Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-04-22
Of water sufficient to hoat the largest
vessel. An immense dam at Oehf Is to

vessel. An immense Dam at Oehf Is II
protect elack water navigation 8 distance
OF sixty-fOur miles on the Ssn Jose
rransi 1t AMI level lines have been tut
from the mouth Of the Cauo Machac1C
easterly to the head waters Ct the S.r
Francisco. Greytown will be the Atlsn
tic and BTito the Pacific terminus Of the
canal. All surveys are through q thics
jungle. As the "Mscheteros," as the
blacks are called, appear st each openir G
in the dense forest their ebony backs
glisten in the sunlight like the surface OF
polished stove, their entire outfit con-
sisting OF hat and 8 psir OF shoes.
"Whst about the Panama canal. viii
that ever be completed ?"
'Yes, the Psnsms canal viii be fiu-
ished inside Ct five years. For
the past few years the Isthmus
has been crossed by railroad,
known IS the "Pansms R,ilrosd." l. is
| but 10 miles in length; cost 81, 1000. COO,
and hundreds Of lives. and Is the most
extensive piece Of ro,d In the world. The
regular fare for the 10 miles is SIS 90 in
gold, and 50 90 per hundred for excess In
baggage over 80 pounds. The canal VII,
be about IS miles in length, and while il
was intended IS s tide water canal the In
tention now Is to have locks. In 1884
hsd the shonor of slunching with De.
Lesseps st his home in Paris. At that
tlne he scotfe the idea Of lock canal,
tide water csnal being impossible ow-
ing to the immens ebodies Of " alter flowing
through the Clagres river in flood time,
they, the "Frenchmep,"s much to their
chsgrin adopted the lock plan.
The course Of the canal from coast to
coast is Just seventy four kilometers.
The first dlvision-the contract of which
has Just been given to Americsus-is
twenIy-four kilometers from Colon to
Bohio Soldado, iast Keen miles. They
have seven dredges st work which cost
$3.50, coo apiece in gold. 1t took 1900
ton steamer to tow each one. One Of
them got away in q Storm and dragged
steamer almost to the COST of Africa
The second division of the canal extends
from Bobio to Gorgons, twenty kilome-
tiers, and is under contract to grea:
French company. The third division OF
the canal extends from Gorgona to the
foot OF Culebrs, the backbone Of thu 18TH
mus. This contract Is also to a French
corporation known as the Societe de
TraYaux Publiquss. 1t is seven kilome-
tiers long, sn1 is The heaviest of the work,
the entire mass to be removed averaging
about $50 kilometer5 soove the
sea level. The fLut!h division Of
the ctnsl covers the Culebra,
the mJuutsia divide. Tnis division is
only ABOUT four kilometres long aud e1
tends to Psreiso. The highest point Of
this ridge is 800 feet ablve sea level and
the whole averages 225 feet above sea
level.
TIE sixth ard last division of the canal
extends from Pareiso to tae mouth OF the
canal st La Boca, "the mouth" Of the
Rio Gtsnde, small river emptying into
the Pacific Ocean about mile from Pan
anna. 1t is about twenty kilometres and
the grade is ABOUT forty feet to the kilo-
metre.
There are to be eight locks, known as
the E.ffel locks, designed and to be built
by NJ. E.ffel, builder OF the great Elfiel
tower at PAris. IL Is claimed that the
adoption of locks will save the ex-
cavstion Of 100000 cubic metres,
qhich would cost $4,000, 900. There
lore, M. ffel's undertaking cam
oe appreciated By the stockholders"
"Wnat will the canal cosi?"
"rhere ere about 400, 600 stockholders,
mostly Frenchpen of moderate means.
They have subscribed and paid in thus
tsr s2lO, 900, coo. They have now on hand
$50 000,0O 1t is thought they will need
still another 500, 900, 600 to complete the
work. 1t is simply question Of money;
and iuasmuch as the Frenchmeu are in 50
much, aud as they are the most thrifty
people in the world, they will put 1t up
and finish the canal. The building of the
Nicaragua will cut their profits, snd /,
therefore, do not believe the Panama will
pay. They may, however, buy the con-
trol of the Nicarsgus canal, and then not
finish it. The Americans would
probably take s profit and not
be compelled to build the canal.
One has out to look at the map to see the
Of these canals to Texas and
Louisiana as before stated
"Well, now, Mr.. Hurley, what do you
think Of rexss?"
81 think Texas the greatest state in tie
Union in natural resources. 1 think the
Panhandle country Is destined to grow
more wheat than Minnesota, Nebraska
and Dakota. That Fort Worth as the
entrepot of the Panhandle will become 8
crest city, and the greatest OF ell the
cities IN the state. am willing to be put
on record IS stating that Fort Worth will
have population Of 10000 people
in the year 1900. Look at st.
Paul and Minneapolis, with not half
the natural advantages Of Fort Worth.
And do you know that 1t is claimed there
are more men worth over $500, 900 IN 81.
Paul than in Chlcsgor This city needs
Just one more rsilroah, aud that to the
coal fields, and her citizens should own
that road in order to control the price of
coal. One thing admire about the city,
and rarely to be found elsewhere, is the
unanimity Of your merchants and csnite!-
lists in anything for the good OF Fort
Worth. By letting your railroad facilities
become known to the people of the north
and east msnuf .cturers will soon IL OK to
your doors, and that without any sub
sides being offered or requested"
Hoods Ssrsapsrills is peculiar to itself
and superior to all other preparations in
strenpth economy and medicinal merit