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Show .JOHDAN .'DAM. W o pleased to leant (that tlie proprietors pro-prietors i .of the Jordan ilaiu have prosecuted prosecut-ed thishiudnbla undertaking tills spring wiih'au energy ond pr'otnptituda nhieli has succcsifiiliy' surmountied every ohsta-cio;, ohsta-cio;, insomuch ;tiat tho (lam will be so fur cOinitutcd in a few -,days, that the' water, can hoiuado nrnilnblc wiiehercr the necessary neces-sary canals 'or water aeipthw have been made., " '" . . ' From water levels taken, this week, it has been ascertained that tho water can . Uo uked renilily on a tuocli larger extent of country than was anticipated; and aslt Is well known that there is a rich and raluablo tract of couutry hi tho vicinity, i and west of, the late survey made by Mr. : 15 ox and others, this opens a field for the enterprize and Industry of those who wish a fann nenr. this city. Fr6m Uio3tt associated In .the constriic-tion constriic-tion oftlio dam, wo Icarii thatit'ha's been put iiv with care, and with a view to per' nnncnt service, and is pronounced a substantial sub-stantial plcoo.of workmanship, Tho principal proprietors held a meeting meet-ing ou Thursday evening, at Father Pulsipher's, Pulsi-pher's, in the ifitli Ward of tins city, at which, Thomas Box Esqr. wis culled toj tho chair. Mr. Johu Pulsipher- was a-pointed a-pointed water-master, and authorized to construct a canal for' the conveyance of tho. water from the dam to the Uox surrey, sur-rey, and all those wishing an Interest in thnt canal wero requested to meet at the dim on next Mo'ndoy morning with necessary neces-sary Implements lo help to ninko tho canal aud thus secure water for .their claims; and an opportunity is also offered to those who may wish to survey laud iu that vlejui-ty vlejui-ty to take an interest by Investing labor tn this canal. Wo are the more plcnsnl in giving the foregoing information, a? it is certain that portions of the fiftcenth.sixtcenth.ond nineteenth nine-teenth wauls of the city inn be furnished from the Jordan, and thus save for the benefit of the other Wards, .much of the Water tlmt they have been compelled to use. Much credit is due to Mr. Box for his energy in this good undertaking. He has not only expended much time aud labor; but a great amount of means iu the prose-cutiou prose-cutiou of the work. Let us not fail to como to his help. |