, 1881-02-17
THE PARTY AT PANAMA,

Tho French Engineers Preparing to
trnpplc with IIanir Great Frujsct.
Spsctai DixputcA ta fEe Eitrinnati fin=rtts.
PANAMA, Feb. 5.~Tho Frruel, engineers, ]RtcIy
arrived to commence tho surveys nnd lunkc
other preliminary preparations tor tho lnnuyu-
rntEntl OF tho ettH wsrt un tf!u llnAinR Csltnt,
huv1 llccn actively employed during tho week,
Tho fnr1nnlfties In tho why Of ollrini Visiting
were .nntlu lis brlef III poaslbic, and tho work Of
organizing surveying PARTIES WIS ut oscc put II,
hams. Vnrio,ts 'yIng visits tu different purt,uns
Of tho proroscl rn,Ito huve btn1, mndo l,y n,rm-
beers uf tho surveying partscs, nnl IL cursory louk
tusen at tlioir Held OF future operations.
Evidently tho prospect ut II itparer Wow Il not
40 exlltNrnt:ng ns 1t WIS nude 10 appear tn them
over thor eAll sticre IN II TArti cnf,:. Although
not mur,nur Of tsfnny or discomfort IL llc,,rs1
annnH thcm ~ 10 tho engineering work Itself.
or NJ any l.nrshirs, discomfort, Or risks to hu
encountered III its prosecution. ntller e!rcuni-
stAnccB !llve contributed materially To tho
gust Of thu rsrty. Thu ll,i1lor,!s lto advanced
their ra!lts to Hnc0nsc!unahle figures.
Provisions aro usur lun pcr rent tlcnrcr than
formerly. mud loard ut tho prEa.ciraa hnsrl, tho
that tho mere matter VI existenco tiinkes
tremendous 'l.sn on tito slender snlurcs. Five
spastnSe tq ts safy II 9F r"s '' , ny II an 4I Vii, II,
hoard vt " per tl,y; the prospect ut eo.rforLnr
proll. it.! tx io cnm' employees IL reduced tn an
ThcsU uru, however, hut Temporary evils,
which clst but p:!ssig shl!tlnw aror tho jnyois
6p1lttS VI tEG yOuHHEf mEluHEsH Ut tHb tltt$,
who lnu,s forward to the ccrtilinty III ii Few
1nGtla s'r tumfortMhe quarters nf tl1or own III
house hullt for thu purpose by this tMlllt Cnn-
| rahy. Orssr3 lur fryme hnuscs IT, lie hatilt III
tho uustel SlatcA nntt brought here III sections
hMyG gDtln io!wur Hntl IN Il sIlort tina tito Gutl
pcoplo will t'nsu IL Town Of their owN wt,rrfln
thoy Ntuy prAGtieo to their tIGart's tnntrltt tho
| ccnnotnlea, to which they wcrn accus!nnc,l In
flHnce. Tho wagcs otlcte,l TO common lnsmrcra.
of wllnm VERY few nrc required ut present, Mrn
suni'y " ahlrslnnt ns yei ut that prlco, iho,.Rh
n!ct,f express their dcol!let ituferenc. for slip,
! plying themselves With faNM md acctttti-
ina.iailons. utu hnvo tho anluttIlt whicl,
| thcsu lire supposed to represent
! iii tho Cailnl Conw.,y's cnlcuIa-
,ttun rn!ta tn them III rnsh. Al tho company i'll
| tends prrctn9 IRsXU md ENnfnrtnbir quarters
for thelr common 1nrrrS III wpll hs thor gllH!-
liccra mil aurpcror employees, 1t y possible that
thesH lerfllB ts service will mt llo cann4eh tn
suit tho mcts viaws tho O!l1ect TT tl,u c!'ltany
helhH tu separate them f1HH irltMHAnl and
1 unwholcstrIte surrnulMllt,E ar'l supply them
| with hntter fnn.l thu, they would buy wErv lI,ry
lift ~ themselves, III order tn inerensn their
i!liEtGncy rs lnlMrarB, nld tn maintain higher
santnry ctsutttton AIl,ntlr ts!eln+
Tic surveying ltlrtGa rI.Aliy Fur tho field.
hflt Will teltI IL wark next week. y hNili1filV
ilAs tIeeN ossnl tnr thu general s,cg, a1 tho
work uf ttreflurnH It fur occupation Is In prst-
Eress. 1t ia tIn Of lilo lntycst hu.lsea IN the
| etty. n,ni WIS formerly occupied hy tho Iac1c
TIv iirati, Or tho city IL nuup,,ncc, ns good, ,,o
! small p0A ur yplow- fever hofng reported.