IMAGE EVALUATION TEST TARGET (MT-3) 1.0 I.I US ■ 4 12.5 2.2 2.0 1.8 1.25 1.4 III '-^ < ' 6" — ► ■% <- r Photographic Sciences Corporation \ "q"^ signifie "A SUIVRE". le symbols V signifie "FIN". Lee cartes, planches, tableaux, etc., pauvent dtra fiimAe A dee taux de rMuction diffirants. Lorsque le document est trop grand pour dtra raproduit an un seul clichA, il eat film* * partir da I'an^le sup4rieur gauche, de gauche * droite. et de haut en baa, en prenant le nombre d'Imeges nAcassaira. Las diagrammas suivants iilustrent la m*thoda. 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 GENERAL REPORT. To His Exceilewy Sir Peregrine Mailland, Knight Cotnmandar of the Most Honorabh MiUtary Ordtrof Ot Bath, Lieutenant Governor of the Province of Upper Canartn, Major Geutn^ Vonmaiuiing Hit Mojuti^'f Forces therei-i Sfc. Sfc. kc. In pursuance of my instnictloiw of the 9lli Jane last. & hwing obtained the aid of Oeorjc Rykert, Asiiitant Eagine«r & Sonrtyat, we ftoaetifi to the Survey of (he River St. Lawrence, and now respectfully beg le«Te to submit the followinj KstimrtM and Report. or the expense of improving liia Navigation and conslructinf a Canal at the several Rapids in the River St. Lawrence from JohratWB to Cornwall of l''ft foU.'.iring dimensions, viz: — The first, .^l.t feet in depth, sixty feet iu width at the bottom and 84 feet in width at the tnrface of the water, the bmkt to el^ one foot and a half to one fool perpcndicalar The Locks to be one hundred and thirty two feet in length bj .'orty feet in width, with turning bridges forty feet'in the clear, and ten feet wide. The second four feet in depth, twenty-«ix feet in width at tlic bottom, and thirlf-eight feet in width at the anrface of tb« water j thr banks to slope the same as in the first ; the Locks to be one hundred feet in length, by fifteen feet in width, with turning brtdgM fifteen feet in the clear, and ten feet wide. Estimate No. I, 8 feet Canal. ' FroDi^Johnstown te tho head of the URlloop Rapid, a disWnce of 4 miles, the river is well adH|>ted to stcam-biiit naviffation. It will be nncosiiary, howi'vor, to form atowing path on the hanks of the sm^ill canal. Making tow;n< path At the head of the Galloup rapid we leave the river for a distance of 44 chains. Thp cutting mm above our level. The situation being however favourable, as the whole of the excavation may be deposited in the rivor, we purpose contracting the bottom width of the lar^e canal to 40 feet, and that of the small to 17 feet in this place ; by which means a great^ saving will be made. The distance being so short that boats will have no occasion to meet on the canal ; besides those descending will naturally tuko the river, which is practicable ingningdown. Lock No. 1, of 4 feet 6 inch- es lift, will be required in both, where the canal will descend into the rivor at the foot of the rapid. Excavation Puddling ..-------- Lock No. 1 Fencing "'""'"".", i '. From the foot of the Galloup rapid the ri- - v«r is navigable to Point Cardinal, a distance of 135 chains ; all that will be required in the formation of a towing path along the bank & deepening some shoals r)r the boat canal. Making Towing Path Deepen :n2 Shoals - - - . - . - At Point Cardinal we again leave the river for a distance of 25 chains. The cutting runs considenblv above the level; the nature ot the oxCHvatiou is loam and large loose rocks. Hero we again cimtract the bottom width of both, as at the Galloup rapiil. Lock No. 2, of 2 feet 6 inches lift, will be required in each to connect the canal with the river at the foot of «WA lA t. d. 98310 850 1 1 1'. xcavi 3) (325 21 :G06 22 4(61)0 3U0 Kstiraafe No. % 4 fpH Cnnal. 2 6 5 nt i: u 00 -X No. Cubic ards. Kat. S. d. 7974 7 6 370J6 5flU -•47 t-iv 40( £ «. d. £ ». A 9 of 2 milri J6 cbnin>. VeaKplii mRV il<" vuurable cutting. ; hence we a«cend the creek 60 chains, in the first half of which very little ovpente will be incurred, being a wide ilnggiah stream with an average depth of 7 feet water. The remaining half will require deepening, the average depth of water being from 4 lo & feel A towing path will be ne. crsaary along the bank of the 4 feet canal.- From Hoople'a Creek the line runa through low and favouiablc cutting of blark toil and clay about 2 milea ; then it dropa into a wide and deep ravine which continuea loBrownell'- Bay, Ihe place of sntrance, 3 locks will be rconired in each Nos. 5 4- G, each 6 feet litl and No. 7 of 6 feel 6 inches in the 8 feet canal and locks Nos. C, 7 & 8 in the 4 feet canal, the bOi being the same. Three road and one tow path bridge will also be required. Kicavatmo Locks Nos. .5, 6 & 7 in esliniato No. I Locks Noa. 6, 7 & 8 in estimate No. 2 Puddling Tfiree road bridgea One tow path do Grubbing Fencing From Browneira Bay we propoaed adoptitii ihr ftsiijrni strrar to the hcjd of Miti Kucbe rapid, diatance 3 miles, a little rock excava- tion will be uuBVoidable in the 8 feet canal, at Monlinelte rapid. A lowing path and bridges i»i)l be required in Ihe 4 feet canal. Hock excavation | is96J2 6 Ntkiai Towing Path 4984»i 30flO 25 340 100 G 6331 1 6 i\o Cubic Yardi. Rale S. ,1 44n.J7 600 I 3 10 9492 2S00 12042 9 2 S77494 «0l £ '. ''. £ I. ,1. iTS-i fi 3 2887 800 o 1ft 64(4 n R 43340 763985 3O0O 10 I7f021 600 36468 9 6 1450 20 (1 140 100 2167 2*95 7 28!r8 9 «• 446.1 7 O 6663 S 9 900 12 30 O 10 SI833 14 2 BI.'.O 76 610 £40 116 997 12 6 74 39962 14 2 1341 ?306 IS a 997 12 6 31137s iSCO .■IV I167C 16 3 3963 62 210 .13 405 Ii6 10 ti «n» 11676 16 3 4788 10 n COS ,iV K»(inmtr No. 1, » feet Cniial. ,1 E hlimatc JNo. Z, 4 lif- ^ elm weather be unavolds^ detained or depend upon '""'"f • ,h, b«,k,. th. whole course of the river. A ch«io.l ,„ tlus case a towing path «^ bridge, would require .0 ^e --'="- "P^- ^ ; .„,„^,.„,.ble difficult, would present it- wonld also have to b« cut through Shoal, in many places ° ^/f" ' fJ^^^J^^fc. Up,„, .,„ie«.nt.. f, boot, though in a Isis degree. A canni upon Ihr jcile r»comm»n.l«d noM .iNo be of credit nHr.mU'O to the liimber (r^.lo, by miklna; the locki 10 I'eef wide nl profH«e.l, r.fn A-c. of the ordinnry „it miglit puH through with eatc ^ »afrty, nroidii.g Ihe expence of |.ilots ao well u« the daofer is runninK oirr llie riipidt. It bill! hiibTlo been argued thsl •Inimbonl^ lire irjnriou' locBnnlt "i"' »i»>\M therefore nol be admitted, but the fHllicy of this nr- giimetitwe belierc hns been fuli> dcraonstr.iled in li.irope. At nil cienH »c fee» canv,.-":cil that it cuo only apply to canalj.f tmitl dimension'. * IUtIiii; liorn pnrlinilirly , ami the ri'mainim; par! to Cornwall heinij obstructed by shoals and rapids, we dcMned it ineipedicnl to attempt any improvement in the natnr.il stream, hat mtikc' an entire canal oo our own shore fur whieh the tituatiou ii well adapted, li is highly Eratifyingto us to be eniMod to slate for the informalimi of your Eni>trated. With such salutary examples bcfwre us, it is to be hoped, »*«m A«ry indivliluul Ac<)h cheaper and qnirkcr than by any other line, and it is reasonable tosuppo-e thatrommerce will find its way by the shortest and cheape-t route. Another important advantage worthy of notice in this work is, the many valuable sites that wilt I e obtained for mills and machine ry, as there is not a durable slieam of watei from Kingston to Lower tanada on our side, except the Gananoque, capable of tupninc mills for manufticluring Ihe quantity of flour necessary for home censi.r ption. nn inconvenience severely felt by the inhabitants of a large tract of countrj which, for the ffowlh of wheat, is not surpassed b> any other pint of the Province. Among the few mills oc- easionally in operation, not one of them save on the stream above alluded to) is capable ol making good merchantable flour for ma'- kel, and owi»g to the fluctuations of the water in Ihe ri»er during the summer, and Ihe accumulation of of ice in the winter, they become so limited in their operations that farmers arc frequently compelled to go from -10 to 60 miles and cross into the United Mate's to get grinding done, and then (unless they smuggle) their grain is subject to duty in crossing the lines. Mills and machinery, to any necessary e^tcnt. may be erected at Mill Roche, Cornwall, and at the foot of most Rapids »vhere the canal will descend by means of Lo. ks, and where there will be an inexhaustibie supply of water at all seasons complete'y at com aiand without materially interfering with the navigation. This, among many others, is an object that will not be the least to stimulate the trade and agriculture of this rising Colony. Our present shackledjnodo of conveyance up the St Liwrence ciu'sos a very serious impeilimcnt portion of the commerce of Upper Canada must necessarily seek a vent the ^air. way, which will cause a constantclrainof money from this province to (he U, S. and entourage smuggling (which no restrictions can ever entirely tsuppreBs') to the injury of our revenue. W. hAT« not been enabled to collect tU the neeewary .nformM.on m orJer to cnler .n»o a minutr dc' .. u !lr..r«rive ^vMtaitwi that an iraproveU lino of naviRnlion would pro. per cwl. or £2 per ton, by ''t K if lir.DM«rThS owiM »o Ihe imperfrel state of the navigalio... one to., of good. co«tH «, mncl. ... '^ ^iiJn fi^'MontrTarto Ae«JoltMlVree tons and three qnarien. from the latter p ace un. ndvert.ng .'ImSTi^heTfferSJirof ha.ard delay a.i.i wear nnH •"' ^^.'^rrnit i';rJ2iororthc ^tt: r!±it"on the Erie Canal, but are informed that .he averngo ^ ^ fll ^iL^iHUm M uer mile; at which ralM 1 W mile., the di.tance from Mo-.troal to f rescott,a cortoTatoD °f 8^* "*'^"' ^ noTpay £4 mal.i..g a difference of £vi 6 :» on every ton TtlTatSS^cr A ?^of loS- f om^New YoTk to NiS/ara coatn fl From Montreal iu the event o an in tftat aisiance. n. '"■.'"*,. „ , „„,,,i ,• . i-* n Ip.rinir a balance n favour of Montreal, innrkrt, ot i':%%*t?v?;r aLTtS^ttm^be.^^^^ the -hole distance to PVe^o.t io^k-ErieHmal, but the probability is that the eipence would be co.,«iderably d.m.nished to ll^ lat- "r^laSJ^^olU^ouWonlybe^d.mand the rapids whereas c. the Er.e Canal 1*7% Si the whole diatMce, which must give us an advantage in the "P^^thi iKd Int^ea to be Should thei« be any persons, leas Banguitie than we are, wl.o st.ll doubt whether the ndvantages to i^ deriv.d^om thTean.1 would warrant the undertaking, we would be^ leave to refer such to the very able letir written by John MacBulay, Esq. President of the late CommisMonera of internal nay.gat.on, and luSS to dfei Jeport of th/isthVebruary 1825. B, whieh it will be fe^n that from »"« ;»™« '"t*^ knowKSe and actiTeVeKarche. he has proved beyond .doubt, that a can.l by the Rideau, would not on- ly pay tfe interest on Ihe capita' expended, but yield an annual revenue. ' *^5 he line of intercourse down iVe St. Lawrence being 54 miles shorteT. and ^'^''^''^^^IJ^^^.J^^f^J^' lese loekaje, (one of «he chief source, of expence on canals) beaides many other superior natu.^1 adrnntage«- SiiSw^Ts coLnand a greater proportion of transit, and will consequenUy be more productive. AU which is humbly rabmittcd, , (Sigii»d) g^jj,jjj.j^ CLOWES, Principal Engineer. ff"^ (Signed) rodfe, IM Dmmber, ief6. GEORGE RYKERT, A*tii>Umt Enginerr. M* warn t«d«ltiM OAm of Ih* Cahmi*! AdvMBto, By OfdM of tiM BouM of A—mMy. » M ti. ■,.