New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-04-28
ANOTHER ROUTE FOR THE NlC ARNGuA 'AHA''

ANOTHER ROUTE FOR THE MI AfA''" '"''""
TO tn, Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: While the attention Of the public Is drawn
% fine Nicaragua Canal By the present controversy
or, .lo stockholders Of that company II may MOI
j., om,ss to call It's attention also 10 the poe,iDiI'N
NJ there being Il feasible a. al i"as' NOR
favorable route. than til" on" Al present cont' u
The crutest difficulty, and an almost ils"rhohii'
1,o ono = the harh0r facilitics on I'll" Aiah'c su''
., san Jim del Norte or Grytown. No matter "hat
has bccu he dep,h OF water formerly at that place.
:. e.c,rs l..lrs, To- attempt 10 MAKE harbr th'f'
,o,y a. NV one who has visited Their" within ~"
Lax, two vars can testify; with III" much'boaS''u
tr.a,wa,er and constant dredging tie ihpst wafer
that can d kept the bar Is from hVc 20 s'V'h
zoe, I'm fart the only steamer mat goes mo Tue
h,rbor p the small coas,ing vessel The frrsid"h''
Corazo vhrh only draws SIX feet loaded and 81"
,r cocs I'm ar out without touching On III" bar.
=, oou,sc 1 may be possible with larger ana better
dr.drcs 10 ct more water than this, Du' ho'hhg nae
fine ycni fire thirty feet when are r'qn're" "n
tb.n tie ida of depending Oh dr'uPt' TO minimum"
mi denth cra!nly looks impTach'"bic Inc Only
,n,rent rea)n why Grcyt0wn was sriec'c1 ~ INV
terminus is he fact that THIS pace was "oo"' NV
e,,, ~c,,lcmo, Known In that region at the time an
,,oc.arc anal was first preached and has hgmred
i, ,,o nlns since that time bu, the CrcylOwh
=, ,oaav IS ut the Greyt)wn OF that time' so lar ns
barlor, etc, o0nccTl'u
, careful sndy Of the facts convnceS me 'Aa' 'i'
,or ,tl1nt, terminus Is Bueicld'. M"sIni'" hcs"-
,on Nicaragua. situated sixiy-iivc miles nprth OF
,',..ovu ona large lagoon OF The sam" nahic mo
,,h aow, ~ Blucfelds River. about which m"r'
I'm $40 said tier on. The town Is considrrd al"
",.o,,v f. te most hcalthful place on The Atlantic
r'o1. ~ Centn America. Al present there Is WIN
or, any artifial help never less 'hah "e'Ve 'e''
aa ,r,ouentl seventeen feet OF water on Inc o'r'
,r"'a. &, no ,sputing this point Tor thcre are 40
80, ,,,n hire lines Of steamers carrying run D.
,,.rc nd New-OrlcanS ana savaiihnH All
,. eros the bar and 90 aixtyhvc mlc' UP
| 49,, IGOR ner crossing the BAR There - any
Wv 49,. If w,er and room enough TO noJt ue
' - the orldr In q perfectly sheltered n"'nr"'
| barber. ,, pln.0elds nud IA favor Of
NV ,yhic I can see Is that The Elreiieda route
Wv, ,,ao.s,,,. cutting through 'Ic rag % ms"
"""'" ,,,d III Chontalcs Mountails. Wha' cue
land c'i'r dirtul,i.s ;frc am not prepared u "a;
ciie'.."Ti +, wold at least pay 10 survey .'s rvu.
but thinn ~ ah,d with the present pans The points
Deior" ~ line 3lu.nclis route are nt,,S NV 49, a.,
IN favor :" rirst Importance. the deph d wafer 81,
them al" rrrac,a fifteen feet which. WIN c,r np
The par; liter I the lagoon. couio p,oD'pN ~ . i'
or breahw""r, v tenth up to forty Zee, sccohn .ne
creased 10 ' ard IT. beatlfn S'';.hon ionr' u,
natural haI nDn scady built, with pi.ny OF too 70
the large ,hrfact that the Baene'uI I'LL ,n,
' srw a. The town VI RAMA siA'