New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1843-06-02
Canal of Panama.


THs !.rHMus CAHAL-Thcre !, an article on this sub.
ect travelling the rounds Of papers which We believe To
Be incorrect Il that Engineer Mons ELEr has
contracted TO buiId this work that il will be sb miles long
and hav~ locks In the first place never heard of
French Engineer OF that name aud the second place the
examinations heretofore made for this canal show much
greater elevation between the Atlantic and the Pacific which
from the topography vi the country be over
come By iochase, than possibly be effected by locks
y. y Courier.
Baron Humboldt was the first person many
years SINCE to suggest that there was Il raLeyn
the ridge, which apparently crosses the Isthmus
of Darcn. On this hint the Company which
has since been formed, and whose stock is owned
by capitalists fully competent, proceeded 10 make
new explorations.
The Courier is altogether mistaken on the sub
ject. The name of the Engineer is not ELtet:
but HELLERT, and IS gentleman Of both Science
and Letters. He furnished for the Chronicle Of
November lst, the only complete account of the
Canal extant, except that which Baron HUMBOLDT
communicated TO the French Academy of Sci.
ences IN December.
The surveys were conducted by Morel, who
demonstrated that the Isthmus of Panama was
not rldge, but valley, scattered over with con.
zeal Nights. The Summit Level on the route of
the Canal IS only 81 feet above high water, and
64 above extreme low water, there being some
times difference of u feet between the tides
The excavation on the summit level is only tueLrc
and half miles long. The whole canal is 50
miles IN length. There will be but four double
locks, each lo6 feet in length The canal is to
be 10 ieet on the surface, and 80 feet at bottom,
calculated for vessels of LOCO tons. There is
now good reason to believe that the canal will be
made at an early day, and become one of the
most important works of the are.
Cincinnati Chronicle
HoRRID.-A wretch was arrested on SUNDAY
Ii Derby for committing rape on three children
OF Alr. George Bassett, poor man OF that town.
who lived near the monster. The ages Of the
children were f. E and Ii one of them is very
dangerously Ill. The name of the wretch is John
l.. Lum. He was bound over for trial in the
sum OF $4,000, but for want Of bail was committed
to jail. Lum vas admitted to the electors oath
last Spring, against the circumstances of the
Wings on account of his bad character-and he
with braZen lmpudence prosecuted one of them.
Mr. Isaac Gilbert, for a libel, laying damages a,
SlUVO, and the case was soon TO come on for
trial. New. Haven Palladium,
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