10 WESTERN CANAL. 



zuma in a small boat to Cayuga bridge, where 1 

 entered a fine new steam boat called the Enter- 

 prise, of 120 tons, and 24 horse power, and arri- 

 ved in a few hours through a charming country 

 to this delightful village. The scenery of these 

 lakes is alternately picturesque, beautiful, and 

 sublime. Before the revolution of a century, this 

 country will become consecrated to classic inspi- 

 ration — " live in description, and grow green in 

 song." 



But I shall waive digressions from my main 

 object, which was to afford you a distinct view of 

 the Great Canal. The whole extent of this stu- 

 pendous v/ork will be fi'om La!i.e Erie to Hud- 

 son's river, a distance on an air line of perhaps 

 280 miles— in the route of the canal, of about 

 363. This work has been distributed into three 

 great sections — —western, middle, and eastern. 

 The middle extends from Utica to Montezuma 

 on the Seneca river. It was supposed that the 

 extent of this section is 94 miles, but in arranging 

 the mile-boards it is found that it will be 96 • and 

 this miscalculation arose from summing up the 

 distances of the subordinate sections for execution, 

 without taking into the calculation the numerous 

 bridges, the aqueducts, locks, &:c. There is a la- 

 teral canal, from the main canal to tlie Salina 

 Salt Works, of one mile and fortv-tliree chains^ 



