 Escoce's or Caledonia Bay, a distance of from twenty-two to twenty-five miles, of which there would be but three or four miles of deep cutting. The canal, to be on a scale of grandeur commensurate with its important uses, should be cut sufficiently deep...  The Colonial and Asiatic Review - Page 1211853Affichage du livre entier - À propos de ce livre
 | 1853 - 704 pages
...route, would be to cut from Principe, or from Lara mouth to Port Escosces, or Caledonia Bay, a distance from twenty-two to twenty-five miles, of which there...tide of the latter ; such was the plan recommended in my report to Lord Palmerston in January, 1851. By such a canal, that is, one entirely without locks,... | |
 | Dr. Cullen - 1853 - 266 pages
...their canoes across at this ravine, and of the comparative healthiness of this part of the Isthmus." The whole work to be done, in order to make a ShipCanal...tide of the latter. Such was the plan recommended in my Report to Lord 8 In its upper course, as it is navigable for large vessels nearly to Principe.... | |
 | 1853 - 888 pages
...rival schemes have been able to offer. It is to be at least 160 feet wide and 30 feet deep, in order to allow the tide of the Pacific to flow right through...Atlantic to the Pacific with the ebb tide of the latter. These alternate currents, occurring every six hours, would, it is supposed, cause the canal to tost... | |
 | Perry Fairfax Nursey - 1853 - 538 pages
...deep cutting. The canal, 'to be serviceable, must be cut 30 feet deep ; and that would be deep enough to allow the tide of the Pacific to flow right through...and those from the Atlantic to the Pacific with the ebb-tide of the bitter. The Canal would be ItiO feet wide, and the alternate currents from the Atlantic... | |
 | Hubert Howe Bancroft - 1887 - 804 pages
...and Pacific oceans by this route, would be to cut from Principe or from Lara mouth to Port Escoces or Caledonia Bay, a distance of from twenty-two to...tide of the latter. Such was the plan recommended in my report to Lord Palmerstou. By such a canal — that is, one entirely without locks — the transit... | |
 | Hubert Howe Bancroft - 1887 - 806 pages
...and Pacific oceans by this route, would be to cut from Principe or from Lara mouth to Port Escoce's or Caledonia Bay, a distance of from twenty-two to...tide of the latter. Such was the plan recommended in my report to Lord Palmerston. By such a canal — that is, one entirely without locks — the transit... | |
 | Hubert Howe Bancroft - 1887 - 806 pages
...or from Lara mouth to Port Escoces or Caledonia Bay, a distance of from twenty-two to twenty -five miles, of which there would be but three or four miles...tide of the latter. Such was the plan recommended in my report to Lord Palmerston. By such a canal — that is, one entirely without locks — the transit... | |
 | Hubert Howe Bancroft - 1887 - 896 pages
...cutting. The canal, to be on a scale of grandeur commensurate with its important uses, should be cnt sufficiently deep to allow the tide of the Pacific...tide of the latter. Such was the plan recommended in my report to Lord Palmerston. By such a canal — that is, one entirely without locks — the transit... | |
 | Hubert Howe Bancroft - 1887 - 802 pages
...the Pacific to flow right through it, across to the Atlantic; so that ships bound from the Pacilic to the Atlantic would pass with the flood, and those...tide of the latter. Such was the plan recommended in my report to Lord Palmerston. By such a canal — that is, one entirely without locks — the transit... | |
 | American Historical Association, American Asiatic Association, Asiatic Institute - 1917 - 562 pages
...but a single ridge of low elevation and would not exceed twenty-five miles in length. He said that "The canal, to be on a scale of grandeur commensurate...Atlantic to the Pacific with the ebb tide of the latter." The cost of building the canal was estimated at £7,000,000 and "The Atlantic and Pacific Junction... | |
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