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CANAL AROUND THE FALLS OF THE OHlo.-The
canal around the Falls, or, they should be called
the Rapids of the Ohio river, about q miles
west from Louisville, KY and up into the CITY,
We understood that cost immense amount of money
three or four millions of dollars and that for long
time it was anything but paying concern, but within
the last few years business much
that it is now the best stock be heard OF in south
west The canal is scant y miles long, has four five
locks of s5 feet in length by so feet wide and will pass
steamboats, OF over 600 tons burhem The tolls pro-
badly more exorbant than upon any canal in this
try they being assessed not upon the amount of cargo
carried through by vessel but upon tonnage OF the
vessels as shown by her register Thus light steam
boat pays just as much as one having board full
go The rate OF toll is 40 cents per tona vessel Of 500
tons paying 5000 for passage of about three hours


Two ifths OF the stock inform ed is owned by
the State and the balance by individuals and the annual
dividends reach 40 cent besides leaving large fund
on hand for repairs but just to state that when the
river high, the steamboats, trouble the canal but
the falls II is only a, low stage of water like
that of the present year. that the canal all
the business. None Of this canal stock is for sale