, 1869-07-04

From he St,c l'uri Ettnitt, Io-.-
Ts caSai VII! BE- oPeaed On the 1s, Of oc:9acr
work Is beyoad the comprehension Of people II
this rar. rf TIC world, HhO know nothing OF the
tra:hly heats and b.t1G:uc sands Of ltNe: Egypt;
IN l,iM Ferdinand tie LeSseps. the a!st!nEusshed
french engineer AMI cousin or ErseGie, While
fit,!Eg on the rer7n!ah Of his hotel IN Alexandria
SMOKING his cigarette. viewing WITH LIS g:asa The
hobl.AnV oye. the sau,ls Of Tie ts:htnnS con.
ee!yed Lne Pan q WHIT D. n ~ M 50 @ @tInnghaIti9 @
ne H, sd 10 7!, ta Ia M sapa ust 40 10
Eo,iivss The Mediterranean and Rel seas.
After Ee:i!rr concessions from the Sleeroy O.
Egypt and The Turkish Government for tae right
oi way, u. dc Lcsscp~ urEaaIzc,l his company. IN
l>t company was orEantzed IL ras1s~ called the
"Ih.s y Martins ~ M ax1 ,, c1aa ~ S2po9: az :os VIZ N
n,nc:y nine .ears- ii. .ic Ics@cts was male nan-
niteen rer cen, Of The ear;ngs yeary. The anip
tas!H u the rasal should bc The salne for al M.
,1ons; al tho eua Of the EFaht the Egypsiau Gov
eTplleLt comes TITO Possession OF the HorE.
To get hhiEs from onc sea into the Other, aa
substitute for The camel traiua, which coufi ht
which connects the Mediterranean and Tsed Seas.
has been the wtsh ind1lEet n By tho Kings nnd
Q4erns ana Yiceroys OF Egypt for TWO thousand
II was the fayo1lte project Of the Pharaohs.iTt
TorE ~ supposed to hlsc been once partially un-
dertalen: but. 'Ehe,her from the wAns Of "Ercen-
canal wa. not !u!lt- B0aapa7tc, whcn IN Egypt
Witt his aruy, calc'l 10 him his cnstnee.s and
told tlltm that = cana! must be cut throu:h: y
the Red :ea WIS twenty lest higher than the Aett-
terranean: that such would ~ the force Of tue
rEtvtat # wa!et which would Set through that
uo:slrc could wlthstandlL'
Tits ork received tic hearty Cooperation Of
LoU!s Napoleon, AZ matter OF cousSe, tAs II was
tL+ dazzling Project Of his uncle. ........
After I coG;.e Of xcars "a 1taklns f.eralltlouS
the wnrk was c0lnt1tnt III. The stceFoy cl Esypt
furnished d. lie le:-rfs twenty 1honsaol Esyp-
Q: lie CautG!an race, hardy. athletic AMI ex-
tfcne1E doeLe. aad gooA latoicss- Il wai not
long. however, before .roa1Ae commenced; tetaun-
against Itcse ,ft..1.s being held IN saeh ktnd o
bondage; that ii wouIl not lie tolerated that the
e,v.ts7e,i world WAS opposed to saca systenlo1
TIE work Ecrt Oh 70. nearly . year, I'LL the pro
tests poured In 70 strong frcu heas!G al lhe
crowned heals Of Europe isat :ae slcesoJ ~ ~
compelled against his wishes 10 c:!ehaFse al OF
dc Lesseiss' !as,orc-e
THIS ws7 6ae Of the obstacles TO sc overcome on
the star, Nothing t'ac1:el De Lsse2s SCI 70 wors
nnoS these Jtt.taas. pay1ne then email compeu-
easlon fer 1eef services i l. tbs c!a.s of !ae9t
e.s Tia. have batt ste ca1a. The canal Is a!uety-
eFct Etnely-s!I feet, It's Average wteth being one
hundred ard niattt seven isvL us3ta o. Eatei
twenty -Ax 1ce-hui1cter% 10 Cat The Great East-
tru o. apv vessel tnA; Will ever want to 80
through The cost Of his gSaak:e *orx Is ssEen g
to b Is fsows y Iae hp M apep ei Hii os
css: rca.nS, CT the r-6: Of trsooe1, Will be
fee,G[2
Elhc SIDES OF the cana1 are wallci Ep with btocls
81 s:rue made from the sata Of The deseEt- and
are as kArd granite; they are tna!e of the same
material aud IN the eAire Wa{ as the soana4llon
Y! on ~l!eh the ancient city Q! TIE vas ou1 soa
ase n I aCrc.est hy a-e ct water. -.-
The water tha: feeds the canal comes from M
Ter Laft. thls and three sm.lier ones form palt
Gi tie canal. TIE torreT Is kcHt rl.cd by *a:eE
from tic Mediterranean which Is only few Inches
higher than tie lake: the difference nctTeen
me ii NecNe.Yaataa and the Iset. ses Is fourteen
inches, and not ,Hcn1y feet, aecordIng to anc'eus
T., eE1. .-,
Tie oreni15 ceremonies or the Is. o. oetohet
vii as lar exec! nl cciesAtIors Of the tfnd hte.
tptore cs The canal eIcr!s ia magnitude IL s!ata1
| wIrKs IN the E1nWu wo..1.
Ills expected thai nauS Of the crowned heals
Ct I1.c?e Q. tAti- Representatives la&o fsoG
Al.cl .ssla, CtLa AID Iara.s. Mill b tiere; tnt
| III mss E1fenlt l" expected to be TEe:.nt
| ii tie nnr;rsse OF tont hoaot to .he ut3ttn'
G.s,r1! Ei.e.t- lGent1.e h1!!.o.-s OF tents aEe re-
::s errc:.d, TO IL c:sed and furnished with Al ~
| {.ral.srtits NJ style and fashion Of the eo1h'ft
| hi reSte.cQt