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Tinker's creek. The practicability of this route, and its length, de- 
pend on the form and height of the soil between the Cuyahoga, below 
the rapids, and the head of Tinker's creek. But whatever they may he, 
the length of this line would be at least as great as that of the Champion 
Swamp route, and it would require from 1 94 to 200 feet more of lockage. 
The only advantage of terminating the caiial at Cleveland, rather 
than any more eastern point, would be, that its poi't is sooner freed 
from ice at the close of winter. But admitting it opened a whole 
month before Buffalo, and ten days before Erie, thci-c could ot»- 
ly be a few days difference, between the opening of Cleveland and 
Fairport, or the mouths of the Ashtabula, or Elk creek. The Board 
is of opinion, that this advantage would not compensate for the aug- 
mentation of length and lockage which it would require, and did not 
in consequence deem it necessary to reconnoitre those sections which 
led the canal to terminate at Cleveland. 
As to the direction by which it would terminate in Lake Erie to 
the east of the four routes mentioned above, it begins at Franklin, on 
the Alleghany river, and ends at Port Erie. This section was ex- 
plored and levelled by Gen. Marks, Col. Foster, and Col Brown, 
Pennsylvania Canal Commissioners. From Franklin to Meadville, 
it follows the eastern side of the Alleghany valley, and ascends it to 
Leboeuf creek; it then follows Lcbauf creek valley to the Beaver dam 
swamp, where rise Leboiuf creek and Walnut creek, a tributary ef 
Lake Erie, and which forms its summit level. From Beaver dam 
swamp it descends to Port Erie. The distance from Franklin to 
Port Erie by this section of the canal, is 73 miles, of which 15 run 
from Beaver dam swamp to Erie. The summit level is 630 feet above 
Lake Erie, and would be fed by the waters of French creek, drawn 
from Fork point, 21 feet higher than that level. French creek, on 
the 23d August, 1824, gave, at this place, 43 feet 30 per second: Le- 
boeuf creek at Waterford, 64 feet 9 inches below the Beaver dam 
swamp; and at its mouth in French creek, 92 feet 9 inches below it. 
French creek at Franklin, is feet below the same level. 
If we adopted this course, in continuation of the fourth route men- 
tioned above, it would augment its length, and as Beaver dam swamp 
is 160 feet higher than Conneaut Lake, its total lockage would be 
increased 320 feet. If to this we add, that the summit level of Beaver 
dam swamp, would be fed by 48 cubic feet per second, whilst Con- 
neaut Lake, in its level, could receive 221, we may conclude to 
reject this route for the continuation of Ohio and Erie Canal, and 
prefer the route by Conneaut Lake, which has equally been indicated 
lor the canal, by Messrs. the Pennsylvaiiia Canal Commissioners. 
OHIO AND SCHUYLKILL CANAL. 
(See Map No. 18.) 
It is proposed to run this communication from the valley of Alle- 
.i^hany river above Pittsburg, through those of the Kiskimanitas, Great 
