structure, having four arches or water ways under itBertschs creek by a similar aqueduct, with two arches or water ways-Aquanshicola creek on a similar aqueduct with four arches or water ways, and the Poco-poco is passed by a tow-path bridge. Besides these there are 22 culverts passing under the canal, some of them double culverts with 14 feet arches. The stone work of the abutments of the dams, and of the culverts and acque ducts, is laid in hydraulic cement: care has been taken to place the proper number of waste weirs on the Canal, and where roads cross the line, good and substantial bridges have been, or are being built. We noticed two toll-houses of stone, 18 by 27 feet, two stories high, which appeared to be built as well with a view to permanence as to the comfort of those who are to occupy them." (A number of toll-houses have been erected since the inspection of the Commissioners, all of them of the same permanent character and appearance, at an average cost of about $550.) "There are 49 lift locks in number, of 6, 7, 8, and 9 feet fall, all of 22 feet by 100, except the four upper ones near Mauch Chunk, which are 30 feet by 130 feet, overcoming a fall of 360 87-100 feet in a distance of 46 miles; and there are also six guard locks. The dams are eight in number; they are built of timber and stone in a very substantial manner, with stone abutments, and of the following heights: 5, 13, 8, 16, 12, 6, 71, 10 feet from surface to surface. On the whole," say the Commissioners, "the works appear to have been constructed with a view to service and durability, and the corporation, in our opinion, is entitled to much commendation for the promptness and energy displayed in the prosecution and completion of this great public improvement.” The Managers wish not improperly to vaunt the merits of the work thus spoken of, but they believe they may, with perfect truth state, that there is no work of the kind in our country, of equal length, that can compare with it in point of magnitude, permanency and efficiency. In the words of the Acting Manager, "there has been no money expended for ornament, though no money has been spared to render the work sound and permanent." rapidly completing, and it is believed that no injury to In answer to similar inquiries, proposed to the Managers of the Morris Canal, as to the earliest period that we might calculate upon reaching the waters of NewYork, by the medium of their Canal, we are assured of the well grounded prospect they entertain of the work being speedily finished; that their progress recently has been equal to their most sanguine expectation, and although surrounded heretofore by many difficulties, they have in a great degree surmounted them, and have reason to believe that in the whole of August next,their work will be completely finished and ready to receive As before stated, the length of our line of improve our Coal on its whole extent, from Easton on the Delament, is 463 miles, and has cost, including the whole of ware to tide water in Newark bay. About 30 miles of the river improvement, from its commencement as a de- its eastern termination has been already successfully navscending navigation, to its final completion as above, igated, but what seems to us of very high importance, is including also the amount paid to White and Hazard the assurance given by the directors of that company, for their property, rights, and privileges, and the extin- that they have completely succeeded in the adaptation guishment of Hauto's claims, about $1,558,000, the dis-of inclined planes as a substitute for locks for canal purtance being divided into 363 miles of canal, and 10 poses, in overcoming great elevations. We rejoice in miles of pools, with a tow-path throughout the line. this assurance, and believe it to be a consummation of The experience of our first season of navigation vast importance to the interests of canal navigation and thereon, seems indeed to bear us out in the presump-internal improvements; believing it quite probable that tion, that the whole work is of superior execution, and in its construction evinces the hand of a master, and when it is remembered that but a little more than two years have elapsed, between its commencement and completion, those interested have much cause for gratulation in the circumstance of their having been favored with the services of a most efficient corps of Engineers, with Canvass White, Esq. at their head, to whose well known talents and general superintendence, the Company are indebted for the planning and execution of this most valuable and substantial link in the chain of internal improvements. the continued and various experiments on inclined planes, made on the line of the Morris Canal, and the settled success of the best models of them, will eventually lead to their adoption, in a degree at least, in the future improvement of the upper section of the Lehigh and of the streams connecting it with the Susquehanna. How much longer the Managers may be disappointed in the fulfilment of their hopes and wishes, they know not; but they continue most anxiously to look for the final location and execution of a Canal, embracing the capabilities of a sloop navigation from the Delaware to the Raritan, which will prove to be the great connectThe Managers have spoken of their work as finished; ing link of our large seaboard cities, and would afford us this was strictly the case until the middle of the last the greatest facilities in the transit of our large keelyear, when it was deemed expedient by the canal com- boats, enabling us at once, in conjunction with the means missioners, to direct an additional dam to be thrown of transport afforded us through the line of the Morris across the Lehigh at its mouth, below the Company's Canal, to throw an immense supply of Coal into the present outlet lock, consequently making a new outlet New-York market, and throughout the regions north lock necessary. This was done with a view to procure and east. The friends of general improvement are looka feeder for the Delaware arm of the Pennsylvania Ca-ing most anxiously to the proceedings in relation to this nal, from our jurisdiction on the Lehigh, in place of procuring it, as previously intended, from the waters of the Delaware, by damming that river below Easton. The work pertaining to the plan of which we have spoken is projected measure before the legislature of New-Jersey, at its ensuing session, with a belief that an enterprize, promising such profitable results, will be immediately planned and carried into execution by the enlightened 1830.] LEHIGH COAL AND NAVIGATION COMPANY. legislature of that state. We mention these matters as connected with the beneficial operation of our future business, affording, as we shall undoubtedly do, to all these canals when finished a heavy amount of toll. We however deem it a matter of great importance to the interests of our Company, that the Delaware Canal from Easton to Bristol should be speedily, effectively, and permanently finished, until which event takes place, the Stockholders cannot expect their hope of profit to be fully realized. The total amount of Coal sold by the Company, during the past year, was upwards of 32,000 tons. Of this quantity, a part was on hand in various places from 1828. On account of the unfinished state of the canal, the shipments of Coal did not commence until the latter end of June last. From that period, the Company shipped from Mauch Chunk 25,110 tons, a quantity larger than we could have reasonably expected, when we considered the loss of the early and best part of the season, and the difficulty of navigating the canal with the frail and unwieldy arks, which the old Delaware channels compelled us to use, The amount of Coal shipped coastwise from Philadelphia in the past season, was nearly 11,000 tons. Tolls to the amount of $1184.10 have been received between 24th of August and 31st December. 77 to promote the best interests of this Company be forgot- JOSEPH WATSON, President. Philada. Jan. 11th, 1830. The Acting Manager Reports: That his anticipation of last year, that the Lehigh Ca nal would be completed for navigation in the Seventh month then next ensuing, has been more than realized. On the 25th of the Sixth month last, we began our regular coal business; and I have the satisfaction to announce that the navigation has not been interrupted by breaches in the canal for more than two weeks in the whole, since that period. The water was drawn off on the 30th ultimo, for our winter arrangement. We now only want the completion of the Delaware section of the Pennsylvania canal to enable us to supply the demands of the general market for Anthracite coal, and to render that section doubly as profitably to the State as any other section of the Pennsylvania canal of equal cost. Notwithstanding we commenced quarrying our Coal so late as the 22d of the Sixth month, we have sent from the mines the present season 27,150 tons; of which 25,110 were shipped by the company, and the remainder sold at Mauch Chunk. Some additional profit might have been realised in their sales of Coal this year, but it was not, nor ever has We have cut and brought down from the forest, 5,been, deemed adviseable by the Managers of this Com-928,762 feet of lumber, for the improvement of the napany to raise the price of Coal at the end of the sea-vigation, and the construction of boats for the transpor son. Our Coal has been sold during the season at the rate of $6.50 for a ton of 2240 lbs, delivered. Although the business of the present year will be of a mixed character, we anticipate getting down a much larger quantity of Coal than during the past season: we shall probably owing to the unfinished state of the canals around us, have for the present year mainly to rely upon the old plan of bringing it down upon arks; but partly, however, we hope to be facilitated by means of keel-boats during a portion of the present season. The Board have much satisfaction in announcing, that they have recently extinguished, by amicable adjustment and purchase, all the claims of the late Geo. F. A Hauto against the Company. tation of the above quantity of coal. The stock of lumber now on hand at Mauch Chunk, is 1,900,300 feet, and on the landing at the Pine Forest, about 500,000 ft. We have built ten coal boats for the canal, and 52 coal wagons. The number of hands usually employed by the company in the forest, when taken from thence by the change of navigation, would be sufficient to build as many canal boats in 80 days, as would transport on the canals when finished, 100,000 tons of coal annually to Philadelphia. It will therefore be obvious, that upon the completion of the Delaware canal, we can very speedily increase the number of boats to any extent that the demand for coal may warrant. In anticipation of this event, we have uncovered upwards of 123,000 tons of coal, which is now ready for quarrying, and would alone pay more than 6 per cent to the state on the cost of the Delaware canal, The Board having also endeavoured to negotiate for the extinguishment of all damage claims necessarily in In addition to the extensive examinations which took curred by them in the prosecution of their works on the Lehigh, and they have pleasure in stating to the Stock-place previous to my last report, explorations have been holders, that in this attempt they have succeeded to a made, which prove we can uncover and quarry our considerable extent, by amicable arrangements with the coal in a continuous opening, about two miles in extent, parties interested; nor do they anticipate much difficul- east and west, having our present quarries about in the centre. We have uncovered coal at the summit of the ty with the remaining claimants. coal, which is of a quality similar to that in the great quarry; so that we have beyond all doubt enough coal that can be quarried, without mining, to last more than one generation, even supposing our shipments exceed The report of the Acting Manager is here with sub-mountain, 320 feet north and south, across the strata of mitted, giving in detail the result of his operations during the past year, and his views and arrangements for the present year. The Managers feel bound, while speaking of their business and works on the Lehigh, to comment for a moment on the long continued and faith-ed one million of tons a year, and that, without extendful services of their Acting Manager, Josiah White, to whose active and energetic conduct in all things connected with the interests of the Company, they owe much for his direction, aid and advice, promptly afforded in all emergencies, and more particularly for the discovery made by him on the line of the Canal, of a very superior hydraulic cement, and for its manufacture and application in abundant quantity to all our heavy masonry. The accompanying account of the Treasurer exhibits his cash transactions for the past year. ing our quarries more than one mile from the summit. And when our successors have done quarrying, they may follow the veins under ground eastward to the river about seven miles more, and five miles in a western direction. On the supposition that we should have to raise some of our coal up to the summit from 40 to 160 feet, I have been induced, by way of experiment, to put up a set of propellers to uncover the coal, which answers my most sanguine expectations. The result of one day's work with the propellers is as follows, viz. In 103 hours, 3 horses drove the machinery and raisIn closing the annual communication to the Stock-ed 204 wagons loaded with 1 tons each, or including holders, the Managers cannot forbear mentioning the loss they have sustained in the death of their late associate and former president, Jonathan Fell: his memory will be long cherished by those who knew him, for his many virtues; nor will his early and constant exertions the weight of the wagons, two tons each, up a plane of 35 feet rise and 210 feet in length. As the propellers require no more attention, in passing a wagon, than a piece of common rail-road, and there being no gudgeons or machinery to grease except the driving part, the expense of going up hills is reduced to a mere trifle, being confined pretty much to that of the driving power. In a country like ours, where coal can be had for 50 cents a ton, the expense of a steam engine, with the necessary attendance, would not exceed one twentieth the cost of horse labour. The peculiar situation of the company's coal lands makes this an exceedingly valua ble discovery, as the mountain extends from the river on the side of all our lands, so that by the aid of the propellers, and 2 or 3 engines, a coal business to the extent of 500,000 tons can be effected by gravity, to and from the coal mines to Mauch Chunk, and thus avoid all animal power. We have made some very satisfactory alterations in the rail-way, for the purpose of preventing the early decay of the timber and the jolting of the wagons. We now run the wagons at the average rate of about six miles an hour, and find this motion produces much less wear both of the wagons and road than a greater velocity. I have demonstrated to my satisfaction that the wear and tear of the road and wagons is in proportion to the motion, and that in the end, a motion exceeding 20 miles an hour (which we tried in the first months of our business) will make the transportation on rail-roads more expensive than that on our graded turnpike on which the rails were laid. President. At an election held on the adjournment of the aforesaid meeting, the following named persons were chosen It is expected the Delaware division of the Pennsyl-officers of the company for the ensuing year. vania canal and Morris canal will both be ready for use by midsummer of the present year. Should this expec tation be realized so far as to give full confidence that they can be used without interruption in the succeed. ing year, we can readily make such arrangements as to give each of those canals 100,000 tons of freight for the year 1831. The present year's business is uncertain: I am, however, making preparations for bringing down 50,000 to 70,000 tons of coal. I do not anticipate circumstances so unfavourable as to prevent shipping from Mauch Chunk the former, and if they prove favourable, I hope to ship the latter quantity. The effect of the reduction of price along the Lehigh, in consequence of the facilities afforded by the canal, has been very obvious in the sales of coal in the present season, The demand along the Lehigh has been kept fully supplied for the last 8 years: the sales for the year 1828 amounted to 1682 tons-the sales for the present year were 5203 tons, showing an increase for the present year, of 3521 tons, or more than three fold. All which is respectfully submitted, Philadelphia, 1st mo. 7th, 1830. In conformity to the requisition of the 4th Article of the Act of Incorporation of the Company, the Treasurer submits the following Statement. The Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company in account with OTIS AMMIDON, Treasurer, for the year 1829, "To this sum paid on sundry acc'ts in Josiah White, Timothy Abbot, George Patterson, JOSEPH WHITE, 20 Tuition receipts for winter session and 2,240 02 State annuity, 2,000 00 Tuition receipts for summer session and 2,007 78 989 33 22 34 16 71 DR. $9,724 72 January, 1829, 66 57,774 10 By salaries paid, 41,195 61 62,227 10 Note paid to A. Carothers, Esq. 7,675 00 1,000 00 104,707, 97 Drawbacks returned to Students, 65,614 54 Incidental expenses, 62 50 890 94 82,741 61 Treasurer's commission, 68,067 98 115,373 65 96 28 9,724 72 99,158 08 Do. November, " 61,847 79 74,999 96 1,007,836 60 N. B.--The Receipts for the Session commencing November, 1829, are not included in the above exhibition. GEORGE DUFFIELD, JAMES HAMILTON, Committee Mr. Craig, gate keeper at the Conemaugh Bridge, at this place, has politely furnished us with the following statement of the passengers, vehicles, &c. that passed over it during the year 1829-viz: Foot passengers 12,527, single horses 4,372, one horse wagons 374, two horse wagons 245, four horse teams 781, five horse teams 1,566, six horse teams 1,438, pleasure carriages 119, carts 71, horses in droves 379, catile 497, sheep 98, swine 475. In addition to which the stages have crossed 730 times, and there are 325 yearly subscribers who cross back and forward more or less every day.-Blairsville Recorder. The gross amount of Board Measurer's fees, viz- Nathan Carlisle, John White, 79 $104 85 117 18 91 82 1 20 7 17 The Salt Inspector Reports, that during the year he inspected and branded 7,820 barrels in the city, and 600 barrels out of the city. Fees in the city, 98 dollars 81 cents, The Weigh Master at the Hay Scales, Reports, that he has weighed, during the year, 1,040 tons, on which, at 25 cts. he has received 260 dollars. The Weigh Master at the Market, Reports that during the year, his receipts were 364 dollars 94 cents. The Wharf Master Reports, that the gross amount of wharfage collected from December 1828 to 1829, is 1715 dollars 64 cents. The intelligent and respectable Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas, at New Castle, has made for us the annexed interesting extract from one of the ancient records in his office: [Nat. Gaz. "Oct. 28th, 1682.-On the 27th day of October, 1682, arrived before ye. Towne of New Castle in Dolowor from England, William Penn, Esque. Propriet'y of Penluiania, whoo produced twoo certain deeds of feofment from ye. Illustrious Prince James Duke of Yorke & Albany etc: for this Towne of New Castle and twelve myles about itt, and also for ye. twoo Lower Counties, Whoore kills and St. Jones's, wch. sd, deeds bore date 24 August 1682, and pursuant to the true Intent, Purpose, and meaning of bis Royll. highnesse in ye. same deeds hee ye. sd. William Penn Received possession of ye. Towne of New Castle ye. 28th of Octobr. 1682." Legislative Smartness.-Mr. Craft, a young man of considerable promise from Allegheny county, having thought proper to answer Mr. Martin, of Philadelphia county, on the subject of connecting an important subject with party feeling. Mr. Martin thought proper to answer Mr. Craft, by saying that he would quote the following poetry for the gentleman's instruction: "Large vessels can,-may venture more, But little Craft must keep the shore." Mr. Craft replied that when the gentleman offered argument he would condescend to answer him; but as he had been pleased to amuse the house with poetry he would add the remainder of the couplet: "The noble swallow seeks the sky, [Pa. Int, 922 do 357 do 96 do 82 do 17 do Gin, J. B. C. feet. Royal Tiger, with do 1,400 Joseph Welsh measured 1,048,596 White Bear, with Samuel Roseburgh, do 71,700 Hyena, with Inspection, Having understood that the Menagerie of Messrs. Doolittle & Co. was to be sold at public auction on 12th Jan. I was induced to attend the sale-the following is a list of the Animals, and the prices they brought. Philad. Jan. 13, 1830. Appointments by the Governor. Jacob Holgate, Flour Inspector for the port of Philaadelphia. Joseph Burden, Alderman of the city of Philadelphia, Henry Myers, Prothonotary, Register, Recorder, &c. for Delaware county. Alexander Mahon, Esq. has been re-elected, by the legislature, State Treasurer. Appointments by the President. Nicholas Biddle, George M. Dallas and Benjamin W. Richards, of Philadelphia, Directors of the Bank of the United States. The Honorable Samuel D. Franks has resigned the office of President Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of the District composed of the counties of Dauphin, Lebanon and Schuylkill. Gen. Joseph B. Anthony, is elected to the Senate, in the Lycoming district, to fill the vacancy occasioned by the death of Col. M'Clure; and Reuben Wilber, Esq. in the Bradford and Tioga district, in the place of General McKean, resigned. [Penn. Rep. Inspections of Bark at the Port of Philadelphia during the year 1829, and the eight preceding years. First quarter, Total, "See cities rise, to usurp the throne where stood [WORDSWORTH. Our brother editors cannot comprehend how we have the knack of building towns with such rapidity. They speak of Aladdin's Lamp and Jack the Giant-killer's bean stock, as if they were incredulous of our assertions while some gape on with astonishment and wonder "how we do it." To refute the calumnies of the former, and to enlighten the blindness of the latter, we have determined to devote a few lines, by way of Gazetteer, stating the rise, progress and prosperity of some of our adjacent settlements. First on the list of fame and im The Tolls received by the Collector at this place since the navigation commenced, amounted on the 4th inst. to $1885 033-of which sum $958 123 were re-provement is Port Curbon, including the additions of ceived in the month of December. [Blairsville Record. 1st qr. Messrs. Lawton, Rhoads, Swift, Pott and Patterson.This was laid out about a year ago-it has now about sixty or seventy buildings, which will be more than doubled next season. This place will in the spring be enlarged by an addition of Mr. M'Coomb's, which is now being laid out by Mr. John Smith, jr. surveyor, on the south side of Schuylkill, between the upper landings and the first lock. This will contribute much to the facilities of the place, as it will include some fine landings, and a spacious basin will also be erected. Pursuing our course up the route of the Valley Railroad, we next come to Tuscarora, Middleport, Patterson, New Philadelphia & Tuscarora again. The 5 former places are the intersections of the large lateral road which leads up the creeks tributary to the river--the latter is at the head of the main rail road, built by Messrs. Lyon and Lawton. Up the Mill Creek Rail Road, about two miles we have St. Clairsville, and at its head New Castle, where the road from Port Carbon intersects the Centre Turnpike. Both these places have extensive water powers, and are admirably located for mills, &c. At the junction of the West Branch of Schuylkill with the main river, Schuylkill Haven is a beautifully situated place, which will be the mart of all the immense coal region of the West and West West Branches; this lccation is destined to be the focus of an extensive business. Minersville is another site on the same Branch, nearly west of our place; this from its situation among extensive collieries, will soon become a populous place, as the residence of those engaged in the coal business. WEATHER. Further up on the Broad Mountain, is Carbondale, The weather, during the whole of the winter thus far which also promises to be a place of some importance. has been unusually fine and mild, with the exception These are our principal locations-many of them must become places of considerable importance. The imof a slight fall of snow in the early part of the season, mense accumulation of mining population, as well as we do not recollect of any other till within the present others not directly engaged in the coal business, rendweek, when we had several slight falls of it;up to the 27thers it necessary that they should congregate in the most the river has continued open and the navigation unin-favourable situations for the conveniences of society. terrupted; there has been since that time a good deal of floating ice in the Delaware, so that vessels (cannot pass up and down. The Schuylkill is frozen over and the boys are amusing themselves with skaiting upon it, and those who have ice-houses are now seizing the opportunity to fill them. This we trust, will explain the grand mystery of our town buildings. We frequently feel inclined to indulge a laugh at their magic rising up, but still confess ourselves deeply interested in their success.-Miners Jour. Printed by W. F. GEDDES, at No. 59 Locust street near Eighth, Philada. |