LITTLE LOCK 'n lock Traditional Cache
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Wanted to hide a nice simple cache out this way today. We didn't... BRING A FRIEND!!! Easy to locate, a little tougher to log ;) Yep, you're going up! Please rehide it there, in its original location This will be a test of strength.
THIRD WELLAND CANAL 1887 - 1931 The third Welland Canal played an important role in the development of Canada's grain export trade and its steel industry. Following the same route as the second canal from Lake Erie to a point 5 km (3 miles) above the escarpment, it then left Twelve Mile Creek and followed a more direct line to Port Dalhousie. There were now 26 cut stone locks, each 82.3 m (270 feet) long and 13.7 m (45 feet) wide. Originally, the limiting depth was to have been 3.7 m (12 feet) but it was increased to 4.3 m (14 feet) during construction. These new works were partially opened in 1881 but it was not until 1887 that the 4.3 m depth was available throughout. In 1889, nearly 2,000 vessel transits were recorded, 820 by steamships and 1,141 by sailing vessels.A distinctive type of vessel was developed for use in the inland canal system. The Great Lakes "canaler", a bulk carrier that is literally a self-propelling barge, with machinery at the stern and navigating bridge up forward, had a long, almost box-shaped cargo hold between. The "canalers" using the third canal had a maximum length of 79.9 m (262 feet) and could carry as much as 2 700 tonnes (3,000 tons). Larger ships were also built to sail from the Lakehead (Lake Superior) to Port Colborne where their 13 500 tonnes (15,000 tons) of cargo were transferred to several small "canalers". However, it soon became evident that these larger vessels should be able to move into the lower lakes and, between 1907 and 1912, plans were made for enlarging the canal once more. Considering the fact that these locks are more than a century old, their present condition is a tribute to the craftsmanship of the stone masons of that time.
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