iO WESTERN CANaL. 



lutna in a small boat to Cayuga bridge, where I 

 filtered 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 work will be from Lake Erie to Hud- 

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

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

 iJ03. 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 sectiou 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, kc. There is a la- 

 teral canal, from the main canal to the Salina 

 iSalt Works, of oue mile and forty-three chains. 



