Life and liberty in America; . 1,1 r. i THE ST. LAWKENCE. 851 place, it is liable to be closed for half the year by the ice. Adisadvantage such as this, mans energy and skill are, unfor-tunately, not able to remedy. Its remediable defects commenceat the extremity of Lake Eric, where it overflows into LakeOntario, to the lower level of its future course. The Falls ofNiagara, which render it so beautifid in the eyes of the loverof Nature, give it no charm in those of the merchant, who seekshis way to a profitable trade in agricultural produce with thegreat corn and wheat gi-owing states of the A
Life and liberty in America; . 1,1 r. i THE ST. LAWKENCE. 851 place, it is liable to be closed for half the year by the ice. Adisadvantage such as this, mans energy and skill are, unfor-tunately, not able to remedy. Its remediable defects commenceat the extremity of Lake Eric, where it overflows into LakeOntario, to the lower level of its future course. The Falls ofNiagara, which render it so beautifid in the eyes of the loverof Nature, give it no charm in those of the merchant, who seekshis way to a profitable trade in agricultural produce with thegreat corn and wheat gi-owing states of the American Unionthat border upon the great lakes of the West. But this com-mercial defect has been partially remedied. The Welland Ca-nal, twenty-eight miles in length, has been constructed, andthtough its narrow channel a corn-laden vessel from Chicagohas ah-eady made the whole voyage from that city to our En-glish Liverpool without transhipment of cargo. For vesselsof 400 tons the Falls of Niagara are virtually questi
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