Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1900-12-05
The Nicaragua Route is Favor
ed as the Great Isthmian
Water Way.
ONE HUADREDAAD NINETY MILES
The Cost Estimated to be One
Hundred and Seventy
Five Million
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u price at which ~ eohll he bought.
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you sell outright TO the United
states ana the ecohd 'llow mnch
VIII you sell ior'
representatives I" Inc fhhaila
company III conference with the com
Inissloners to-day nave continued To
eyade these questions, n American
engineers nave reached theeoncluslon
long z ioreshhdowed, that the Pm
nhnla men have no Intention ot sell
Ing To the American government, the
opposition to the Nicaragua canhl
being based ON n desire tonulliiy that
project 10 that they canhoat another
French loan to complete the work
themselves. William Nelson Cromwell!
oi New York is here ms attorney for
;he company.
The route adopted across Nicara-
gua by the present commission fol
lows closely that recommended by
the Walker commission two years
ago. The total distance from the
Pacific to the Atlantic il 1870 miles.
Commencing at BritO on the Pacific
coast, and following up theeast coast
Of the Grandc, n vessel would. by the
aid oi four locks, rench the summit
and level OF lake Nicaragua, which Is
ZIG feet above the Pacific ocean. The
distance from Brito to the lake IL l7.G
miles. The canal line then crosses
the lake, IA distance Of about 7lmiles,
to the head Of the San Juan river.
Following this river for 81 miles the
site OF the proposed dam is reached ut
Boca San Carlos. Here the canal
leaves the river head, but follows the
valley for 81 miles to apoint opposite
the mouth of the Rio Saripiqui.
From this point nearly n straight
line Ia made to the Atlantic ocean at
Greytowu, - miles more.
To build this canal a depth OF &c
feet, as recommended by the commit.