The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1884-12-21

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toned until tho harbor at Qroytown was de-
esriain Hi that the same motion had continued
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dou6tedly continue for yenrs to come. until. In.
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NJ disbursements have oxor yet. been made
the changes nov actually taking place on the
Ing westward Is certain. but whether it is NOV
Ing outward or increasing permanently In vol
yoys. made year after year. referred to the Same
bases and benches. and carefully compared
ment appears to be ono OF translation only
from east to west. with tho usual building out
siop"; constantly varying. With permanent 40.
cumuiatinn only where ob,tructi2ns occur,
iormsH by The growing sand spit and The near.
ly north and south coast line with which 1t
comes In contact n lie progr"ss westward y
the scheme Of improvement suggested In the
report upon this route, is sufficient to secure a
That schome consists generally Of the con-
sruction OF u pier running out 5000 feet Ia a
under the loo OF this pier. as we'll as inside the
OF the lower San Juan by tho con struction OF
dam dam, or OK. 9, across It's head thus throwing
The improvement. as suggested. Ia based
upon the superstition that all the injury done
from the lower San Juan. and that IL these were
cut of and u hGrbor were excavated whore ono
formerly existed. thore would be nothing again
Surprising that could be done. am OF tho
opinion that IT, would be Intellectual. because
ume that undor the movement produced by the
east, winds and seas which here prevail, they
Dor constructed to the westward of the mouth
OF Tnuro Pass. nnlsss thrown well into tho sea.
the desired OBJECT by the means Indicated are:
First-The impossibiiity OF dredging IN an
open se 60. where, although there may be 40
cient to prevent tho use OF any dredge whose
usefulness up to the present timo has boon sue
cessfuly and certainly established.
A swell of two feet is enough to prevent the
drsdge from working. and any swell increases
Tho construction OF a single pier would not
produce the necessary stiffness in the waters
Seoondly-The certainty that the westward
progression Of the shore sands would speedily
to windward. and, the sands then Working
around the ether end OF the pier would would hug !.
Thlraiy"T6e Sncertainty o, Of our being able to
close tho UPPER opcning OF the San Juan branch.
soft. and floods even now, frequently rise above
the banks; Tho Colorado branch cannot re-
to compel it to receive the waters VIII ich now
then, OIL from their natural. course BY the con-
struction OF dam across its head, would be-
o On
and OF the artificial obstruction on the other, u
trial n which In this soft material The chances
would be altose Their against mo artificial work
| around tho ends OF and under which the OBJ
strpcted wators would almost certainly make
The. harbor Of Greytown, is. In my opinion.
trretrievably ruined and the only question re.
whether an artificial hnrbor can here be formed
which may DO expected to be permanently val
liable for canal purposes.
believe this can be DONE but in one way
only and that 10 6y CARRYING the canal boldly
| the sea- into 30 feet Of water and by construct
ing outside OF II and at convenient distance
ritua,ed as t. form dssp.Watcr harbor be- D
hind it, and to give to the entrance to the ca
nal a sufficient protection against the action OF
Sy2o w s4asns hS sGs
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Of the most ensterly Of tho two dykes or piers
herein proposed and this a .I viii continue
bar at the mouth OF the canal. tn, mass Of the
Testing ses under the leo Of tho most s westerS
pier, which will prevent It from Gncroaching
up9h M inc lns sea- M,
feet in breadth. and being protected by the
n * r9m m the Swell OF me II WI
bar which may here form, 1t will be- observed
In examining q chart Of tho coast between the
FROM northwest between the mouth OF tho Col.
west, between that point aud the coast line
north OF Greytown and as the prevailing winds
seas which produce the trend OF tho bench from
east TO west which depends upon the otliauity
Of the angle ut which he wave s,rik tries he
sand accumulates behind any obstruction. such
rs pier. will be much more rnpid between
than it would be at lIarbor Head or between
that pont and the Colorado mouth. whore the
prevailing sonS strike tho beach In di-
rection nearly normal to the shore line. For
| this reason the dykes which form the soawHrd
| extremity Of the proposed canal should run
| out from a point near Hnrbor Head or from
| point to tho eastward OF Ii and tho canal would
therefore cross tho harbor or lagoon Of Grey
| town somewhere near its head.
The voters brought down by tue lower San
| Juan and dispersed through tho lagoon would
| find their way to the sea over the low grounds
| or swamp lands lying to tho snuthward of tho
| cana dykes and through tho Tauro Pass.
| This schemo would. OF course. add very ma
| ierially to the coat of tho canal project but
| am unable 10 state. without a more minute
| discussion OF the question than have yet been
| able to make OF IL. what the Increased cost
would probably be; md this. with some other
| questions OF cost and detail, | am compelled to
u for for tho present.
10 sum up. then NV conclusions in regard to
| the proposed Nicaragua ship Canal are those:
First-The general scheme Is good, and the
route is certainly practicable.
Ssconlly-Furthor examinations nsej to BIO
made OF tho country in rear Of the proposed
in ba Ga ion