Baltic Canal

great canal, the total length of !h wlll be nearly 1,000 miles and n is to connect the Baltic wlth the ■ ■'-. sea, is to be commenced in the Qg, the surveys being nearly com3. The new waterway is to be 217 feet wide at the ordinary water level and 117 feet at the bottom, its depth ig 28% feet. Of the whole length of the canal 875 miles will be canalized rivers, leaving only 125 miles for the excavator. The total cost of the canal ■'U be $100,000,000.. i