| Show MODIFICATION TION OF I CANAL PLANS d y 1 i I I II I I i Ii Boca San Carlos Darn Dam all on the Nice aragua Route Cannot b bb Built I Ii Ii i i IN FORMER TE Lr Leti iia hr be III hl Conse COlli r a i on New York March 3 A special dl did patch P to the Herald from says Some modifications In the plans for forthe the Nicaraguan canal recommended by bythe bythe the Walker commission hays have to be made This I b made clear by reports for forwarded i warded to the office ontee of the present Walker Wallter from one of the parties now its hi the field It has been found that It will be Usable to build the line proposed dam across the San JUAn river just above the mouth of the San Carlos known as the Boca San Carla Carlot dam The rhe plan proposed the dam of the San Juan below the mouth of at the Son San earl Caries by what has beets been 1 termed the dam This proposed great rent darn dam was one of the features s of Uie plan which many engi criticised led and much doubt Will was expressed o as to Its practicability The tint Walker commission report reported ed In favor ot of the San Carloe dam as preferable to the dam t f Borings were made whim to Indicate that u a rock bottom for the proposed dam could be found at u very short hort distance below the surface Ono One of the he surveying parties sent ent out In lid ad adVance Vance ance of the present Walker commis d Ion on was charged ed with wills making n a more careful of the Doc Boca SaD tr 11 Cortos Carloe site t The result of this has been to show that the rock Is 25 feet teet lower than was In Indicated by b the former borings s It Is supposed that the tho former borings i struck boulders or large pieces of de Cached rock This J his discovery does not mean that the route recommended by bythe j 1 the first Walker commission will have hae to be abandoned though houch It will ascot necel It L stale some changes r t tIt It Is II that a 0 practicable site f I for tor the proposed propos d dam cnn can be found F Fat 3 at no great distance from the site nt tl formerly sele selected and surveys are now i In pro progress for the purpose of finding j a better location w wT The T he necessity for shifting the site ot of i Use Doc Doca San EAn Carlos Carloe dam It I 1 as i I III not I affect tt ClUi the lr y II Ity of the plan ns as a whole w the fact that this error a aIn I I In the former suney sdney has hal been dis k covered will be used by the opponents of the canal as an argument for tor delay In legislation Th The strongest t meat nent of the opposition has been that I rt nothing ought to be done until aUtt I 1 the report ot of the present Walker com th ip missioners has been received It Is pointed out that the surveys 1 wow now In progress are more exhaustive I than an any that have hae heretofore been j nude made and that some detect defect In the for lar 11 3 ncr mer surveys sune might be discovered that 1 I i would snake make the proposed route i Senator Morgan will submit a r report port to o the Senate on the l ready from the Senate committee on foreign relations In a few days lIe i f Jill viii emphatically declare that layton Bulwer treaty Is In force and viii discuss the teat feat t tire r ire ure showing its advantage e I |
