The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-12-26

tho viuerf tho statements made - n xdvosatss md
mo Ssnoy o. Ias psoscs win rcfsrsnss 20 me s mat
Jake the PIAZZA TO cite .h. .lsson.y Of this dlssin
the highest respect BY all who sse ecquss.ed with his
ussfu abors and great abilities. Il 10 worth whhs
racnts Of Mr. Bailey, the datAeore French Emperor
dwell upon the unfavorab couditUns arising from
have 70 say upon sho reporo Of tho survey made by
Me@ra Ch.As and Fay, IN ID years 1S50-b1, FOR the
The line selected BY coione sas procssd" from LAX.
Etcsrague Sy short and e..y route 70 the hssoor Of
Rrito i ayerses the ske@necty W It's outlet AZ PORT
San Carries; Il employs slack water navigation the
San Juan river for distance excs ding ninety miles,
and thea pursues canal ip icr cndt Of tho river to
ton requires fourteen locks dgpc from s lake TO
the Pacific Ocean, and foureoc locks to desuend rcn
tion are included Right ocssxt dams on the Juan.
There are seven dams ~. Tho rver Costly improve
merits possessing the character OF srtlssl harbcrs,
rho lake. The scaporSs II Creytownsand Ero, at the
~ e1ss "a he wa Of srsvSaans rers ,ess
He4swates ec The teal length OF the frc y Little
wore ,han one HUNDRED s,d nnssyfour Ns1 miles. Y
rnch fortadsoic ditacuibes, will ever " undertaken
Nth even 0vr prescn: knc-sl ,dsc Of thc american
~hrnnses. SIN eH8 Is u tkely to be sntered upon
while such srong snu vell.founded hops enter
tanned b. ,e promoters or tste union % ihs Atlantic
and Paciac oceans % 6ns!lg c.sewnere very much
easter, cheaper and plGct able rort. for canal
! in every wsy arit-d v the Trescn demands Of com
rarua "a pgs-.icwbie line for the construction
OF ship canal a. rcau-- further consideration.
! have taken sa,idS' survey - s,s7usrd. will
therefore cnfiou iAa Il IL sct Nv gnier other
competent authores ssthc authentic ard reliable
vey Of the Nicsragasraue AMI further that In Ms-h
1852 his irswings reports and sstimstesvsfe submitted
20 the exsnnson 81 ColcDols Albert and Turnbsll,
he sryey 4 yrTs sr,pha. ssys .T;hlds survey
is,h- onlv TO 10 sccepesss conforming 70 modern
engnecrnr requirements" Chldsi repsrt was further
snhrniited Is the Estl OF k-lmosbury English
gineers who s4s esesoosi ~ suaor psSsonnly They
statements 10 ice eorsa the hsrbor OF Eiio H. sis.
and shape, snworsag " this srsst ship navigation
Tho ner, hoe n zoe orisr o. our enumeration ia
Paus hut there Hes b-,~e Ncersgsf and Panama
Aloiher isthDs which has hecu thought of THAI
once As conNeniens place OF Tansit'hs lsthmus al
s@hiIlui
The host information ssncerHiy tais Is derived
from the examination made by the Chirigu commission,
commanded by c,mmcdore Trederck Ergc, United
sacs navy, OF which Cormsndet Jcfors the hydro
aphic engineer. and frgt Lieutenant j. - Clair Nor
i<1, who fell at peerblrr the geographical engineer
* mmodore Eagle describes the hsrbor or Chiryu as
| .srys aeep.snd well prc.sctedu Compza tor Jersrs
eoShpns the Accuracy o. the survey OF "a IAN tnow
\ Rs ADMIRAL barnett, RoFni nsvs. and add mo
| fns harbcrs can be found than tlAase tha Atlantic
ColAo, in Colo Dulcs on tae Pacific aide, Iat W
streasis the colato Cosal and tho c.nazs srter Tho
| hsrbu and rord au ample suppii or fresh water :,
| Lieutenant Morton landed at Frsnchmsn's crs.k, aud
crossed the lsmus twlce In dali ~ whi'h he explored
! swsnpof great extent, and dscovsrct hl,hg'o I'M
knpwn through the CorisltIss. Ills ctagniGauon
Il '0a"ANi N .Auo Aoh'iChuh - NHA4.NV
| pTsctcAse 70 conueot tho harborS By line
| q Tsitead adapted 10 Commercial purposes y
| But since Lieutenant Morton Describes his
| work ~ 2 reconnaissance merely. male with The
schmalcalaer compass and has left journal or
nstc book "a tho archives " the War Department
anl unable y ifce hs r0ua precisely aud have accofd
| inGly laid q down on tbs general nap With broken
/ nue.
| NJ Esans 10 seoogls 81 Ulc Chjrlui commission,
made examinations 10 asceriau The ewent and value of
the oSa dep0siig on the chinqa auds He found 'coa
seams varying - quality from lgnites ~ SOM bi'uin
nous and rera' cnfhracic Goals sThe supply
Il abnb5anm lie found gold ant ores cg Iron, copper
snd platinum rich mineral refon The
plans are described being fertile ard absriudirg In
timber ConccrnirE portion of the provipos % Carr.
aui knowp ~ the Territory az pufra. have aosie
interesting information from r. " Smith, OF Panama
Feow &C the Royal Geographical soelety. have cstod
him among my authorities for the cgnvcnenre or the
future student explorer whom Thu region sssn
brought under examination.
PAssMA
Ihore y no part or the American isihmus With Which
well scquain 'sG the old route Of Porto Brio
of communication the year f532--that Is, since
twenty three years alter the rpt settlement In America
The surveys made BY the OF the Panama rail-
road have established the important fact that the der
cnce between the mean level 81 the two oceans "a
esther nothing slight present nbs.acie 10
the construction 81 cansi Tho difncutea pertain
altogether 10 the climate the elevation the nature of
tue N9ii aud the rurpiy OF water
Tic harbors which would form The termnl ~ the
clar saA the bay of vsya del Monte. We know that
Nayv Ray ~ en- insecure anchorage a. certain pcrods ~
the yesF srJ ths hsthcr % ne 7scitc W s,ngethef