Many large stones and rocks, and probably much solid rock will be found in all the distance from A to G which is 1G66 feet; the quantity of eartli, stone, and rock to be removed in this space, if the Canal has ten feet base, will be about 242,200 cubic feet ; From G to H whicli is 422 feet the Canal must be confined by a double dyke, or embankment, about four feet high: From H to I which is 123 feet, the whole deptli to be dug is about 4i feet, and contains 5085 cubic feet: From I, at various places to the water at the bottom of the falls about 100,000 cubic feet of earth must be removed, and about 1,200 feet of a dyke to be made. An estimate of the expence of this work with five Locks, is annexed, and amounts to jei 0.500.

Fkom tlie falls to Fort Schuyler, the only impediments of any amount are occasioned by the two rapids called Orendorffs, and Woirs rapids, these are sharp and extended, and the river here tbrms a circuit, which lengtiiens its course r>eyonda straight line, from the f jot of tlie furmer to the liead of tlie latter about 11-2 mik'S. It is believed that merely a cut through the chord of this circuit of about half a mile, in easy digging and of little depth, would effectually surmount these obstacles. The other rapids which are neither long, sharp, nor many, descend from deep water immediately above them, and may, tlierefbre be permanently deepened at a moderate expence. The residue of the impediments in all this part of the river are occasioned by trees fallen into the river eitlier accidentally, or cut down by the inhabitants. The wiiole expence of improving the river from the falls to Fort Schuyler will probably not exceed X3,000.