The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-09-01

timbered wi h trees OF suitable size height
to furnish timb"r OF the best quality REQUIRED
Upon both sides Of the River San Juan: from
Toro rapids to the Juanillo. the country Is ALSO
heavily. t,mbered with, very, durable wo0d. 400
both above ground aud under water. The
names OF the wood. to be used In the c0nstruc-
tlon Of the canal are cedar. MADEIRA nispsro.
h liz 10 fbs saa the aaH
summit level, and In the neighDornood OF br,to,
stone will be encountered to great extent Dnt
to state whether II could be found In masses
au Efficiently thick to produce dimension stones
| Or these, however, very limited number VII,
10 10 bs x conc ete, as the best material adaDted
for work Of this kind. on accoun. Of its slim
plioity Of construction and the monolithic ma,
shocks ana to prevent filtration. Basalt and
] green stone will be- found In the shape OF de.
1ached stones IN snffleient quantities. f. and q 81
Grafton producing lime. II This Iii, lime ne
extensively aus used In msso,rv sse country an1
particularly In the construction Of indigo vats.
| which are generally located by the SIDE OF per-
By '.i dams built of t6e same materials, from ten
| 10 twenty fseI high. Some OF these we were
| told had been standing for over 100 years, and,
Notwithstanding their exposure to the aetinn 2 Of
the weather and strong currents, and the little
or no care taken Of them, some of them having
2F aq hey y
1
| we had the opportunity OF seeing water tank
built Of common rubble with lime produced
from llmes2nes. obtained at an , extensive u
sions OF the walls we're not fn excess Of what
would be required II built with the best hy-
draniie lime no leakage could be detected ct
tho outside of tbs walls. and the mort had all
| The hardness that would be required In the
work under consideration.
country for the manufacture Of bricks, tiles,
etc, which although iu a very primitive way. fs
csrried on to a. 9reat extent near the large
towns. Three brick and tils yards are a q, pres r,
ent In operation along the Rio del Media line
| from the lake TO the summit.
ESTIMATE
In preparinR the estimate OF the cost of the
canai the cubic contents have been computed
from the data obtained b, the actual survey and
from the plans prepared for the different works
proposed The canal has been laid nDon the
rotnts changes have bsen made for short dis
tauces where perfect knowledge Of the coun-
try on both sides pr,y- that % snca alterations
And whenever any doubt existed as TO the full
flllment OF this condition such allowances have
been made as to keep p On h ie sals H. ee 30
ted and the prices accepted as good, the work
could bs dom for the amount given In the o.
timatps and any alterations Introduced on the
ne proposed by q more detailed survey would
nee sfarily give difference In favor OF the es-
timated cost OF the projected work as herewith
It would be difficult to arrive at an exact esti-
mafion as to prices at which the work could be
done IN the country in which the Canal is To-
delIeisncy Of laborers suggest the necess silly of
relying mainly on the labor Of foreigners to
perform the work. IL is believed. however.
rhat the magnitude and importance OF the prJ-
iect. and the favorable conditions OF the cgun-
Try O. to health. fertility OF soil. abundance and
variety OF productions and wealth IN mines
will enlist the symhahy of all nations and be-
an indueement TO immigratioR: and the conse-
auent Improvement Of the country, as The W work r
sucfi an extent that the increased expense
necess ary in the preliminary preparations for
Commencing the work will not increase ma
terially the final cort rs compared with a,slmi-
lar work in this country.
Herewith ia appended 40 estimate Of the cost
of ths proposed canal and OF the necessary Inn
proyealents fn the barbor Of BrtO and Grey
town. Very respectfully. your nbedisnt ser
vant A. @. MENOCaL.
Grief Civil Engineer
Commander e. P. Lull. g. g. A., commanding
Niearaenau surveying Expedition.