Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers volume 12
Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers volume 12
American Society of Civil Engineers
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Od. , although it seems strange that in the same document appear the estimates of the engineer (Mr. Francis Hall) for the different sections, which, if added together, amount to £90 818 16s. 6d. The design of the canal was as follows (see Plate) : Length of navigation from Halifax harbor to the mouth of the Shu- benacadie River, in the Basin of Mines, 53 miles 1 024 yards. Fifteen locks, each 87 feet by 22 feet 6 finches, capable of taking vessels drawing 8 feet of water. The artificial works t...o occupy only 2 739 yards of the whole line ; the remainder to be formed by lakes and the Shubenacadie River. The aggregate lockage from the tide-waters at ) Ascending, 95' 10" Halifax harbor to medium high tides in the Basin V Descending, 95' 4" of Mines, ) Total, - 191 '^2' The navigation throughout was intended to accommodate vessels * The £ referred to is the late Nova Scotia pound currency, equal to four-fifths of a pound sterling. 438 -drawing 8 feet of water, and it was stated that the depth of water might be increased, at comparatively small outlay, so that vessels of 11 feet draught could pass through.
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