New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-12-15
THE PROPOSED NICARAGUA CANAL.
PROSPEROUS CONDITION Oh AFFAIRS IN LITTLE
CENTRAL AMERICAN REPrBLIC.


CENTRAL AMERICAN REPUBLIC.
Mr.. Menocnl the engineer who surveyed
the proposed Nicaragua Canal, General Zavala. the
special envoy from the Ncanguan Government, who
signed the recently concluded treaty ut Washington,
and his secretary Mr. Pelas were found by TRBtiSE
reporter ON Wednesday evening at the Victoria Hotel
Mr. Menoca who arrived In the morning left the city
late at night but, before his departure made the fol-
lowing statement 10 the reporter;
The frat survey Of the proposed canal was begun I'm
1872 and completed I'm the following year. Since then.
several notifications have been made and the line to-
day altogether different from the first projected
The Pacific end will be at Porto Brito whilo
the Atlantic end will he At Greytown There will be
seventeen miles " canal from Porto Brto to Lake
Nicaragua 2O miles NJ lake and river navigation, and
thirty i've miles II canal from the lake to Greyown ON
the Pacific aide propose 10 have six aud ON the A.
laniic side i've locks The enirr country uaversed "a
extremely healthy. the Thermometer ranging from T5'
to throughout tie YER. on the Atlantic side there
will hr only ten miles uf dredging aud the rest will hr
constructed un curnarnt.lr level ground. On the
Pacific coast the hehrsi Walton aote the level o 'he
,anai tr he rit through. and then only fUr
shut distance. o. hntf-iNu feet Certainly nut mute
ihan hta trnfs VIII hp required ~ at tho patni az
.nsi 90 lmatri nrlat uf ait'hi e. iwpunn u s toe
anir in iipt ripnania that tslhtiuh ~ sn ei rrnt
u,at un nAda hnh ile Ani 10 thn iphsth ~ iha
ritai The sHttuunin- ppuptff "nais great attractions
n'mmi4fAnis. lha spi. is mon And The climate sH"l
faha Nicaragua over iub mles un- hi mflY hfe WIDE
Is connected 10, q nayaaht river win annlher large
lake, iahn laua-na A important point {" he annsnl'
cred the instruction at tue canal ~ me itt lhdt pro
visions Ia abundance are night al hand'
"Nhat adNanta- viii the Nicaragua Canal nave over
the Panama Canal T.
The Panama Canal runs through pestilental coun-
try. Mbrkmcu die by hundreds. VI. de lt,srpr mas
already spent about Sl2uOOOOOO, and has contracted
obuuflon- for ri IOUu,OOO. Not One-tenth OF the
canal has been completed ~ yet AMI only surface work
has been done. II everything moves smoothly the cahu
may be- finished ia nft,cu or twenty years t0rytlsht
miles canal have been built thus far at cost beyond
computation 40, ne,
" /. IN. Government OF Nicaragua firmly cstaDlishedF
THE keInblic Il ~ nrm a basis as thht OF the
United states, after which 1t Il modelled IL cannot
be compared with the other central anu ooulh
American Republics In Nicaragua the President Who
receives salary OF 1900 month j. elected every FOUR
years and the transfer OF authority Is accomplished" III ~
orderly a In tuS country Ihctc d, semitic
aud House OF Representatives ana sinai Stdhulu-
army. which little than police duty for the
100000 inhabitants. Lille and property are as saIc az
anywhere ia this country There are ninety three ues
OF railroad built 10y he Government, when mas no drDl
The principal products OF Nc1flTu' are CONT 'o1
fhe nnest Ia the world. whence the famous ehocot"
Menier OF Paris draws It's supply, catue' lmlSo
india rubber. fnstic. all kinds Of hne Woo's' cue.
Gold Is also believed To exist III Iirgc
quantities though serious attempt mas Dce maze 10
what truth do you think there IA in the statement
published In one Of the NcwI0rk papers that tliFdts
company with General Grant AZ it, head wouId puia
the canal and that General Grant had declined To s''
pension for this rcasOn expecting 10 u"A' '' 80 "''
unc ont OF this new enterprise = .,..,
There he no truth In II, Tor the reason NM Wv
concession To General Grant and others mas expire" -
limitation, and would under no CIRCUMSTANCES NC IT,
urWcd" ,... -.
that the treaty would he ratified Without unuc''Ss"i'
delay.