It is satisfactory to know that this has been accom plished at a saving of $2,653,208 over the estimate of 1903 for the same work. Construction work to the value of more than $16,000,000 has been done, nearly one-half of it during the year 1909; fifteen out of the ing Lake Erie at Buffalo at an elevation of 565.6 feet above sea level, the new canal follows the Niagara River to Tonawanda Creek and thence runs easterly to the Oswego River and to a junction with the Hud son River at Waterford.

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... r entering Tonawanda Creek it follows the stream to Lockport, where a de-View of lock No. I) at Northumbe.land. One wall ot a lock, showing massive character of the concrete masonry. Erecting the lock gates at lock No. 11 at Comstock. A section of the completed canal at Miller. Lapng the concrete tioor, lock No. 12 at Whitehall. An�ther view of Com stock lock No. 11, showing retaining wall. year as was accomplished during the whole period or construction preceding, and the ' plans that were worked out to completion equal ,80 per ·cent of the amount of similar work done in any previous two years; that is, if we consider the mil�age and the size of the esti mate. On January 1st, 1910, some 314 miles of the canal, or 75 per cent of the entire work, were under con .. tract; the rem. ainder of the ' plans were nearing com pletion and will soon be ready for letting; and the RAPID PROGRESS OF THE NEW YORK STATE BARGE CANAL. fifty-four locks are practically completed; and, by the spring of next year the eight movable dams of the Mohawk River will be hi operation. The work has now reached a stage where it is: possible to predict bo . th the time and cost of the completion of the entire project. By studying the accompanying map, profile, and cross sections of the canal in connection with the fol lowing outline of its principal features, an adequate conception of this great work may be gathered. Leav· scent of 103 feet is made by means of two locks; thence there is a 60-mile level to Rochester. Beyond Roches ter· the new canal coincides with the old canal until it enters the River Clyde near Lyons. Beyond Lyons the, old canal route is abando ned and a' new route is laid to the north of the old work. The Clyde River and the' Sene�a River' are followed to Three Rivers, where the Seneca' and Oneida unite to form the Os· wego River. A new stretch of canal will be formed in the bed of the river, running north to Lake Ont$rl0, tlle