The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-04-16
NICARAGUA CANAL COMPANY.
FuIl Text Of the Letter from President
Warner Miller.
AFFAIRS IN AN EXCELLENT CONDITION.
The Work Progressing Rapidly-The Presi-
dent Highly Pleased with the out
Iook-Future Programme.

NV YonK, April l5-ISpecial. lin letter
recently received at the Office of the Nicaragua
Canal Company from Mr.. Warner Miller ,presi-
dent. he gives the result of his first inspection
of the canal work at GreytOwn as follows;
will not, at this writing, go into particulars
about what have seen since my arrival, Dut
will simply remark that yesterday afternoon
/ made a trip around the harbor, 10
the various camps. to the dredging OF the
canal 10 the railroad yards, TO tho machine
shops 70 the breakwater and 70 the postal.
have been pleased beyond expectation WIN
the condition of affairs as have found them.
The location Of the cOmpanys headquarters
and the hospital on the sea beach IS every
thing that can he desired. The climate IS not
at all oppressive, the temperature never gong
above 80 degrees, and most refreshing sea-
breeze constantly coming in. All of our party
have been delighted with everything so Tar.
EXCELLENT woRKNES.
"h1y visit TO the works yesterday shows that
we have a most excellent set of men here, IN
Guiding officers. mechanics and laborers. All
our dredges are in "A tar better condition than
| expected to find them. and in fact several OF
them seem 10 be quite as good as new, and
are doing very remarkable work on the canal
and on the bar. The latter IL IN a satisfactory
condition at the present time, there being not
less than fourteen feet of water over It, go,
AS soon as we get a smooth sea 1t Will be
possible 10 send a dredge 10 the outer bar
and secure uniform depth throughout We
cannot however. expect to greatly increase
this depth and to maintain 1t. until we have
the material 10 extend the pier one thousand
feet further. and of course, this cannot be
done until the railroad is extended about two
miles TO the rock quarry and we are able to
bring ballast from there.
THE FUTURE PROGRAMME.
"All the different works are in good state of
preservation are well maintained and all OF
our floating plant is being properly cared Tor;
in short. everything as regards the works is
all that could he desired. My present e1pec-
tatiOn is TO remain here two or three days
and then 60 TO the interior A portion OF our
party will 90 over to the divide and follow
the canal line throughout to Ochoa, at viii ch
point the balance of the party will be met
coming up the San Juan by boat.
'From there we shall proceed at once to the
capital Managua, and thence to Nvas and
over the canal line between the land and the
Pacific at Brito.
Some of the party will return by way of
Panama and some by way Of GreytOwn. thence
home from this point either by the Morgan
line to New Orleans. or the Atlas line from
Port Limon direct to New York.
IN PERFECT HEALTH.
1.-THE gunboat 'Petrel. which has been lying
here at anchor for some days. proceeded 10
the scene of the wreck Of the 'Arguean. and
within few moments after the receipt of the
intelligence of our location. She arrived at
Roncador Reef on Wednesday but as We had
previously left that point on the 'COraZO'
she Immediately returned to GreytOwn.
Il think Of nothing now of note b add to
the above. except to say that the health of
our party is perfect, and that of our en-
gineers and labOrers is also everything that
could be desired. There are only five men IN
the hospital. The weather is entirely dry,
there having been no ram for nearly two
months, and in fact Nicaraguan rainy day
would be welcome
The general manager of the company
stated that it was expected Mr.. Miller would
arrive at Managua, the capital about the
10Th instant and his return to the United
States could not DO counted on before the
early part of May.