The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-11-27

two,
W. eitCsC uone in way of con
lan.rtS nltns struction, and many
ronJet.,I 0|uaA- OF the essential Gle
nip9 and ments undecided.
: u IA ely
p,bic.h Is pro- One or two dams
ed bv - nOs projected oily
engin a aerTs- without precedent in
ce. Ing canal work: and
many embankments
which must be per
manent elements Of
danger
The most dsf6cuI.
the works at works - 10 UheuH
no difficult gion wbera - re-
&C., or con servations OF the
where the an dictate tba -, III
90 eN- rainfall to be nearly
about so per or nearly br
, NE o,.,l tt5S1n on times as much as at
lies wholly In, Route lies on 81,
lbia, where all border of Nicaraene
SITS will be and Cos+o - D . &c 20
ECU Dy the where local jealousy
+ g dy exists,
which may prejudice
the interests of the
canal.
70 De light Distance to be lighted
nd supervised and superv
canal is COM when the canal iS
> 40 LILIES. com p g Q d. It's
miles. or nearly four
times as great .
the Panama
i've YoIcahoes Active volcanoes near
os th noue zoe route; one. ONO
= ot Tns route OF tepe. on an island
',, a u ana in Lake Nicaragua,
esS probable. only ahont IN -.
from the locks. An
earthquake on April
%, 1898, at Leon,
destroyed seyerai
carefully est Cost estimated nv t5s
on detailed government com.
at about $780, mission, on data
!. recognized as who'll
ly insufficient, at
about 1888, geo, coo.
ions from Co Concession from Mic.
L upon which aragua and Costa
undertaking Riea upon which
ed ample, sat- whole undertaking
Try and I'M is basedl either OK.
oned- pired, or expire next
year. and officially
declared by Nicara.
qua TO De forfeited
and void.
let US assume that both canals ars
,ted and open to navigation. ana
mDare the two routes. by consi1-
'hich of them would undoubtedly be
by vessels seeking to cross thA
. This Is a crucial test which will
their relative merits:
NICARAGUA
'oth known to Both ports artificial
ID and easy or to which access
!. may be doubtful,
especially On Allan,
tic side.
of route. &C Length Of route, 17s
and time of miles. and time or
II hours. transit, not less
than A hours.
level proha- Summit level. 10
feet and per- feet.
MY G6 feet.
double from Locks single (subse-
cening of the quently to have an
one chamber other chamber adj
ct by ~ feet, ed); dimensions, $50
lie other 7SS byt by so feet.
It, with inter
tie. gates.
re & g n t | e Curvature too sharp.
sst d Smallest radius in
feet. OF the canal proper 4 900
lies, 26% are feet For IS miIes
MT. and 10 the route traverses
rad1 equal to the San Juan river,
Hceeding $3.50 where, to gain AN
miles as a bird files.
1t is necessary 10
travel 67& mi1es-a
loss Of 43 per cent
biesome winds Heavy trade winds
er currents to and strong river
'ountered even currents.
es of flood.
ould seem from this analysis that
In be little difference of opinion as
! Is the better route. But perhaps
lthusiastic advocate wiz say: The
ia canal may be the more costly,
asent more natural difficulties, may
nore time for construction, and
less easy of transit; but let us have
rican canal, made with our own
and wholly under our own con-
considerations are outside the prov
an engineer. But perhaps it may
gested that we have already in
and responsibilities on the is linus,
he Panama railroad was built and
controlled by an American com.
nder American protection; that the
control Of any canal must vest In
1ho.ders and bOndholders IN time or
While. in fact. in time of war-un,
neutrality by guaranteed by tho
laritime powers-the transit will DO
ID by the belligerent having COM
the sea.
1t not. then. be wiser for our gov
to extend Its powerful assistance
nature has determined as the best
ather than 10 expend more time
re money for what, after all is
must remain a distinctly inferior
Unable to compete with it's rival
of the world?"