The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-04-02
curate and railnru investigation has gone, the
route by way OF

curate and raitnru investigation has gone, the
route by way OF
NICARAGUA STANDS FOREMOST
In the opinion Of those competent to judge, though
II remains TO be seen whether that from AspIn-
wan TO Panama viii surpass IL in point OF cost
or Observation-Disclosures, ofcourse, being largely IN
favor or the latter II wall be observed, then, tnat
once this survey Is completed the important task
lntrusted to the ofncers OF the expedition will be
at an endi have already intimated that the sup
ply OF water Ii 80 be found near the head waters
OF the Chagres, ana that IL Is i've times more than
Is necessary for the requirements Of the proposed
canal There are 10 be twelve locks on each side
Of the divide, including tidal lock at each end OF
the line. what seemed at first difficulty was the
selection OF q site tor an aqueduct by which TO
cross the Chagres, Dnt after thorough examina-
tlon It was finally located in the vicinity OF Mata
chin. rue line Of survey from 0Dispo TO
Panama was ompleted over a month ago, ana
there then renamed less man half the work
70 bring the investigation 10 close. Up to the
present writing the survey has presented no seri-
Gus engineering d f1culties on the contrary Mr..
Menocal expresses himself agreeably surprised az
the absence or those obstacles which rumor had
prepared him TO encounter. In an undertaking or
this kind tine existence or this railroad Is. OF
course, ignored since the proposed rouJe crosses
the track IN two or more places. and should the
canal ever be constructed by either the govern
ment or private capital, the iron horse which now
trayerses the line would probably have TO be ais
pensed with. Howbeit
THIS PURPOSE OF THE EXPEDITION
is very clear 10 ITSELF and wnen It's laoors shall
have been completed we will know whether 10
recommend this enterprise one claiming uni
versal attention lay II the dusty shelf OF OBJ
hvion Mean while the on1cers are hard at work
and whatever may be the issue prospective cue.
cess or failure nghtens little the trying duties
imposed upon them. From dawn TO dark
the work proceeds beneath a brouing suns
from dark 70 dawn sweet sleep Is often wooed
In valn When Lieutenant Leutze, in company
with Lieutenant Very. Master Green and small
force or natives, left the first camp at Matachn,
and determined the side for the "feedern
they returned to 0btspo station, TO which point
Lieutenants Colby, Moser, Tausig and Master
Comm had completed the line; the two parties
were again separated Lieutenant LeutZe COM
manding the expedition from ooispo to point
near Gorgona. the remainder or the line from the
Barbacoas to Aspinwall beng under the
charge OF Lieutenant Colby. Indeed, the work has
been 50 well mapped out that very little time has
been lost since the day the explorers struck the
dSst camp. more
THOROUGHLY DISCIPLINED ORGANIZATION
never crossed the Isthmus. and since the COM
mencement or the operations to this hour the
the natives employed to cut through the
jungle have at times proved somewhat
fractous; but there are remedies for these little
symptoms Of Incidence ana bad temper, ana alto
gether, apart from the result Involved regard
this expedition as one OF the best ever sent ont
under the auspices OF the government Having
previously given all the requisite data as 10 the
plan or the proposed canal across the Isthmus, l
have only TO add that the estimate, although not
or1claly made out. viii be much smaller than any
which has Jet been suggested for any similar IN
dertaking. THIS fact win assuredly bear It's own
weight: but il would be premature az this stage
10 dwell on probabilities, since the result OF the
expedition will soon be known. Considering the
climate and the malaral surroundings, the health
Of the surveying parties Las been toleraoly good.
AS might naturally be expected there have been
NUMEROUS CASES or FEVER
ana several snakes nave made overtures for
acquain lance; but nothing OF very serious
nature mas thus Iar marred the progress Of the
work. which il IL expected Will be completed BY
the middle OF next month. II IL due 10 Or.
Bramiord, the surgeon attached 70 THIS expedi-
tion TO say that ne mas been unremlttlng in bis
attention 10 the invalids or the party. and IL Is
only TO be regretted that they were not fewer IN
number. DR.. Chloa, also OF tie United states
Navy, mas recently come 10 MS assistance, SO tnat
a medical O1hcer may remain with each party.
Meanwhile Paymsster CLARKE has had his hands
iuiI in keeping up supplies, the prompt and regu-
lar demolition or which latterly Is at last sug-
gestive OF fair health and good spirits
Commander LGll accompanied ~ Mr.. Meuyeal,
has just returned rom q survey Of the Chepo
River, about thirty miles below Panama, but no
important results we're obtained.
News has been received from the Daren sur.
veying party. The work IL being prosecuted with
yigor and al hands are well.