part is now presented for the first time and the whole of it put in form to be of interest, if not of value. The recent destruction of the Columbia bridge prompted my writing a sketch of it, so that there might be a record made of its continuous history, and I will open this paper with that sketch

of that canal, and the salvaging of eighty-two boats that had been marooned by the accident. That incident, along with the generally poor performance of the Union Canal, caused the Canal Commissioners to decide upon extending their canal down river from Portsmouth to Columbia. (12) �As a result of

JOHN PEARSON'S DESCRIPTION OF LANCASTER AND COLUMBIA IN 1801 John Pearson believed that the "various abilities and different pursuits of men" should be exerted for "the information and instruction of the whole." He was one of the founders and ardent supporters of "the Friendly Society for diffusing