The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-01-13
FIGURES ON COST
OF ISTHMIAN CANAL
Engineer Wallace Estimates 1t
At S3OO,OOO,OOO Under
Sea Level Plan.
CUlEBRA CUT is THE KEY
Review of the General Problem and
Consideration Of the Various Pro
rosals for Handling the
Great Work.
CULEBRA CUT is THE KEY

Great Work.
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Washington Letter: j. +. N'u''lce
Of Chicago. chief Ell gineer OF the Pan
an;, canal in a report to the house
.n,,n,it,aa ,n in,.,s,,to and foreign
I SINeH 81 ~ o., ,,;,, .,' 49,,
5i''eei MS th'h9 ~ VIC Il.
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'it ~, l''e sai.ous i,''''ls cost
ne mos tang 'oie go W 10
~ nhse,' IN ', non 900 20 .I.s i"t tn,
, ,li'1'"li " S-T ,, ~ W.
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paS'S ny H' HnSS ~, ei ,n''t, "ou,
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W. III .e' se"'' CIV tu 80, ,,,slt
III ~ ei>e ssni 400 =. 900 ''1.i - ~ az
M',iu Co'' s-o''oVv,'o .n 49, ,p ~,
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81 CO.," "a nn,nn,a,,a ir
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To'nsS IN 'a"o' o' oea 1"e'
AS 10 the operation OF Il sea lever
canal MIR. Wallace says:
"A sea level canal would be less eX-
penslNe TO maintain, less expensive to
operate, save time IN passage through
II. ana could be W!dened ana deepened
when required without interfering
with the traihc
Upon the economical and efficient
handling Of the material from the
~uieofa cut depends the cost ana me
TIME IL VIII lake 10 coinpiete the
canal.
During October 3.lSa men were on the
pay roitS OF the commission. ot these
-loo were lahorerS re. ei|lhg 10 cents
I silver an hour; 249 iaborers receiving
l'E cents an hour; 40 We're H!achln-
iSlS bollernakefS. pipe httefs piumo-
'rs carpenters and masonS' 80 were
Americans IRON ne Nlted states,
whose compensation is pad III gold,
! ana VINO MI positions an engineers.
clerks ana loreNel,. more laOofefS are
TO be employed III the immediate fu-
lure M Nal!ace IS douot1ul OF the
practical WORKING OF the CIVIL service
ordef AS recently arpiied 10 cana EN-
ployeS.
e%P'a'ns General Problem.
mr.. wallace mace inns eApla''a'ioh
u ny stitsia. pioo ',e,
ne ls'ii'Ii"9 - ll'Nel ssu W :, 'l't'l-
ta''' l'l'5e' me SUNNI " "n! t ~ an
p''NIi''"'ciS 'Nei,c i'ia'9 ''tie' .io'''
the iat,ic ana ,hil!s -n'e ''l'les from
me Sailopeitn. oliSil'aiiS S'lse eN l.
ien''E eNiSte" from 'l,e .-ail''e't'l i'e"'
Coloi 70 'he Nicll'hS oi ,'all'oo' ana eH-
uirectioll lolih!iiS 'ne uPPe. cas'' VI
the NhaSIeS river; Ai'ef ming 'i,is
J soise WIN A'l an ~ uep'Stt ny
NnaSrss mas ." u,s '.3 ~, i'o''t 'He 9'>'e
OF me valley 70 we o'het
ne result Is .hat 'lie 'nln ~, y, tne
or'sll!tl SorSe cai'hoa -" l ' V.
trHru from Scrlace i'iuica 'ioi!S' ana a.
is "'I'T by driiilns 10 oearock l'lal .,
i;.'''',;"atloF III l'.S"lN ~ ai,H POI 'lc'ti"'
l"'''''ii can oe oo'IIi'Su' ne pieSei't'
OF nc coWiu"'S ~ 'hiS diluNi ', uel'oS!
also eNplan'S 'Ae lehso'i WY eng
neerS, not lah'NS 'iiie 70 go i!1to I'M
rock, lar enough 70 uetiliihie us ac!u;'
charac'ei HINe oeel li'isieu i'''o lhi'ih
i''s my lmu - ~ 49, t'.;,1 "a.
for tba Construction of the. canal vii
ren,,irn . mos, c1r9fnl ana ,onme
hansivo axamfn,tion NOT ONLY Of s1,,.
f,,ra CONDITIONS nm tha s,ih-s,,rfar
,,,,ct 10 a1,,,in,ai
Eo,, ol;
oa"s' Inc o''o"s
tAter lolio"ihS the Na4ieS ol W
N!iaSies 70 ,'d'''poh' NE ii''e y, ~
canal loiioWs tributary, called tn
opisPo' up 10 'he summit o. Su'eora
ana theHce lolioMS down ,ne Naney
the no Gfande mo me pay OF ran
anna Inc Sulnlnlt ~ Nuisofa was OF
iSlially anoul @Vo leet ABOVE me Sc
ieEel ana Is the lowest poiAt IN me a.
|iNe oioII 'ilV Vi'Nii ( 'e'tS'ti "a ''tS i''i
mus OF fiihaliia.
me plan or the former coininisslo
provided lot Dam OF prat'caily l..
leet III helSht' aooNe se'. ne q az ooiit'
with water level or ninety 1eet apoN
sea level. rms place was seiected o
! account OF the lacl lnat az that pom
the mis- on elther Siue Oh 'ne IhasIe
come comparatively o'oSe toSelner' p'
ing about l.ooo apart. ana from the su
face indications II seemed a taVorab
place lof the CONSTRUCTION OF Dan
But the indications are mat lhis loct'
lty Will be an unlaNofabie ana e:
penslNe one 1or the constructor OF
nigh dam.
First Plan 1Iqh Dam.
THE first plan to be considered. tt
one estimated upon by the former cor
mission, is the possibility and pract
cability of a high dam, Or prop
foundation for a high dam, at Bohi
upon which depends the ACCESSIBILITY
constructing high level canal, wi
the surface of the water 90 feet abo
sea level.
1.-THE second plan under considerati ii,
is a summit level of 60 feet above S
level. Constructing /, canal on tt
plan admits of two.different metho
of treatment; First, the constructs
of & dam 80 feet above sea level
Bohio. with two locks of 30 feet, the
being two locks on the western sloE
second. the construction of dam
fete above sea level at Gatum, Gig
miles from Colon, with two 50foot loo
in the same vicinity.
The adoption OF a 6O foot level a.