Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1889-08-09
BUT A YANKEE TRICK
Americans Profiting by Frenchmen's
Mistakes in Nicaragua
There are Bright Prospects ola Hasty
Opening Of the Canal.
In 1895 the American Eagle Can Lead
Fleet Through the IthmuS.

"eretotore oall town, Destined to be the
atlantic port of the Nicarsusus
csusi, is rapidly awakening into new life,
aud is alrssdy blossoming out as the scene
of considerable activity. The terrible
example .et by the Panama tissco has
been 4 most useful lesson and guide for
the American canal cow psny. All the
errors IN which the French com pauy fell
have been avoided by the American csual
mSnsgers, and 1t may be said that every
dollar sQasndsred by the Delesseps
syndicate has been dollar
saved to the American company
Sickness, starvation, dissi patton snG de
spsir marked the route projected by the
huspciers of Paris, but heslth, plenty OF
good food, decenoy and quiet energy are
the chsraoterlstics of the American en-
gIneers and their assistants. Everything
possible TO do for the hearth of the EN-
pioyes is being doe. Portabls buildings
of all descriptions sre being continually
shipped from New York to Greytown,
and engineers and mechanics will coon
be practically as we'll housed in Grey
town as they would be while at work in
any part of the United States. R4cog
niZjng the fact that pure water Is the
source of good health, the Grey town enei.
neers of the Nicaragua canal constructio.
company have jast received order. tn
survey and lay uat ground and plsnn
tor two large water reservoirs. FIT
teen miles of steel water piping
will convey an abundant supply of per
feetly pure water from the Dessauo basin
TO Greytown. Thus so soon as the iestv
aud whsrves are completed, ocean steam,
chips will be able to water at the com
otherwise known as San Juan del NOtre,
will also receive wat through the canal
company's pipes. l. is reported In Grey
town that the canal company
is figuring upon a line of three
American steamships which may be
established between Greytown and New
York and san Francisco aud Brito, one
of these steamers Is 10 be devoted 10 car
rying of stores and machinery for the
compapy's use between San Francisco
and Brito on the construction OF the Pa
off, harbor of the canal, and the other
two to Isrform ike services for the DOM.
pany between NaS York aud Grey town.
The property About Greytown, Fort Car
los and Brito ali along the line of the
canal route in fact is rapidly advancing
in value. Some contractors from San
| Francisco ard Chicago are announced TO
he coming this way, several from New
York are still figuring here, and it is ex-
| peoted that by January 1st San Fran
CISCO construction party will be ''srirring
! up" at Brito and while New York con
struction parties will be digging their
way toward lake Nicaragua from the
Atlantic aide, for it Is now said
20 be the plan of the Nicaragua Canal
n ~
from the two sides, the Atlantic an !
| Pacific at once. If this plan is actual
| decided upon the Nicara qua canal will be
open for navigation in much shor:er
time than at frat contemplated, which
inside, of say Two years and n half, the
grand fresh water bosom of lake Mic
aragua, draining water shed OF eight
| thousand square INLET, will be
| thrown open TO the WORLD, aud say that
in about two years and half :he whole
canal will be ready for business. As a
rendezvous for American fleet and a a
| cohling station ana yard for American
men-of-war, Lake Nicaragua will form an
| Immensely advantsg eoUs addition to lhe
war department of the United States, for
! fleet there assembled could coal, pro
| vision and repair, and swoop east or west,
north or south, and have refuge should
such safeguards be needed. Thus it will
pe readily seen that it must be distinctly
understood a. the start that the Nloarau-
qua canal is "a American institution
and that the growth OF strength of our
navy keeps pace with the growth of the
Nicaragua canal, even without increasing
| the number of ships. This
con olusion is arrived at from
the fact that our Atlantic
feet al few hours notice could rein
force the Pacific feet or vice versa, while
even small squadron anchored in lake
, Nicaragua would be extra useful from
the fact that it could strike sudden and
une1 pected blows either in the Atlantic
or Pacific at r oment's notice.