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ny Ledyard, of Detroit ; Hon. John S. Barry, of Constantine ; Chaun- 

 cey Joslin, of Ypsilanti; Alfred S. Williams, of Pontiac. 



The lamented Capt. A. Canfield, of Detroit, was first Chief Engi- 

 'iieer, and succeeded by Jchn T. Clark, the State Engineer of New 

 York, assisted by Col. James L. Glenn, as Resident Engineer. 



Hon. Andrew Parsons signed the contract, as Governor of the State. 



'The dimensions of the Canal are as follows: 



■Locks, 350 feet long by 70 feet wide, in the clear. 



Lower Pier and Fender Pier, 372 feet long. 



Upper Pier, 830 feet long. 



The Canal, from extremity of Lower Pier to Upper Pier, is 5,694 

 feet long, or about 1 1-12 miles. It is 12 feet deep at low water mark, 

 64 feet wide at the bottom, 100 feet at water level, and 1 15 feet at top 

 of banks. 



The first barrow of dirt was wheeled out by Mr. Harvey, at " Break- 

 ing of Ground," on the 8th of June, 1853, and the last barrow by the 

 same gentleman, on the 8th of April, 1855, being one year and ten 

 months. As all the work was then completed, except soine small mat- 

 ters of " finishing," that may be considered the actual working time. 



In view of the magnitude of the work, the unexceptionable character 

 of its execution, and rapidity of its accomplishment, the world may be 

 challenged to designate another work so public m its nature, aud so 

 creditable in all particulars to all concerned. 



P. S. — We have just learned, with pleasure, that the Ste. Marie Ship 

 Oanal has been formally accepted by the State Commissioners. 



