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1110. CANAL, Erie.—

The most gigantic undertaking yet proposed is that of New York,
for drawing the waters of Lake Erie into the
Hudson. The expense will be great, but its
effect incalculably powerful in favor of the
Atlantic States.—
To F. H. Alexander Von Humboldt. Washington ed. vii, 75. Ford ed., x, 89.
(M. 1817)