Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1912-11-24 | Page 32 | Formal Opening of Livingstone Channel

FORMAL OPENING OF I LIVINGSTONE CHANNEL Tho formal opening of the tho Livingstone Living Living- stone channel twelve miles mlle In length through the tho s t wat waters o rH of Limekiln crossing at tho mouth of DC tho the Detroit river rIvet occurred with Imposing ceremony on October 19 This d deep op cp channel has been excavated through solid limestone rock and affords a straight and safe pa passage sage for tor or the Immense vessel traffic of or th tha Great Lakes os More vessels and anda a a. greater tonnage pass pas through It than an any other Waterway In the world orld channel 4 c 4 5 4 miles of or which lie In Canadian waters of ot this consular district has been some Borne years under construction b by tho the United States government gov gov- at a a. cost of ot about Before Its Us completion the channel was a constant menace menaco to navigation It Is hoped and expected by ers that the next session of ot the Cana dia dian dlan parliament will provide pro for tor constructing con con- a channel on tho the Canadian side of ot Fighting island nd the tho estimated cost of at which II la is not h high sh as ns excavation excava excava- tion would bo be In earth and not rock reel Marine Jin men say that If It the channel were re made navigable and boats allowed to proceed but one way through It preferably up that U it t would wor work will well with th the tha plan of ot operating the tho Living Living- tono stono channel as boats could proceed aIL the way down In stono nob nel and channel chan chan- up the tho CanadIan side elde The work worl ot of widenIng Ballards Ballard's nd nel will wUl be completed reef channel chan chan- next season and ad It If the tho proposed p channel materializes there thero would d b be little chance dents for acci- acci Tho Canadian channel is but shallow as well welI as winding The Tha turns aro are abrupt and although boats that have havo they iney not seldom heavy dr drafts f can ca Pass through h do for tor fear tear of or aground un The next session of or paSia goIng mont will convene no In ln November No and antI it is th the n opinIOn ot of many that favorable action wili b be taken j consular c ort t 10 I