Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1889-04-30
THE NICARAGUA CANA,



hoe o prominent civil engineer who ha.
49, en s,ghgea IN the survey Of the Mica.
NJ. w a,l spent a few days recentiy IN
go, n,h, 18TH % his way home He speaks
..nsna;slast'caiiy OF the future Of the en-
~ pr, ~, ana says that outside the ordi
ca,,, u.i'cuitics OF engineering in a wild
tba ~. mere WIN be nothing to DELAY
ne UTE once 1t commences. Il ia er
' snat november will see A LARGO
a ,o,o1 o. men engaged in building t6s
$500 "'ieh ID now marked out from
ocean . 70 ocean The weather. altbonrh
warm was not uncomfortable 10 t5s
.ne. 'none,er rarely passing 80 dogs. Tho
ocal wear ne found to be thick wooIens
am canvas trousers. and the less oIco
lioiic liquors partaken Of the better Tba
CONSTRUCTION company under which fbe
ouasey was made issued orders that three
1uhces OF spirits should be given 10 ever
'aDorei when his days work was done
anu OF course the men were In many in
stalices abe to buy brandy, which Is yerv
cheap AZ Nicaragua. there being no cr.s
s .oa.S uaes m that happy country The
Dsst spirit. however. TO drink. II some
tnihg must be taken. lis rum. which seeTos
70 sun tropical climates better than anv
e1ner' aud which can easily be procured
from Jamaica, from which island large
numbers OF negroes are imported. who
prove 10 DC the best laborcrs under the
hot sun lug
a proof Of the salubrity Of the climate
was found in the lack Of mortalitv
among the $50 men employed on the sIlr-
sey thefe was not single death. and vel.
low FEVER is absolutely unknown. fills
Is curious circumstance, as at Colon
Just below, and at Honduras. Just above
ane "yomito" is nearly always raonant
Inc explanation of this freedom from
Fever Is probably due to the CONFORMATION
OF the country. Half way between Grey.
town, where the canal viii begin on the
htiantlc coast, and its outlet ON the
racine. Is the lake which Is to be utilized
Dy the canal The slope to the west of
TINS range has regular rainy season Of
Tour months. and during ten months of
the year regular trade winds blow off the
Pacific ocean As the land is low RIGHT
across the isthmus these winds sween
over to Greytown, which thus ENJOYS tba
Atlantic and Pacific breezes and the germs
OF fever are dispersed The Atlantic
slope to the eastward of the lake has a
much poorer climate, as 1t rains almost
ten months out of the twelve. One con-
sequence Of this difference of climate ia
that almost the entire population Of the
country is settled upon the western slope
curious Circumstance in connection
with the lake. which is of course fresh
water, is that it swarms with man eating
sharks, which prevent any bathing in its
waters. The country abounds with game
principally wild turkeys and smaller
bird something like the prairie hen. Wild
pigs Of excellent flavor are numerous, and
an amphibious animal closely resembling
the manatee of Florida and apparently an
antediuvian product is still to be found.
Its flesh is somewhat like coarse beef, and
as it grows to the respectable weight Of
500 or 300 pounds. there is always enough
fresh meat in the camp to go round when
one is killed. OF course there are lots of
monkeys and big lizards for those who
like such food, but otherwise the campers
out have to rely upon beans, rice, and
canned meats and vegetables. York
Evening Sun.