The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-08-25

stream insumcent Tor any important purpose. L
discover said Mr.. squier no Why this line
net be sdvantsgeously pursued, 1t has the present
advantage of passing through the populated aud
bsss eutvn.sa part OF the country and terminating
(Mr. squi~r here pointed out this line finely
painted panorama of the whole plain Leon from the
lake TO the in the of which is the city
Of Leon OF the finest in all Spanish America
This was examined with great interest.
To the third line, viz thai from Lake Managua TO
the Cult OF FoDsecs-pubic attention has never been
generally directed Itp-ver, he-rs to offer great
er advantages than either of the others The gull or
bay in question. is unequxllsd by any the couti
BeDt perl in he world It much resembles that
baIbsr In which all OF the neet- of the world ride
ip safety Its entire length within the land is not far
from one hundred miles by perhaps hf,y Ia average
breadth. Tho three States or San Salvador Hon
dIras and Nicaragua touch upon it, All the adj
jacent coasts are of uphounded productivsness
1t embraces several Islands OF considerable size,
surrounded by water of such depth to u
able vessels TO approach close In shore The most
important OF these. from the circumstances OF its
size the that il commands and Is the key OF
the entire Gulf IL the Island OF Tigre- belonging to
Honduras. This island was the hsadq uarters and
depot OF Drake during his operations in the South
Sea IL is about 30 miles in circumference. level
the shore but rising regularly and gradually to per
feet cone IN the centre. pom this island Is situated
the port OF Amapala Its possession By any great
maritime patton would enable 1t TO exercise an n
fiuencs aud control the If the
part of he continent which the possession of Gibraltar
by the EDglish enables them 10 exercise the
commerce OF Europe From the southeastern
tomity Of this Gulf extends large estuary arm.
called the Estero Real Its il precisely in the
direction Of the Lake Msnagua, which it approaches
within fifteen or twenty miles and between whiah
and the lake il the plain of the Conejo which
L.. in tact. part Of tue plain OF Leon This
Estero ia as broad as the East river. at New York
ana has, for most OF ITS extent ample depth of
At thirty miles above its mouth. it has iifty
feet There Is anarro~ bar al its mouth upon which,
at low tide, there IL but about three fathoms The
tide rises however about ten feet with artificial
ard thr bar could doubtless be made passabl. at all
times This Ettero is QUE OF the most beautiful natG-
raj channels that can be Imagined preserving very
nearly uniform widLh VI ir,m 800 To 100 yards It's
banks are lined with mangroves, with dense back
ground OF other trees Captain Edward Becher. X 4,
nded the Estero tor thirty miles ia a vessel dra
ing ten feet of From the OF tiae water n
The Lstero, the lake IS not more than twenty or
twenty tive miles ln ease the canal is ever built.
said Mr. s.. am convinced this must be its route
The advantages which would r.sait 10 such n work
from terminating the Gufof are great aud
obvious that 1T IL needless co reoapitulate them
II may, therefore, in view OF the preceding facts be
saiiy asserted that the passage fr Lake Mansgua
To the STA is .minently feasible.
The length of the proposed line Of communication
by actual measurement Mr. squisr said, that never
h.lfss. he would venture to submit the following cal
culatiUn
Length of River San Juan. ............ 90 miles.
Part Of Lake Nicsragua to be trayersed. .1l0
Length o. Rio Tipttapa.. .............. Is
Length Of Lake hanugua-. ............ 30
b rom Lake 10 healDo. -
lotal. :. JOB miles
From this must DO deducted 20 miles ia case the
line Is terminated at the Port OF Tamarnda In case
it should terminals IN the ulf OF Fonseca It Is praba
Die ~ would moi b. many miles longer than to R-alijo;
ana IN respect To the foreign points to be attained
would be nearer The ekt.ut OF actual canal cation.
therefore, would be. 10 EsaiJo, 10 lao miles to
TAnarnda ~ 60 llo TO koDsecn. 100 TO 10
A. is ur,lsss sAid Mr. Squer in con,usion to enter
into calculations respecting the cost the proposed
work Tor until there Is detailed survey OF the entire
In. II NUT be wholly matter OF conjecture It
has bf.D variousy estimated at from 30 O0s 900 to
: OOeoIO0 Assume it 10 cost Sl0O OUe 90 which
msy b. near the truth any oihpr calculation,
sill ~ II enough at present To that L. Tea
fbir and That It's benefits, immediate aud prJspsc-
tive will be- rufiernt TO compensAt- Tor the ex PEN
diture % double that amount, startling 1t may et
I appear IL b.. OF possible 20 calculate,
With anything more than approximate accuracy. the
adyB ntngss ~hoh. upon the score of economy alone,
woulo result 10 the world nom the construction
81 the proposed canal. Its general bsnedts 60 maK-
Kind nom tht auEms ntston OF coilMsfct the open-
ing ot markets. the crsstoin Of new rourses
oil Il, mand and the ctespsniug OF all articles OF
import. with the consequent increase of manu-
iscturss and agricultural supplies. cannot he .ti-
usieo by the narrow standard of dollars aud cents.
The employ meni which wosld be gwen to the
ov~Tgrown and starving populations OF Emope, the
h.lds wbich 10 would open 60 enterprise aad
thu diffusion OF light knowledge aud civizstion which
physic al condition OF mankind. aud which Increases
With every saving If an hours time miles dis
tauos in the Communication between nations all
these considerations which must lead the states
man the philosopher and the philanthropist to re-
yard the propossd undertaking vth Deeper Interest
a. any which has yst claim the Attenton OF man
Kind. The Oninnetion II time aud cireunsAnrus IL
favorable to the work ana IL seem. that the
star OF empire which stood stl for awhile the
erect OF the Corderss Is dastiotd TO pas ssstsArd
ana onward to rs elimination shish the giant Of
ccpJoinrd capital and labor smtes through the bar
risrs which nature has set up between two conti-
utnts!
In stme conversation ~hich ensusd between meu-
herr, alter the conclusion OF these observations Mr.
sguier mentioned most interesting and important
fact, not only connected with the proposed w0rK,
bui with the whole question OF steam navigation In
the Pacific that large bed Of coal had been discover
I'd Ia tLD Sal ador the banks OF the river Lemps,
about sixty miles from "a. Gulf Of foDaeca ~ IL
sent. bitpmipOur In character resembling thsiount
Savage coal. lie had sent specimens 70 the Depart
NJ d # State at Washington
In rspy 20 qusstiop Ne 70 the probability Of the
work ter itz condensation being nt~rferred
with by volcanic agency, Mr. squicr said that the
voich mic force TO have nearly exhausted itself
herr many Year, ago aud that the permanent effects
OF vocsno.. generally essentially local aud have
~ n.sriy all instances, been exaggerated lie sntici-
psied n5 Obstacles OF dangers on this score.