Panama and the Canal To-day: An Historical Account of the Canal Project from the Earliest Times with Special Reference to the Enterprises of the French Company and the United States, with a Detailed Description of the Waterway as it Will be Ultimately Constructed: Together with a Brief History of the Country and the First Comprehensive Account of Its Physical Features and Natural Resources |
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... LOCKS , Looking North from Berm CRANE , SHOWING FOREBAY AND CONSTRUCTION OF LIFT SILLS , JULY 25 , 1911 • . GATUN LOWER LOCKS , SHOWING PROGRESS OF CON- STRUCTION , AUGUST 5 , 1911 A GROUP OF NATIVES • NEGRO QUARTERS , COLON 40 159 སྐྱ ...
... LOCKS , Looking North from Berm CRANE , SHOWING FOREBAY AND CONSTRUCTION OF LIFT SILLS , JULY 25 , 1911 • . GATUN LOWER LOCKS , SHOWING PROGRESS OF CON- STRUCTION , AUGUST 5 , 1911 A GROUP OF NATIVES • NEGRO QUARTERS , COLON 40 159 སྐྱ ...
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... LOCKS , LOOKING NORTH , JULY 15 , 1911 . THE BALBOA MARINE SHOPS . CHIRIQUI CATTLE AND MULES IN A CORRAL TWO - YEAR - OLD RUBBER TREES , MARIATO . 399 402 414 423 432 • PART I THE CANAL 81 ° IM 81 ° - List of Illustrations xiii.
... LOCKS , LOOKING NORTH , JULY 15 , 1911 . THE BALBOA MARINE SHOPS . CHIRIQUI CATTLE AND MULES IN A CORRAL TWO - YEAR - OLD RUBBER TREES , MARIATO . 399 402 414 423 432 • PART I THE CANAL 81 ° IM 81 ° - List of Illustrations xiii.
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... locks , should not be considered as within the bounds of practi- cability . Later experience has shown that he was right in his estimate of the possibilities at that time . The publications of Humboldt relating to the Isthmian canal ...
... locks , should not be considered as within the bounds of practi- cability . Later experience has shown that he was right in his estimate of the possibilities at that time . The publications of Humboldt relating to the Isthmian canal ...
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... locks and its estimated cost was $ 25,000,000 . The Garella report showed the undertaking in so much more formidable a light than had that of the projectors that the French Govern- ment hesitated to embark upon it . Disappointed in this ...
... locks and its estimated cost was $ 25,000,000 . The Garella report showed the undertaking in so much more formidable a light than had that of the projectors that the French Govern- ment hesitated to embark upon it . Disappointed in this ...
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... campaign against the adoption of the policy advocated by Presi- dent Hayes and an organized opposition to the Nicaraguan project . MIRAFLORES UPPER LOCKS , LOOKING NORTH FROM BERM CRANE , 40 Panama and the Canal To - day.
... campaign against the adoption of the policy advocated by Presi- dent Hayes and an organized opposition to the Nicaraguan project . MIRAFLORES UPPER LOCKS , LOOKING NORTH FROM BERM CRANE , 40 Panama and the Canal To - day.
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