Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-12-23
NlCARiCuAN CANAL REPORT.


Now York. Dec. :d-Thc preliminary
ropor, 81 she Nlargwin canal commits.
tlon. consisting II Gen. iiainoa. Admiui
walker and Prof liaupt iAs been CONE
ulottd and viii De- read before the SEM
atr c1mmticc either dur.nH toe Christ.
mas rtccfs 81 Congress or Immediately
afterwards. Thir rOpog will give many
dt,aih % construction IN rcEird % the
proposed route. and viii giyo a close
hgure On the cul.rc cost 81 she under
taking as far a. human lrgenul,y cas
f1rcscc.
4 summary o. shose olatn have beop
made ots 10 sections and ws.houi go
ia into ghe dC,alls ~ curves AMI levels.
they are ne follows;
Tho Cartrn hirbor and iciucs Will
require about 10000 cubic yards "
slu excavation. The jc,Hca them,
selvcs require abou, 10000 cubic yards
81 rlpFap t.onr.
The ureStown ncciion % the canal.
yia, l. :he section beginning at rhe har-
Dor and r,uchins TO the car. divide. vii
require iG.00o.Oo0 cubic yards Of carh
ana claN excavations.
The three locks In this section will
cost Ia ghc ncighhorhood ~ ten million
dollar complete, wlsh thrfe niliNon
ylfds excavation. THIS Htcs.on Il about
iili miles IN leus.h an ruua through
sac jungle country near tho cgta,.
1Aow VIII BE- ,op gcrca az clearing and
glubhiuF, also lu this section. The IN
UIUutil eHuHETri Wlli amount so lHilr
bfhidea ihoa' above enumerated, shsrc-
fore ,ufy uro omitted.
TIL divide section rrlchif from here
through tne higher fauEO 90 Hills O.
- miira further There ura seven ana
ano-hlf million cubic yaniH ~ rock To-
,Aia cut tud about nv million yards
lf earth and clay, TIE DEAN Of this
Oul Viii hs mlugltcd by thr height uf
the canal wh.ch So here NJ fset above
ihe Sta. The actual cutting Will b.
about 200 fce In tho deepest part.
From here heglnn IN. ucaul section.
NtFrh rutl ihrnusn che San Francisco
hiala ana Florida lagoon This Is low
country, aud the tuttlnE which VIII
r'lch 20 the oahua dam. aiis miies
fiafn IA Caribbean sea. VIII Only adj
Sen million yauia 90 she iigurcn. making
a iflilc over f0,0Vo.00l cube yards To the
dam.
From hero summary OF tho cut
through the Aun Juan river win aggfu-
gaso 100000 cubic yards with about
100000 more Tor curve widening, aud
1000 acres clearing and grubbing. This
viii not include any u the dams or ems
hnnknculn Tut simply tho channel cut-
ting the bed 90 the San Juan river,
This makes 1i00o000 cubic yards ~ all
grades Of cutting TO lake Nicaragua
The cost % tho ochua dam upon which
rests shc oatlre feasibility Of the route
has not been accurately computed IN
the undertaking n ~ 10 colossal "a ma
turn aH Co be beyond ngurinE Within a
unit nr oven more The dam VIII be-
over 700 feet In length IN foundation
aeNenty.nve feet below tho bed of salt
On tho river bottom ana 90 rise over
iao foot A. the river win have 10 b.
turned from IT, course during its con-
HtructlOn 70 VIII be- seen thnt many de-
over 900 fot In length. ~ foundation
GRAFTON Tor an estimate ~ ~ Gust.
The san Carlos emhankment VIII cost
several milton dollars and the esti-
mater are being made. The cuts In the
shallow parts NJ the lake win aggregate
10 900 900 yards, making "a total nt So
100000 10 tho western division ~ the
Cfnal.
M" oailmatss for tho western dlvls-
Ion have not been made yet.
They are under the dlulltlnn n M.
mlral walker son. v. ", q. Walker.
aud they viii amount to not less than
20 900 900 cubic Yards more. making a
totni ~ iis. 100000 cubic yards ~ an
kinds ~ excavation Gee tho harb1r ~
Brlto and allowing 9.0oo,0o1 cubic yards
f0r JrfirinF here, tho total estimate
VIM como 20 nearly i2i,0np.00o yards,
eNoiurlva ~ All dams ana cnlhHnk-
tails win have o. he taken into cOnsid-
will be a conservative estimate " thn
entire cost of tho canal and this almost
agrees with those ~ Gen. W. Ludlow'a
report OF 1896,