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==Report to S.A. Mohamed Said Pascia == | ==Report to S.A. Mohamed Said Pascia == | ||
=== Vice-King of Egypt === | === Vice-King of Egypt === | ||
His Highness has invited us to come to Egypt to study the | His Highness has invited us to come to Egypt to study the matter of the Construction of the Suez Isthmus; and in supplying us the means to be able to evaluate the area, of the merit of different proposed plans for this undertaking, His Highness instructed us to submit the easiest, the safest, and the most advantageous one for trading in Europe. | ||
Our expedition–promoted by opportune timing, facilitated and shortened by the abundance of material resources at our disposal–is now finished | Our expedition–promoted by opportune timing, facilitated and shortened by the abundance of material resources at our disposal–is now finished. It allowed us to recognize infinite obstacles, or to be more precise, the impossibility of directing the Canal through Alexandria, and to encountering the unexpected and favorable conditions of establishing a Port in the gulf of Pelusio. | ||
A Canal that goes from Suez to the gulf of Pelusio is, therefore, the only solution to the problem of joining between the Red Sea and the Mediterranean. Executing this is easy, its success is certain, and it will have immense results for worldwide trade. | |||
Our conviction on this matter is unanimous, and we will | Our conviction on this matter is unanimous, and we will illustrate the reasons in a detailed report supported by the Hydrographic plans of the Suez Baje and by Pelusio, and also by profiles, given the evaluation of the surfaces and the drilling, indicating the nature of the land of the canal. | ||
The writing of this deposition, of the plans, profiles, etc. that have to be provided, is no small task, and we will tirelessly occupy ourselves with it in Europe to be able to present it in a few months to His Highness. In the meantime, we move hurry to make our conclusions known to him. | The writing of this deposition, of the plans, profiles, etc. that have to be provided, is no small task, and we will tirelessly occupy ourselves with it in Europe to be able to present it in a few months to His Highness. In the meantime, we move hurry to make our conclusions known to him. | ||
1. The sketched out plan that should pass through Alexandra is inadmissible below/under every technical and economical relation. | 1. The sketched out plan that should pass through Alexandra is inadmissible below/under every technical and economical relation. |