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COLON--The Washington House and beach promenade. Colon Hospital. Colon wireless station.

CRISTOBAL--- Roosevelt Avenue and Cristobal Point. Statue of Columbus and Indian girl. This bronze statue was presented to Gen. Mosquera of Colombia, by the Empress Eugenie in commemoration of the discovery of the Isthmus by Columbus. During French canal times, the statue was turned oyer to Count de Lesseps who had it removed from Colon and placed at Cristobal Point. Other points of interest in Cristobal are the new dry dock, offices of the Division of Material and Supplies, occupying one of the old De Lesseps' mansions, the French entrance to the canal, now abandoned in favor of the direct waterway from Gatun, Cristobal club house, hotel, commissary, ete

MOUNT HOPE --Site of the largest storehouse on the Isthmus in charge of the Division of Material and Supplies, partly destroyed by fire in 1907, but rebuilt and now practically fireproof. Pumping Station. Site of tanks of Union Oil Company. Immense railroad yards. Near here is the famous Monkey Hill cemetery.

MINDI---Home of Gov. Porfirio Melendez of Colon.

GATUN---Site of the great dam, triple flight of locks and spillway. AHORCA LAGARTO---(hanging alligator).

BOHIO---Site of the proposed dam of the French company.

FRIJOLES (Beans)---Water from creek at this place formerly used during dry season to supply Colon.

TABERNILLA---Site of one of the great canal dumps.
BARBACOAS---The railroad crosses the Chagres at this point.
BAILAMONOS---(Dancing monkeys.)

MAMEI---From the Isthmian fruit of this name.

GORGONA--One of the prettiest settlements on the line. Near here

is the great machine shops where repairs to canal equipment are made. The main trail across the Isthmus before the days of the railroad passed through here.

MATACHIN---Origin of name in dispute. Popularly believed to mean

"Kill Chinamen," from unusual mortality among the Celestials at this point employed in the construction of the Panama Railroad.

BAS OBISPO---Pretty settlement on the Bas Obispo river. Site of the second largest cutting in the canal. Near here is Camp

Elliott, where U. S. Marines are stationed. The first Ameri-
can flag on the Zone floated at this point.

LAS CASCADAS--Site of great yards, coal chute, etc.
EMPIRE---The largest settlement on the Zone. Site of Empire

shops, the disbursing and auditing offices of the commission.
Has fine club house, good hotels etc.

CULEBRA---The engineering headquarters of the commission. Site of the great Culebra cut. Administration Building is on the hill, and can be reached from the railroad station by a short walk, either by road or cinder path. Cut half mile from railroad station over the hill.

RIO GRANDE---Site of the reservoir that supplies Panama with water. Seen to right of railroad track coming toward Panama. Site of air compressor plant.

CUCARACHA (Cockroach)---Site of great labor camp.

PARAISO (Paradise)---Site of machine shops and other canal works.

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PEDRO MIGUEL---Site of large railroad yards. At this point the southern cutting of the Culebra Division terminates. one lock. MIRAFLORES---(Look at the flowers) Site of the Pacific dam, and two locks.

COROZAL---Practically an American suburb of Panama. Headquarters of Pacific Division, Lock and Dam construction. ANCON--Zone government capital. Site of Zone administration building, the magnificent Ancon Hospital, insane asylum, officers' and employes' quarters, Hotel Tivoli, the largest hostelry on the Isthmus, etc. Within easy riding, or walking distance from railroad station in Panama.

PANAMA---Capital of the Republic. Points of interest: Ruins of Santo Domingo church and Jesuits' college on Avenue A. Note flat arch in church of Santo Domingo, a miracle of early day architecture; the seawall; the Cuartel; the new Government palace and theatre; the parks of Santa Ana, San Francisco, and Cathedral Plaza; the public market on North Avenue, the boat landing on North Avenue; the cemeteries on the La Boca road, etc.

LA BOCA---Site of Pacific entrance to canal, P. R. R. docks, etc.

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MANICURING PARLORS.

Ancon Boulevard, near Fourth of July Street, Panama, Republic of Panama.

This Establishment is Open Every Day from 8 a. m. to 10 p. m. Steam and Vapor Baths.--Scalp Treatment and Shampoos.--Hand and Facial Electric Massage.--Attendants for Manicuring, and Body Massage.

PHYSICIAN IN ATTENDANCE.

Only Place in the City Devoted to Massage Treatment and Manicuring.

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The following side trips are full of interest, Side Trips. and will enable visitors to get a good idea. of the country:

Trip down the Chagres River to Fort San Lorenzo by launch. Trip by boat from Colon to the historic ruins of Porto Bello. Trip by easy stages through the Culebra cut. Trip to Old Panama, five miles from the present city. This can be made either by boat, or by coach. The latter takes one through the Sabanas, a very pretty stretch of country dotted with summer homes. Before visiting Old Panama, travelers should read its description in another part of this work. Ride through Ancon Hospital grounds around Ancon Hill to La Boca, and back via the old road from La Boca.

Trip to the island of Taboga. Arrangements for transportation can be made with Pinel Bros.

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Trip by boat to the Pacific entrance of the canal near La Boca. Trip to west coast points of the Republic by boats of the National

Navigation Company, Pinel Bros., agents. To travelers able to spend a few weeks on the Isthmus this trip is especially recommended. It will afford a splendid opportunity of seeing one of the richest sections of the country, and of having some good sport with the rod and gun. The National Navigation Company is a purely local enterprise and in addition to its other business, purposes to cater to the excursion trade. It will have a couple of new twin-screw steamers in service in the early part of 1908, especially fitted up for excursion traffic. The company has recently issued an interesting pamphlet

containing a description of points touched by their line of steamers, from which we make the following extract:

Chorrera has a good entrance, splendid rivers CHORRERA. and extensive plains. There is a hotel at this

town with modest accommodations for guests. The steamers of the National Navigation Co. will touch at this port twice a week. There is a beautiful waterfall near the town.

This place has good pastures and deep narrow CHAME. rivulets. The village of the same name is a desirable place for convalescents, and the climate is very agreeable, being much cooler than that of Panama city. Near the town are hot springs, the waters of which are very beneficial to sufferers from rheumatism.

SAN CARLOS.

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The port of San Carlos is a seacoast town of some commercial importance. There is a good cattle market here, and a trading station for the Indians. This region is one of the mest famous in the DARIEN REGION. Republic, and abounds in mines and timber. There are vast quantities of high grade woods in hogany, cedar, cocobolo, and a variety of other hard woods. This section of the country would afford a splendid place for the investment of capital. It is exceptionally rich in tropical products, especially, in rubber, ipecac, and ivory nuts, in addition to the above-mentioned articles. The Darien Gold Mining Company of London, has for the past twenty years been working the well known mine of Caná. This mine has been very productive ever since it has been worked, and a considerable quantity of gold has been taken out each year. This company like many other corporations, operating in the tropics, has encountered its share of difficulties, but its present outlook is more brilliant and prosperous than ever.

CHEPO.

This town is situated on the Mamoni River, one of the prettiest outlets to be seen anywhere. It is within three miles of the Bayano River which is a beautiful large stream flowing for many а mile

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through a rich country of forests. The temperature in this section is most agreeable, the days being warm and the nights so cool that it is necessary to use blankets for a covering. The soil is rich and fertile and well adapted for the cultivation of sugar cane. A concession has recently been granted by the Panama Government to certain capitalists of the Republic for the planting of a vast section of this land for the purpose of raising sugar cane, and within a few years this will be a very important industry in that section. The Bayano River Lumber Company, an organization of American capitalists, has cleared a vast tract of timber land bordering on the Bayano River, the land commencing at about fifteen miles from the mouth of the river and extending about ten miles further up. This company now has a saw-mill on the ground, and has purchased railroad track, locomotives and cars, and, will within a short time take out the timber from the forest. The industry will give employment to a large number of men, and the timber will be brought to Panama and sold in this market, the finer grades going to Europe and the States. This demonstrates what the National Navigation Co. has contended all along, namely, that foreign capitalists have up to the present time been unaware of the important resources of the Republic of Panama.

COCLÉ

The province of Coclé is about one hundred PROVINCE. miles to the north of Panama. Here the boats of the National Navigation Co. have been making regular weekly stops at the two most important ports, Pescaderias and Aguadulce. In order to reach the valleys of Anton and the civilized capital of the province, the city of Penonomé, travelers to a great extent prefer the port of Pescaderias to that of Aguadulce. The port however, is rather shallow, and owing to strong winds at certain times of the year, it makes it a rather difficult matter for passengers to land. However, the National Navigation Co. has, to a certain extent, overcome this difficulty and passengers are now able to disembark with perfect safety. Anton is

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