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

giving total long h Of 1e as miles from, the
Shores of The lake TO the, entrance Of the bar
which Ii g its origin In the diyi'!ing ridge; and
after running about two miles Ia southerly
direction, at the Estate Jesus Maria. II turns 70
the east, and In distance Df 4 30 miles reaches
the lake The line located follows the general
tirec N Of the valley of tho brook. Of mod
ee eonned eayaons by Two mtne
the water shed If the stream to Il very small
AREA, bn, Of sufficient Width ht every point 70
the excavations. AT $50 feet from the lake the
surface Of the groun is 10 feet above mean
nigh lake: II rises 10 additional in the next mex,
400 feet. where it gradually rises, With
Gwe pins the s'uu,"tn' centre 81 The valley or one
4 s t. The hstate Jesus yaan Mar,a e. 1s 40
feet il attained. The brook here turns 10 me
mort and ts proposed to be sken y into ne canai
its westerly direction. pursues the depression
| of small str cam coming from the rnlmlna'ing
point Of the line in the pass 5.si miles from the
water in the summit level Of the canal This
pass is u valley about 2o10 feet wide, confined by
s and tbs nsry 1vn IN W bn ts PIE Il
the summit From Tiff point tie ,sg6 ground an
he fine meets the email kavine Chocolate,
which Is proposed to be taken into, the
canal: Mt 1872 miles. or 7 76 from the axe. axe
ther distance OF eight miles intefsecfs the Ia
ias line. bot coincidiDg thence to Brito, a dis
lance q 80 miles Along this latter distance ,ae
The line runs through the most favorable places
as to direction and elevation OF the ground.
and to obtain better location It cuts across
three sharp bends Of thn m no no uranne ana new
GU the maps The difference Of level betwten
/ mean high lake aud high water at Brito il 1903 IA
feet and this elevation Is proposed TO be- over.
como By ten locks each 400 feet long. 70 feet
wide and 1921 lift lide lock Of feet llft is
also required at tho entrance OF the haIbor that
| Cynt
at esGly any state tate Of the tide Lock No. i Is
located at tbe end q the summit leye!.
ssl with 'fns hs Iagas psa@ ne From From there 70 Bro
lne runs on an inclined plane. with fall OF
about nine feet to the mile; and the surfase OF
the water in the canal is at every point aooye W
that If the ground. and the amount OF material
obtained from the excavations will be buf liule
II excess Of that required for emba ankments H
| The remaining locks are located wherever the
surface OF the water In the canal rehcnes an
elevation above the ground eanal to what has
embanR ments. They viii rest on firm and q. l
dry foundation. excspt the last two. nd the tide
lock which will probably have to be supported
| com prised b-tween locks could be dra' med Into
| the Rio Grande: the last two only partially: At
La Flor. mall estate about three miles from
OF hills oonfining the val ey OF 7 la. com. s
70 the bank OF the Rio Grande. and to avoid this
leep cutting the canal Is prop ssd "a TO TO- occnpy
| and this to be divided by means OF an embhnk
ment and new channel across sllarp bend of
low land Aft. leaving the river. the line falls
into and traverses the valley Of Brito,, o. the
! same formation and incinaion as that u Tola.
| From Las. rdas to Brito the line tntersects
three small streams. and the Rio Tola. trtbu-
tary Of the Rio Granda. coming from the nor q.
These are proposed to be passed under the
nto the BIG Grande the h rst OF ra .eese t y
| five arches Of four feet radius. capable OF dis
| charging he greatest fiow with an accumulation
If less than thr Q feet OF water above the crown
& nf ha nhA1 A
toot of the embankments, to drain the country
bordering the lower portion Of the canal into
the first 50 miles from the lake. which is the
most expensive part OF he whole Ire. is 81 feeI
above the water ia the ennn core, M ann |. me tola
the same plane.
There remained now only one more route tc
i he examined. V q that l. adinK from LAKE .1c-
aragua no the tBtero Of FiDaloya to Lake Ma
\ ,,agra and from some point on the northerlS
extremity Of this latt r lake across the valley a
Leon to the Bay of Fonseca the port OF Rea eJp
or some other poilt on the Pacific coast. As
You re prominent Part on a. th1s hee1nnGs -
and the pesuS a s Tne are snnr
amount Of dre ging required In both lakes. anc
|, the Estero to obtain thu reaui Ito depth o
'wenty-six feet. the increase OF forty-hyt
difference OF level between the two lakes
amounting to q 80 feet; and the uncerttinty as
the elevation rednired. owing 10 It's llm1tet
water She and tha changes It's elevation mas
undergone during recent p1Ilod. particularly
If wa take iuto consideration the porous ma
,urs and the consequent absorbing power o
the volcanic formation of the valley of Leon
tog-tner with the difficulties TO be overcome II
z Gnalizing the Estero from Pasquiel to Lake
Managua, ard the formidabl amount OF cut
ing. with an extreme deDth of 119 feet above TIT
srer, from the lake to the Pacific, dstanc'
Of about 20 mites by the shortest line to Tar
marindita and - miles to Realejo. were suffi
ciant considerations to discontinue any fur
rher oDerati rs ia this direction and abandon
the line a. impractcable, a. least when com
nared with the more favorable ones surveyed
! II tn. department Of Rivas.
On our return to Virgin Bay reconnaissance
was made from that place to the harbor OF Sal
: Juan del Sur the close proximity OF the shore
OF the lake and Pacific at these points suggest
Inc the possibility OF hoding line upon W ie' z,
, the d fer nee L. length, rs compared witt
others survey d, might com uensate $ tth advan
= rag. for greater elevation at tue summit. Tn
t r, suits obtained, however, did not correepon
\ to the expec ions. as the length Of the lin
would b.. about I4.50 miles. and the elevation G
i the summit COS feet ab We the Pacific and $
!, near to ii thatsome difficulty would be expert
enced In the location of the locks In so shol
J. and steep a slope.
) In due consideration Of the results obtaine
@ by thes4 operations, ts will be perceived thf
q the two lines affording the most favorable fet
!: lures and greatest advantages are these COR