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offer great facilities for transportation and could be To-

oner great facilities for transportation and could bs le
yelled at very small cost 1870 A '' ~"
This is not all. The river Ulua ON reac.ir, r,..a
called ralenque looses great portion OF ia waters
under the name Of Rio Comayagna This latter river
is joined by the Umulus which takes It's sourca q, ts
valley OF Comayagna, by the suaco coming from lin.
valley of Falanga and by the Cuyanapa creek which
descends from the mountains of Cstaguana. Thsse
three little rivers fall into at distance sixteen or
eighteen miles before they meet the Sua are nay
gable from that place by barges The Cuyamapa Ia now
navigated up To Cataguans eighteen miles above the
junction OF the other The Umuilua then naviga
bic some distance as its volume Of waters Is far sups
rior to that of the Cuyamapa. Mr. j. b. Loustalst
French engineer sent to examine the port OF La PaE de-
clared that seeing the volume OF water OF the umuua
II could be navigated ia any season p to the Comayag
M unless should be found cataacts other OBJ
stacle the way II there is not as it IL confidently
supposed by cleansing the bed Of this river
could be brought up the capital of the State thus
ducng the length of the railroad to some sixty mile
Now II the people Of the United states have conceiv
ed the idea OF connecting the Pacific with the lakes
Michigan and Huron distance OF more than Two tnou
sand miles of deserts by torrents rivers and
rocky mountains could not the State OF Honduras find
man who would appreciate the facilities and advan-
tages 1t oilers for communication of the two oceans,
This portion OF the country enjoys one Of the most de-
lightfu climates Of America perpetual spring II is
celebrated for its pastures t lofty pines and Its well
known timber sf all kinds It is covered with rich farms
hamletr and villages. Throughout that route, not
river Ia found large enough to render necessary bridge
over it, although II Ia watered by numberess brooks
which make the land extremely fertile The territory
frIn without making too laborious any works Of
walton that might be necessary
This oimple sketch viii suffice to show all the facilities
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ras, compared with that of Oregon, throughout the
length OF which numerous and all kinds obstacles
will be met with Despite Of the very small
Of the State OF Honduras compared with those Of the
Union, the advantages its side Let add that
instead Of the sixty five millions Of dollars that MIR
Whitneys plan would cost from four to 1--WE millions
would be enough to realize the speak Of hls
the enormous capital Of the Oregon road Is formed hftY
could be formed for the other.
In fact in regard TO all the interests the through
Honduras presents advantageous results than that
Of the United States. Eight days would be At least
necessary to traverse the continent from The Atlantic
to the waters of the Coumbia twelve hours would
perhaps be sufficient to from another
by way OF Honduras The transport OF ton Of goods
by the first of these two roads would cost IL has been
calculated S22; by the second, it would be
y triHe-calcuating the price of the transport in
proportion to the distance, 1t would be than
81, or Whereabouts
By establishing line Of steamers from New York
New Orleans to Omoa the distance to the Pacific would
be in less than fifteen days, embracing as 1t
the commerce Of the whole Of Mexico and the West
indies.
We owe this expose to General Ferrara exFresident
OF the state OF Honduras, gentleman thoroughly
quanted with the geography of his country. II any
company Of should wish to undertake this
ttubie work, they address Mr. c. Dardans in San
Miguel, state OF San Salvador C.. A., who, enjoying
great influence in that country persuaded that the
tageous contract in favor Of this enterprise.