The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-12-26
lNTERocEAanC CONTAMINATION
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Atlantic and Pacific Ship Canals
and Railroads.
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Account OF All tho Proposed
Routes.
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Advantages and Objections Of the
= Several schem:s.
SOLUTION OF THE PROBLEM,
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SOLUTION OF THE PROBLEM
Report Of Rear Admiral c. II. 2avis. of
the Naval Observatory. Msie in
Accordance With Resolution
Of the United States SenSse.

On March - 1890, tho United Stats. serziv rs'.sd
sDon the Secretary OF the Navy TO furrs,h, through
sspor Of Sapernt OF tho Nsv Observa iory,
OF the various proposed lne5 q nnica-
ass between tho Atlantic sad Pacific occsnseepscslly
~ Tehsuuterec, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama and
Atrao-witt statement OF the refsiyr merits Of tbs
usu.ss ga practicable iinss for tho 6aus,racon OF
ship canal The object to obtain such accurai .
hsswiedse tho premises woud prevent the waste
- money on infsssbls plart In resrocss 70 this call
Bear Admiral Davis las rssentsd crert which sdmi
sably sums ths whole sse aud lays before the
~ IN soccinct form fall iEes, Of al, surveys aud
esAss accounts o. the countries quoson. We giss
tssow bis account ~ the important under
sAsfr respective heads oder that the argument an
ssjsriion for and sgsns, esc may We fairly seen The
stsaagh. short apparently practical or the 18th
OF Dsrien s praised q. al Others and at the
that the Admiral s. asrcs ihss shst rouie has
- been satisfactorily exporst no sll gives an the
result OF 81 his inquiries ihs 81 t,s Ieihmrs Of
Dsrsn that frsi tolook FOR Tbs sol1on a. The
great problem OF "a in,srocesaic canal
~ the outset OF IN. report Tsausntepee Honduras
- excluded from consideration because tL,y poeas
eels merit IS practicable roste FOR shn csas !"
6Aus the ouiy localities discussed at length sss the La
named ihrs. Nicaragua Panama and Atrato.-
a-sE.euA
Where has been tins the transit from eesH 10
eoean. line following the san Juan del Norie
sftbsr 10 It's bed or la banks crossing Lake hcara
osa and thence 70 the Pacific has annoyed spscs favor
end attention From Greytown 20 TIE lake the mode OF
proceeding has been the mo6t OF the plans II
rs Included the improvcr nj of the navAtcn OF the
river Fan Juan where possible by excavations ia fs
bed and blythe construction Of dams which with che
mpds o. the river were 10 b. passed W ~ LOCKS
end cansIs But rorn th- lake 70 tks Pacific outlet,
various branches have been proposed Three Of these
yass through lake kEnagus, n fourth terminates al
Bvto nf'h NJ San Juen del SIT: sxti proceeds by
ehe sspoa river 70 salinas bay: seventh Keeping
she southern far o. the state 0f Nicaragua proposes
gut from the river ~an JsRn through the state OF costa
Sica 70 Nlcoga gull Oniy TWO ~ ih@ss routes have
can Juan dol ~uf
There are 40 marv di0lciuea sisndus al ,h-se
sortes, which detac' from their relative glergs -
wscticablc lines iora ship oechln that should feel
authorized unu'r orditary crrlmsAn e. to pass ever
sbis region ~ lew words bet much hes bean ssld
Ane written apont " ~ eminent authorities that fss
called rpon 70 present sDt1e dascrp details
a variety Of circumstances haep roncurysd "a ron-
eenirste public opinion snd favor mon this route |
refer particularly 10 tho arcdan,al settetaent ~ Gvav
aewn 10 the estabishfnont OF transit thrrrrh M
sagua The actual naviga oaof the San ynsu liver ar
" Lake Nicaragua, the connection % eminent rames
Including that OF the present French Emperor and Inc
agricultural and mineral wealth Of the Choniass reson
And 70 these circumstances may be added the advances
seemingly made by nature In Offering tho we'er com.
pnnncatons Of Fan Juan and the lakes which cfnce
he uhmUs 70 ons-tentb Of ts whole breadth. Extra
VACANT expectations hare been fostered, end hastv
sshemes have been formed peudlne extensive plans Of
nlgaton-schsmes that never have reached maturity
Inc late Admiral Ft1 Roy, 10 tia frat paper whith he
presented 70 the Royal Geographical Society, % hn
sumu- Of America entered into careful examination
VIA ne $40 70 hFsnctes sr5 mfivreiy copsdsf.d