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detail and making Calculations of the Expence . . . . I enclose them
to you. my intention nntst be their Recommendation " (The Potomac
Route fo the 11-est, p. r6T). Among the papers discovered are two
sketches, very carefully drawn, hearing figures and legends in John-
son's autograph. One represents a lock, and bears Washington's
endorsement: " Sketch of Lock Gates." The other shows a pro-
posed canal. giving distances, etc.; and four locks, presumably to be
constructed at the Great Falls. No doubt these were the enclosures
of which Johnson wrote.]
%VIII. WORK of POTOMAC COMPANY HANDS, 1790-1792.
1790 December 18. Sat off from Shannandoah falls for the great
falls, and when we got there we worked at the lock seats, untill we
went to the little falls.
1791. February 21. James Rannells overseer, and a party of the
Labourers went from the great falls, to the little falls, and the remainder
of the hands Went there in april following-Except a black sinvth and
assistant, John Cusack A9ason, and two men to assist him in building
the stone wall for the Company's new house, also John Smith and a
negroe roan, Cutiiig anti hewing Lo-11's for said House; the men Cleared
the cut of the Canal at the little falls, from wood and Wreck, built tho
Hurts etc., and cut 52 perches of the Caimall, all but clearing the stones
out of it.
June ¢. the men Tools etc. Carne from the little falls to the Great
fall,, and worked from the falls branch at the uper end of the cannall,
to the uper end of Sennica falls Viz, at the uper end of the Great falls
Camiall, blowed and levelled the rocks there, and cleared from thence
sundry places, and points up the river, blowed and removed sundry rocks
in the water, built walls in different places, and cut sundry barrs of rocks
between the Great falls and the 4Vidov, Brusters landing and likewise
blowed and removed sundry rocks at Trainmells bottom, and at the tower
end of the Cut at Selinica, deepened the head of the cut at Sennica and
made Considerable Improvements at the head of the cut, in the darning.
August 12. Left the Great and Sennica falls, and came to Hooks
falls Sunday Evening the lath 'Ins't with the Company's tools etc. and
worked there from one End of the Falls to the other, blowing and mov-
ing of rock's and Every obstruction that could he clone, untill there was
a rise of water and the hands getting very sickly-, and the weather wett,
and nothing but bowie [bough] Hurts to keep in, we Improved it a good
Deal; but may be still Improved more.
August 3o. Left Hooks falls, and went up the same clay, above Colo.
Locketts ferry, clone Every thing there, that the river, would admit us
to do.
September tst. Left Locketts falls, and went up to Berlin stayed
there the 2nd. Did all there that the river would admit us to do.
September 3. Left Berlin and went up to Paynes falls. Cleared
out the fall there, and made a Dam of a Considerahle length in order
to turn the water thro. the Cut and lined the cut on the maryl'd side,
with stone and wood the whole length of the cut, and went over all the
work opposite the mill removed and blasted Sundry rocks, etc. opposite
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