The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-11-17
NICARAGUA CANAL PLANS.
IAN English View Of the Great Inter.
oceanic Waterway.
ITS PROSPECTS RiKlaEaBLY FlEE
i"o "s'''""to OF It, Cost Probably Too
Low, but IL g. the Only rracti-
cable Canal Between tte
Two Oceans.


dc at with before approaching ,bsf ~ tho
Nicaragua Canal. VIZ. rar ffs fss,,,,s
anal DC completed? Even if proved TO
De practicable. 10 is extremely soubfnil
"nethcr the French people would ever
.e"H fnDscribe tho required money.
W. lhis, however. 1 am not concerned.
on Us u praci .oabic? Can the engineer
",.r-ome the physical diuemues2
-lany proposals for recommending tho
work have been put forward since 1ss9.
'"e pan generally adopted being for a
N~i~ win SIX or eight looks to feed
"Hlrh ARTIFICIAL lakes or reservoirs hav.
I" "e created. iu order 10 avoid SO far
as possible tho Qcep cutting through the
"iF'At In 1870 lirthcr concession Of
t.i.e uil oct 81. 1894. was granted by the
colombian Government within which TO
FORM O. new company and resume work.
ana IN the autumn or 1895 "a now COM
baliy-the 'ompasuic NOuycllo Ola Canal
oc fanama-Wae formed with "a capital
OF 1tJVV pounds. Operations were COM
menced on tle Culebrd cut last October
tinefcpy just saving the concession and
WORK is in hand. 10 is claimed that p
thorough survey Of tho sthmus-iuclud-
INK am elaborate system Of bOrings. 10
assertion tho exact nature OF tho soil an
rocks 40 an depths. ANA 10 determine the
pcrWeaoiny of the pround-has been
commenced bv n large staff of engineers.
ana That definite plan viii be- settled in
l','. When technical commission viii
proceed 10 the ground ana decide as TO
the possibility o. the completion Of the
canal
When in Central America. in addition
10 my cXamiuatior OF the Nicaragua
Canal. ! made g. personal inspection of
~, 'NaIia 4.n'' pssi special atten-
',H 10 t'e Two mann uiii'ulties- the
lasIes river ana me 'liehra cut A
b. T.. N.I.f DO f.F 400
t'"".''I OF 'euHiil'a OBJ NoiN done ami 10
uo"e' 10 carry 'hioush me canal with
ioCNs' nave oe'h pn3iisnt1. The general
,'i0i"7i'h 'iiif az was ihat W
l''" '''''i were feasible, Tor practical
poses not moro IMAM DHf. nina OF tie
'''At Work required 'o lffpiftc If has
"''n 'Aeeute j, ana mat The remaining
."o- ,i'ii'7 No"iI ihfoiFe n genuine exc
F..''i. Ni' OF ''Iaeil over 4'"IN' pounds.
'N 'le occasion OF my VISIT found .hai
''.a '' OF "' men were ncins employed,
anu 'u,'. utmost 'hNieiy ON lne 1ulcHia
''.' wi"l'' contrary 10 general impress
,l'' ''i''is ".l' Iiah, were hmat-
"''''r NY. 't lo.ii9 +''' ol4ei ara
,.'-l "' ''.''i'' ID ,''. 'Np'i'''. nave rthI
N"- ,'l,'D ,o'.lIa 'l inc wreck
80. ,-..". "s 'i' "o'p7 "i inc 'hasits
l'., 'l, gene 'i lin'i 'riNh faln-
80 ,'...r.i 49,. '''', Cd i'i 3. o-i,ouHl
,.,,l. no. ,.,,t.-,.t 81. -
4 ,r ,,r,r.,,.'.i | travel
800 ,i,.., ..,.t .t ''' N"
''it ."' "l. Dit .'' appeared
may "e 'oN-
i''o''' i''''i. t'li' tNtl Us 10 say
,...i '-' '""-e "i Ii'''i'ai enslnetrlns.
''".'-'' "' "', i"at' Supply OF water
g., t.'"''I 'i''a' io.7 u" ieei ms canal |
th "''i'7'n IT'S bottom 10 lever |
1'-.'- '...,.'e IL constant prey TO me cha
ti.7 river ""d inc enormous Hoods OF /
N",'r Iu.hihs o""n Dy mat stream |
t.i'H uiulna an area OF some loo square !
s.li'e. uiseN'iiihs ln the dry season, at |
JUS HI7t point OF contact win the line !
~ 'lo ',i'ai, ID CUBIC i'elIe9 oil water per |
: .olll' p't l.i iNe "et seas ln 1910 metres |
80 ''"' ''r 4'"'.. CAUSING IL HuuH'h
ilae IN lne Dhasft' nyg' OF from ~ feet
~ e, zee. u" "''sA'- hl' wafer Us pre-
'pl1a,e4 rom t"e steep iaVinea and hish
lio'iilel"9' t.e torrents concentrating
! Ull e"i'' anu oiteh without warning
iH tNo mann Quiet nave seen a good
~ OF loffehuA streams, IN various tro-
Ilcu countries ana from my experience,
noih as an engineer and traveller, have
learned - appreciate their dangerous
'tiac .tIi Dui Nhtie-heltner i'm Bur
~ 'hh lhQld, inoo-Nnlna. nor south Africa,
'Al ct Willch Know Wtll-haFe ! seen
ANY ilIht more iofinlianir IMAM the cha
rNs river The tropical rWls i'm Central
AmnrI '1 are the most serious obstacle 20
n' construction and maintenance of "a
anal. which must Doe ont of reach of sud-
Zen and excessive uundlu1ns This OBJ
''tt could meyer Doe accomplished at
II anna, with the channel bed at sea |
'te- Neither is o. l0ch canal in my opin-
ON possible, for canal with locks or
liis must have at IT'S high ast level am
inindtni, SAFE, ana conifolitble supply
l wafer ana inns can only Doe had 10
.AiI"l america ON tle Nl'arasuh route.
mere 10 alfe"uy eAists I'D perfection.
"'Se lt'l7 I's"iliAs fdhHma clearly
''i' "'' 1ue "iuo anu Itoi'al dhletehce ln
i' tvH'ii'ioil7 'Ai7iiiis ptWNtch thai route
.hH Nicaragua ana 10 ls ldle. as VIII
alter Doe more iuiiy demonstrated for the
diverse cIilics OF the projected canal 60
"htehd 'nHl lhe l"IiNre OF lne Panama
meme proved me lmpossiphiiN or ihr
'lcafdguan or amy lsihmian canal mat
foi',t was delta'el 10y ,ogh dililcuiuc-'
nanny NA '"' ""'"iiti"l4'I STUNT A'Ni7
L inc 'hasies river winch mold uhdls-
sway over liliS route ana by the
"l'ui CUT ''' ''."i',',i OF Wil'h had
.r'i ~" i'"i''''' "H '"i'i'"-
"o -''.-l "- pa. ,','H ",-ll7 on the
''', "1 ~" "' '"'e 10y ann
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