The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-01-13
The Panama Raiiread-its History, Condition
and Prospects.



The Panara Railroad Company organized In June,
lSso, und,r an act passed BY the legislature of New
Yoik AIr Tth Of that year and under contract very
literal 10 ts provisions for the company which had pre-
voutiy been red toto with the government Of New
Granada After partial surveys In the early part Of
1850, small f0rce Of thirty employed la June
of that year TO clear opening in tho forest the
shore q Navy Bay commencement Of ths work ami
with 1ght insrruptoas has steadily progressed 70
the present time In March, 1851 trains to
Galens a,man village seven miles from A.pinwal, and
July 10 Barbacoas, twenty three mss. In February
1854 bridge the Chsgre. being completed
the trains commenced running from obispo thirty ons
miles from AspnwaI. For four months past tho road
has been In operation the summit thirty eight miles
from Asyinwa and by the fst Of February II will be
compci.d TO Panama. making the whole road forty nine
miles ioos.
pvecRIrTios or THE ROAD.
The first twenty tnrca miles ~ere 70 great extent,
originally built piles erlbwors, all hbed In with
earth and substantial Is this work that the rains Of
the last season, although unusually severe, have not
produced the slightest Injury In any other country,
the ground over which this line passes would b. con.
sdered favorable. The heaviest ground at the sun.
m .hsre cutting encountered 800 feet ~ length,
and "a feet in greatest depth oonta ming 10 100 yard.
of excavation which was suppcssd ~ be of EASY de-
terpion, but which found 10 be entirely dinsren,
from any other part o tho bthmus, oeoupying large
force ote than months In overcoming obstacles
wheb ypscted 20 be- oisposei of a. many -csks
streams bav- teen replaced by substantial eavsrts
bridges with masonry abutmsns and iron supsrsirue'
tuIes, which s'ys Of uork Ia bling adopted rapdiy
gnai spruce apd native soft wool ties have
replaced BY others Of lsr ytE aud othsr hard apa
aursble woods which will be continued throughout tbs
rbois road, the wood ordinarily u,ed railroads not
being found 20 endure In that climate.
GEADk
The maximum grade towards the Atlantic IRON the
summit dge L. 81 feet o. the mile ths Paddle siop
20 the mile and the Total rise $50 feet aboVs high
water on the FaSine.
caNT
The road IL Furnished -th II locomotives 20 pa4ssn
g,r for 20 each 81 house freight ears ~ platform
large additional pnent will b. nsoessary for sheh
arrangements are made. Thsrs i slso srys machine
shop htisd ~ At Aspinss With steam ssz 20. aai AL
the machinery nseeary 20 mAks rspsr s1ihsf - leo
motives or ears.
must be obvious :, srsry tha, ro vsry seeurs,-
estimate could u male In The Dnsst relative 70 tho est
81 .oeh vork In ioresn eoan,ry, -hsro roAi fos
-hssiea vehicle, had ps'sr srs'si ani po.ss-ssx no
.Iy 70 ~na almost svsrytbisg from %. Cnt
ted stsis.. tv.s the timber fsr The ero..nss
dlstsnt psTu ofs.~ Grsnas. Tbs -o,smsn, vh.,hsr
native 81 foreign osnvsysf thsrs for The empress
yurpo.s q III ser. a. eoss q from sls y 80 each
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f thu sfs-hsts, ths I-f9i ~ egnpi~snn post.
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