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

insuficsent for vessels Of even modeHss dssrgit NJ
Sarel obsgedto include in his estimates tho or
million shd's quarter OF dosrs TOT the imp.ovemenst
Of the dcuisss to be in the construction oa
per- and In crfsrsto render This subject s intel
iigbie TO tho general reader. have sSted COLOSSAL
which contrrs the and profile o.
the route va e
GeorrapheTs have given the Of DE- ien'so that sr
OF nae nrnus which IL contairsd betwcsn the rannna
,,ncs.nd we province 81 cnoco on psn this s ,1 81
the province Of Choco, thsie are three other ins
places which have always commanesd great intaeai,
but whTa received tho ATTENTION they Dur
These three routes are FROM the chepo Bsy.ss river
70 ssuKss M.ndnxs lsiso called Gulf q AassaIlla
s~ Gulf Of San ssde 10 the oouthsrn psEt 81 tue
Gufr g. Craba or psrisn or else 70 some potsn tbs
tsnce
The arn OF thssc 'iror from Chepo to san nsas has
.iws-S been the subject az specs, curiosity acccu-i
of yhS Jealous exciusiont ~ tie Indians al ssraugers
From their territory our accurate r~owlssFn OF the
geography OF the coss,S on both sales eaaf Us tcde-
trrr that her, is the narrowezi part 81 re ishrs
Th's tsct it'ef important fact ana s.a 70 this
has ben received frorn " indians in
yhr vicinity that hoy in tho habit Of tsnliug their
wooden siscs tho ccrtewxs from the
Non inga river ana knnhine them IN the ssfsrs OF the
Bpy-nos. This runner. ~hirh u SocsA by many
wri,ors, Is Particularly" noticed W NJ. 0iirhsnt,
p@rsr read b.or, TIA rosi.y on he aath e spr 1sss
Thu wror II thai par msdc joiracy IRON Panama 10
the Chepo ayauey river SIMPLY for reconnaissance
thai ta Of tho Pac;hc extends within
rf,1n miles or tbr northern coast and that be tr frnn
| ch-poa remarkable depression IN the mountain chain
sbt nses ds,art He makes shs remark, in which
Gil yi concpr. that ar dscretit 10 the uvflixnttsr or
ssoAd moi Inv. This Is net Wing how
ever TO want Of effort Attempts 20 the isinus
this poipt p.eds by Mr. Hopkins and Mr. wheel
! wigat Thev both driven back BY the aborisaes.
I5 very gratifying e have u in my power 20 say that
this eiscredt 20 the civilization Of the nineteenth
tsRw haa fsauU hy uAT azl
enterprise Of Mr. Frederick Kelley, of New York of
when Justly said W the President Of the Insiliu.
ton cf Civil Engineers London that he had produced
more s,ssb Information towards the sclution Of tAs
proels-a, o. sud- aporance TO the commercial and
siveu,n aud OF whom Sir r. MurchIson Vice President
" ths Royal GEOGRAPHICAL Society, also san that .hs
"hesrfy wished he mint succeed Ia this sreal and
phiaEfhropic prpiecs winch deeply Interested ali
civilized nations Ifles having spent great deal
san Jsr rivers in search Of suitable roate Cor
oceanic ssnal tle province Of Chcco Mr. Kelley
and his Sends 70 lset sos Up 'ha ons dsfssssd but
o. Gulf 81 an Bias The results OF this exploration
4 given ! the annexed map, numbered Z.
From Nj Keneys plans will be percei we'd last the
whole iengL Of the route from ocean 70 ocean only
thirty mics ON the north there Is the admirable. spa
e0as and As hsrbor of San Bias and tho south the
channel esdsg into the bay Of Panamshss net loss shan
eshiecne1 feet Of wstsrst mean low tide, while the
assrss nom ~ Ksley's survey; bot must observe
that s result q the by his engineer Of e
cntkxce Of ushepo ia erlrcly unexpcctsd, and does
| not sneord With the Admiralty charts But Che most
srklns feature 81 project a. Of NJ Garelas H. ton
mel slmllar IL length In other rospecta 70 the
great tunnel thrxgh the Alps az Mont Gents, which
nearly hale ott through aud In which the progress
y Satisfactory dat the period OF Its completion
/ b. dssni,Oy fixed
greater ons through Mont g cothsrd, finished and
ia use such undertas will be regarded with
\ the aversion feel towards them.
II most he observed, however. with regard 10 Mr..
Kelley survey, thai owing % tic being private sair
10 necessarily accomplished at the least expense
and with tho almost expedition II pursued a single
inc wlthcut GeviaiinR TO the right left although
the surveyors satisfied that they syideaees
or greater depression 70 the westward % their rourge:
as there cal be doupt whatever that deliberate
examination, made under such advantages az wculd
cultISa and perhaps lead 70 the discovery or such
r1uls through t5s valleys would render rrsort 70
tunnelng unnecessary ibis subject wdl be resumed Ia
wehcral remarss nRi recJ41menda with which
thc report will he eonclatct
rrK gREkr PRACTICABLE bNurE--fuE srHsrs DApuv--
rnow rE~ crrS sAS surEl ~ cnKDo~is nav
Jle nex place in order N the linc batwesn the Gulf
az San n,rlsl ard Caledonia Bay. Wo have here
A. both sspss of the linz, harbors spacious and
admirable IN fsery respacf AMI the south SIDE there
n height OF s suked 10 the Construction Of do Ky for
intarnc.snc ,ansl .,rts serious attention uness pos
tOsscs thla uiispersts requisite Of GOOD natural har
bors requiring artht~i improvements except those
for the ordinary convensvees % commerce, such ~
wharves aud docks My u VIII add very mucn u
the difficulties and cnharass vents, ~ vel a. % tic es
rcrsc ~ this great enterprise 70 nr with any doaJt
ful questions 81 hatbor improve vent
Tho greaicsi intercs, has always centered IN this
particular Inc on other sccounL Ieo hrti setus'