The Hawaiian gazette., 1869-01-20
The Panama snip Canal.

The opening Of the canal through the Istf-
mus Of SueE, to connect Earops. Asia and
Africa. viii soon be an accomplished fact. and
vii deserve record As the greatest triumph Of
and sngineer. DeLesssrs. has fxsd the mouth
Of August next for uniting the waters Of the
Msditerranean With these q the Arabian Sea-
The brisf tine IN which this gigantic under
taking has been aeeonplished astonishes the
scientific uurld. and lynx-eyed fnanScts, 5, con-
Paring i,s cost, regard il a. : rsmdherafive
undertaking.
Tie New York BuFleti-. in alladins 70 The
S1eE Canal. HentiOns that proicet o. even
greater Importance has been reseutiy revived
Il Is enc in which the Pacifc Stales are deeply
interested That journal mentions that Pres
iiszt johnson, in an interTieu With General
Aeozsa, the Colunhisa Minister, urged upon
the latter the Importance of bringing to the
Eosice of his government the project q con-
str1etinE ship canal across the Isthmns Of
PAnamS- Surveys have established the ze-
tieahIIay 81 tue mates. and the commer8 Of
the surid Is generally interested in urging is
immediate csnmencement-
THo ro1tss have been proposed across the
Isthnas- One Of these, the Darie1 runie.
seems 70 be the most ec0nonical- The ais
t2ses frpn nAEigahle E.ter to nsEigsble us,zr
On the Atlantic and PaciEc sides, j. Snly -
:
the other line. fr1n Panama - Aspinuan Bay,
i better known. ard perhaps. more popular
with AusrieAns- Il Is 45 miles ffSn shore 20
shore. aud you'd cozt 81. .see, 600. BesA Of
these estimates provide for eseei l50 feet
vide on the bottom. E1oping aq n essa feet Gu
tie surface and 81 feet Sesp-e1.-l - ne e.
paeify of ersss==ssssyz zEesseIs."
he eonssTs<<ssSS - ::sfs ship canal uo1id
saabls osr Ss4te te ssrPets On more farcEstIs
terms thar re Lov DO for The grain supply Of
the Old Wa51d- Il would innsnseIy increase
car exports beyond any ratio fhsa us can SUP
pose L wOald receive from reduced frsiEhis
arsun1 the Horn- The saving II tine, and
the letter condition sf the cargo, - vel a.
the ISver frsights and the fns1rsncs on he
shorssr voyage, EDsld be constant advantages
insrizg 70 the benefit Of the producer On this
esazt- For articles Of Fnl1s. cur rziiraad
uoEId * the preferred rozte but f1r ozr bulky
staples, SEA fTznsportsfios, &C much 1ezpsr,
must se The means ef placing tbe'f N shs
MARKET
he estimated esst Of the Pzn.ma route Is
eighty millions sf dsIlars that sfa Dsrien il
useh Ehorfer- From the estinztss Il eould
BE sTsedilT eo1sfrucsed. and that sfronely
urges is claims fer prefersree- The poliey of
s1T gsverznent shsaid be to invite al natisns
u eo-sperzte IN irs sonstrucfisn- The Rspub-
lies of Psrs sni Chill are largely interested,
a. fheir bgIky articles Of import and expert
are sent zr11sd the Care, a1d al nations
sharizg IN the earring trade usnld be propor-
sisaably bensEttsd 70 he sztzsf sf their eos.-
Esr<-
Ths Eaez Canal Is estimated to pay fair
interest 1Fsn > eost u eighty millions Of dol
Isrs- he tonnage that Efl pass through Il
!. series Of years vill net equal the anoaht
shat zsuld sesfzisiy pass fhr1rgh the prcp5s-
II p
esse esast-A1eriesn and foreign, pssssss the
staples thsf require = larger fcnnafs fer their
trsnsyortatisn fhan i needed By 1hs vast r.
E5o1s e Ehieh Sue1 VIII be tie route e trzn-
81 i and thsy also reqEirs, - e11samers, the
stsples u tts countrieE With Hhieh I11r t1nzc,
fhss sstahlishinz really Eeeipss<zl .1nmsree-
The cozftrsefioz of The canai. whether a
Psnsz,s CT Dsries, esn bs eompietsd l1ne be-
FIRE tie =1i n the prsssnt century. II Fro5-
ee1ts1 with ens1zy. I es1ld b opened for tie
paEszzs ~ The largest class wffkfn ten years.
s.d - rsrpstsal Dsufrslify e. = Highway q
eozzsres shssld he znarsnfesd b. de Great
Psssrs- ezpitsi n sbsnisnss g fss irfsr-
so essA bs prossrsd fsr this great infsrna-
tf111I work 20 great VII Be its be1effs %
EeE Fork snd California that thoss etates
alsns e1lId readily 1G5ri 70 repay the eosts Of
~ eszsfr1<zf1n II lsss fhsn afLss1 years nffar
~ opssisg. 0sr State has elEsrsd nneh
fro1 tie ezk1rbknnt trsnsif rntes On mer-
s1asSizs snf psssenxs8, enacted b. the P1z-
ana kailrsad cozpany-
he p1sBe8zEr moger1enf vhict - % i've
y dnrzng tie 1e1ths 81 opposiiio1 = ne1riy
11rps-1si, and he rates u frsixtf have al
yz.eed o. 84sr ere d,llar PER b1srsl, snd
grain = proportion Tks proposed e.nai siU
est4blis1 psrzens1t sPponiticn that eann6t
bs beseht -. snd eur pr1<1ssrx II eTer1 slzs,f
zsT ss1rt pifh esrtaint1 On kaFfsT sn e1s1<t
~ fhsis prpdsss - rzfss that t1eg cs1 sG5rd
- rsT- Wifh tie eczFisfion - ftfs rrsat
Esrks tie esszr.Fky Il fbs 1es W6fif VII
bs etzsrs1. 1s< fbs credit 1f ~ 1smmen.e-
rse.t sd esnDiefiDz EilI b 11e fefze Gerarn-
ns1t = fhs LISTED ststss---f r. Ezu-fs<r-