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Secondroute. It mightfoUow the same route as tlicfoinner, from Pitts- 
Siiir^ to the forks of tlie Mahoning and Shenango; ascend the Ma- 
honing to Champion Swamp, where its summit level would he tracedj 
then descend to Lake Erie, either by following the valley of Grand 
river, or turning to the mouth of the Ashtabula, through the town- 
ships of Bloomfield and Auslenburg. The summit level of this route 
would be fed by the waters of the Cuyahoga and Silver creek. Its 
feeder, from the rapids of Cuyahoga, (two miles and a half N. W. 
from Judge Harman's, where a dam might be conveniently thrown 
across to form a reservoir) might run to the head of Silver creek, 
and follow its valley to Garret's mill dam; thence, from a jmint five 
feet above this dam be led through the most favorable ground to the 
summit level. If this route ended, however, in a level lovier than 
the Champion Swamp, we should lead the feeder from a point higher 
than the rapids, and conduct it through the most favorable ground. 
The feeder siiould have a slope of six inches per mile. 
The southern section of the canal on this route should cross the 
Mahoning, near Warien, and drop its level to receive the waters of 
tliat river. A dam should be thrown across the valley at Warren, or 
above, to form a reservoir for the canal. Descending then the right 
shore of Mahoning valley to the mouth of the Shenango, means 
should be brought to feed it also with the waters of Musquito creek. 
The northern section, if traced by the valley of Grand river, should 
he run above its highest floods, but kept as low as possible consistent- 
ly with this rule, to receive the waters of its tributaries. Ah the 
valley is excessively steep at the bend of Austenburg, every care 
raust be taken to avoid its rugged banks without crossing the river 
too frequently on aqueducts. At the mouth of Grand river, the lo- 
calities must be examined with attention to determine what can be 
done to form a good port on Lake Erie at Fairport. 
If this section is to be traced, running to the Ashtabula, it must 
pass successively through the townships of Champion, Bristol, 
Bloomfield, Leffingwell, Rome, Morgan, Austinburg, and Ashtabu- 
la. An experimental line may also be run from the east of Bloom- 
field Swamp, and another from Rome, through Jefferson, to Ashta- 
bula. Their object will be— 1st. To .discover the best location for a 
summit level, which may be fed both by the Cuyahoga and French 
creek, through Conneaut lake. 2d. To fix the most favorable spot 
for crossing the ridge which runs from Ashtabula to Wrightsburg, 
parallel to Lake Erie. To complete our investigations relative to the 
first of these objects, an experimental line should be run from Con- 
neaut lake to the summit level which we have just mentioned; it 
should, probably, run by the head of the Shenango, Pymatuning, and 
Musquito creek. 
Third rouie. It might follow the same course as the former, to the 
fork of the Mahoning and Shenango, ascend the Shenango to Green- 
ville, then Shenango creek, or Crooked creek, to reach the summit 
level of Conneaut lake; thence, descend to Lake Erie, directing^itself 
on the mouth of Elk creek. Its summit level would be fed by the 
waters of French creek and reservoir of Conneant lake. The sur- 
