The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-11-18

Our AspinW all Correspondence.
AspIswAIt, Ot 20, 1880.
Ariuai Of the brooklyn from CAiriqT-Dr Eoc~s and
Parry al Fih Cyeek-Auerot,ns in ne Projected Lin
Lieut. Morton Expected at Fah Creet-Tne British Steam
q Racer Chuiqui-A Action If the Ne9 crenadirn Gou
errmsnt-opp 'si,ion of ne Pdnama Railroad Company
% The Rcpe-rhe Nicaragua Flo Grand RoDe--Mr. 4
r Aea9her-,Ae New York TUNES Persis,efa Ogposf-
ton--Accideni IN the Panama Railroad DC
The United stA.ca tlcop OF Brooklyn having
board several OF lbe members OF the Chrcni com.
mission, arrived here the ls,h inst from the ChrquI
hsrbor for The purpose Of sceranog a. what me
hydrog sphe the Pacific side would be through with
their work.
portion OF the surveying party and a!so Dr. Evans,
party bad arrived At Ffh creek, all 10 good heits Dr.
Evans speaks highly 81 the route he having crossed It in
bis geological explorations
As always happens Al nrst alterations had 10 be made
IN the projected line. II not found practicable
the Cacera entirely around Baque,e noun.
tate the grades, after go,os distance up,
too heavy, and The spurs aud mountains tut.
ling Gown to The river side made almos,
eui De sac. but using The lower Of the canon the
iae OF road, afer going distance, 70
the right, and driving through the summit by ,hqrt
tunrei Of couple Of thousand feet down to the
Atlantic cout by very easy grades through the valleys
and The pass Of TIE RIO R,oalo
The idea OF there being any actabity In budding
a railroad the s,h Of Cniriqn s -idcued by
the engineers much murder work 10 constantly accom-.
pishsd in The United states and certainly and
far cheaper they say, TO build nine miles Of easy
than 10 build over an unhealthy and hlhomIess
swamp, a. old the Panama Railroad
Lieut. Mton and the Of sarveyng party are ex
pecsed arrive lis, creek before the return Of the
Brooklyn.
Her BritaInIc Msjessys steam corvette Racer, Cap
tain tyons arrived 81 the Chriqui lagoon the 18th
inst the British o,ers had evidently bces sent for the
purpose Of seeing shas the yankees about" Cap
tain Lyons In pevsea visited encampneui and tents
ssres, 10 the .n.esse he Rso.r is for zspinwsll :.
the tne De 8rook @, and rs yhg tn thus
pot s ,,s unos 200 AT, avs 20 ne,s ~ ,us
having be bpi tsiee ssnors be has many friends hero
and IA Panama, and The result VI the enterprise with
shich be Is conreced ia locked for~Ad TO vita great
interest
Consdrsble ridcul, attached BY naval officers 10 the
attempt o. he Mes Granadlaa sowrnnesi TO snnul the
cont aud grants Of Tnompsos. ss1 they can.
legally snnufi.d I'D be the pr ,perty
which zoe coal mines ar, staa.ed 10 can make DO die
Whether he claims under "denouncsu en other
stsc, 90 the scs d proprietor Of the lsnds
II 10 70 be soped that The United states government
VIII tot allow This harefaced attempt 10 for
mcsble rival transit route. I, has been The prsc
tae Tor too org time With Csatrsl American
govern merits 60 bfssk through all contracts vita
sns ricin cataeus, and the trieoas Of tue Papans
IA toad ussng every tsrt. throueh the press
au route ~, ihs very Opposition ,s,ensaed 10 the
most to- siruuges propfuf its value Tue
OF the ChlFi9u C0mmissiub mste tbe renak the ther
ray that ~ sav, b,ttr harbors than N n hrqu ~
Bser~sYy 10 make World. snd that he
expected " hear toe Snste Of tae locomotive thai
| te 10 thyer yeas rom nov
se.ithy conpsAton ~ two rival routes
acrcss the isthmus established, the
ffetsht ami pssscnger Sus izsss would increase
vAn uarxamped rspiiliy, whereas commerce
roo iassu the high pxces OF moaopJy
40 The people ~ NE Toad SsAsSs understand that tho
fne On N. rAnsUa v. sd, for sistsncs Of fort
nfes, "a tscnty I've doitar Ass Il ts pretty clearly
iabsssd that tosse ~ul be pcrmapanty
se'cre the CONSERVATION ~ another railroad
Cspsts Fsrsgu, OF ihe Beoe<iyn has been relieved ~
NpAp Walker Captain sAsy>sut returns hssne In Ne
Nastbern Light, ana takes wsh him The besl wisss Of
al vbo have kpcws him
1ss Ncarssuan Mo sraAAs route " ecroSAiiy b sved
b. be tn the sosstoa ct toe fertile hsaios q sons
~ the Interested spposers a the Chraui route hs thins
Ds 90 its lace ~ absnstNys river In CENTRAL AercA
rihs bay n hat eleven rect ~ waisst nsvuAo'e tos
thirty mws fo< larg teean seancrs Pooh Ana tnen
from thu hs Of uavyAtor road IN - sait ~ "ne quo
dred ard tseuty oss miles. No ssnsioa msfe
Of any hsrtor n hs krmtnL thAax the ~ginstor OF
his h better toy Aaiu ..,.. .
Tho FrancAs hessber. No the Agshsm tne OhflAi0
RsJsoaa, pas sesger In ,ne Aei asa ien on Aos
sgsmsp eraisssslA. On the 14h ssss sst Cosh Nca
wb,S, 4 Am writing tbs Gao nee no my wtsonw
hesS. under IN the barsos rss 1tsh w~.s tndlsn
~ ,,esmx, nrwent stsved this morning, ~ no,
fs~n ssle ~ her shsr or ant her psssenzsrs
~. k.s~~ all anA