The Portland daily press., 1889-12-05
THE YANKEE DITCH DIGGsRs At WORK.
The NapoIeonIc President OF hIcar-
aqua Talks of the Canal.
Indications that Ships VIII Soon Sail
Through the isthnus.
Big Dredges on Their Way TO the
Scene Of Operations.
NEW YORK, December 4.-The Times
prints the following letter from Managua.

NEW YORK, December 4.-The Times
prints the following letter from Managua.
Nicaragua:
which may have existed In the breasts OF one or
two OF Panama's most bliud disciples, the Timrs'3
corr correspondent esllrd this afternoon upon PTssi.
aragua President Sacdsa was seen at the pal
ace, handsome two-stOry mansard-rOofed mod
chosen from the PresIdents BODY T guard % . IL ap
pearance President Sacasa Is not unlike Napol-
con Ill, only he does not wax his moustache and
Is younger, taller and stouter than the victim OF
Sedan. During the course OF the eonvers ltion
plishment Of this work, 1.-THE Nicaragua Canal,l
and Will do all In my power 70 further the undera
President Sacasa had the correspondent con-
Quoted to the bureau OF the Minister VI the Inter-
ior, Don Barrios, who speaks English fiuently.
Minister Barrios said:
Il can assure you that the government Of Mica
ragua has approved the location Of the port Of the
canal on the Atlantic Ocean. an tnat 10 Is per-
fectly satisfied with all the other details OF the
work. There are absolutely no differences Of
opinion, OF any description, between the govern.
ment Of Nicaragua and the company; they UNDER
stand each other perfectly. The government has
great confidence I'm Mr.. Menocal and In the gen
tlemen engaged In the canal enterprise and win
give the company all the support necessary for
the successful carrying out Of Its great undertake
ing.
ed, all goes well and smoothly. and the work Is
being pushed earnestly and surely forward The
CHIEF engineer Commander A. q. Menocal, Unit
ed States navy, and the Nlcaraguan government
canal commissioners. Don Jose Antonio Roman
and Don Maximllian S0nnersberg have been re-
peaiedly and cOurte0uSly received by President
Sacasa and the different members OF his Cabinet
and all the little boundary details which h Ad TO be
ARA ged after the o11eial Inauguration OF the
works have been settled In manner satisfactory
TO a parties concerned. There Is not the slight
est doubt that the American canal will be prompt
y ana economically built and completed within
comparatively short time.
Work Is progressing already from America. the
new town formed BY the American engineers. TO
ForI Castillo, half way between the ALlantic and
the Pacific, and the Gazette ON ;idl Of this date
contains specifications published by the Nicara-
t6e telegraph line from Fort Castillo 20
Fort San Carlos, where the government wires al
ready connect.
Nicaragua Steam Navigation and Trading Com
pany, has purchased from the British government
$780, ,od0 and the other $4,000 dust halt what
the British government paid for them), for use on
the San Juan river as a reinforcement the river
Within witt mi fs miles Of the Psce Ocean. % Tns two
boats referred 10 were originally purchaser by
th- British government from the YaIrow Ship
building Company for use In transporting troops
up the Nile, but the Egyptian war having ended
before they were completed, they are likely u be
and material up and down the san Juan river
The coming OF two large steel vessels, each
500 tons burden, htted out for a sea voyage,
to be used as monster bucket and pump dredges,
Is expected In March next. These vessels cost
S25O,O0D, aud are being built at Rentrew, near
Glasgow, Scotland by VIM. Simons & Co., build
ers OF dredges for the British government. They
are to be worked In the rough wafer OF the har-
Dor and In eleaIing away the harbor and harbor
Har. All the other dredges will be built In the
United States and are TO be brought here by the
contractors early next spring, so soon as the
ground and harb0r are sufficiently prepared and
cleared ~ enable them TO cross the bar and get TO
work.
Throughout the winter months, however, work
on clearing the route, on the telegraph and rail-
road lines, and on the rock cut at the Deseado
will be carried on with steadfastness OF purpose
peculiar to American engineers, and for every
dollar spent there will be good, honest dollars