Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1852-09-30

Mr.. CatherwOOu, the artiSt, mas leit view 1oIh
for ChagIes, in connection with the London pro-
ect of constructing ship canal across the 18th
mus eff Darien The N. Y. Post furnishes the fol-
lowing particulars
The route has the advantage of any others pro-
posed that it ~ shorter and Is to be so constructed
rs 10 accommodate vessels oil every dimensions
and tonnage. 1t is designed 10 communicate be-
tween San Miguel on the Pacific, and the nearest
point on the opposite shore-a distance OF about
fifty miles; of which only thirty would require to
be cut, the remaining twenty being navigable by
a small river which emplies into the Gnlt oil Da-
rlen. ..'I.H. .-.r..U t.-. tl.. ~
1t is proposed to make the canal thirty feet deep,
ana TO construct it without locks which the forma-
ton of the country and the peculiar tda currents
of the two opposite water seem 10 make not only
practicable but preferable.
II has been asccrtained that the watets in the Ca
ribbcan Searse and fall "a inches, lille that OF the
Pacific rise and fall "a feet. This curious ordna-
ton of nature, would give TO the waters OF canal
communicating between the two seas, tide each
way once day, with twelve feet head-a sufficient
motive force to deliver vessels from side TO the
other in single tide without any other propulsion,
thus rendering the tow path and locomotive power
of all kinds, superlluouS whether for sail vessels
or steamboats,. ". .g.
The deepest cut TO be made in the whole distance
is only one hundred and twenty five feet, and the
cost is estimated at eT,000,000. The prominent
parties TO the project in London are MeSSrs. Fox X
Henderson, tile architects of the Crystal Paiace-
They have procured a survey to be made by MI.
Osborne, an eminent English engineer, from whose
report We gather NEST Of the foregoing particulars.
Abbott Lawrence, our late Minister to England,
also understood TO have an interest in tbs enter
Prise. .rg-gI
From the character OF the parties, and the en-
couraging tenor of Mr.. Gisborne's report there IS
reason 10 hope that ship channel is destined fin
ally to be opened between the Atlantic ana racine
oceans Ill New Grenada
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TELEGliAru BETTEEN ENGLAND AND AMEEIcA-
The London correspondent of the National lntellI-
gencer gives the following description of the new
project for submarine telegraph between Great
Britain and America. The writer considers this
new plan by far the most feasible yet proposed.
We stated, few weeks ago, that project had
been formed for constructing submarine telegraph
between Great Britain and the United States, by q
route not before thought OF, which would very ma
eray shorten the line of water transit, render the
transmission of intelligence much less liable TO IN
terruption, and most materially diminish the cost
OF construction and repairs. We have nov the
map of the proposed submarine lines before u.s.
They commence al the most northwardly point OF
Scotland, run thence TO the Orkney Islands, and
thence by short water lines, to the Shetland and the
FeTrUe Islands. From the latter, water line oil
200 to 800 miles conducts the telegraph to Iceland;
from the western coas. of Iceland, another subma-
rine line conveys it 10 Kioge Bay, on the eastern
JulianaS Hope on the western coast OF that CONT
nent, in latitude 10 deg. ~ min; and is conducted
thence by Il water line of about 500 miles, across
Davis Struts TO Byrons Bay, on the Coast of Lab
rador From this point the line is to be extended
TO Quebec. ..... ~ i.,.. o.. t.Ist IN
The entire length of the lines is approximately
estimated al 2,5UU miles, and The submarine por-
tons oft from 400 to 1900 miles The peculiar
advantage of the line being divided into several
submarine portions is, that if fracture should at
Il. Al he.
readily discovered and repairs promptly at COM
paratively riding expense. From the Shetland Is
lands, it is proposed 10 carry branch 10 Be! gen,
in Norway, connecting 1t there with a line TO
Chrlstiana, Stockholm, Gottenburg, and Copen-
hagen; from Stockholm, line may easily cross the
Gulf of Botillma 10 St. Petersburg. The whole ex-
pense of this great international work, is estimated
considerably below E500, 900, but TO cover contin-
gencies, it is proposed 10 raise that sum by $4,000
shares of ego each. We confess that we consider
this plan rs by far the most feasible one which has
yet been produced for connecting Europe and
America by the electric telegraph. r--. .