rging the Great Erie canal, so as to admit of steamers.When this shall be effected, the entire extent of the States, fromWashington, by New York, Albany, the great Northern Lakes,and the Mississippi, to New Orleans, will be surrounded by a con-tinuous chain of inland, steam-nayigation. The… … Fig. 2. by figure 1, which represents a cross section of the hull withone-half of the platform, which is placed upon it, and which supports the upper cabinsand saloons. This hull isconstructed with a perfectlyflat bottom and perpendi-cular sides, and is roundedat the angles. At the bowor cutwater…
Steam-engines · Steam-navigation · Locomotives
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