Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-05-25

Letters have been received at the headauar-
tiers of the intercontinental railway commission
in this city by Lieut. r. M. G. Brown, the ex-
ecutive officer Of the commission, from the
three parties of surveyors who have gone down
into South and Central America, showing that
the destinations have been reached and that
the governments under whose care they are to
work have shown the heartiest interest in the
project and have given them all possible aid.
The government of Ecuador took imme-
diate charge of the joint party which
landed at Guyaquil and transported the men,
to the commission. The party that landed
| at Guatemala City also found every
possible facility offered by the govern
ment. The commission has taken a
recess and will hold no further meetings until
next February, when, 1t is expected, the parties
will have made such progress as to be able to
report synopsis Of their work, showing the
rough outlines of the plan. 1t is not thought
that ths parties will got back to this country
for over year.
presented to Secretary Blaine under date Of
May !, and signed by Messrs. A. ]. Cassatt and
H. g. Davis.
THE PROPOSED ROUTE.
The report says After gathering together
all o5tainable information. and after full and
careful consideration of all the questions in
volved the following lire was determined upon
as the one to be followed in making the survey.
The existing railroads in Mexico connect the
railway system of the United States with the
City of Mexico. A line of railroad is pro-
lected and has been surveyed from the City of
Mexico to Ayut|a, on the frontier of Guatemala
The city of Ayutla was therefore, selected as
the point from which &c start the surveys south
ward.
From Ayutla the line determined upon runs
parallel with the Pacific coast through Mazate-
mango to Santa Lucia: thence by Cujinijilapa
to Santa Anna, in Salvador; thence through
Neuvo San Salvador and San Miguel to Guas-
coran, i'll the republic of Honduras.
From Guascoran the line will continue along
the Gulf OF Fonseca, through the state of Cho-
luteca, to the city of the same name; thence
through Chiuadega, in Nicaragua. to Riyas,
and along the shore OF Lake Nicaragua, through
AlaJuela, Ill Costa Rica, and on through San
Jose to Puerto Limon, and thence down the
isthmus OF Panama to the valley Of the Atrato,
in Colombia.
In Colombia, the line will cross the western
cordillera OF the Andes into the valley of the
river Cauca and up this valley to Popayan. A
trial line for a branch road will be run from
the main line to the city of Bogota
From Popayan the line will cross the noun
talns to Paste, and thence continue through
Ecuador by the cities Of Tulcan, Ibarra, Quito,
Cuenca and Lola and into Peru.
Through Peru, the line selected will pass
through the provinces of Cajamarca and Anna
zonas and to the river Maranon and through
Its valley to Cerro de PascO; thence along the
river Perene and on to Santa Anna; thence to
Cuzco, Santa Rosa and Puno. and along the
shore OF Lake Titicaca to the Bolivian from
tier.
In Bolivia the line will pass through the cities
OF La Paz and Oruro to Huanchaca, where the
main line will terminate. From Huanchaca,
Chile, the Argentine Republic Paraguay and
Uruguay can be reached by branch lines.
Venezuela will be connected with the trunk
line by branch from the most suitable point
III the valley of the Cauca to Medellin, where it
Will connect with an existing railroad to the
city OF Puerto Berreo, on the Magdalena river,
and continue through Bucaramanga, San Jose
de Cucuta and Merida to Valencia
1T is hoped, the report says, that the work
allotted to the several parties can be completed
within year, and while the entire line will not
have been surveyed unless funds are forth
coming to provide for the sending out of other
surveying parties, yet the main question as
to whether the projected railway is practi-
cable will have been determined, for, from
present information, there is no doubt that il a
railroad can be built through Central America.
the isthmus Colombia aud Ecuador into Peru
1t can be carried on southwark to connect
with existing systems.
Pending the completion Of the surveys the
commission. having no further work before it.
suspended its regular sessions until February
l next, after appointing an executive committee
consisting OF members remaining in the United
States. This committee was clothed with all
necessary power. and was also authorized to
call the commission together earlier than the
date fixed for reassembling. if it was found ad-
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