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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XVI, Issue 272, 15 November 1881, Page 4

The Boston Transcript of August 24 says : —"Contrary to the general belief of this country, a private letter informs us that there is considerable activity along the line of De Lesseps' Canal, in examining soilg and rocks, collecting materials, building houses and establishing camps both for native and foreign -workmen, importing machinery and making the necessary preliminary preparations. Work will probably be commenced in earnest next winter. Aspinwall has been given up as an entrance, and the Chagres Eiver will bo used as far as Gatun, where the entrance will probably be ; here a great dam will be built to avert freshets in this river. The only rock-cuttiDg of any importance is a few miles from Panama, and that in its deepest part is less than 300 feet, and of that extent. There is considerable working force on the ground, and it seems that the only great obstacle to the completion of the canal will be want of funds ; it will doubtless cost £60,000,000. The Panama Eailroad, necessary to the work, has been bought at an extravagant price by tbo C^n^l Ofttnpany and p&vttjr paid f%" .■■-••