St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-11-25
HUSTLING AMERICANS.
They Stir Things UP Down on the
Isthmus.

Isthmus.
MANAGUA, Nicaragua, Nov. A.-The
canal commissioners of the Nicaraguan
government, Don Jose Antonio Roman
president, and Engineer Don Macmillan
SOnnesberg. accompanied by Chief En-,
gineer A. G. Menocal, of the Nicaragua
canal company, and party of Nicara-
guam nOtables, arrived here to-day for
the purpose of comforting with Presi-
dent Sacasa in regard to certain minor
details concerning the American canal,
and to exchange congratulations upon
the official opening of the work on Oct.
~ last. The commissioners, it is under
stood. will also make a report upon the
amount of work done by the Nicaragua
Canal company since the landing of the
construction party on June 3 last,
which will show that in five months
after landing, practically rOOfieSs and
hampered in their operations 10y the try
ing tropical. rainy weather of this cOun-
try. the Americans have succeeded in
building up the foundations of a town
(which will be called America), have
landed material for and have commenced
the construction of twelve-lnlle aque-
duct, laid mile OF more Of br0ad-guage
railroad. placed thirty-fiye miles of tel
egraph In operation. cleared the San
Juan, JuanillO, Descada and SllicO riv-
ers of snagS. etc, which Obstructed
navigation, have built twenty or more
permanent camps, landed all the pile
drivers and piles for the breakwater.
cleared the first part of the route of the
canal, organized perfect supply and
transportation service, hospital Serv-
ice and ambulance corps, per-
fected the sanitary arrangements
so that there is only very
small percentage of sickness, and. fin
ally, have done everything possible to
win the good will of Nicaragua and
show the world what American push
and intelligence can do under the most
difficult circumstances. Shortly after
the presentation of the report of the
Nicaraguan government canal commits
siOnerS. the commission and Chief En-
gineer Menocal will be received by
President Sacasa and his cabinet. The
canal party left San Juan Del Norte
(GreytOwm Oct. ~. and on their way up
the San Juan river stopped at several
of the American camps bordering that
stream. The Americans of the party,
who included several bidders for
contracts along the line of the canal,
were delighted with the majestic beauty
OF the San Juan river, and the imposing
eXpanSe or fresh water, over lOO miles
long. and from sixty to eighty miles
wide, which forms the bosom of Lake
Nicaragua. In the southwestern p0r-
ton of this lake are two giganticinac-
tive volcanoes. both over 5,00O feet
high, and growing upon their slopes
the finest fruit, tobacco and coffee pro-
duced in Central America. The San
Juan riyes runs from five to ninety feet
in depth. the greatest depth being at
.AguaS MorJeS, near Ochoa. and the
;yshalIowest portions at the Machuca,
Castillo and Toro rapids, where. how
ever, tile river steamers easily sail up
the rapids. fhe latter will disappear as
the water of the lake and river is raised
by the Ochoa and other dams, and it is
good to bear in mind that when the lake
steamer Victoria, having OH board the
American canal party, had crossed the
lake and the members had seen the
canal location. which (after passing
through the lake, will cut through the
Pacific side of the coast, an air line of
only eleven miles of land, river. swamp
and basin separated the American ell
gineers from the Pacific ocean.