Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-10-08


Two great ship railways are among the
+ possibilities 81 the mtme-oue across
/ the i~tbmu~ If TehUantepec and the other
across the i~thmU, of Suez.
The arrival recently i'm New ork. at
the headquarters OF the Tehuanteper en-
tprpri~p OF NJ Brocklin. engineer with
notes Of the first complete instrumental
+ survey across the i>thmus of Iehuautepcc.
which was completed ON the 18th of Au-
gust last. invested the undertaking with
new interest, and has given rise 20 much
4 speculation and favorable comment upon
that enterprise.
The results of the survey of the i>thmUs
Is reported "a, very gratifying TO the pro-
+ iector~. and i expected 10 yield a harvest
/ of capital and good opinion from capital
. lists and the public. The line runs from
. Ninatitlau to Naliua Cruz. l55 miles, and
/ is infinitely described a. very favorable.
For 6O miles from. Muatitlan the route
passes over an alluvial plain. Astounding
/ in the finest timber and possessing most
/ fertile soil. The next ~ miles Is grad
usl ascent up "a wide valley to the foot
/ of the main divide. The next IS miles
I over the divide will contain all OF the
heavy grading. but presents no eXcep-
tiouaIy difficult work. and tn" remaining
90 miles To- SaIiua Cruz i over a level
plain The maximum Grade does not eN-
f coed per cent. and tins l. limited to
miles ON the Atlantic side and miles on
tine Pacific side of the divide.
Complete estimates will be finished up
Captain Eads. with NJ. Won Brocklm
and others. viii sail for Liverpool, ac-
cordiug to announcement already made.
/ The advent of the party in England, it is
expected. will bc followed almost imme-
di5tely by tine formation of "A company for
building the ship railway. Leading Eng
hsh capitalists. it i stated. have been
simply waiting the presentation of accu-
. rate surveys and estimates. and these. of
+ the most favorable character, the party
will carry with them.
Captain Eads. however. viii visit Eng
land not only iu the interest Of the Tehaun-
tepec enterprise. but also in connection
with Tine proposed Saez ship railway,
which has a political rs well as "a com
mcrcial Importance. If the Sucz railway
/ is undertaken it will. it j. thought. have
"A most important bearing upon the
Tehauutcpec ship railway. and probably
insure its early construction. Among
+ the intimate friend, Of Captain Eads it is
reported that for several weeks there has
been q strong pressure upon him from
English capitalists 10 engage him in a
project for constructing a ship railway
! across the isthmus of>UeZ. strong color
i'm. and interest i given to the new
scheme from the disagreement of De
Le~seps and the British Ministry in the
matter of cunstructin. an additional
/ canal across the isthmus, and the latter
having conceded the exclusive right of
+ DeLesscps To- the canal privileges of the
I isihmus. NO doubt seems to be enter
/ tanned that British capitalists are more
than anxious To- break the monopoly by
/ the construction of a ship railway. 1t is
said that ship railway can lie con-
/ structed across the isthmus of Nuez at a
1 cost not exceeding So, 900. 900, and from
( che fact that the English were willing
/ toinvest 10000. O00 in new canal at the
probable cost of Sl0c. 600, it Is assumed
/ that no difficulty will be experienced in
inducin. them 20 invest the smaller sum
Of $4,000, 900 in the ship railway.