The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1879-07-09
The Great IsIhmus International
Canal.

Iuzs1uch IS the entire couusrci4l world Is
interested IN the great projecs y tie canal
Ecross the Is,huus of D4risu, We take pleas
urs II publishing tie following report Of the
proceedings q the International Congress,
lately convened al Paris, France, 81 which.
at.s- mature ieliberation, the route was in
ally determined upon. We tsks he follow
lrE rsport troll Frz-k Leslis's Newspaper o:
June -zih, which also contains map exhibit
l1E lie different rou;ss Surveyed az different
psuo5s by competent utscsrs and civil engi-
uss-s Of EuroPs and Anericz- Should the
canal r constructed zs determined Cn. and Ne
Zee very certain that i VII Be- from the char
sctsE Cf IAe De1 who have the matter IN hand
as vel = The importance of the uroiect, the
distance fru-1 New York 70 san Francisc1. zs
against re Czps Horn route, vii be Te5Ecs5
1900 miles; and . ShznEEzi. - aEainsl the
Cape q Good Hope Route, II $50 miles: 10
l1-tc-, l0,soo miles; and % CzlcC.tz.
s,eoQ uiles- Il : estimated that iLis 6i-
l--1Eto1 G; tEs sea yoy-Ee, By the Use Of the
canal, would result IN : saving ot a. least
SSs,ooo 900 annually % tie irz5e q ths Uni
I'D S-z-es- L such 3 resCis vii follow the
completion O. this great undertaking there ned
= 70 zpp-ehe-s,o1s about raising The necessary
tl--s % comp plets The work. nor that there vii
b s-y unnecessary delay N making con-
Increment Indeed such l. the confidence
Inspired znonE capitalists II France, that cns
q ms class q pers1ns subscribed 100000
trln1s, OF about 81. 600 a. o1c= towards the
caE-t2l stcck Of the company. In view Of the
great importance % thsse Islands Of tbs con-
ple-lol C TIE Isthuus canal, lying zs thsy 90
geographically, midway between San Fran
cisco and China, India and japan, We make
d zpo-oET tcr recurring . this subject 50
otlea- When ne cz1al Is finished, this King
con Elll q Immensely the gamer. because
I Tie vessels plying between New YORK and The
oo11trlss EssE q Us, vii make these Islands
tie hallway stopping station - ro.s both
wEvs- Il the 6isiz1ce from New York 70 San
I Erznclsoo : lssss1ed 4, go niles. the dis
{ E2lce q these IslzDds vii y diminished BE-
tween New YORK and Ho-clulu, say II .0s0
miles, which must result az above stated. II
Z z1va1-aEe 70 Is here. Vessels (stsznars par
/ Ilculzriyl would cal here 70 take II coal and
I chez supplies, on 50 long . voyage ss be-
Z tween TIE American eastern coast srai China :
I fOr he rezso1 that water. cezi and all
Z Oiesr supplies would be certain for their zc-
1 co1nodzrioa- In every light in which the
Z canal project czn b viewed. i INST -ben
I completed, b= q iuczlculzble advantage 70
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