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... matters . That is now amplified and additions are made to it , so that the man contemplating investment or settlement on the Isthmus will find in the following pages answers to , at least , the ques- tions which he would ask in ...
... matters . That is now amplified and additions are made to it , so that the man contemplating investment or settlement on the Isthmus will find in the following pages answers to , at least , the ques- tions which he would ask in ...
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... matter at that time to have made even the roughest kind of survey of the region in question . The mere passage across it , through the virgin forest , involved weeks of toil and danger . In the following decade the ship canal scheme was ...
... matter at that time to have made even the roughest kind of survey of the region in question . The mere passage across it , through the virgin forest , involved weeks of toil and danger . In the following decade the ship canal scheme was ...
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... matter . Indeed , they rather befogged the consideration of the subject by disseminating the wildest theories and the grossest falsehoods regarding the conditions . As late as 1788 , Manuel Milla , a Spanish engi- neer , surveyed the ...
... matter . Indeed , they rather befogged the consideration of the subject by disseminating the wildest theories and the grossest falsehoods regarding the conditions . As late as 1788 , Manuel Milla , a Spanish engi- neer , surveyed the ...
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... matter . In 1814 , the Cortes passed a law providing for a waterway capable of accommodating the largest vessels , and authorizing the formation of a company for the purpose of carrying out the work . The undertaking hung fire for some ...
... matter . In 1814 , the Cortes passed a law providing for a waterway capable of accommodating the largest vessels , and authorizing the formation of a company for the purpose of carrying out the work . The undertaking hung fire for some ...
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... im- portance of the matter and undertook to have an investigation made for the purpose of de- termining whether the proposed route was en- titled to preference over all others of those available . Practical Projects 23.
... im- portance of the matter and undertook to have an investigation made for the purpose of de- termining whether the proposed route was en- titled to preference over all others of those available . Practical Projects 23.
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American ARTICLE Balboa boats Bogotá Bugaba buildings Canal Zone canoes Capt Captain Morgan carried castle cattle cent Chagre Chagres River Chief Chiriqui church city of Panama coast Colombian Colonel commanded concession construction cost cubic yards Culebra Culebra Cut Darien David Divala employes engineers enterprise excavation extended feet fire force French Gatun Gatun Dam Gatun Lake gold Government Governor guns hands Hereupon hundred Indians island Isthmian Canal Commission Isthmus Isthmus of Panama labor Lake land less Lesseps lock canal locks matter ment miles natives Nicaragua Obaldia Ocean operation Pacific Panama and Colon Panama Canal Company Panama Railroad pass Pedro Miguel Pirates port Porto Bello present President prisoners Republic of Panama river road route sanitation sea level secure sent ships side Spaniards thereof things thousand tion To-day traffic treaty United vessels walls waterway yellow fever
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Page 444 - Articles are understood to be free of all anterior debts, liens, trusts, or liabilities, or concessions or privileges to other Governments, corporations, syndicates or individuals, and consequently, if there should arise any claims on account of the present concessions and privileges or otherwise, the claimants shall resort to the Government of the Republic of Panama and not to the United States for any indemnity or compromise which may be required.
Page 435 - II of this treaty now included in the concessions to both said enterprises and not required in the construction or operation of the Canal shall revert to the Republic of Panama except any property now owned by or in the possession of said companies within Panama or Colon or the ports or terminals thereof.
Page 436 - The United States agrees that the ports at either entrance of the Canal and the waters thereof, and the Republic of Panama agrees that the towns of Panama and Colon shall be free for all time...
Page 432 - ... treaty or by reason of the operations of the United States, its agents or employees, or by reason of the construction, maintenance, operation, sanitation and protection of the said Canal or of the works of sanitation and protection...
Page 433 - Panama railroad or on any auxiliary works relating thereto and authorized by the terms of this treaty shall be prevented, delayed or impeded by or pending such proceedings to ascertain such damages. The appraisal of said private lands and private property and the assessment of damages to them shall be based upon their value before the date of this convention.
Page 446 - No change either in the Government or in the laws and treaties of the Republic of Panama shall, without the consent of the United States, affect any right of the United States under the present convention, or under any treaty stipulation between the two countries that now exists or may hereafter exist touching the subject matter of this convention.
Page 439 - The United States may import at any time into the said zone and auxiliary lands, free of custom duties, imposts, taxes, or other charges, and without any restrictions, any and all vessels, dredges, engines, cars, machinery, tools, explosives, materials, supplies, and other articles necessary and convenient in the construction, maintenance, operation, sanitation and protection of the Canal and auxiliary works...
Page 431 - States in perpetuity the use, occupation and control of any other lands and waters outside of the zone above described which may be necessary and convenient for the construction, maintenance, operation, sanitation and protection...
Page 430 - Panama, the high contracting parties have resolved for that purpose to conclude a convention and have accordingly appointed as their plenipotentiaries, — The President of the United States of America, John Hay, Secretary of State, and The...
Page 447 - VII. That to enable the United States to maintain the independence of Cuba, and to protect the people thereof, as well as for its own defense, the government of Cuba will sell or lease to the United States lands necessary for coaling or naval stations at certain specified points to be agreed upon with the President of the United States. VIII. That by way of further assurance the government of Cuba will embody the foregoing provisions in a permanent treaty with the United States.