The New York herald., 1871-09-01
o A r ! e N i.
ne7ort of csrtsin se,fr dye Of the Dsr!en SUI.
vsylng Expedition, 10 the Government
Of the Uni ed States
Of Co ombia.
ryrrrn STATES STEAMER REsAcA. !


Cota;-
| consider II nv outr 10 Inform Your EXcellency
OF The general results oh!a nc' ny the lihnius OF
Oaren exploring pcdi' Oh Tor Tue opeliiig "f an
lnleroceaulc saip cai.tl which nave The honor 10
Command.
Th,s expcdIiol, composed OF two vessels o. the
United Sta'es Navy sailed from New York IN Janu-
lry 1879, and The Bay or Caledonia III
month OF February following. vessel beiougial TO
the Pacific iuIurol was seat to CO operate ON the
yaci6c coast
From the port OF ,ledonia various observations
were made vi n instruments, and also from the
port OF Sarsa al TOWARDS the northcrn cx-
tremty, on Two naes watch termrna ed
on the coast OF The Pacific, In me connuences
OF tue rivers Ssbana AMI Lara. The first of these
hnes was u cross tue ,or,iilaras follow the valley
OF the Sncub as lar as the union oil Nh RIVER with
the Chucunaau and nen CT, SIS ne islnmas 10 The
pvlnt Aet on ia The Pacific. IAe second. star,iug
from Serssro,, crossed The CnTdieras IN tie neioh-
borhooi, and. iUlowiBg Tie val.ey oI Motii, ended
al ine same pout Is me first
These oilserya,lous, carefully made with the dir
ievei. show, Il inat Lulh hn,s were impraccabe Tor
q ship canal The Cordiiera mas not III any patt -
lower level ihau l00J Icet, and tile extent or tho
area the mountaio Is such rs TO render The con-
strucion tunnels inpJss,h G. Nor does there
exist sufcient quantity NJ wa cr to enanle Us 10
overcome the diliicuitcs by means OF locks.
The expedition sael for the By OF san Bias IN
the llter part o Apr,l. TITUS route formed .'e mar
rowcsf part vf the ls,nmus, uelsarn- onl, twenty
Six niles from The Atlantic To lhe nayi-abe nver
Bayauo, oil oi whicn gave me great hopes tnat the
desired route woa.d be iom.id III thrs REGION. EN-
p,oratiops were accordingly made, !olow.n1 the
valleys OF the prluc, al rivers which :aii mo the
Bay OF san Bias, notwith standing tae ilinciral
line followed the MaudngO M stream, c. usscd the
Corailieras and followed tne aiainon down sitedui
nn'il the cOb1uent O The Baya,no o. Chepo Rhe'.
which Up tu tnis poiat IS nsvisablc. ! he re ults
Ob,a ned were equally un!avocahie alorg thli line;
Che Lwcst level oi The Cordhlerl In iS re Ion was
fouuJ tu be III. Iect there existed neshls of
$40 feet each side. 1hs obstacle could not he ever
come either Uy tuhnc or by LOCKS airi 10 make an
open canal wuuia cost So much as 20 pal AZ co,i-
sic LeraoA OF 1t out Of the question
" uoJ peIug possible Ia continue the explorations
during the rainy season on The termthalion o' TIE
las, exploration he pediton sailed Tor Ne~ YORK
on the 10Th OF iuue. 1870.
The disposition OF the Indians in the interior was
not fpuua to bc .r.cnlly. Thcy refused US permits
sion " pass taroush tnef territory AL we NJ TO
60 throusn coa,rsrs 10 inelr viii. Fac cypress
orders gwen 10 av"',! all inJn'y ~ their property
and taAiug Always a SUPERIOR t'ice, A>V.acd Ahy
nus tie demonstration on tie,f part.
ENioKAiiOS. b l.
Ino UniscI SlaLcs xOvCruHCnt II ctnJ ucStr 0US OF
Including nil ol The lsininus O Tar .e ia la cADo-
ra,itn. oaer 10 settle uenl oy ihc l,itsT'un oi
81
reeeived orjcrs 20 oUa,lnic tue surve.. Ail cou.
eequeuiiy thc pf,scit expedition sacd III DECEMBER
last for the Can uf Dsilen aui ai,cli",ed oil ne
moutn oi tae Atfav h'er on tue SVla v, inc same
anOuh.
me expiora hons OF this year oiniiehendcd
routes when ."iiow certain uiouiare. o '"e
AtraO as well ~ u l'ue sa,'l ~ nave becu -c"s.
cred W NJ. l.,!cI:n tic tuydt. tru.u NJ. iriichUn.
Eien.h VIC. vu al, WHO accom- panied a dc Pay it.
OO,ai,cl tue nevessarS ddta 10 follow ihe Sanie
tOu.c la when ne Pretended Ia have Il s,"Nefei
sum ult ,cve. OF vItr c,Iu.y nc,e> ecvatioa. iuur
EAcciencS douo less i&s neari ot ihiS ro'nc. vii
mot. therefore. ~ III u any details ap"'. - a. IS
enobgn saJ mai nv sue pass exists as 'nai ife.
tenuod bv NJ. de ru,dL c.friu, cX,n0,"ii'"'.
nAde Hlth an cAdci incrcurlai iiion'c'cr, Ell
stIt,e OF to het ,n tue Valley Oi lucia Uc ore
arriving ~ tue IV,dieras.
Inc principal iauii al me expedition has been la
expoIe ine ueyinhh2a Al the ,trato an lui."wi y
the valley 0 the fsfacd "a triUutarJ III inc tAca-
yca CROSSING tiv tor'iii era OF Cue ia tf'iiaiY q"
lbe iIuial iown stIeaiu, and FROM ini- rO,t 10
renvgans al ! thence u nasiyap!e poni fhi
t0!a ieig - ni, ave mites ana ihe r'hc - gen
erai An"wn ~ tnai % lufra Ihe love-, ro"t "i
The tc!ds.ic. III ,GIS Inc IOo"nG tue valley Las
some ~, iet bat cioasinl aGoit ~" miles Ia Ia
eoutnward ins IOint IN AN aiiiii,ic ~ - ic''t
amt the isnd II mlDrc lini,orlnir hveL ihc lad
tLi iuu-toi The waUle extent al tuiS lac IL ioD
broken and crossed 10y ihuuGtaiu spurS and nnij
cveiy ani then oI dtOnt Two hunI.e and any
ieet auovc The general level.
In i.ke manner has ueca cXplotei he whole length
Of line eXtrn'iiiig from the DAY oi ,upcd al 'e
faCinc and Vlluwi,g tue valley oi the .>npti IL its
lno1in. Nv inis route tic Srouhd IL pob"ny NOR:
level tnan by any al tue nef, cA,iuincl ii i,arsch
but aS- the urswhach requiring ioascr i'ac Of
navigastiu W the A,rat Hivcr a-aiiSt a s.ruig
Current. aud there ~ mrcn doubt wdetncr he iiver
would uf nol move nae'SaDiv lor slnpo dcoFc tAc !
mouth ui Napipi.
t,a,in1 ni,sned these explorations there drl not
remain any other pArt al ihc isth'si"s - he Ca
aiaine,i, AMI aitiuuIH these vXloiat nave
enureiy .u.G ed tie AU,es ol the c"i,ed states
govern seat noe ms Osn. they nave nevern:.eSs ,
been vl great ut,its IA having thrown luucn iight !
up IL runject ii'tc known aud nave ALSO aided 20
wnat Already kLusn Of the eeolfapE vi
Colombia.
nave been IN ormed that there l. route by way
Of lie RIVER boa,d, pat received the ~. VI ,nation
Ilnue tue explorations Jurkng tne ~ ny scJson the
Dust has EXHAUSTED my str'ns H. and au uuaide 10
OcQin - new. IL Is not likely, however. maj tnij
route wouG gave ve,,er resuts ttan that uy idc
Eapiim; buillyers ran a, out short distance from
each vilier. Although ,ie io,ay l. wiier candiha-
ton Is moi practicame Oh account oi tJe iie .uent
GoouiuEs, cau-ed " t.se top.cIi ra,n..
Tue t0uies taAt were c&ainlIod last ycar-viZ,
thai of tue Tuyia and The Hapip-aie practlcauie
for canrl .but at aI ehormOus expense, the 1rst
would si+J, ,oJJ, 0U1 ana the secJnu tliUVJ,cJI
Berure toDciuding bes 10 ma1c lie IS o1serva-
tioh-:-
1he tnied siaies OF America are interested TO q
cafe l. IA ine cOistr dcton o. n cdl.l across
tue Istanus, but toe perfection o the rdiiroai sys-
tenn the Continent aas removed many Ia.
Coaeenepces met wiin IN the trens. and caiiai II.
therefore. now not 80 ioucn OF necessity. Eng.
land with her possessions Ia the South seas, add
Gcrnauy, with her dally Increasing commerce.,
have tue same Interests with the u hed S,ates,
Gut tU tnc republic oi Colombia canal acrOss uer
territory would pe al incacuiabie lain. Toe DeaeDt
che woulc deuve from It does not So much consist
III na,lna sn re OF It's iroDts al peils paced IA tue
mo Remarkably central portion vi Ainerica The
cultivation u her great eXteus,ou Oh .aads, aud
etrscton iuf niinig aon canno, ,ail TO bring great
wealth to the country. hc niln use SUNS Of lDouey
required Ia lis construction. toe great soicut6c
prObcms 10 be soivca as Well Is the doubt ul
nnspcsai results oil the SueZ canal viii All tend To
make Capitalist. unwnling 10 undertake tie work
unless on the most iavOraDie conditions.
The route Dy Nicaragua, from ~ Immense water
suppy. and .'hn an e,eva.iou of only l2J arove
The sea II f"rindaoe riYa IL all tie nn.s have
YET examined II becomes serious question Tor
Cue people OF CuiomD u whether they nad better
grant IDera, CONCESSIONS ~ those VINO VIII con-
Etruct canal within their territory, IN view Of
tmineusc Deueut inat must indirectly now IRON it,
or concodc priv.Iege witd the conditions winch
htiierto FED IA base 10 previous prrposas - los
ing IN consequence. % brilliant opportunity nnd
turniLQ attention towards the advantages 0i the
route through Nicaragua
Win .en.i ue ats o the most profound respect TO.
wards our Exceleucy, AMI the most sincere wlspes
for the prosperity OF the iepuoiIc vi Colon Ia
have the bobcr, &C.,
TIL N SEI ypyncE