The Congo-Railway from Matadi to the Stanley-Pool: Results of Survey. First Draft, Conclusions, with 24 Schedules, Maps.--Plans.--Estimates.--Several Notes
The Congo-Railway from Matadi to the Stanley-Pool: Results of Survey. First Draft, Conclusions, with 24 Schedules, Maps.--Plans.--Estimates.--Several Notes
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1889 edition. Excerpt: ...25,000,000 2,500,000.00 General contingencies (1) 434,650.00 Total of capital required... 25,000,00000 In addition to this each particular item of the estimate comprises special contingencies. So the total of contingencies amounts to 10 p. c. SCHEDULE N 9. Navigability of the Lower Congo. The problem ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1889 edition. Excerpt: ...25,000,000 2,500,000.00 General contingencies (1) 434,650.00 Total of capital required... 25,000,00000 In addition to this each particular item of the estimate comprises special contingencies. So the total of contingencies amounts to 10 p. c. SCHEDULE N 9. Navigability of the Lower Congo. The problem of the navigability of the Congo from Banana to Boma, has been resolved some years ago. The following is the list of the several steamers of the lines of: Walford of Antwerp, Woerman of Hamburgh and of the Liverpool Companies: these steamers have a capacity of more than 1,000 tons and ascended the river up to Boma during the last six months. a) Walford's Line: Brabo 1,650 tons. Vlaanderen 1,675--Ljs 1,650--b) British and African Steam navigation Company and African Steamship Company: Kinsembo 1,872 tons. Africa 1,158--Nubia 1,235--. Ambria...... 1,372--Bengi'ela 1,186--Luanda 1,898--Landana 1,984--Gaboon 1,177--Cameroon 1,185--c) 11 Woerman's Line: Gertrude Woermann.. 1,872 tons. Up to now the transatlantics do not go on beyond Boma, where the principal commercial establishments are situated. The branch-offices, situated on the banks of the river, up to Matadi are touched at by the small steamers of the State and by those of the factories of Banana and Boma, such as: Letter on, 120 tons, belonging to the State; YItitmba, 155 tons, to Hatton and Cockson; the Carl Niemann, 250 tons, and the Prins Hendrick, 72 tons, to the Dutch Company; the Luso, 88 tons, to the Zaire Company, etc. On that portion of the river the speed of the current increases, but everywhere depth also is considerable. Captain Boye, chief of the pilotage of the State, has proceeded to sound the whole of that...
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