The Charlotte Democrat., 1896-02-28
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ABSOLUTELY PURE
Where the Oceans Almost Meet.
A Civil Engineer Says ae Has Discovered the
Place for an Isthmus Canal

A Civil Engineer Says He Has Discovered the
Place for an Isthmus Canal.
IA Karweise, q Kentucky civil en-
gineer, has come here from the United
States of Columbia on business connected
with the new State Capitol, and brings
with him charts and drawings an6 esti-
mates of construction of an ocean-level
ship canal, which, owing to heretofore nn::
discoy yered natural formations and fs-
sures in the backbone of the Cordilleras
discovered by him, can be built for S2S,-s
900, 900 less than the Nicaragua canal,
and can be completed in three years from
the date Of beginning work. for $48, ,000.-N
600. At the point where Mr.. Karweise
claims to have made his discovery the
Atlantic and Pacific ocean.tides approach
within eighteen miles of each other This
in connection with the new fissure dis
coveries in the::Cordilleras, results from
the lagoons and marshes Of the Gulf of
Darien on the Atlantic side and the San
Miguel Bay on the other. Mr.. Karweise
favors the joint building by all nations
of double track ship canal at the point
Of bis discoveries, and the setting aside
of a natural zone. He does not believe
in the feasibility of the 168,mile long lifet
lock Nicaragua canal, and says, speaking
of his discoveries:
"The location of the double track ocean
level ship canal route 10 directls south of
the eastern isthmus bend, and actually
in the north western corner of the South
American continent. The distance be-
tween the points where the ocean tide
ends is eighteen miles and the total length
of the combined canal works, inclusive of
the 1890 feet tunnel length. is eight and
Eve eights miles. The so-called free navi
CATION exceeds eleven miles in distance,
and carefully prepared estimate of cost
puts the total canal expenditure at s48,-
00O, 900. and the commencement of oper-
| alton of this double track ocean level ship
canal route thirty eight months from the
time of labor commencement The bar.
bors on each end of the proposed double
track ship canal route are OF magnificent
proportions, and may be counted as the
finest and safest on the continent, with
San Miguel Bay as Pacific harbor and
the Gulf of Darien1 as the harhor
in connection with the great Atlantic
Ocean.
"The discovery of assures in the two
backbones Of the Cordilleras immedi-
ately west of the principal mountaip
which is proposed to be pierced By tun.
mel, will alter all ideas about the correct
location of the Atlantic and Pacific ship
canal all over the world. There is no
interior work along the proposed ocean
level ship canal route necessary, dredg-
ing excepted, therefore no railroad line
for transportation of heavy building ma
terialwill be necessary. One lock at
each end for the protection of the ships
ping trade against high tide. volcanic
tidal waves, and other unforeseen distur~
Dances will be sufficient for the proposed
double track ship canal, which will be .
quadruple channel for about eleven miles
at the free navigation level. The method
of construction is refined and Ingenious
with the assistance of the most superior
mechanical devices. The total ship ca.
nal length will not exceed twenty eight
and three eights miles of distance bes
tween the salt waters. The great canal
tunnel is measured at 1880 feet in
length exclusive of the approaches. s."-St.
Louis Democrat.