Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1898-11-17
THE ENTRANCES TO
THE NICARAGUA CANAL.
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New York. Nov. i0.---Ths survey Of
the west entrance Of tbs proposed Mica
ragua canal has been finished and this
map with the aoundings and the con
tours put in This survey was MADE
with great care and shows n peculiar
formation Of the bottom Of the Pacific In
the vicinity. The rocky position neal
Brito Hend shelves suddenly into deer
water, making a harbor 10 the eastward
feasible. As the canal lire viii come oui
within mile or two Of the head o
brcakwater 10 the eastward will form M
enclosure into which vessels can round
10 before entering the harbor proper.
The farbor viii b. dredeed on the sits
Of the wide mangroye swAmps, east Of
the Rio Grande and viii run hack fror
tho shore line about 3OO0 feet A break
water on the eastern edge Of the 6OO-foot
channel will protect the entrance from
the trade swell that sets In heavily from
the southeast In even the calmest Of
weather.
There has been some discussion as q
the advisabiliiy Of n sailing vessel com
ing in upon this rocky coast without o
longitudinal or parable. broakwater run
ming across the entrance for some dis
lance 20 enable her to round wi,ho
danger Of getting into the surf. Thif
breakwaier will probably b built. This
brcakwater now under discussion IL the
one TO the eastward Of the channel. OF
course the harbors at either entrance Of
the canal will be the scene Of the first
operations when the canal Is cut. The
dredging will begin out 81 this five faith
ON contour on the west side and the cut
viii run straight In GOO feet wide until
IL turns 20 the eastward aud opens out
20 5000 feet. This will run straight in ihs
required distance. cut to depth Of %
feet mean low water The borings show
> little rock in this area above this grade
therefore. as the surface u but 10 feet
on an average above sea level, an nc
curats idea can BE- formed u this work
10 will b. 5000 feet long by about ZOO
feet wide and the entrance 20 the cut o.
, the canal will b. near the eastern In
shore end
+ This survey completes the necessary
work Of the commission for his vicinity
The survey % the eastern entrance a
. Gnyt0wn has been plotted ana fn'
map finished The soundings run from
ono.half 20 one and a half miles from
e low water and shows the eight fathou
a contour. This Is sufficient for the east
ern entrance and the estimates can readi
ly be- mace for any OF the proposed pro
I jccts for deepening and improving q
' harbor AZ this spot The bottom show
an all alluvial formation compose
y q saud and mud This materia
o IL easily handled with moder
Z steam hydraulic drsdges ANA IN Ne'
York harbor the price paid by the Uni
y ed States is Ia the neighborhood OF
d cents per cubic yard The harbor line
e az Greytown will be greatly change,
This l. owing not only TO light
4, changed line. but 10 the shifting OF Oh
sand deposits about the entrance. !
some places where there was good wats
% at the date Of the last survey the san
appears above the sea now At low waite
I. The harbor head lagoon viii probabl
= no, be cut into and the extension as n
line will run norihward Only sufl
Gent cutting will be done 10 insure
safe and roomy haroor for the vesse
10 awaiting their turn for entrance into q
m canal uropor.