1835.] 



FARMERS' REGISTER. 



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spinach; and, under the same circumstances of 

 soil, climate, &c, will grow to about the same 

 height as that plant. The seeds are small, yel- 

 lowish white, round, somewhat flattened, about a 

 line in diameter, and, on a cursory glance, might 

 be mistaken tor those of millet. Mixed with the 

 latter seeds, and fermented, a pleasant kind of beer 

 is said to be produced. They are contained in a 

 single envelope, from which they are very easily 

 separated. The Qtnnoa was first introduced into 

 England in 1822; and it has ripened seeds at Kew. 

 No particular notice, however, appears to have 

 been taken of the plant, till this season, when it 

 has been grown by A. 13. Lambert, Esq., V. P. 

 L. S., at Boyton, where it has ripened abundance 

 of seeds on plants varying from three to seven feet 

 in height. These seeds Mr. Lambert will, no 

 doubt, distribute all over Europe; and, we trust, 

 the plant will now have a fair trial both in gardens 

 and fields. To do any good in producing nutri- 

 tious seeds, the plant should be subjected to field 

 culture, in which we see not the slightest difficulty. 

 It might be sown very thinly in drills, three feet 

 apart, at about the same season as barley, and the 

 plants afterwards thinned to the distance of one 

 foot apart. There appears at present, no reason 

 whatever why it should not become as common in 

 the fields of Europe as barley, wherever that grain 

 can be cultivated. In the meantime, we hope it 

 will be tried first in gardens, in order to raise abun- 

 dance of seed for future experiments in the field. 



From the Richmond Whig. 



PROCEEDINGS OP THE JAMES RIVER ANE- 

 KANAWHA COMPANY. 



Tuesday, May 26. 



The meeting of the Stockholders of this Company 

 was continued today, agreeably to adjournment, 

 and was more fully attended than on the day pre- 

 vious, but did not, as was expected, go into the 

 election of officers. Mr. Chapman Johnson, 

 from the Committee appointed on the first day, 

 reported the following resolutions prepared by 

 them which he proposed should, for the present, 

 be laid on the table for examination by those loho 

 might wish the opportunity — 



1. Resolved, That of the three plans of improve- 

 ment specified in the 22d section of the act, entitled 

 "an act incorporating the stockholders of the James 

 River and Kanawha Company," and by one or the other 

 of which, to be selected at its discretion, the company 

 is charged with the duty of connecting the tide-water 

 of James River with the navigable waters of the Ohio, 

 the stockholders deem it expedient and proper to pre- 

 fer, and do hereby elect, the first in the order of spe- 

 cifications set forth in said selection; that is to say, by 

 a continuation of the lower James River canal to some 

 suitable point on the river, not lower than Lynchburg, 

 a continued rail road from the western termination of 

 that canal to some convenient point on the Great Ka- 

 nawha River, below the great falls thereof, and an im- 

 provement of the Kanawha River from thence to the 

 Ohio, so as to make it suitable for steam boat naviga- 

 tion. 



2. Resolved, That, with the exceptions hereinafter 

 specified, the canal shall have a breadth at the bottom 

 of not less than 35 feet, and at the surface of not less 

 than 50 feet, and a depth of water of not less than 5 

 feet, with a suitable tow-path and guard-bank. 



.3. Resolved, That, the breadth of the canal may. 



within the minimum limit prescribed by the charter, 

 be modified where local circumstances require it; and 

 more especially in the cases of deep cutting, steep side 

 cutting, embanking, and also where it is supported by 

 walls; but a depth of 5 feet shall be preserved through- 

 out the line. 



4. Resolved, That the locks shall be not less than S5 

 feet between the gates, and 15 feet wide, and, with the 

 exception of the gates, shall be built of stone; that the 

 culverts shall likewise be made of stone; that the aque- 

 ducts shall be erected on stone piers or pillars, sur- 

 mounted with a superstructure of wood or stone, as 

 may be deemed most advisable; and that the stone 

 work of the locks, culverts and aqueducts, shall be laid 

 in water cement, and executed in a plain, substantial, 

 and durable style of workmanship, admitting the in- 

 troduction of cut stone only in such parts where it may 

 be deemed indispensable. 



5. Resolved, That the dams across the river, in con- 

 nection with the canal, shall be executed in the most 

 substantial and durable style of workmanship; and the 

 location of the number deemed essential in the com- 

 mencement, shall, as far as practicable, have reference 

 to the introduction of additional intermediate dams, to 

 be erected in future, with a view to a further command 

 of water, and more extended accommodation to the 

 trade from the opposite side of the river. 



6. Resolved, That in the ponds or pools of water, 

 occupying a portion of the line, the channel and tow- 

 path shall be so adjusted as to admit of the convenient 

 trackage of boats of not less than 75 tons burthen. 



7. Resolved, That the canal shall be extended to the 

 town of Covington upon Jackson's river, and shall 

 be divided into three divisions: the first commencing 

 at the city of Richmond, and ending at the town of 

 Lynchburg; the second commencing at the town of 

 Lynchburg, and ending at the town of Patlonsburg; and 

 the third commencing at the town of Pattonsburg and 

 ending at the town of Covington. 



8. Resolved, That the three divisions of the canal 

 shall be executed in successive order; beginning with 

 the first, and proceeding thence to the second; and af- 

 terwards from the second to the third; but during the 

 execution of the first and second divisions, prepara- 

 tions may proceed cotemporaneously in the second and 

 third divisions respectively, so that the work may pro- 

 gress without interruption or suspension. 



9. Resolved, That the whole line of canal within 

 each division thereof, shall be located and put under 

 contract as soon as practicable from the period for its 

 commencement; but the enlargement of the present 

 canal from Richmond to Maiden's Adventure, with a 

 view to adapt it to the rest of the line, and its connection 

 with the head of the tide, may be deferred till the ex- 

 ecution of the first divisions shall be advancing to a 

 close. 



10. Resolved, That the execution of the line of locks 

 and dams on the Kanawha River, shall be referred to 

 the commencement of the execution of the third divi- 

 sion of the canal; at which time the works on the Ka- 

 nawha River shall likewise be commenced; and these 

 works shall progress simultaneously with those on the 

 third division of the canal; so that the line of steam 

 boat navigation on the Kanawha River shall be com- 

 pleted up to the falls thereof, at or about the time that 

 the canal navigation on the James and Jackson's Riv- 

 ers shall be completed up to the eastern end of the 

 turnpike road at the town of Covington. 



11. Resolved, That the execution of the railroad from 

 the town of Covington to the falls of Kanawha, shall be 

 deferred until after the execution of the water parts of 

 the line. 



12. Resolved, That the execution of the line of im- 

 provement shall be commenced as soon as practicable, 

 by the commencement of the first division of the ca- 

 nal, and continued in the manner.and orded prescribed, 

 till otherwise directed by the stockholders. 



13. Resolved, That until the further order of the 



