Show r ai i i S ro tl cotin tut TUI E EQUATOR M J P maurry of or the tiie atigna T atio na n a observatory 4 at t bashin ashington ta ap iri lil in l 1 letter ta to lc me secretary of tre the lei let 4 navy states the investigation car li antee in anat establishment W witt lih lib regard to the ate A W winds liim 1116 and guir duir currents r I 1 t I 1 s 0 5 fn u an n 1 1 i tit til led him to n ma c t at i 1 I i fita alij 1 I 1 ij discovery e r y oa of a new now route f to 0 itil th 0 equator by which the passage passa t ge tb south america china ludia india cal cai cail call 1 I j atze has beeh bech short 1 ened several days lles he shows by 1 a ta tabular statement of the tiie 1 passage as of SO 80 vessels vessel by both routes riutta that the average passage by thee thae old route to the equator Is 41 days I 1 and avd that the passage 1 0 by the new route has frequently been made in half that limea timea The rheTo TOUte iq to brazil ahina the thep 44 acidic edi ti ta ac i is t lie the same till you cross ale aie the lor kor tor eti etl equator and that ahat I 1 part of the voyage is is laid said sald ti to ai oe ej choite shortened ne d by one third of the thet time required for its ferfon per fon fou ahdell ance illus thus bringing those distant ports so much tire the nearer our own awn doors great labor lia iia has p be been quiren to attain these results a and na more than 1000 private ships 66 ant in daily observation I 1 0 i for the completion and perfection of the charts client maurry calls i git fit atten attan bentio tion ti to the act audd author izes the employment of three smail small navy vessels to assist his invest gat gallons ions lons and desires that S suitable 1 vessels vesse Is may be detailed on this i important t work 1 1 meston weston mo io rep reporter drier the tile recent recently lk opened mih mid mirie 60 recompensa in the state slate af pf Duran durango gp has hag ha been foundton found to yield a large largo amount of pure gold old oid tf te cont con tams 1 ains no adia ijiro of V ver vereta e r e etc te |