. Report of the Canal Commissioners, of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, accompanied with documents : read in the House of Representatives, January 4, 1828 . 470 1,741 108,019119,455-8,31112,7442,60012,980 3 \\ 34,602J 33,724 ^ 67,5^4 (J7. 139 4J f Points of com-parison. Quantities. Cost oJ-canuL JF/iite ■ Clinton j JVhite \ . Clinton 56,.QQ2 5:^ tyom Mexico fo Thompson-town. Excavation Embankment Puddling iiock Slate Uardpan Outside slopewall Ipside do. do. FromThomp-sontown toNorths Isl. Excavation Kinbankment Puddling Rock fc?Jate Outside slopewall ,g2£-9,0rO 81 8442,065 1J -Fr
. Report of the Canal Commissioners, of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, accompanied with documents : read in the House of Representatives, January 4, 1828 . 470 1,741 108,019119,455-8,31112,7442,60012,980 3 \\ 34,602J 33,724 ^ 67,5^4 (J7. 139 4J f Points of com-parison. Quantities. Cost oJ-canuL JF/iite ■ Clinton j JVhite \ . Clinton 56,.QQ2 5:^ tyom Mexico fo Thompson-town. Excavation Embankment Puddling iiock Slate Uardpan Outside slopewall Ipside do. do. FromThomp-sontown toNorths Isl. Excavation Kinbankment Puddling Rock fc?Jate Outside slopewall ,g2£-9,0rO 81 8442,065 1J -From Nortlvs inland dowmvard, tlie canalhaving been located by Mr. White and , on dlftexent sides of the river, aregular comparison cannot be sum of their estimates for that distanceis given, S138,305 155,710 Oi Whole cost as estimated by Mr. White, 367,465Whole sum bv Mr. Clinton, 597,775 c. yard X67,30l 179,098 do 44,442 39,24t! do ^,775 \ do 7,415: do 13,624i do 62: perch ^,om 14,859 9s 34- c. yard 170,G,73 ■155, do 29,^^28 76,7-85 dp 22,135- do 597 13„:i do 4 ro<: .perch 1,225 20,929 1,574 ^. Difference, $5230,310 i40 No. the Honorable board of Pennsylvania Canal C^ommUsionefi^ Gentlemek-^I have the honor to submit following report onthe works, and estimate of the probable expense of constructingthe Juniata canal from Lewistown to a point opposite the head ofDuncans lower island. The location of the canal from Lcwistown to the end of the longnarrows, in the county of Mifflin, presents more than ordinary ob-structions in its construction. The valley of the river is contract-ed between the ranges of the Black Log, Shade aid Jacksmountain. The precipitous and rocky shores, on both sidesof the river, render it impracticable to construct a canal on anelevated level, at a reasonable expense; as the^ v/orks are con-tinually forced mto the stream to save surplus excavations fromthe mountain sides. It was indispensab
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