The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-03-18
PLAN OF THE PANAMA CANAL.
Technical Commission Makes q Re-
port ON Construction.

NEW YORK March i5.-The Herald
this morning publishes the following spe-
cial from Panama: From data furnished
by the technical commission employed on
thu survey of the Panama canal. to ar
rive at the most feasible and financially
practical plan for It's construction. a re-
port has been made BY the directors.
showing the plan OF work for the present.
la part Il says;
The profile of the lock canal will bs as
follows. The elevation OF the summit
level. bottom Of channel, VIII be - metres
above sea level. Though the elevation Of
- metres n adopted as starting point
FOR the proposed work. it Is not 10 be
cor sidered as Interchangeable. The com
p8ny Will enaeavor. either during It's tn
vesUgatton or while work Is In progress.
to lower as Tar as possible the channel at
tn divide below the elevation OF "a
metres. should the condition Tor eXcayat-
ms the large cutting which VIII constitute
the divide De found favorable.
The harbor channel at the Atlantic
end would be about mean sea level. the
tide being or no account az that point
The harbor channel At the Pacific end
elevation OF high tide and the elevation
OF low tide, The total rise from the bot
tom OF the sea channel % the above
mentioned elevation OF - metres would be
a. metres on the Atlantic side aui would
reach iS metres on the Pacific side.
he rise ~i w., be Rrovia.d for ey T. ye
each lock has been put up AZ tea metres
and this IT, ore - the cnnsldcra f&ans that
have determined the elevation CT the bot
tom summit ieTal not higher than -
ION the Atlantic slope are Two success
siyA locks az the kllometric point, twenty
four al Bohio soliad0 and three success
sive locks at oh.spo. Ga the Pacific slope
are. one lock az MiraAores. two successive
locks az Pedro Miguel and two successive
locks at Paraiso.
&. -.
taken from the Chagres river by means
or a dam 10 be erected a. a higher point
and from there carried 10 the summit
level q the canal \ very favorable site
fcEG0 at A.hsjuela- The water vii be
carries either ey metal couaults under
pressure, py open bitches. or by a COM
Siuauo0 of the two systems.
The loCas viii bs hUIt sufficiently
large 20 accommodate the largest trading
vessels They VIII be ia pairs az a clear
metres foF enc aud IS metres for the
other. In the vicia3tv o. the AsEn ard
low locks vii oe various docks Tor the
YES els SO ~ 20 facilitate their move
meats as they pass in an cut and SO al
lo~ ihcm - pass among those waiting
a. tha docks.
At the summit level which includes
tha great cutting ABOUT seven kilometres
ia length. the normal width OF ghe canal
viii be S metres az che bottom aud 20 az
the water line.
AZ EIe 40 Fit4g hf EE1 EE4HEa. near
the spCk# there VIII be ny the building ~
"a ms attached 90 the locks. 70 close the
chances. small sakes forming anchorage
aa& Wal .lus basins for BE vessels Toward
th0 sulaAa uf the channel basin wa he
constructed - pass vessels
'tt IS proposed to give fns entrance %
the Pacific sfe a Width az the bottom OF
- metres With long slopes ~ 20 & on
a'c<uut ~ the sA&nDg nature ~ the
ErFaDaS I0deg these cags53t ions veSsa. ;
CoI4d rfss eua another throughout ths
entsrn serEth - thr channel
'lhh above described rtsa NIt Ffslu.r TO
a change .a location of DIE Fausfna ~.slf-
as in ere portion beteeer t}shso and NJ
Taaorgs reg a distance % about 3D. ktsn-
metres This cGaGas ta location w.U 1-
ns1e 60 gre east ~ IRE raall $50 4s 80
avo.t tar rs1IWaY crossing the canal
Tns company BIAS 90 work uas r7are
shan See uen, 3slrl o3tet aionz the s.ae.
aus one 81 the directors has tgst reter1ef
from jamaica. where Be has oeen te ar
racse so er.nK several Thousand hee~-rs
fsre - pBsa ere WcFk