. Artificial waterways of the world. s point and Lake Ontariowill be completed during the season of 1915, as willalso the Cayuga-Seneca Canal improved, and the canalfrom the point of junction of the Cayuga-Seneca Canaland the Erie Canal to Three River Point, making pos-sible the utilization of the Barge Canal between LakeOntario and the Cayuga and Seneca lakes. The opening of the Champlain Canal and the ErieCanal for through traffic via Hudson River, will be de-pendent upon the progress made by the Federal govern-ment in constructing their dam and lock in the HudsonRiver at Troy. Between Roche
. Artificial waterways of the world. s point and Lake Ontariowill be completed during the season of 1915, as willalso the Cayuga-Seneca Canal improved, and the canalfrom the point of junction of the Cayuga-Seneca Canaland the Erie Canal to Three River Point, making pos-sible the utilization of the Barge Canal between LakeOntario and the Cayuga and Seneca lakes. The opening of the Champlain Canal and the ErieCanal for through traffic via Hudson River, will be de-pendent upon the progress made by the Federal govern-ment in constructing their dam and lock in the HudsonRiver at Troy. Between Rochester and Tonawanda practically theentire section of the canal has been improved to BargeCanal dimensions, there remaining to be performedbetween Rochester and the Niagara River but a smallamount of work at the Tonawanda entrance, and certainincidental details along this section which would notinterfere with its being open for navigation as soon asthe connection is made at Tonawanda. Due to complications encountered between Clyde and. THE CANAL SYSTEM OF NEW YORK 99 Rochester at points where the line of the canal is crossed .by the lines of the difierent railroads, the Barge Canalwork has been materially delayed and it is not possibleat this time to state how soon all of these railroad cross-ings will be disposed of, the courts having only recentlymade a decision which will act as a guide in their con-struction. The Barge Canal between Northumberland northerlyto Whitehall is being operated this year in connectionwith the canal system of the State, this section havingbeen completed in its entirety. There are also severalother sections of the canal in addition to the stretchbetween Rochester and Tonawanda, which are com-pleted to Barge Canal dimensions, but which cannotbe utilized at this time by reason of the interference withnavigation on the present canal, or by reason of adjoin-ing work not being completed, the total length of com-pleted Barge Canal prism being about 350 miles
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