The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-01-12
DICARAGOAN SURVEY.
Work in the Jungle Begun
Along the Proposed
Canal Route.
PROGRESS OF THE ENTERPRISE
Military Discipline's Good Effect
on the Party-cobra Kills .
a Colored Man.
'RoGREss OF THE ENTERPRISE

route.
Lieutenant G. C. Hanus viii make
soundings in the river and lake to or be-
low Tambor Grande. He will note the
stages of water gauges it.
The shore line of the banks of the river
San Juan will be done by George Brown.
| who has already started into the bush
| with his party. He will establish sig
mails and benches for stage and level wa
ter. and will also put in topography of
banks and ranges for ~soundings, borings,
etc. His party will have many natives
among them.
The boring parties who are running the
| diamond drills have started to work and
are probing the bottom wherever depths
are less than bottom elevations. They
AXE samples of rock from the hollow
drills and preserve them for reference.
Commander Tilley of the Newport, has
| started his off shore photography. He is
making tidal observations, determining
l:ttoral drift and doing everything neces-
sary for a full solution of the harbor
question.
The Newport will proceed as far
South az Port Limon for information and
her officers will also visit the Panama
Canal.
Commander Richards, of the Alert, is
doing similar work on the Pacific side at
Rrito.
The sites for locks and embankments
have been put in the hands of one lever
and one transit party.
The canal between Ochoa and the ATTAIN
tic has one level and one transit party,
and the canal between the lake and Paci-
| fc has been turned over to Admiral Wal
ker's son.
Two level parties for exact levels, or
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the other parties will make a resurvey of
the centre line and a revision of the
alignment with cross sections as a basis
for final estimates.
The whole typographical department is
under Mr.. Wheeler, Assistant Engineer.
The warm breath of the trade wind has
But in spite of this the rigid discipline
enforced by Colonel Hams. the United
States Army Commissioner has had its
effect and is producing favorable results.
There is d feeling of confidence among
the engineers of the parties such as is
only inspired by a soldier who possesses
an u~nwavering Judgment in which his.
subordinates have absolute faith. Those
who nave long looked upon the canal
| project as feasible. now raise their hopes
and are confident that there will be some
definite results obtained in time to rescue
the project by act of Congress.
The forest is dense in the vicinity OF
Greytown. Monkeys are plentiful and
some Of the bluejackets have already
purchased parrots. No one is allowed to
wander at viii, however. so there has
been little done in the way of hunting.
Every nan carries a machete and
nearly all the men have revolvers. rms
makes the force look somewhat warlike,
but as there are only six guns and one
winchester IN the Wnoie outIit tnere y
taken for a band of invading Costa
Ricans.
The camp IN the canal company $ ae-
serted sheds was far from being a pleas
ant place. but the young men OF the party
were picked by Admiral Walker for their
spirit as We'll as Tor their pToIessloha,
al.ainineifts ana tney afe hidhihS Soou
soldiers.
The three united STATES commissioners
Walker, aalns anu aaupe iase hep'
lhuch 1oSelner ~ pllsa.e onr;naare has
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Vlceaple as yet put y y nopeu snes ~
be OF great use 1arther up the oah 'uaA
RlVer.
So far the Launches OF the NeWporl nave
proved equal TO all demanas maae upon
them.
The Newport lies or shore ana IS appaT-
| entity rolling comfortably IN the trace
swell, The steady roar or the typlcai
ocean upon the bar is pleasant music to
those afioat. 1t cannot be Wen appre-
ciated on the beach. FROM the camp me
| sun rises apparently out OF a smooth Vlo-
let sea and the quick run OF the low swell
is not noticeable.
on the beach the tall c%ocoanut trees rise
their bunchy tops above the hot. damp
/ the breeze. Farther back the solid wall
Of the i,lnple sends back q soothing, rus
Hing reIIy and there the breeze ends.
\ No WIND however strong. ever penetrates
/ tbie lriroin forest and the lines cut
thro,eb # nv the working parties of the
Tla I'm bas nof ca1Ised any ~inconyen-
ience to the expedition. as ali came pre-
rai1 - = Tor insfance mafch-boye
pa.'esu ~, ~ s,,da an If ION and twelve
aans o go ehot shagls one titfing into
gauge brass sH9. ~ AZ mast servlice.
the otner, aho they ~ rs i"os
aple AFFAIRS ~ ~ ~ ;r+o +ha
Inc commissioners nav spls nv ~ )
interior, and tnelr nTst STUDY 1881
TO the location o. Inc snst la ~ ~ AZ
mas peguii, . 80 tbe
Deseado and ,Limpio d1strlcts, ana the
site of the proposed great Genoa GAM
The unavoidable waste OF nlaleTlal mere
is pitiful. The fine dredges owned Dy tne
| canal company nave. been lying n the