. Cassier's magazine . d ships willsail direct to the west coast, and theopening of the canal will have verygreat influence upon Venezuela, forthe northern coast is so near to theline of trade, and openings for com-merce will surely arise. This is amost important factor in the situa-tion. Venezuela to-day requires afree navigation of the Orinoco, theregulation of the bar at its mouth,or of the bars at its several mouths,so that the present maximum depthof 15 feet may become 30 feet. TheOrinoco has certain rocky obstruc-tions in its course which could be re-moved by blasting, so as to give aful
. Cassier's magazine . d ships willsail direct to the west coast, and theopening of the canal will have verygreat influence upon Venezuela, forthe northern coast is so near to theline of trade, and openings for com-merce will surely arise. This is amost important factor in the situa-tion. Venezuela to-day requires afree navigation of the Orinoco, theregulation of the bar at its mouth,or of the bars at its several mouths,so that the present maximum depthof 15 feet may become 30 feet. TheOrinoco has certain rocky obstruc-tions in its course which could be re-moved by blasting, so as to give afull channel at least as far as CiudadBolivar, if not to San Fernando it-self, so as to open up the great west-ern llanos to the ocean. The Orinocois so obviously the great highway ofthe country and has so many finetributaries that what is at first re-quired is merely railways to theOrinoco and its tributaries to placethe whole country into shipping touchwith Europe. The country could doall this easily and the products of. A PALO BRIDGE OF THE TYPE USED TO CROSS SWOLLEN RIVERS, WITH ROPE HAND RAIL VENEZUELA 229
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