New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1842-11-18

UsIos OF THE ATLANTIC AND PACIFIC OCEANS,
Tho company chartered by the Government OF
New. Grenada to construct a Ship Canal connect
ing the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans have com
pleted their SURVEYS, made road over the 18th
mus, and are proceeding to make the Canal. Al
authentic account in the Cincinnati Chronicle says
The company having completed a temporary OF
provisional road from the Bay of Charera on the
Pacific, to the town of Chagres on the Atlantic
Ocean, is not only freed from tho necessity of
quiring additional time but the Republic of New
Grenada could not refuse it without violating its
engagements, since the company has completed it.
contract before even the expiration of the time
limited for the construction of any communication
whatever. Besides this, it has caused the whole
country through which the projected canal is to
pass, as well Us all the rivers and water-courses
which must contribute TO it, to be thoroughly en-
plored
These explorations, conducted with great talen,
by the engineer Mere, have demonstrated that
the Isthmus of Panama, instead of being ridge
of rocks as many geographers have described it,
is, on the contrary, valley from four to thirteen
miles in width, and scattered over with conical
nights of from twenty to sixty feet elevation,
which on the east and west rest upon low chains,
varying from ITO TO AS feet in hight Among
these small conical nights wind in all direction va
rious streams and rivers, which descend from the
termination of the Andes and unite in two princi-
pal channels. The one, which is the liver Cha
gres. throws itself into the Caribbean Sea; the
other. called the Rio Grande, flows toward the
Pacific Ocean. The dividing country between
these rivers has elevation of only thirty.seven
fee, above the highest known level of the sea- or
sixty four feet above low tides the flood tides
sometimes attaining hight of twenty-seven feet,
he excavation or cutting necessary TO unite the
Atlantic and Pacific Oceans by means OF the rlver
Vine Unto, Bernardne and Fazfan, is only twelve
miles and half; the fall will be regulated by four
double locks of l38 feet in length. The whole OF
the projected canal viii be 10 miles in length, 1876
ieetin breadth at the surface of the water, and 80
feet at the bottom, 20 feet in depth, and will be
navisable for vessels of from 1000 to l400 tons.
All the rivers which are to serve as parts in the
canal have, al the lowest water, a depth varying
from 10 Is feet; they will DO swept and exca-
waited to depth of 90 fec, and kept that depth
BY means of two guard locks. The country
through which the canal will pass, presents a
caylsh and coaly soil, with no rock except at the
mouth of the Chagres, where the formation is SO
siaty that IT will present obstacle.
Although the construction of the canal of Pana-
ma will require purchases of land and no outlay
tor atone, lime or cement, all which materials arc
i0u'iS co spot sun the company HAS Iu'
hesilstsd to estimate It's cost at the highest rates
OF constructing such works as those for example,
nt the CalcdoniRs Canal OF Scotland and the
louisville Csnal-the rate of $50 900 franks, or
about S66,l57 per mile; so that the ~ miles OF
canal, properly SO called, will cost 1881 SEQ
francs, or about $2,776,615. Iu these estimates
are included the cost OF four steam tow boats two
folding bridges OF rer lao feet in length and
several smaller rs.
This junction Of thetwo oceans. BY bringing the
Islands of thu Pacific, China, Japan, Australia,
oerneo, Sumtua, &C., Some 1000 leagues nearer
70 Us, by rendering the navigation of the ocean less
dangerous less expensive and moro expeditions,
WIZ steot grsa, revolution in the commerce OF
eas ~hoie weird, a revolution of which America
WIZ experience the benefits before all other nations
EAR seuAKE Ar Nuts po1sr-Tb, Co,,.
naereis Herald, published at Mills Po;n, in Ken.
lucky, says; On Friday last, 4,h inst. we eSss.
riencod two heavy shocks OF an ear,bouske n, ~;
place. one at halt past twelve O'clock. p. NJ .na
the other about two hours later. The first sbocL
which WAS by tar the most powerful. was ac,or,n.'
MED BY low rGmbing noise, not unlike thnn5sr
and lasted little over a minute The way ON,
office and everything in it shook was curious TO be-
hold however, there was no harm done except.
ing the knocking over OF few stcks-tull of type
and our fright. We are told thar the river wa.
very much agitated during the continuance of ths
earthquake, although nos q breath OF air was stir
ring at the tune.