New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-07-21
THE NICARAGUA CANAL.
SEVEN HUNDRED MEN BUSY PUSHING TIE
WORK
FLoURIsHING OUTLOOK FOR GREYTo"N -N-'
c4NEERs WITH THEIR MEN CAMPhD
ALONG TIE RoUTE-No SICKNESS
AND PLENTY TO EAT.


Gyevtowu. July 1o-work upon the Nicaragua Canal
continues seadIly The rumors circulated apparently
In the interest of Panama schemes do not aiect tho
construction party In the least, as II Is admloo ""
all sides that the little misunderstanding Dee"o'"
Nicaragua and Costa Rioa will soon be setued I'D All
amicable manner Both the Nicaraguans and ho
Costa Ricans warmly In favor OF the mmeula'o
pushing forward Of the work OF construction ino
health of the construction corps remarkably sood'
out of 700 men employed only seven
being in the hospital, and of these majority
ara sufferers from slight accidents Inc
terminus of the construction railroad at Grey
town has been laid out, and Office BUILDINGS "aro.
house and engineers quarters are being erecteu aro"
It. Some of the engineers have erected prety h"io
palm shock huts, planted gardens and sur1O'hioo'
them by wire fences Division Engineer lie baroh
has selected site for the house which VIII 10 W
cupied by Chief Engineer A. G. Men0ca.
The different parties. now at work along 'ho ro""'
OF the canal are composed about follows: hesl'
dent Engineer r. p Davis is I'm charge at camp
Caraza and vicinity, with fifty men; Assistant Eli
gineer Z. W. Hunt, Camp Carmen, and the V0in''S
OF the divine, with fifty men Assistant EhgineT ~
II. Chamberlain, Camp Salinas and Chances VaiioJ
with fifty mon; Assistant Engineer D. ). Jonns'A'
Camp Deseado and eastern divide, with Sixty mon
Assistant Engineer ]. G. Hocomb, Camp POGO Mas
Arriba and Lock No to the divide, with fifty men.
men. and Jewellers are engaged upon the railroad
route Assistant Engineer Miller is in charge at camp
Satisfaction near the Laguna Bernard, with seventy
five men: Assistant Engineer NJ. Craven, Camp MAX
we'll and the San Juaneo River; Assistant
Engineer r. f. Bcrnhart, Camp Reconnaissance
the Laguna Bernard and Deseado basin, with thirty
men. The last two parties referred 10 are engaseo
on the canal route Assistant Engineer John kiley,
under the superintendent Of railroad construct Ion,
j. T. Harris, has charge Of Quarry Camp, In Lake
Lilico, with twenty-five men. superinteuden NJ haEns
has charge Of two camps, one at Salco Creek ana e
other at Deseado Cano Both OF these parties, com
posed of about fifty men, are engaged In snaggihg
the waterways which will be dcdged out 10 form tho
canal Assistant Engineer A. +. Butz with camp,
Is in the woods cutting timber for foundations.
Assistant Engineer George Blanchard, with party
of men, is building turtle "crawl" for live turtles
Assistant Engineer A. J. Anderson with number
of carpenters and gang of fifty aborers, Is building
scows- Assistant Engineer John Nicholas and hty
men are engaged in work on the breakwater, perma-
nent branch and Assistant Engineer r. ). Elliott,
with a gang OF men, is at work on the temporary
branch Of the breawater in which work he Is assisted
by Engineers Edgar McNab and william Alexander
with their respective gangs of men. Assistant En-
gneer Charles Moey with fifty men, is completing the
temporary barracks at Animas, In which "4rk ne Is
assisted by Engineer 4. Cole. Assistant Engineers
A. Peters and Arthur Lorto, with about eighty men
are Camp Frances, and Assistant Engineer Johh !:
slater Is engaged in the clearing for the railroad
terminus and Offices. Finally, Assistant Engineer j.
Honnessey is engaged. with gang OF men, In cut
ting telegraph and telephone poles and erecting
Plenty Of good vegetables, fruit RICE bacon
pits piled f' TO the different camps. one Of the
engineers is engaged in purchasing cattle, as meat
%Tes s0ss cs S Be had @ 3 and dress
sevonty-hve pounds