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to Easton at the mouth of the River Lehigh, where it meets the ca- 

 nal of the Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company, having passed 

 through Bucks and Northampton Counties. — The length of the di- 

 vision is 59f miles. The lockage counting from mid tide at Bristol 

 164 feet. There are 27 locks of which 23 are lift locks. They are 

 of rubble masonry laid in cement and lined with plank; 1 1 feet wide 

 and 90 long in the chambers. The canal is 40 feet wide at surface, 

 25 at bottom, and 5 feet deep. 



No. 2. — The Susquehannah division is connected with the main 

 line at Duncan's Island, and passes up the west side of the Susquehan- 

 nah River to its forks at Northumberland, through Perry, Mifflin and 

 Union Counties a distance of 39 miles. Lockage 86£ feet, by 1 1 

 locks of cut stone, 17 feet wide and 90 long in the chambers. At 

 Northumberland the canal divides, and passes up both arms of the 

 Susquehannah, forming the North Branch and West Branch divis- 

 ions. The canal is 40 feet wide at surface, 28 at bottom, and 4 

 feet deep. 



No. 3. — The North Branch division, keeps the north western bank 

 of the river to Nanticoke Falls, where it crosses and continues its 

 course through the valley of Wyoming, to its termination at the Lack- 

 awanna Creek in the anthracite coal region of Luzerne County ; 

 having also crossed Northumberland and Columbia Counties. 

 The length is 74 miles. Lockage 112 feet by 12 lift locks and one 

 guard lock. They are built of wood, and are 17 by 90 feet in the 



chamber. 



No. 4. — The West Branch division, lies in the Counties of North- 

 umberland and Lycoming. It is on the east and north side of the 

 river, and extends to the mouth of Bald Eagle Creek, a distance 

 of 68| miles from Northumberland. Lockage 122 feet, by 18 lift 

 locks, and 2 guard locks. They are built of dry rubble masonry, 

 and lined with plank ; and are 17 by 90 feet in the chamber. 



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No. 5. — The Beaver division, extends from the Ohio River at the 

 mouth of Beaver Creek, to the town of Newcastle at the junction of 

 the Mahoning and Shenango, and is wholly in Beaver County, ex- 

 cept the northern extremity, which enters Mercer. It will form a 

 part of the proposed connection between the main line and the Ohio 

 Canal at Akron, and also between the main line and Lake Erie at 

 the town of Erie, and is consequently a link of great importance 



Its length is 24f miles. Lockage 132 feet by 17 locks, 2 of which 

 are guard locks and 2 others guard and lift combined. They are of 

 cut stone, 15 by 90 feet in the chamber. 



