The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-10-02
Important Sehen,s of Internal Improve-
ment in Russia.

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The Russian papers Diorm t!a t.c imperial govern
ment has undertaken fnn project io'ug The Cas-
psn Sea With tie Back Sea by the Sea Of Azor and mat
this project tho realization q which has been teternaei
upon IN great measure u. definitely studied The
question presents II every respees great interest
that II merits a short notice.
The Caspian SEA IS largn internal sea, snated upon
the confines ii Fppgps and ASA. Us soDorl Snore
longs 70 Persia It's eastern 10 lrsistn, OF n
dependent larary Fast country, ie population which
Is more than nljlbons oi sous and whch counts
among the states inciudos The Khaans Of Bohkara Of
Khva, oi Khoban auo Of Kholm ard north
sides belong Russia, which ruics there Some large
rivers flow into this ea such nc yoaa the Koor the
IIra and lhe Pprels which sappiy its com Inerce AMI
raj canas established between The anences Of the Neya
and those oi ihc yolsa, unite il 10 the Baltic Sea
Despite thcsf usefu' communications Inc humorous am
precious prodncts OF the different countries which border
the Caspian Ses viii haye sufficient means eypor
iation only when ting inicrnal communicates
win The Black Sea, and by this with the Nc
be sbuit lending from the Don 10 the yoiga
The first Of these rivers rises in the country OF
As into the Sea Of Azg At S extremity, after course OF
nearly nine hundred mics the second rise in the cpur
try d Iwer and fails INTO tho extremity os the Sea OF
Azo near Astfsshan, by sAventy mouths after
nearly nineteen baBdfed miles. These two rivers up
proach each other II distance of about thirty 1--WE miles
place called Ts.rsn, and il is there. according tc
former projects, that the canal should bc established
Such in IFS ensemble is ha conception Of the means BY
which this plan would be realized the Idea OF which
existed for many oent1res. This idea does n.. eos T.
to lohammra soso, Grand vser Ii ne stn = ss,r
who regncd hoc 1900 10 la1s S,So.l was the C,bert
Of Turkey aph he did great npYnber or things the IN
tenon and eaect u which, u they hal bcca csecrtcd
woala hafs oaah 10 ake ,onstan'nopie the enrcpo Of
T'idpe, Asia and srioa The cansi was commenced ia
1863; 5000 tanissares aud 20oDo PIONEERS were en-.
picycd two years it, Some political circumstance
which wouia take too long to endmetate prevented its
completion, br the .ea formed lnt has not hcen
forgotten.
Peter the Great, whose vast genius embraced NIL q1cs
IONS, comprohended the importance of the canal a,i he
tooS up the idea Of the Grand vizcr of Seim H. We
know how this thought maturcd by him. ana what
causes pfevered It's realization. The govcrrmsnt Rus
sta which is executing at ths Immortal p is
of that great prince, have again taken u the idea OF the
canal Il Is project worthy of the progress Of the age
i's realization offers great dgcus bat thcy are tar
from being insafn'ainabc. The most serious are bot
as has been wrongly said the situation Itself o the
CASPIAN Sea which presents its greatest extent from
north TO soat lcngh Of nearly 760 mies ani ncars
f0o feet below the level Of the Back Sea- They cousist
m tn nature at the sea OF Azof ia the
s'ieha depth which is TO BE- found at its ext-cmc
portion called the Gulf the Doa the sight icpth of
this river, the mouth o. which becomes chuked with
sad at certain ncods OF the year. and interrupts nsvi
CATION Entag the war in the Crimes the Frenc navy,
according 10 the orders az Admiral Rruat executed sae
works magnificent in ahydrographic point OF view which
establish these facts The rasat is that tn
realization Of The iial gl ch has been proposed
uniting the Black ~ The Caspian 10 waaia be- neccs
not enir 20 construct the canal joining the Don .o the
Volga, but also canaiza these rivers along part
their course These beautiful works are worthy Of the
age and of the government which proposes 70 undertake
tntm.