From Canada Creek he walked about half a mile down and found a sufficiency of water ; From tlience to the Oneida Lake he Mas informed, the navigation was greatly impeded by timber in the creek, as well as by many short turns.

Having given this detail of the state of the river, and the obstacles to a competent navigation thereof, the Conmiittee proceed to give their opinion of the works which will be necessary to improve the navigation so as to fulfil the views of the Legislature, who incorporated the company -- the places where these Avorks ought to be erected ; and to estimate the probable expence. In aU this business great allowance must be made for defects, arising from a Avant of experience, and the assistance of persons practically conversant Avith the subject.

From the preceeding description of the river, tlie board Avill readily perceive that from Schenectady, to the mouth of Schohara Creek, tlie obstructions are many, from the number of rapids, the little water on those rapids and above them. ScA-eral of the rapids might be deepened by erecting small stone dams, nearly across the river, leaving a passage for boats ; but this whilst it would give a sufficiency of water, would so increase its velocity, as to render an ascent Avith a half loaded boat, of a size to carry three or four hundred bushels of Avheat, extremely difficult, Avithout the aid of machinery to draAV up the boat, and sucli machinery it Avould be difficult permanently to erect, on account of the vast quantity of ice which suddenly descends wdienever the Schohara Creek breaks up in the spring of the year, and Avhich Avould destroy such machinery.