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A New Panama Project

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Day
20
Month
June
Year
1873
Copyright
Public Domain
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M. Sebillot, the wel] known eugineer auii a member ui' the Aoaduiuy of Piauce, ha.s excogiated a project for a Panama, fbip transit which, tbougb ït has tóiue peculiurly original features, the Paris Munilmr inentio'is as baving the simplicity and valnu of a practical experïeneo. llis prefect in no wrajr contémplate tin; eonstruotion of u sip.;! canal, thtfítgb it proposes 10 transport vesselé frura the All.uitic to the PuL-iüu Oci-un ftcross tbe neck ui Pauaiuit, conneotirig, mi to gpeak the head ui' tbe Wusiern Continent witli' its vital sojjtherii body. Tin: gigantio traraway or railroad ot' i' menduuk guuge fornis the basis ut' the work. The train is to be ol snob eoaitruotiüii ns to receive v wessel, wHb cnrgo iind passengers, oxactlyas it moois at tuo aock, cafrying it stcrogs 'and luwcring it iuto tke MMtuis of tlie Pacific. Xlie fundauientaJ ideu of the systeru is to empioy Wht are It-rmed docks r julants (wharts 'un weefl]), containing uu eitlierside the ïigincs ntioaseary to move theiu, and remiorccd at thu teruiini of the route with micIi npplications as (o recnive the vessei truin unu oceau mui uoposit in the other. It shpuld bc primaiily nndevstood tüat these curs aro priuiarily docks which .est on wlu.cls. The V'lans piovide for six r.úls 111K111 which thest) wheels revolve in the rntinu niauner as thpse ot' .111 ordinary railrotd. Xhe docks vary in px'opurtiuris and dim.-iiiion-, uccordijig to tbe net'ds oi' ii:.' er. ico, aad ooosist uniiormly ,,1' three party- in ths uaiddle, a basin for the U'ccplioa ut' the votase] ; on both ;ides (■ n:i. .. r: uiuii ts i'or eugines of flve htmdred horsi-power, tour iu number, for the purpose of propulsión. Tho weight ot une ol tneni, tillen wi;n water and cariying ín Aspimvali gteahier, is ealuulated l.y M Si-biliot iit lú.OUU tons, tkus do suribed : Dock :nid '.■üirínc.'v 4,000 Water in f-hip bosin -1,001) Vessel and curgo, 7(o00 The speed to lio attained bjr these troiiiciidim.s aml [úcturerque railiuad tniia18 put ut cihti cu kiloujuters (rlov.üi uní iiur-ínuitii idíIl's) per buur, thus traversng ihe istbininn intervul in from iour to livi' hou?a. The vt-ssf-1 untura llic dock !■' niL-.ins cía gat wliieh, when closcd, rendera thu basiu watnr-tight ; the 300 whet-li begin tu move, wit!i a iiiouitatuiLi oí imy luns; iuu vast :inil picturtssque tiluuuh nomlcseript o{ ti eren t uiu of uu engifteer's Itrain tugg and puffs .-nul strains like Boiiio hugü knust, tlit-u ruilt slowly, with terrible rtwr of wbetla, netos tbu ii;ti'iv;il tiom soa to se, Slriiir as lilis project socnis ut fitst SluiMse, ït iuvoivi's uq vciy difficu'.t pj-obleius of engiiiiBtíiing; nono whicli have not, gtveially considcred, Lmeu solved over and over.iq thé prugrusa ofwifuce, lt (ll)l'S Dot SCOIII Ml lICW tü US ;is. ll(.uiitless, it does tu th.' nu-.iiU'i.s ot' the French Ao;idciny, as ;i giugntur lauject, Ik:1i for tbe tiiinsit of siiipK Hcrogs tlm Isthaiua mul around Niii:n;i Fttils, v;is ytara ugo proposed in this conotry ; diiferitig only iu tliis, if w reuoliect Hligbt, tlmt l,y ll.o Amfiicui project the si.ip was to Ue carriud in a diy-dock.

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