Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1869-07-09
THEs So cANAL.


MI rom the ~
RMS canal viii be opened on Z IF the q
f91toSer next "a al the SHIPS s
OF OeeoISL nfie wsrk is beyond =
tbe comDrehensian OF peeps
,,srs aF the wor1d5 VINO --d4 B
PS 5eafhIv heats and hltua1ngs
OF ms rfrspt- In 1915 NJ. FerdlnaAA
~ - Tessepa. the d~Istingnished FEengu
e1giueer. and c0usln Of Eu@thASi
sit7fnr on the verandah 81 hs note ~
1is-andria smoking his clg0rette view ]
5ng With his glass the immense Gamer Z
-traina ladaned with m-erchanqise hoo-
hing over b sands OF the ~4stnAnnS,
conceived the plan of what ne mas 20
t~riumphantly achleyed- ne raIo ~
himself that ships must 40 ~
that q eanel must be cut tlro14n
eonneet the Mediterranean am Heo
seas. tba
After getting concessions from Inc
Viceroy of Egypt ana Q -
governmeDB for the right of way, M
sssens organized bis company. ln-lo22
oontDan was Organized in Paris, CALI
~ che sTnfVeTsal Maritime Suez Can4L
Company.' with acapital of 9OseOO,OeV
80 IN shares of 500, or 800 francs,
soaI' TTbe Grant or charter is for ninety
nfne years. NJ. de Lesseps was mace
The voice-rOyalty OF EEypt
Was 70 receive teen per cent. OF the
eernings yearly. The ship tariff OF the
$500 sLo1Id be the same for all ma
tSoNs. attire end ofthe grant b Egyp
fian government comes into possession
~ at sbips from one sea into the
otbsr7 A. = substitute for the camel
f~ETns wh4eh could be done by cutting
eeDaI fhrou hthe neck ofland Wblch
connects the Mediterranean ana Red
seas. ma been the wish INDUCED IN py.
the kings and queens and viceroYs OF
Fpvpt for two Thousand years,
n was the favorite project Of the
Pharaohs. The work is supposed 20
have been once partially undertaktn
but. wbether from the want OF gteeu
backs5 or of professional skill u'Ts ~
appear. b canal was not built. Bona
parse. when ia Egypt with DIS army;
called to him his engineers ana 80
rEltheun that canal must ne cur thEouEn'
rs which they replied "that It was I'M
rossibIa that the Red sea was twenty
feet higher than the Mediterranean ;
that auch would he the force OF tue cut
rent of water which W9nid 81
that nothing could w1Shstanq = 90
This work received the beaLty -
oDeration of Louis Napoleon, as 4 ma
fsr Of eonrse, rs it was 2 daflhB P"N
fect Of his uncle. IL ma
6ftar couple of years spent IA ira
g observation-disclosures the work was COM
r1eScad The Nfearoy of Egypt tlFh7
isbed NJ. az. Tesseps twenty tnouSauu
FrvDtfau fey0hS-a sort OF SLAVES u
that country, but Of the CaucaSLan 49,
hardy. athletic and e1-reheLy I4ISam
and good lah0rers. 1T was hoe louSi
b~0vtSUer befofe trouble commence
reWonstrane9s were sent 10 70 the wee
40v protesting against heseJettaH ~
ing held IN such kind OF 80
n vv6uld not be tolerated That me ciVl
1f1sd 45beId was opposed to such a sys'
ThewoTk went on for nearly a year
till the protests poured IN 50 s5rohl
from nearly alI the crowned heads &
TuroDe that the Vieerov vas competed
against his wishes to discharge all Q
de Tessppss labQrers.
mis- was one of the obstacles TO o
overcome o. the start. Hotnlng u4uI
ted de Tasseps setfo work hiring ines
feUdbs paying them asmalt
ton forthefr services. il is this elas
ofIaborers that have built the eanal
The eapal is ninety eight anu ehe-ee4G
six feet. its average width being on
hundred and ninetY-seVen 1eeg, depJ
81 water tMfentv-sjx fPet-suffelent I
float the Great Eastern or any VeSSs
that viii ever want o 20 througn I
cost ofthia gigantic work is stated 70 I
a follows. up to first of May, lS6
more than s57 100000 had been spent
its totalcnsE on orenlug, on 1aentSl
October. win he $50 oo0 600.
The sides of h canal are walled y
with blocks of stone made from u
sands ofthe desert, and are as hard
eTanites they are made sOtsthe san
material and in the same way asti
foundation upon Whlch me ahcleI
rEABA OE 4NAdH AN4a GNAANf GAA@
fectedsbv age or water.
b water that feeds that eanafeom
from Bitter Lakes this and three sma
er ones form a part of b canal. y
f0rnneris kept filled by water from t
Mediterranean, which is only a 4
inches higher than the lake; the diff
enee between The Mediterranean a
Red is fourteen inches and 4
twenty, feet, according to ancient tn
ny
The opening ceremonies on the ii
of October viii as far excel all celebl
tfOns of the kind heretofore, as
canal exceIs in magnitude all sImI
works ii the known world.
It is expected that many of the crow
ed heads of Europe or theirrepreseni
tives (aIsO from Africa, Asia, Chi
and Japan will be there the Empire
Euaenfe,is expected to be present.
For the purpose of doing honor
the distinguished guests, immen
buildings or tents are being erected,
be fitted and furnished with all t
peeuliarities ofstyle and ashionaoft
country they represent.