' ( 'anaila in |iromotinu\ hv anv means, and a! all lia- a:ds, liut not le^-- interested is LowiM' ('aufila — which should considei' the cause as "intima'clv and more immediately connected wilh Inr e\is;eiic<', as the ourict no' onlv for c/// our e.\]io-|i;. hut as a iiaaial ieci]uoia!ine' conse- qucu'i', the import.^ in^) the-<' I'lo. iuces. < Ml this snhjci-t our entei j;i isiuij ijeiefid. .ors on the other side a, e wideawake and who make nohesita ion in their diliVceat rcjiorts and remarks on their fmlht.'i- pioj ommI commnni- calioa-, whi''h liave of la'e cn:;'ai''ed their ai'en'ion — and ahoiil mmiic of whicli thev seem in o'odd earnest, to ina'sc fc'iiient ailns'ons to ihe contemporarv ri\al to wW their piojected lii'cs to ma ket — " Thv luuk ^'- ii'dt ■!•;< of tJiC iVi innisilc iJisfrict (tiitl t]ic Jlinr TrnilT Sliewiny' dis- tinctly' ilie importatic*.' i]t<:ii aitacli to such a liiiect line fiom the for wi st — as likely to anticipate, if ]iu; in e\eriiiion, their hest e.veilions ; hnt unle- many i;li ll.i'ir '] Clldt'llt nt'cmnx', l('i|Ui!<'(l :<1 loilio s of line. I tor any in sndi i\ llcillLi' llitJ 1 ini;- fnlly of wliicli Kf/ioj/. ]i'u<>i:s in u'optioii, ) m.'iin aiit (■ 1'oi' onr- i' n II- 1 1 (' 1 ('.i('\ ('(1, •< u.nioiuo- '\y in! I'-. est I, a: (Is, but (' cansc as ■i\ as tl.(i inii" consr- ii'('i|;iisin(:nio i»ns to li;C; > 77/" Ixnk .'winj;' (lis- (■ _/(■//• w ( st lions ; lint licwn any w n i'r<'ni])t niMiiration ^ \vi;|i i{ — n, I li(.'lie\e (•■caiH of • i( iHlcriiig '* alf our ihinicnsc ('\|i('ii(litui'<'. as wi'li as tlic lionns v\' tlic Mother ( 'ountry, '' mo;*' an injiirv than a Lcndit to llic I 'i<>v incc."* I would fin'tlic; icnnn k, to,' youf Ivvcc'.lcncv 's into; iiialioii, that uliiUt o!i tin* iiii|>oftaiicc of the most |>;om|it ami cwr ^i' ic nicasu.cs I cini;' u^c*(l to o]ti'ii ii[» the L*" Mild iiiic iial commimica ion, so iicnlv ami imimaicly ('oniiccicd with the \iial in:!- (•>;> of tln'-c l'io\inces, that as mucli of ike intrinsic imjioi'tancc in the opcniiin' up sicli '^ foiiiinunication lia\iiiLi'so iiiain ri\al coinj'cM'oi's, liou('.c.->o-mii(li in cinlirx o. wid dcj end ti] di an fv^/Vy comiiKMi •(';!!, 'lit (as an caiiM-st of ijic iihcii ions ofijic I'l o, inciMl (io-ci'iinit'ii;) and cNpt-dilions cxccn ion. for the reasons I lia>e endoa\o.c'iu'p, and wliitdi min'lil be muliijilied iie\(iiid tlie limits of , Ids wjiort tlic e\])ed;'.in::;' siiidi iiK'asii.e-i ,'Mids\>,eiii in exeiution, as WoiiM asea.h' a.s possihle >ec:i:e the lesiilts (•oiileiiij;la.,f'd, ai.il (11 which snliject I would Iteo- to lefe,' \n\\v I'^xce! .eitc\- lo the in.(:.illl lejoil 1 had the liolHM' of siihiiliitiiin' soivie Uionllis ;:l:;o, (:>()>h Seji'.eiid ei) s|:L:',m's. ili^ the <.'\|)edieiicv, for reasons the.eiii a'-sin'iicil, of in the liis, j»lace coii.-ii uc.iiig with all o\]>eili;ioii such works a.lonLi' ii,e whole lii.e of coiiimnidcaMoii, as niin'ht at llie smiliesr expeli-c (a.s pe. cstinia'.e of lesj ec'.i.e ^ei'ii(!li> w hidi I iia.'e all aloni;' purpose. v kept de.acl.i'd) o] en n]» tl.e o-.ea.est ex.eiii of lia.in"itioii, or in oln;.' wo. ds, the le;i>t expoii^i.e •i'c.ions alo; u' tl.e line sudi asoii the |;i\e.' 'rieiit — thed.aiii only al Widow llariis — ii.eojei-- u'ioiis at (.'hishoiurs r.'ipids — tlu' dam aho\eIleeiys hahs, and wo;k>at Asj)ho 'd Dridij'" or Ciooks' rapids — ;he.el>\' o, eiiiiiu' iijilhe iia\ iL;'.'i.ioU f.oai Widow ll.arri.s'' (!) miles aho.ethe i)a_\ of (.^uiii.ej lo J erc_\ i.a. oii'ijf, 21 IuIa'-;. and ai;'ain f 0111 IleeCN's |-\-ills to I e cho.o", 1'^ the (■('!: -ii lie ion oftlie sma.ll da. 11 and lo(d< of ! fee. It", at Wiii.iaws r.ipids ha.if a mile he'o-.V I'e e.'ho ()'. and aLi'aill oiitlie pic eilt ^(^•.ioll ^'dill lec.h(».o' to J.alce Sinicoe or 1110 e p.oj e:l\' f.oiii Kice lake i<» Lake Simcoe, li\ tho 0(His;ruc;ion of ihedunat l>n/kho n raj'id--. suliideiit to maintain ( hemoig J.alce al or ahout JiiLfli wa!erni;v.k — liv the wa.er of the' llofca; L;c;;n, raiiieron's kails, and iialsam llapids io lials.nm 1 o,'i;'.i;e. wi,h ; he p.oj o. vd wo ks oil ;illd at the IlloUtll of ihe i'alhot lii.er — iea. 1. l;' the in e liie(ii;i;(,i 1110 e expe'i.^i . e l)Ut sho 'I se.'tiolis, f 0,11 li.e ii.outli of . I.e f.elll ,0 W iooW 11 i.'ri>', !) mile- ; f oin l'e-c\s Landing' to head of lleeley's i ahs. II 111: e- ; ;;i:'a!ii from he (.vlo o' to Chi'moi.e' i.a.se N 111, a-s, in place (.f ;!0 mi e> as pe.- li .e.' and lakes as sia.ed ; :iad las, I,- f.Ojii l/al.-.am Lako I'or.aii'c to th(d),'isiii on the Ta. hot lii.e — ,0 he i;ul i\;i\ ed m l/i. m (iiiliiin\ to ' w liidi ii i- 1 ;i he.' learirk;ide .he \dio!e of I he i;'.ouiid of the. e iii.er- undia e M', -lions alio (Is the luost fa o ali e opjio. iiaiiiv for co,.:-t. iiciou till; (•."•■ I lie iiiiau'lUed o ■ W islied tor, ,'111 \ d'/ cell. 1 ha ds I leii:^' ill t lie pi oj ef dii'ec.atu, and e isy of forma. ion. A- :\\\ -.rj) ://: nl onl\' do I ven'.ineto sti^'L^'est to \our I.xcdiciicx's ('()ii -hie. ,-i am, the ;idojr,ioii ; ;it I l,e .■■;n,!e .ii;,e 1 am |e.t'e.-ik, con . in. e.-l fh'i 'die ji| I'.i wi.l nice, wi.h soaie local ojipo.-i>ioii, in ilie ,'!ppiei.e...-ioii of Its pr.'ic icil Ui iii;y. s;iju' sedlli_;' ji,oi>.[!>l\' .i.i; ne,-e.>>l,'»' 01 ^i'oi >o,,.e \eai;-) c.a 'r'v 111 ;■ , ill' di.'ou^'h vsa.e.' co.ii.iiiinica.ii'ii iii.o o e..'i lon wi.,rh wo;;!;-! l»(.i..i.'.' s.ii, t').' ih(,' ira.-'spo.'t of U'.'.'uv iMnh.e.; ; lau ui.ldi ohicv/on .1 'I 1.1 22 nhould 1)0 (losirousof ivinoviiiijf hy tlic <'Oiistnu'ti(>ii nt lite most (rfliciilt falls, ot'.sV/VA'.v, wliii'li CO-;! ^ — and tor a licncval furryinii' trad*-, cinia'h' answrrin^'c crv |miii o <•, i;n il its iiicrwise should [>v such as to warrant the pnltiiii;' the w hole in fill o] c.a'iiou. r>v this mode ot' a(lo]»tion. the connnunii-uion would he tliifc xcars earlier o]»<'U('d n]» than in waitinn' tor the coiiiiilction of the whole — an iiiiiiiense saviiii;' in the iitfcirsf <)[' e\|)endi'. urouiiecied. such as would ^-o fu:* towards the formation of su('!M'\]>e(lients ; w.id ulien li.e t;aandino;, 21 mlc!)^ From Ileeley's Falls to I'e erlxuo', ahout, .-).") From Che:nonii' Lake to Fal^^am Fake Fori ai>-e -10 " From Talliot Ki\('r to the Xariowsor Kem) enfejdi Fa\. as the case uiav he, -'2 '' And so arran!j.'ed as to admit ofthetniiu of ca's Keinn- ttansi o;cd at once, with their loadines, direc', i'illu'i'for lake Tluon or 1 ai.e Siii!.o(>^ as tlie case ma\' he and which 1 am ^atislie(| can 1 e <'oiie in •-udi a way as to lie p actically useful, and serve Vve'.l ilc' picK'nt. ;u:d r.u ii ; uch ;ime •as it niav he deemeJ p.o;>er to put the lo-kaue s\'^:em in e;eci;''e cf (M;;!ii i; m' ^ our Exee'lencv to fo in an opinion on the meiils of 'l.c plan ! ai;';e\ .■ n : p- j)roxiiuii'e'estima'e of ih*-' ojuMiTii^' lip ti,<'\\ l.d'c lou <■ !' om tie 1 ,••• of 'Q'.iiiite te I.nke Simcoe isnd Fake jluon u\\ lie (cmhred s- -ci" hy whi('h it would -appeti:' tlie who'ema'' he a -coiiip ' h 'li to *i e en. of '] 0-5 .5 ();■)/ (iv (i /. ("irrein-v, s(»niew ha' iiio e than I fo; me l^■ 1 a :' < n'' 'o ■ our Excellencv in mv in'e im tepovi, and may he ( onij le ed in wo ;:i.>! :• ' alf years f.om da e of comuKv ( emeir. IFi . in^' en lea. o (' 1 to -ci helu c y-onv |\\( e''i'ni\' 'I e ;•('■ r'li a^'os likelv to a 'ise 'o the e F o 'n e-Mni'he .Mo'he ( 'oni ;■' f rm ' I .- ' . / y Openiu'j; up of Hie •ounninic-rioM- now under 'e lew, n a coni!' ^ ■■'a' ; nd political ]»ohit of \;«'\v, in . o tar a • '•on-> .mi; \v';J| ihc Jini .•■ >.i ■ I's i'l- ort, the coil iVol ril thel ext( to, 1.V r (i;nicuit ' '^nif flif (1 syslcill ; of s'a\ cs ]»A.'i:il< — '. nil il its i>] c.nlioii. :•'(' \t'iirs lif'lt' — ;m AtillM o'O i.'idc .-iiid iciice [ ' coiiiiirv, !•., would iIh' i;i\v )■ c ll;( Ml, iliis hitter •Tici.t. "1 Jc/tion 1 would isiiuciion, i.e Wilier -I lilies, -10 '' o:c.l at ■ Sil:!.()(>^ •Il a way Hell ;iine :''(!1 lie il 'j: ' our ■ I .••• of - fi" \>y ' rill of i' 'o • our I.! :• !alf ' .-'li .•'■■'CS 1 ' ' ■ <■. /y ■■':\' Mid .'• !!<■; ort, 2:^ 1 sliouM cousidcr the task Imt lialf ];o;tofiii('(l, didl not in soiiu' av of(iiiiure with Lake Huron, or in n-ality, the Atlantic with tlie far NW'st — (•oin|)!c:ii'u- the cliaiii of ( oiiimiiiiica:ioii (so treiierously eonniieiiccd and so fa ■ coiMjjlelvil aiul piai'ti.-allv nsofiil t> th;- country) from the Atlantic to Mi( hiy-an and Sfaiil St. Maiic liy the wt)rksof ilie<'ar- rillion, ('hiite an i'loudcau, a:iil (irciivillc Crtiials on tlic<>tlawa ui\cr, ntid thence hy the Ikiih'au to hake < 'n:;ii'io, an iiitciual luniji'atioii of immense extcul sa\- 1 'il I mile', — I.m' I)\- the p 'chmiN i;'cumiui»ii>;ation alrcadv referred to, I.-I7-5 — diiVc en (' of-i('l miles, in loundin^ tlu; Cpp' r('anad,al*eninsula hy the Iii\ci' and hake. St. Clair, a-id l>y a lockti^-c of appavciitly only 80 ■feet at Saiilt St. .Nfa:'ie, carrv the navie-iiioii into hake Siipciorand lee-jons beyoml, at little additional expense — hus admittiiie- of the tiaiisport Df stoi'cs to the most dista:it jiortions of the l'r(»\ ince, with the o'veak'st ease ■certainty, an J <'\-pe litiou a'ld in which point of\iew I would pai'lieiilarly call your ExcelleiicyV attention to t's. Ihavinn- tlius compK-^'d the result of the exnmintifion. h'vels. tVc oi' tlifc country Itetween lli(c hake and hake Sinicoe, as in tcinis of \cur Kxceh leiicv's instructions, and in acco; dance with the spiiit of the Addiess of the House of Asscmhiy, of the important undeilakinii' with w1ii(di I have had the honor to he eiitrus'cd — 1 hei>' leave to suhmit the who'e for your Excellency's infonnatioM, tiustiiiLi' thai I Ii;ivc fully complied with your Excellency's iiiieiitions, and that if in any instance I may have excecled my limits, that siudi has heen dic'a'edfiom a sense of the particular ))re- dicament in whic h our common intei'est seems placed : (k'lnaiuiineMhat some a 'ii>e measures he adopted to s;ne our Inst inteiests f.om passinjr into other hands, and divertiiiu" the Tia.le of tlie far West f.om itsnalmal outlet •and which a( iirsorv view ofthe ovne al map will amplv demonstiate. 1 liavc the hoMo-ir to remain, \y\'Ji mindi ies|)i (^i. -Vour-'r^xcellencv's .Nh)st obedient, huml)le Servant. 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I/Iai' Sim •!.(', iiiroi!i;c ■ ion \\ i li il;c l;i\<';' 'I'.riil iiiij'.o iMiK'n;s, ail 1 lo ) ).;• f ) w I il 1 ) t!i=' !i! i 11 1 (• i-i.! ill \i.'n-, \i/., — ;i i 'iiniiinnicii'iou I..- \sci.;i l.c i;,T.- of <^) lill i- .;!i.l \/.\l.i' 111, on 1 feel ipy-rlf (-illr.l Uj:oli to ]i,r ,.',•,. .-.I ,')■ 11 . ■;;•'• 1 • .•■-; ill:") '.ii 1 io;i lli;- r-\\\\ ■ -f uiv l;il)')i'S u» ,o ;;il; li.iic ill ;i roii,!,-,! r^l foi';;i in I'a--'' h'- ic-iilt ; Ihm" f iiiiii'lit lend ti) o li,' • ;i -I'Miiu'iMMMi s wlii. li iii^'h; Ik' iiio.c eoii (-'iiiriiily cr.riioil on now til i:i ;i ;i i' i u <' ]i>' io.l. '>! i'liiiii'iii' tlic l.'.c! ^ f/o;n tiic ' M;i!i;il 1'!' ui c;- ;:1 I'c'c l>oro' lo tlio Iv.'-i'l .sa- c.s i;i V 'li.-.iioi^' Mh! 1 i^'iM.ii ! al\c>. I fo'ui.l ili>' ilii,i';.iir<' lo l»o n\ 1 -A x ■<' I •'■■ 'I'li' ■>'* • • •' ' '''';'■"' *■*' '" ''•■ '^V'*'" *'" ■''"' l''^'"'' i'li;'"' I'iiicnis, u> a -o iu' d'.iic' I' .(•!• of l^■ .•! ,,) l.ai.i' Si:iic>.i' cjiiall;; so. aii.l wliich, for ])(! ■^;)i • iliV, I shall iio,v ca inu';';; <■ in o,\li':', \i/. : F.oai i'. ir of 'i lin I' 'o U"; •■ !..alci' -"K'-'d't. olii. ()\>Vi. '• ir. •>' l/i.vo ;o I'ci' '->'o' 4f;. ;iai. Ojiis. ( ),.rn 11) v iii.i'i' ;o he i 1 wai-i' \ 'iic ilo.iM- \/{Vy 1 '''■) '.) 7 1) ) > • 1 ^' ' ai 11 i_)i.l- •' *' " Ci a • o 1 . ra.l> -C' '^^ •' H; a 11 .:i -i.U - -^ 7" 1 I '^ To i. i.v-' Si,ii 'oc (ili'>,a'!i lill-') .... lis .") ■•! • . 3 Mi'vii:!!,' 1 ill. .(';■(-' li'i' of Ic \ N. f.oai tl.i .ricr l.al^i' !<> 1 a (' >lan'oi' ■>^' ■ •' ' La.. I' -i aro.' o l.alu' U i o'l, assia,.i; u' ll.i' ; akr -"'.)4 U- ul.o.o llu' s.a. ' IK' <» To al lo -l^a'j;.' f.oai l! i' i;ay of- Miiii';''" l.ala' llaioii, S2;ifi. ;}ai. TpX Cai-i'i \\\s. f-i' -1 ''i'' ^'Z' u'-c'a: cxci!' oi' lock,"L:'<'. lli*' >^iiiii iiiia\a ic'f- a\: .- aA"^.a'/^.o a.-.- ).a_>!id:' a !i (.-i.hc la •>! .'.•ouoniiral jn'iiicii Ic ) an 1 .-■! .lai;- In.' i a >.-o *• a a -■ ao '.■ in jm^m'-^ ;;m.1 in wji <\ ion^ d'n-;/ irj r "to ,M aana 1 ihc.'o.a a' \v of ,l,r \\\-. cii Tc.ailo;y. a; i! (li\c;1 it f.oa ii ■ a 1 a.'.ai o i;!r . (..ivToa;,) i. !ri- o,v-a;;.'l to iiu'. ami I am s:.'i).|i' ,■ i.a ) i- sc 1 v.i li. ii^' con i'lioa ilia; a sj o acs of roaiauiiiii-a'.ioii Ml •• ,, ..e ;i'i . I c.l, v.l.h :\ l.aii a^v, Iio/.vo-m li;*' i iay of Qaiiit.' and Lake 2() 11 ui'oii, to :n-\V('r ('(•;•)• |»ui'|iiis(' i<"|uiii'(l, in ilif mc-iti tiiiic, Witli .iilis;itiii(' Unil Loads, \ i/ : — l''roin Mm' nioa;!i o|' ilii- Trent to Widow Ilariis' ;) iniK's. F.o n \\',.\-y l.'iti lii •• losiiiii nil of II 'i'!cv s I'a'ls, jj>(»nt, - I 1 Fro M l*t! Ci'lto.o' |(M 'lu'iMoiii;" atid ri^'con Lak*- And foni r>:i'saMi i.ako tc Tallio; Ili\('r, - - - Or L iIai- Sun, -or, diiV( - - \:V: - - Hi I u On I Makiii'^-ia all, f/oii; tin' r>ay o)' ( ^linfc to l,a!;(' Sinicoc. ) 41 niilfsof <.!il\, ■ \ Hail lload. 'rii('co:iiin'iniration to Lake liunui f omi Kciiriciift'Idt r»a\,I am no! i n •possi'ssioii of snliicicnt da'a to siiy what |trojio:iioii iiia\' he rail \va\('i|, I>nt tVoMi llic lo/ka'^'c Ix'iii^- so liiT, , y. I ,".'1 disposed to think the coiiihiiiud jH'inriple Mr;\' he c pialh a[i|»!i;-al>li' on that s<'clioii. The w hole e\|»e:i>e of ope'iia^' m. ;; dirc.-t coaimunicatioii from the Vtsiy ■<)f(^aiii*e to Lake Sim •!)(',<, II t!ie eitaihiiied sys'eai, will not cxcc'ed the sum of I !).") .■)(■).")/. (; ,•. Ci /. ati 1 \w\\ he et, n]il<'!ed in three vears. ) >\ eo!lnu;c'.i- |o -Icai-'e 4i)."') :)lo/. ;;,•. .*;' /. Ihr In. the one ca-e tiie passa^'e of li'oods f.oin till na\' of (^niiite to Lake mcoe ma\' he .•"•e()m]iiis!ic I witli »\\so in .24 l \\ i 1 iia^- ili.'e -"ly. \\'\\{ theii- l«>a U, f oai I/do' Sinn-oe to the 1 ;av t>i (.)ii ii'e, an 1 \ I 'e \ e •■>a nil hstu Mie I liy s.ea iie s eons, ri '..•!(• I lor the put'' j»ose, to pl\- oii tiic 11 I trne'ion > I ha eiii eommand from Fl: Kxeellen ■\', I slia!l he ^'la 1 1.' Ik- Wt'.'ol as lie I will \\vv \\\> I N''e:le!ic\ won Id appro'.'e of the i'-;'iiiia'e of sii h a ■■ «'a nnieaioi hein;4' ma le oat, t 'l)efo"(' the Iloii-e in ailhlion !•■(', e ;.) o lay i^'e (■ > ima e »ii- u Je' Je-r tlic 1 at lor lid slioiiM not lie (ii>-!iei'--('' \ i:ii la ih' • i<*an urn x> I mast he > to he n'l h i's:> ■■' 1 I! re 'o- II Ilia: it rn V';;di!'o- the- efniliiiud s\s'om, mi'i; m a!i\' iirnne • it' fe e Viltil iIk' tli.-ollL!.'!! wil'ei' eoiiimmii- ca loa, m an ; o'lie- tlian 'o ■in 1\' e'^sea ; If e r la e wlieii ir llP^•ht ]ie eai'i'ie 1 in'o e i'e -t, in tile -Mii-'m 'fi'in <'f \\!ii''h a '^"^ 'elleii ■' "•- <•• >■ a- la ; ;s Is V.oulij lie e.,e-;('il. r. !'.■; V' I ' ' h I'l I.' e ) he \ut 'oiiiMiu'd 1 the \\;\y coud the 'to Lake iic o;li('i', tcl, the ' the I'jiy tlu! pur- II is Kx- wcll as Voiii Fli^s would lo lav liL- laltor Ts'cin, ):iiiiiniii- ? iii\U'ht _\ «''|iud ' (tyy II i: 1^ () u T Oil III" itr'rjloiv'in (/ in.;M;, A'. ('. II. d'r. ilv. ((,v. v. II t;\i!;'> ■V.,',l Ki'hir,', .)/. /. ( '. /;. A. R !■: V () W 'V . T'> //"'■ A'.v // iir^i Si;; lo |\ ( 'oi, o ;^ ;; A'. (\ ■'}. ].i lit iniiil < inn niDY ti'lli /' 1) >iiir nj' ( '^iji r Cm I ill , nil I M j'.r (! u.iil (iii\in\.i>.ii'J Jl i '''J ■'•'//'•'' /'*"/■'•,,>• /// niii (('(■ <('r, <(r' — • // ill i'i,ii< i> ii'is ir-iuD.i I h'l f!i J>iiii lit 1*11 ■ ///\ ,1/ // /',/ /// 7' /'• / hni (I (>/'.. iiikI I'/i ■ /i,''i!) ihi ■ Jl '■' III rum III ii'' ill It •III h-nij I liiiy- li^-oii (he X I u Jill. nil 'if III ■ S-ii II) I It'f r nil 1 l.nk . I'v \. 11. i;.\!i:;>, r.m. i: .mvki;,:. M. I. ( : K. :.. W\\ li I'i/cak:; \'o:i; \\\ '\.\.\.v.;(\ : '\'\\:\ ill o'.c !!(' ICC lo \'n\v Mn •cl t-c V coiinn-uKN coll ('••(■(! lo me ill Lie I,. ( 'o!o;i('i Loua'i-' CO w mnlc i iom mI' ,! i c If! h I rue aiil i'l ;'( co {\- aii.H' \vi Ii an a'! I (';>of' lie Ho i«.c of A ■ c ,M • ...-i c . lo 1 1 of A 1 1 ii last, lo ■ lie ,'o.|0\V.'\U' !' I'c •■, \i/, — oilr-'iC- a i| -^'l ■ -• :||1'C\cM ofn c i'', ,||nS Oil t lie ■> •!.;•> ; .ii c • aa 1 Lti'cc ill .'o !<('i|'i<'ai f lie c c- ion of ■ 1 , d m a ill .1 • ■- M I, (an 1 in a -.ii' . c jMci >•, !^.^(' "f -;'ii(l aii>l c ■. j— ■ .<, i ^ , cct *' a I'l -a,' (' ■ li c : ca o,' <'\ -'i o -c,' o var^"- .'!■! I :li<' [> oIimIi'c c .'• • Iio " (Ml » in '• i> ' lie t! 1 !i wo il ' !ri I' a'loi iln' r.a'.'Li" i i"!i of il.c rVci-'oMr lli.'i' aa.l i/il;c ' ' ha <- tlichoao- 'o-. •! <• \\^ cii i ^,c(■;!('nc'■''•■ iifn ii.n- tion li r ill !;c iMMa li of %••()', c la • . a :.| ' e' >',cca ':;c I ii aa'! 1 S .' of S lia :ll ) I il !, I (• !c 1 'o ■ Im' ai -; ' 'c ii);i (. .K> ('I iri , lai;' cl;o ca ;i o In- ; los ili'c pf io 1 fo '■'1 -il I!^ |)( ■•' M 'a I I;a a Wjocji lic (>\ ('. o ;; ^■-. CO I I I !)(' s\ 1 lie sc.j !;(■;• ,"■ ca e i' c\ ca' \. ; a i c <• <■ <■ > ion oi . >•■. , -'uf tc.;ics ill ■oil .;i i>>()ii vvi ii w ' i -li ' !.c li(ai ' «■ ^-.r wa-aacr a ]> om; a- tio 1 lie c !i(''-i'X '•* -^a • (niee 'ii -'le^M on ' I c a. . .1 ' I 'a d "s Miij i ,-aa . ; iiO IV ^a.t of <.\!ii -li iipic'ioa vvi li .'cfe en • ■ o Ii ■ se e;al poni'-. ia - ic I Sll l.l CM lea O I ) >; liMj ,(1 ■ • (I I nro ii!;i a 11 and F ■•', A-- es'uv s 'j^'ene a'l lie " ,'ea, < ■! o e i owai;' «'a ae ', L t :ft I'i^'a .'• of I' i/d '-^ !m!1i ; \\m''-1i a 1- c'lii'oii i' Im^ now ^'eiie;'.-;.! -s^ aav!,) i' i ■; a lo'i a ni \.'\\ saM ■<■ c\ e e Id] ;i-i lie f(i!ni ! f <>ei t' e eiai'l;iiiMen of sail! a: i imai- eio;;-; of, la a '.u a;'..,t' ea s ia il.e <' !' i \i ce>. t>'-{ fii iii\ iii>.]M'i-tinii nftlic Sciii^^niT |;i\cr, wiili tin- \ icwH iiifcjidt'd, f rnil^ihlrr it l.t'r('-.s;U'\ tMCOlimiciift' ll.i' HMIIU' t'.olll tllc font of W 'lilt iH|!|Jii(i ill lUiMiimr. and N\sit"i »v:''t'r in ^]iiiiiir ainl tall. <>!• at I lie luuf oftlic "roitajjc", ulntiii ilircc ipiar't'is •>(' a inilf lit'!(»\\ ilir ilaiii, as slu'wii on iln' afcoin|ia- liviiio' |i.; n aiaikt'il A. — li.'Tviim-, an ii irratl^-r otconix', liad an opporinnity on niv |iav>a^'*' n|> ami ilown l!n' rive;, to anil tVoni rnrtlyV.Mill ormakiiii^ IM.M'ir aci|iiai!i:i'«l \\i;li tin* U">'ii«'ial rliaiiiricr of the lii\ci' on llial Scclii/ii Aviiicli i>( in all a splciidid stK am. raiTyiiiLC williit t'oi- nine niilc-i and a lialf 11, > to a point, ;i ijii.ii'tt'i- ot'a mile ImIow the roniincnccini'iii ofmy fcctionni Mo/L «^iiiii.'i('nt df|) h ;ind uiil li \'>>v tlic Lar^ol class steamers, altlioiinlj in hi.' e,;il pi i.-e> llie eoUlse i-, \ci\ cilrnitons, as is ill <;;t'l!eral the (■a^e willi piicli sln^'n'i-li streams, me.aiidei'inu' llu'on^'Ji a lou llat connli'v, lail tli(» tniijs a;e;ill otMirli ladii as to he pe;teeil\- eapaMe of amo V id 1 1 \\ iih ii iMiiil reaejiiiin- the dani', as shewn npoii the aeeompainiii^' plan fi'om a •iiial su \('.', at \s iii.'h |ioinl eea-ed anv op| oi lunily ofknowii'n' //. |»iioi- to the dam heinii' eu-cled. " i,a\ieal»le for small ciari," iiia-:imcli as se.e.al of the oiiii'inal ^cMleis, as w ill af ei waids l»e>Iie.\ii We e in the |irac ice o|" I ; .aii^poj t ii't;* ;hcir coiiimodi;ies to and f.oiii iicii'ke' hy wa\ of the |Ji\e.' wi hea-M'at lii;^ii wale;', hut in low water ('o 11^" ilieii'o.vn l.an^' la^'e) ■" had to coa\ the hoat ah ■!■_;• " w.adinn* ihem- se!\('s in iln^ wa'e:*, tliar is at pa'ticul I!' pla -e-i. siicli a> the l'rie-i;>.' I an ot!e\' ! 'o ;o.ii. iVc.. coll! i.aciiii'^' howe\ er in capacity until leachii'i; ll.e oil le'; of >'cl|n' >^' Lake, hll a; ipal'eli: l\- on aiia\e aL,e of liof les than 40 t',. in width. .11 which I am u'lad in Ih'Iiil;' Im. pe oiil l>\' ino c than hv- ]»o liesls, f dill ,a pianofoiie p ope ; ', talvcii in ai>i)acii'l_\ a, \e\ coriect ma Miel' !)\- ihe Jiropneof ihe eof at his ow n e\pen>t', (;iSui'\c or hy j> oi"i---ioii) lo which iloi-iinieii! i shall prohaMv Im- ert'.ei ha e lo l<'!'ei', the e;o e Iiee.l Hot call \o!ir l,.\ce!ie!'c 's a e!l ioll lo exf.aueolls ma lei' ; ill ilie m 'an time •^iii'lice ii to ^a\' ilia* i' apjie.a se,i.h':it iha! ll:<' '*'ta;n'o«r lii.c- \\as. p;-iii:' lo the e;-e.-;ion of I'n (h/s ihihi. iia.in'aMe for s e.'iiners f o.ii S:ii ^'eoii |,;i!;<' ;o a '-ho.! di>t;;!ice l,e'(.\v lie dam, sa\' thi'ce ipia, let's uf ;i iiiile lor niiie a:i I a h.a'f mi.'e^ ;m.! I'.oiii I lieii.'c lo Scnui'o^' Lake tor a small c .a,", al o:tlinaiy hli;li w,a;cr. A> lo I !ie cli.a ac (' ■ of iIm' sp.ac' laiw oi-rilji'ed li\- the I a!^e ihc acconnts "Nve e Miiiic \ lia' CO ic/lto a i <• of is l.eii:^' aii\ : hii'ii' hut a c'ear i ;n i^ahlo slice of w .a c ■. a- i, is ii(»\\ ; " de e.l e\'eiidii'o' its a ins il:'o e e \ c. ( elc ail! !»a\- iii i he To'vii-hips of < 'a ■! w rin'lit. K'each. I'no.-l-; ;m d .Maii|o-a ;uid f Oiii a'! I coaM pick ir> on (he snhje ■ mii-: ha.e leeii \imi- la e 1 :o wliai ihe I ", .a ihe TV' i>a! (' a:.d Ma. siies w e e on ihe iii:eof ;|;«i Kid''aa V 'ai>i' i> e ioi^ lo ihe w .a c .s hein'j^' : .a -e 1 il.e eon n.-uiieh, — a 'l.o two e.\.reaiitie.s a ni.'ro.v he I n;' a si; pen ii;e c eel;, lii o;;;;-!! wiiich ui;U ot t at 1 see \va of Ml •20 iililliciilty, M li,'i:k c'iium' fi»iil.l Im'-Iium'I ;if l.iu wntiT, wliilf |i.'n!tll!ii!;; i.-in- (•I M» lirii'll t'.llll.itl fliMl let', liu H">lll In (|ii||ltf llic fxislciico of tl,i' cmU-O ot'M'JflU- Mlhl l;lk(' ti'Vcr, ;iihl ill wLirll rulicl||«.in|| | .•mi v|||i|M»|!r(l ly ll.O I', idi'ihi' i»i' Hi',«'/;il rcipc • ;il»It' ill li\ i.lijiU. \\\\n wt'ic iii:inm'''!v lU'ijii.iiiitt'tl \vi:li tlic I'nij (' ]»;-i()|' fit the I'Mi-^iliU' '"t* l!i<' \\;i!t':'s ;ilii| w Iiu \\ <• «• !l! 1 !.<' lilim iiii' ('- I'd in ilii> .;;i'.' i.f" ill" n;i> iii"iiiiii, in ihc ii >' ««<';il<'iii('irs iIh- •• iind on uliusc mi 111 |-> I III' iiii|iri'ssi(»ii ii^t>> tlu' tln-ii >ia;i' ut'ilif wato.s llM^ ii cliJM.ftt of lii'in;4- iijiti',' \ i\ ill. II i> iiii;- lt,'ii' ly s:il»;!iit(/'il tit,' \ .iiir Mmm'Hi'Iicv'x in!o;'iii;i!iitii, ;i ilr^ri ipiinM ot llii' u.'i^Mi'il >UCc nt"iln' Srii:;'M' l»'i\»'i' iiinl Lnki', in tlii- rnn.-c ui ll.u to.liii','. tVo.n llii' I Ml tie; of I lie S.M^'oj; ITn »•;• ami Mt.-Ii l.> il> i'ulll.ut'i;ct' wilii S.ii yc!)n l/i!vi'. ;h i<'4' r III. iL>;il).i' i[n;ililir;ilii>ii», I -Inll now |>i'i)ci('i| 'o till' iiiiiiii'.liM »• olijci't oj" i ill' <'\;!iiiiiiarn.ii ill II I in il.i' | I'.t'n. iii;ii:ci' ot'w liii h, 1 <»ni 1 In- irriiii' nf iiiv in^tiiii'lii'ii-- and liu- niliial iK'niiip'' i>t' ijii' ^n^K*<■t HJmll cla^s ihi^ iiialli'.' iiiidi'i- t\Mt dlvijnri hi-ads. 'Ilii'r\!rnt i)t" ii\i':'lli»u iii^'. iti-ra'-ior.rd Ii' till' laisjiii; tli<' d;iiii a! I'li.dy's Mill, and tlic I'll'i'i-t tin* iriiiovil tlii-.i'iif wonld lia\i' n|Htn iln' na. iu":iii^• ili^i'i' .•iiid l-aki' and in Ia\'iii'j,' iM-ton- \'i»m' I'lM-cllcnry iIih result ot" my in->|ti'('lii»n I umild ln-^' tn ii'iiiark, that in (•itii>iiIi'iinLr lli«^ wo.diiiLi' ut' I lie add !»'>••;, as wrll as \ dwv |'"\ci'l!"iirv's snli-^i'iiiiriii 1 list nirlic lis* I ro'ild iTiNrc n ihat till' r was iiiiiiT iiiti'iidi'd til 111' aiM'iM'd at tlian iiii' *' t'.ci waids I dosci'iiitioii, \i/. — a ri'iiii'dy t'ni' lln' c ils (•uiiqilaiiii'dtif.iliiiii^Ii nni i'\[»ri'ssi'd — lin.li'.' silrll illl]t.i'-si()n I nilltmciin'd till- unilv. Tin' lirst (jucstion arising' mil I.f the siiliji-rt winild seem tn 1 1', lias tin; dam lii'i'ii |ila('i' I in tin' l>i"-tity il.u J)lai'"n^' ;lii'da.ii in \\\i' /'lusatf sit<' — and lasily, could tlir da.iii l,a\i' lirdi ]»lai'(' I I'll anv o'.lu']- >i;i' on Mr. I'lirdv's own ]irii]ii'rty, to Ikim- -immiu'iI to liim and tin' puMic siniiar a I* aiita^'-'s as now I'lijovrd, witlioin tin' i-oii- ('oaii ajr i'\ils iM>m|ilaiiird ot' — and lasilv, win- lirr a if-s l.c'^Iit ot' dam, and dii'ti' I'atlv lo'ai'l, woald imt lia.r Insiiii'd ilii'sanir or Li'.r.a.i'r t'arili- ti*'-;. wldiin till' lio'iad- ol' M,'. r!r,'d\'s dw n [iro|ici't\- .' As !('i;ai' Is tin.' pi'ojirr loc.a'.ioii ot' tin' dam ail'i'i'tiiiLi,' the i|uaiitity ot nti'iidi'd, f It is ia|ii!>'' I a 111 i- icaiddi'if t II' s than ' than hy- •\ corici't •\ (' or l)V ' Id lc.''i'r, i ma Icr ; il' '^Cci^'oii' s caiiicrs c i|na ^crs ,ai.i' to,' a r aiconn^^ 1 a\ ii:ah!o I' \ r, ( ck 1| o^a ;ii:d cli ;:'>-! II li- re of ;li(j . — a ll.o iicli wi'iU 1.111'i oVc.-.ii lAc.i I won, I liriclN' icma that from the sia I'lneiil hy Mi. I'ur.lv and o'diei's. co/roho aliiiu' 'he cite n|iiiii which tin' dam now rests was C(}ii.-/l(i-{(f ;o he the onlv mill ]iri\iieu'e on tin' loi, t'loiii the circimistaiae of tile j wa> no intcn ion ofo-.^'.'llowin^' so miii'h o;- almost an\ land l>y ihe ccciioii ofdi('i{nii il lu'iujj the u^'Me al ojiinioii of the counti'v aiound, who assisted Mr. I'iii'd\ iu his a.'diious nude. lakiiiLi' in a hack count v, that " if he raised Sd It. ;\ ; iii^.i ;h ;i lio-isc lie \\(ii:l i do im i!;iiuMii'«', jiiul it \v;is not until the ilami w I ; i-o:ii t ('(' I, to • ihc fi ■•■•if iiiii .-111 III (' IKI.S til ;Pn;'«l r»u I ic wji'c;' m coiiscinicncc I'lsiiifj over ;i:i (l:'o'.\ iiiiiU- ilic in!i,'il>i!;iii:s out of llu-ii- " slL-iiiiic-^" that Mr. ()• ;n\' OIK' else li.-iM llic most (|is',;iir Kii'.'i ot lih' iiniiiialc it'snit c'.oyc (' ■rc'iitii' iiioi'c riill\- into llu' i:n' .•icinu- tli(! (t.'iiii ill its );-(';(':i; siinrioii, \\ on 1 1)1' lictl(.'r coiiiiectiiii;' tli.' subjt'ct to first ro?) >;'t oil ilic cxiciit hnh o\ crl.ow vl ( >:i cx.-i niii;)'.i:»n of llh- ri'< the (!;iin to it< f^itlct tVoiii t he Scipvorr n^' the Ic.'id c.Mist.'iiitlv y'(»iiii>', on ,'1 (iisiaii •(.' (H iiiiic nii.t's. ;iiii Kt'f )l (N, I foniid mv ]>'o_.t-^s n])\v;i;Ms, i loniid in nic in. II pond t;oin I t to l.) tec ot waicr i>ii till' oir/'nidl li(';l of tlic rivi'i', ;in(l ;U tli« tail of tlu^ (l;iiii slojic, and foniid this d('|)th koinf from the d;i;ii hi'low, jireseiits onecontinued seeneof diowned iand.sand decayed ti'>i;,.; ;-^ with, ;i! intervals, tlie foi'inei- re sidences of the settlei's, shewino- j)art < i' he roofs out ;ike, in which the ovcrllowiiin- jissume.^ .ivery ditleieiit ap- }»ea:';;nce ;in 1 ehar.acter. l>ut hefore lea\ iiie' the ri\('r, I aould he^'to refer Y'Oiir Excelieiicy to the acconipanyinLi'st;iteiiie.nt, in which form I conceived ii better to arr.ann'e the wuiwards, tVom which it ;i]>pears th.-it no less than 1,050 aeres have hecai ren !e 'e 1 worse th;i,u ir-v'le-'s, and di;pri\inn' the settle- of many advan- tages which tliy former {e\(ni imperfect) >tat(^of the ri\er allorded. In commencing to take aceur.'ite measurei-neiit of tholands o\ crtlcvved, I found it likely to occupy myself and several Surveyors (if at all practicablo at th;'i season of the yc;\r) tar l>ey(»nd what could be antici|)ate(l by, or intended in the spii'it of the adiliess ; and besides, winter being the only reason in which an (ictual survey of the whole could i>e niiide, owing to the vci'y wet and soft nature «»f tln^ shores, rc^idei'cd so b\ the rising of iho water, [ satisfitnl myself (until further instructions, if su( h sliould be deemed necessary, for i\\\ Kctual survey of the whohv (^f the drowned laiiretty distinct, from which it would a])pear, as already stated, there are l.O.'iO aen-s overflowed, in the river atone. Jkit in the event of anything like a compensatory arrangement bein. dro'A sul:"u' the'! '/-. 1 .!( 18 I tli<' (lami si]iLj ()\ er that ^[r. H'snlt. — ;uu ill its ct to tii'st ic Scu' each on" l.ako IVl' h(HMl V advaii- •rthuved, iclicablo hy, or he only >\\ini>' to ili" of tlio (h't'iKod s, tVoni lores, an uld havo 'U('tions) »k\ailed jvo is a lections would lie I'ivcr irenient 31 beinj^ nn le with tln^ in li.idui's a'onn' tlic rivcv, who Ii.-mc had land di'owiioJ, and o hevwiscsn-^taine 1, ea 'h in their >phi' c. sewie lo>s, I would siiLi'U'est, for ^'()nl• l'>\eellencv''s considc' ation, lie piai'tici' a<;optin^' as to the laiuls o\ erllowcd aloni^' the line ot'llie Ikidc-ni ("anal, hv which means a veii'ular e\tendc(| and expensive sur\('\' \\onld Ic a\ oidcd, ;iih1 the (juantitv ascei'lained on each lot o\ ci't'owcd or drow red, hv adi\isii)n oi' lahor, as a rei^'ular sii;'\-ey of the who'e wmdil he attt'iid'd with a heavy e\[)enditui'e, compared to the other eijually, if not nio:*' eliii ient mode. s T A T 1-: y\ v: x i OK LAxns ()vi:iii"i.()W y, N A M i: 8 . ) ON 'm:: .scimx; nr.r.n, Scr. il'^f, \ Piltli.'Iv I.e.. ' C. I'.itii Iv 0"(\)iiiivll. 7 Willi.uii Iaiic1\,. . 8 MlAvAi I Fi'ii'lcy, '.» Cei'iK iius llu'4;iii, 1(1 Thoinas Miiciiiuiiara, . 1 1 .Idliii ('(imicll, juri,. . . ]2TluiiUiis Miller', l;{ l)aiii(^l Uvde It Mr. (>'r,ii",in. !,"( .lolui lldiT^iii, lt> Miirtiii ]l(iji;;ni '.N. V 17 I'iitric-k IJu'ike jS. A hS,}^''f (- Olivr DurlvcJN. A I rccU ^ I " 1 rcrk \ ' I - -JO I'atrick Ifoyc. juii IW. .1 Hi i'iitri -k II;i'm,i'l.aii ; K. a" \V1 I'atrick ll«ivc, s;'ii Is. .( '2:{ Bryan Ilecv N. A '.i4.lam.'s Murray E. E I't .laiiits ('dinul *2('> .Iornu'a.-*nroniont. 1') Marsh, nieathiw and cedar swani|). M.'t (111. (1(1. {\'^K '^ .\ral.le. I'pO .Mea(!()w, arahle and dry cedar swamp. >.')' do. and cedar swaiii[>. i.'i Vralile and swamp, .'.o (li>, (1(1. (ir t'luO. ;'iO .\ral4e and l:»w tj;round. '■'>') do. do. :;ii .\ral)le aad -aeadow, and low ground. ;!o do. do. 1 -io do. •J.") I do. do., do., S. .V N. k lo 10 11 11 7 12 12 14 1(1 17 \l\ 18| 181 o .Mill |ii ivileiTc, cinef Io.-h. 4 12 .\raltle and low ^jround. 4 12 Do. do. 4 !:> l>o. do, 1 1.-) Do do.. :y lo .") lo ', 2n .") 2n r» in 5' 1(1 •''•, lo ■"> to (■>; 20 [n irent ral nvenigo.land low, marsh. swamp, (tc. Total, UJoO ALtcs overflowed. 4 . Cf iIk' ,' '// (illMlltiiv of III".- 'i i\\ r. 1 (>;■ (idwiicl l;iii(]s ;mi11!4' the ' lio'cs of tile l;i!v'. t!ii' --a Mi' a: i^'iiiMc'it a ■ 'lu's, as ilia: '■aniiDl ]iii--silil\- lie .Imu' hut ill ^vi!l('•, whi'i ill ■ ic>' i--L;'''.l ail 1 iMaTi'.ca' llic flt'linci itiiiot' ilie o'.'iLi'iaal !i'):i;'(l ■\' '•[' \]\i> \;\]i' ;v.\\ I'lnrxh x, will a: i I'-^t, Ik- a iliiriciill aid u:ii't' lain \\";'1< ; a.; a. I ('.•cut. wi lii'ii' \\\<' imf ilc-iral/c a: c i.a'.'r.c of riiniii:!::' ilic i"ii'il >A' \]..- \\a;(';'"ii' \\lii
  • i' do 1 coiicci'v c ail !■< !• >;'iK','ii'^' "M lln' lalv'- ca'.i lia i- >u-'a!i;«'(| a lo-> in any tin! ihc dc^'-c' !■' Ih' (•• > ip.;i id wiili il'.'isi' a,','>::"' the ri ■.(■:'> rdn'c ^c.-ini'' lliat Ix'.'vi' the N'.a'cs we «• raJM' 1 !>> ihcii' jiic m! ci'i'iainly iiiiw an an al.!(3 and 'inn ■ 'c-^a 'v lu'i^'lit, I -i'' i;i' st ■ >|' ijio-; ■ la ;,!s mu^l li a . c hcci coin]) (■•(_' y laildo 'Ice 1 f.-o ;i all iiiarlcct o ■ c.-cii lo-aJ iircrcoiii-c, and 1 iJic.cfoiu CO isidc, I. I'o c t!ic ''ca! cN'c'i! ■ r o\crliO\\ii!Li' oil ,"■< ;iM'o^' I.Mkc and M-i':-lic< !,'■ a^ -crtai" c 1. t'lc (jiic^iioa ,-> to the jcopc:' Jici^-lit ilic wa'ers siio I'd !ic !ci'^,; fo.'ili,' : •! , i^"! ion of die ri\ci' and lai^c should he a>c('r- laai'd ('i^ a.' vrw a ds ;o he trcalcd o|' ) an 1 f.oiu the u"4'nlaliiie' da;a, xMs it is ovid 'a' if tlie wac'^ cai In- Id.w'.-c 1. !~a\ one halt", that a xcry i^'icat ])ro:io tioii of n > \ o e;-. owed land- will he icchiiim.'d, and the jtufpost's cf iia'.'i_;'a;i'>n <■ jially -e:-\e(h in ]>a-isi;i^' ;;!"n'j,' flic !a!ce ihc"c is no* so mrc!i thi' aojic'irance oi'•l-^sill^• I'oiiir ('iaire, when a \ei'v- dceji ha\'. lead'.n:;- iii'.o ihe 'rown-lii|t of Mai'ij)o>a, and noi'th-east aaiL;-!.' oi' ( "ai'i wii'^'li!. jdc-ciits a sceiu' of o.er- llowiiiH' in the index of dv'ad siaiidi, e- tiinhcr. ^tudda'(l ahont ; and aiii'aiii, al'ier (jonhlin^' tin' |)o;ni ol'what -r /\ a jcninsnla. o,' s or i) miles in h'lii^'th, now I'eiide'e 1 a dis'iinet la'L^-e island h\' rlie o\ <■ 'llow iiu>- of the t'xteiisive Ta III 'a;' an 1 ( 'e la ■ S>v'inri at the neck oj'th.c ri'iiinsnla, (also in Cait- \v,ic'!i') a coa-'i |c alilc i|naniit\- of drowned land also appears in i-otindin<^ the islan 1, a,- well a^ ad alon^ the sho.-c.; tlie (/of, pai'ticnh'irlv opposite ihu 111 >u h ofilic Non-'>"on Wi\i; or lar^'i' ("reek— ahont wlii(di place niaiiy oxU' isive iloadn^- islands, raise 1 iVoni their nia.'sli\' heds. cover the fair Ava\' — ilon'4' tile we;;eni side of the island theie apjieais a ii'i't'at (k-al of d •o'viii'd land hii! ch'e.lv taniarae and e('(iai' of stinted e'i'owth ; hiit on rea/hinu' the hea! oi'the lake, aho.e the present l;indine' place for Wdiithy an I sii'/o'indiii.^' conn'rv, the scene of ihoune 1 land reiericd to ]ires(Mits itself, ciiitiii'^' o|f the |)cninsh!'i f,(i!ii the main land hy an expansi.' of water of coiiside. ao'.e widdi. li,'i\in:i,' o/ei- it from (J to X feet of water — 1(» ascer- tain the cor/e -t extent of which thesni'M-y mast !»• done in winter. U'io.'e ralcinii" le'i\e of the s'lhjc •' of o'.c.'.lo ,\ e 1 land ^ aloIlL!; the SclItJ^Ofr Jiiver, I woiilil snhniit to \-oni' I'AccIiencv's notice, the sexcral pi'i\ati()iis wlii.di a)pe;i,' to ha (' heeii siis'aine I h\- the inhaltitaiits whose lands iiavo been o /e.'lloui' 1 to the extent re'io.'ted ill the accompan\ i lief sti!teinent. < )n tlieii' lii'st settlement a!oi"u,' (lie h.'inks of the Scni^'oe-, the land iiiime- dia'elv a Ijoinin^' tin- ri\('r na'nridlv called for their li;st afleiition, and tlie.V!>n phin ed iheir lo^" shanties, cleafed land, and j ait in ( heir little cropa. the rivci- alfo. 'dine them in its natural state, ahiindaiice of the liiiest fish, which W(;re readily caiie'ht w hen rcijiiirod-the loss of wiiieh, in eunse(juenco of file d innnicat Q. diseu.-s In view Kpon a lil est, and ai inider tJie work ot'n iiin- this ]i '>f eonstrii where pra ;is now est fo Lake S i'-'t draft .!t; c'.'.iisi 'iad aiDoiin ^'11,^' data ii ''ould ho ,• dam Won!' 'he simple 1 iiniihM.liai troll, point iiii-a total tenth in- ,.| ' "•'- dam. -Ik. -OH ilic hut of lllO lilt ;n.i (»iici'i\ o ill ;;ny Hi;' iliat. nii.al.lo I'l' ''''^' y ■a'.clo; a kc and ' w ;i'. ers ,(■ aM'ci'- I, as it is )i"(l('vas- sh, \iinil u-liii) of ot' o.ei'- (1 a^'ain, u lviiL!;tli, 'Xlcnsive in (V.rt-- aindiui,^ \\e I he (' iiiany the fair (leal o\' hut on Whilhy |irc':-<.'nts of water o asror- Sr,n<4o,aj liva'.ioiis iiiiU iiavo 'IllCllt. id iiiiine- iioii, and lie ciops. uu'st tisli, ~<'(jU(,'U(J»3 33 of t!ie dam, scfiiis niatlor of gr«';it rci^rct (and loss.) Their road of corn inniiicafion lias also hecn entirely cut oil', and now many feet nnddities. W hil(i on tlic snhjci t of oscrllowrd lauvls, it mav not Lie out oi ]i!ace to mention the overtlowinji"^ on the two Cross (,"re(,'ks, so called tVom their >"nterini; the Scuj'-o"' nearh/ ooposite each other iDid av nearlv rio'ht atiu'le?, dam, i.'iou which th(;re are several t^ettlers, as iier at I milt'S anove runl statement, and on the \or(h ('reek ]iarficnlarly w (/ood Mill pnc'iU'ijc has been ro]M;rt\- of Mr. Itohej't idiller, u|j(»n wlueli that in- dividual sa\s he wishes t o ei'(;ci a mill ]i; iving- discussed the mens ot he (->', ..OWe( 1 l.'ind uuestion, 1 trust in conformity wirh the sjdi'if ofthe addre-s, as well as in accoidance with your IvKcell'Mu v's instructions, in s(> fa'.- as the same can at jncsent ht- done with- out an nctiial survey 1)11 the ice ; I coi!!(- now to lay oefore your M\ce!!ency the result of my cxaunnation, l ve and snr\ev, as to the eilect of the re- lutnal of tlie (him uj>oti the miviL;-alion of the Scue'ou; JJiver and Lake, and under what the remaining- heads of the ■^ubiect coiue more JuiMiediately to De diseu.^sed. h\ viewintr this niatfi r, a.- T a m con viu'e 1 it is interi'led if sJiould ho upon a liberal footing- as reu-aids etjurdly }A\\ Purely . and the public inter- est, find accoimnivlation t(» \\w coinitrN' at lar^e, I have, of coiii'se, Ix'iin under the i iec(:'ssir \ of assumiiio" some data niion which to form the ground work of inv ojtinion, \i/,. — the proii- r dimeic-ions of navie'ation. In decid- ino- this point it at once striko the coii\i. lion tliat, one continuous '^calo of construction tlirou^ii'h anv collnll■^• must b(» the best and most convniont, i'dine'|\- I ha\-e d -cid'd (.r the scale of dimensions wnere pr; cticabie ; acco as now estini'itiii"' for t!ie internal communication fr()ni the IJav of Uuinto 10 i.aice mn-oe. and It IS presu meij nltmiaieiv to i.ai-C' ]] nron, vi/--.nve 't draft of water as the most eliii'il 'IC. hi consKh-riUL!: the M:l>)ecT. maTi} rei;ula!innr ])oints present tliernselve?,, .\ad amono- these the mo-t |>rominent is the subject o\' Li'c/s ; theall-dcv-id- inn- data in int(irn;ummil h'Nel of Scun'oo' Lake, uiak- i!L' a total ditfe'rence ofle\el at j)resent to b- overcome of 1'4 feet 7 (ae'Iil- leiith iiiT as jier ,--eLti(,'n accom]iai!yitii.'', ni-hi'liiie; nitie inches rutmiiii^ ovcT 'ie, da.m. 34 Id iho |>i'(ijt'i't('(l scale of iiiiprovriiu'iit of the l>;ikos ami liivors Ix'low, It will I>:j iicco^saiy tliat Stur^XMju l.ake bo raised 2 t<» 3 i'eet, i'nr r<'as()n.-< assi'^auMJ in lli • KcpiTi. iii]>aiiiin'tlie present i'ehni\e mediunv ]u'ii;'h( \\ iiJi the intended increase, ihe wafer nuist lie backed by the dam at |{ol>cayii'«'an to a]>out ])oint J*), on the ]»lan. or to the li'ovei'.'iment bridi;-(', ;uid to wiihinafew yards, or up to, llie lower j^oundarc or'^f^. Turdy's |iro]V'rty. cro-siui^- tlie Scugon', on 1 — (J — ii abo\o the I leii ih'iu'! ii o|"\vaiei' at said bridyHi, as pel' I'eiadi mark left on abutmertt on tlie wc'Uern sid(.', there beinu' f}i((t dilVei'ence t'r<^m the assumed level of Stur^'eon Lake, and which ]»oint maybe conside!'e(l the prominent /o//' water niai'k, sliould the ijnpro\ements in contemplation o-o on, a.nd independent of such, to render the opeiations at P.. .bcaye-ean a\ailali!ein <'uiv sha[ie, such an inci'ease I'U Stm'n'con Lake (and \vhi<']i can be [>i'odu;'ti\t' of n<» injuiy) mu^t be had recourse t>>, and assumine- sucli as tlu.' lower h.'vcl to sla'l from, leaves at low watc!', deductini;' the ove:|»his now runnino- (^^•e^ l.*ui'd\''s dam, (nine iu(d>es) a locka^'e to In; ()\erc()Ui(\ off] — •'} — 9, sup- posine' ii;e waters of the Scuii'oo' jJiscr and Lake to be maintained at their prc--^<'nl pllrh to (ner'come v.hicdi, and I'cnder the i'i\e!' ]ia\iu'able. under jn'o-eu!:, cli'iun-tani.'cs^ two ditlei'eut modi's siie'^'est themselves, both of them efpndly e.\])cnsive and ijicoin'eiiient, ^ iz.— eithei' iiy a collateral cut from i'lrilv's mill ])ond, coniimious to the li'.c!' below th<' ra[>ids, or to point !?. — or by lie con-lriidiou of an adridw, to back the v. aier 4 feot. on the tail v.atcr of the mill, and b\ the construc,tioTi of a lock at ca.ch dam. ( >n the othei' hand, assumine' live feet as the requisite d)'af( of wate:-, to Avhieh the surface of the ri\erand lake c'i>nl(I easily be rednecd, liv loweriiie- the wiiole G, 7. <->r S feet, as luiu'lit bo d ecnie( 1 ad->isable, but .-av "7 fi et, Willi the NU'W ot allowmi"' a suliiciency Hi of waior o\er the Lrie-t^' Shallows and stoney bottom, say .5 feet, the obieoint wlea'c tin,' dead wa1er backed up from Stur'j,"eon Lake ceases to e'i\-c ") feet, which, as jter soundinc-s and lon'4'itu- diiifd ; eciiou,o!i plan acconij)anyinu', wrtv.ld seem to be somoAvhoro betweeii the tw'_) bi'ldo-e-;, tluTeby a\oidinu' a \>'i'y exjxaisive collatei'al cut, and the saNini; of a dam an-l lock. be-;id. - atfordini;' an opi)ortunity of securino- a sni uinceaev < •f ! leao and 'all lor the n;i w hich on either e.'lhe other plan:' v;.ou1m st.^t.'m some ,hat d OUl.iiU It >\"ould therefore follow, fVoni llu' fe»re':joinii,' stateiiient. founded, on i«ique-li'>nable «lata, that the eHect of r:'mo\ ine- the ])r(.'sent dam would be a decidcil a'LantaLi'o lo the na\i;:alion of tin- ri\er and lake, in the substi- tution of<:)nc furtlier d.,wn .-tr^'am, at or n.ear the lower oi' < ■<)vcrnn'"nl briil'j,'e, keepi);ii' aiwa\'s in view the rai.-Iiii;' of Sti!i'evn.-! as5 feet watei' is a sulHcient de]> to ] )!<)V"tMe lor the >c! th ii !\i aiK 1 Lak :jiii"ve i)v- lowc'iTui: tl\e .suniuilt le\i.l iiom 5 to y feet xe, and that trie same can he pn irs l)('l(nv, it for reasons ('!• of coui'se, wafei' must .' plan, or to ,o, tlif lower -() — II ahovo on abuliiu'Mt mod 1<'\ c'l of ■lit lotr water independent n any slia[)e, uctlve of no i lower level runnino" ()\ er — :}— 0, su].- linod at llicir iii'alile. uii<1er jlves, l)otli of collateral cut i'a[>i(ls, or to (Jovernnient 11, and l>y tlio assuniinu' live tlie ri\ ci' and feet, as no^'lit ; a siilticiency ei.'t, the <')l)!ect c, and at <»ne- il suhstitutinuf (,'k\Ml lip fi'oin ? and lon'j,'itu- vliere between 1 cut, anii" ue can be pi'< Ti may ])robabty 1)0 ai<.':'i<''l, •■":'l I am a.wave it lias be<'!i asertcl bv Mr. !'iir widi a \i-- IkjI'I of watt r :"— in i'e]i!>' to wiiii-h it will only b.' mc* .-sary to i^Mna!!•:. thai tlie iriii'.s as now in o])er;ition, pa.rtjculai'ly tlie ;j,'rist milL is upon iIm- rin!i*si p(r->-'.l)]e juiiici] b\ consti'ucti'.i viiliout an\' ri"2'aid lo i('(>!;nin\ <,:' wto'."'. i:siti<>' as inueh and wa-tim-; moj'e than wm;'.! dri^c six i!ruin;'!;'-ih'!r,;.'; run-r. aud T liase iii't lii'sitntion in s.iyin^- iiiai :i i;)!!!, n]'rin ])ii'jti' (•.■!ir.:.;n jirin.;'r))ios, ruiti wiLii evi-ry ii'.';;!i'd tn ocoiiijnix' In constru,'! inn, i p.n ]■'■ liia'lt' io do as nricli woi'k, if not p.'.'^w tlian tiiM; ikHI can ]^'' -d'iy (! ■, \.!;'i ii'('-Hii;d 'ibe Iv.'.'-i] and ijnantiiy of \\;i!rr :>!n' ar j-rescni ],a-, vi/ : !'!-—">— T; l,<;u! and fill, and a! Ilic same lime aji"ord a lii'M'e iei;!;ii !b.;;n flic jv/cM-nl' r\)i.U'. lf, 1',m; ih'srr'.j)!'^(,,i of f."'^'' /'-wheel used, and tiie manner ofionn'-- iino; ibt >iones >iU'/e\viili, and not llie ai'rnn;j;e]uenL of tlie o'inM- pnii-- o^' ihe mill wliich fu'o iolerable ii,ood.) To p;ain e\en i]\':' head \vb!i'b 'Mi'. I'niilv now c-: -'uer; a^. ;;''-o]ntely T!cr'e--ary to i!.-;ni(! tlie eli'ecti'.i^ o]iei';..{'<.n. oftbe n;i'.!. In; b;is l!';d I'e.-w.irse to risin;;- l!u^ sui't:ice oftbe mill ]>oiid, e\ en al)ove die nan;!',.' -niiiire of his e>wn land, bv the constnwfic'n of die win^- dams d. ,!.d. in be!;.;'!-: ;ili'. at 18 i'xdu's above- llie surface, and I undi.M -ia.iid. a* low ^\at"r };a.- a v ■i-h-board wliicli atiaehos to the top of tlic dam. 1 woulib tbciofore, in reviewine" die ni'if^s •', i;e;:»' leave to stim np, fur Yoi'.!" lOx^'ellency's eonsidei'a^ion, vnv o|^vii;;,,ii in i\)c. f(>i!ovdna" te; uis : — Tliat the /'>/:// lemoval (if such wa; Uieaii') "f di" d;HM ;tt i/noly's Mill mus! ruin (lie na\'i '.>■,", iiou of ilie Sen;.i,'o:j; b'i\er io.aI I ;ike, in,'..-!iiUi li as reducin'i; ii lo \r< oi-;;.dr.;u state :is des.-; 'iH-ij, ineieb* i)a-; able tbrboiii^. and tliat at Iiiu'b v^an'r, lav the mai'slies in ibo lake eutireiy i\,y. wiiieii, by e.\"p')sui'e to ibe sun's ravs, must, as a matter of ee-nr-e em''' api-e aiid i-Jve les'cr ;/?/'/■<>//// to sueli a (le^jfi'ee as would ;'!^ndei' the eounrry ;no' t mdieailhy; but thai the total re;!n)\-a! of the ]))'esem, and substi.ntion u\' another of b'ss dimeiwious as io jieiu'ht, f^-o as to at-b.-d ■") (•'■v a-'-) f'ee' wa.ter in jhiee of 12, a:> a.r ]>re>^<-ut 0'\-er the sliailo^vs in die river a^; i outlet cX tin.'Jake, would ;/r'^',^r/''V('//,7 benelit the navi;:Tttion, ina-mucli as one d;ira ;nid lo> ic at point ( ■, on tiie ])!an, Avotud eauy tiie na^i'.i-anon boni ;-^iui;r»o!! Lake bifo Scu^j-o;); l»y H lift of only 5 — — 0, ei place of \'j. — ;) — .;auce hasja.-i" i een ei'e<'ted e.n the ni. ■,).■.]• ra.pids oft]u» ()tituaJ;<-e idver, at tlie oudet of i'\c\s Lake, of oiev :> t-- r of bead atid fall to ser\e ;dl a.nd eery [)ni'po-e I'vpiiiY'd — aitiionirb. 1 d:ink •■ feof ; tlie water ai;ove d;e nrese7i; ('am i would remavk, iliat if the same is done at flie ]i;'Oj,cr sea-oii. late in de ial'. tiiat ii.'tle Hjiprelieasion need be etitertain«'d for tlio ^/c .''■"■;/'« iiom h:.id. woo\' Land, .such ;w will be reeiaimed in eouseou'^neci thereof. , 36 That bylosvoriiig llirt pi'eseiit dam \o 5 t'oct \vat)(;Hit may bo attained, ]>ut ni'.ist, iii'iii- t!ie aduj.tioti of aiioliier dam at loi,'k (', <»r l>v (h;^ (.•ollMtoral cut tVoiu the mill pond to j^oiiit (.', which hitter ]»hiu m\;.{ut probably iiiter- feiv less with Mr, b'urdv's arrnii' t'ue Scna*0!.^ River 'lavipiiile by i!n;>ro\ements on ilie raj'iils at I'urdy's mills, I ^vollld lirletly rcniaik, that from tliG extent of eo;m;ry c. e!'ti(.»we' created for the la"o'est s;>:od steamers — whore .sucji never could. h;ivo b(*en contemplate>l — and viev»inL:^ the whole as a branch of the [i^raiid cwntetiiplatc I scale of im])rovement foi- the writers of the Xowcastie District, from the J'ay <'f (Jainte t*) .L:ii:es Sinicoe ami llm'on, and Avhieh may be rendered ava.ilab'e by embuicing-, lyerbi.'ijis, one of tlie most favour- able or'poriuni:ics ever i-reseuled, to ojumi hj) the rame extent of country yy so bttiG assistance of art, as the wau rs c.f tj^e Scug'oq; [['ww and Lake alTovd. passinjT^ i'.i tlicir course tVom Stura'eon Lake, f"om the s;.iuth-W(,'st im^'lo of Fenelon, tlii'otio-h tlie wlnile of Ops, (an ext-'nt * f u})wai'ds of 40 Jiiiles, iiitcrrn]>ted only by the trilhr.i;^ raj-ids at Piud\'s mil!.) a!.-o touchin^^ ■on JTanvers, waterinj;^ t]\e wlolo <:?! t'ai'iwri<.i;h^ a:;e. not coniinlno' its s]*:eadi;l^• intjuence to tliose abo\e, but suscep- tible of enablin;;- an available (.'Oim:iunl<'at:on being- 0]><,iied u]) from tlic safe and convenient bay of IVIa^or, (wlnn'G it is in contemjuation to construct a harljor) by a rail road, or g'ood macadamized road for fh-' pirsent^ from which, point the head of tlio extended. r.av'p:at;on see.'ns to be distant only '18 inii(vs, and which, as a'ready shev.n, can be reiMleied avaiiahle bv the simple operation of one dam and lock bp!ov,- the pre-ent sira of Purdy's dam, and at an ex})en.se not ex(;eerpre -erviii;^ the n?,vigation of the Scug'og Kiver and Lake, not in their present extended bat in an available state, a.s I have endeavoured to poiiit out, and when -viewf;! ill connexion with the grand scale of internal :m])rovement nroriofced. -' tllG Hliaiiow.s, bo att.-iinfii, ;hi^ conHU'i'jil obaMv iiitulr]>;'C-v-rv]r.!^ ent e:vtcn(K'd it, and when ^ut r.ronotod. 37 ^alls loudly foi- protection, together witli the general .•irgunient, that where Hither nature or art, by accident, may luivo contributed j:o much as in the case of the Scn.r^oi.; Jitivc-r and Lake, that no oj^poi-tunirv sh-ndd bo lot slip <>t improvinj.- the advantajj^os s(< otfored, and whicli I do believe in this case stand unrivalled, ati an instance of what may be accomitlisliod aa, little expense. _ Having thus endcavourod to lay before Your Excellency the result of the mvestigati<;n with which I have had the lionor to be entrusted, I irusv that sucli lias been done with a duo regard to the s})irit of niv instructions, and whei-e I may liave come short of, or o\-orsrepped Buoh, I shall feel much' -dtitifaction in aiibrding any requibito explanation . I have tlio iionor t.) be, AVitli much Respect, "*" Your Excellency s Moot obedic!:t humble Servant, .N. II. BA1RI.\ Ch'il Eiwinccr, M. I. C. E. L . :nstDeoember, 1835. ^