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... tion of the employes of the Company . A pier of four hundred and fifty feet in length was con- structed at the Panama terminus , which gave greatly in- creased facilities for embarking and landing passengers and freight , and a steam ...
... tion of the employes of the Company . A pier of four hundred and fifty feet in length was con- structed at the Panama terminus , which gave greatly in- creased facilities for embarking and landing passengers and freight , and a steam ...
Page 174
... tion adequate for the particular purpose ; because , so dis- tributed , actual junction could be effected speedily enough . Supporting distance " is the technical expression . So a fleet may be safely dispersed among navy - yards ...
... tion adequate for the particular purpose ; because , so dis- tributed , actual junction could be effected speedily enough . Supporting distance " is the technical expression . So a fleet may be safely dispersed among navy - yards ...
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... tion , interested in the possibility of construct- ing a canal across the Isthmus of Darien in order to connect the Atlantic and the Pacific Oceans . In the late 1800's , this need was dramatically underlined when during the Spanish ...
... tion , interested in the possibility of construct- ing a canal across the Isthmus of Darien in order to connect the Atlantic and the Pacific Oceans . In the late 1800's , this need was dramatically underlined when during the Spanish ...
Contents
RUDOLPH J TAUSSIG | 1 |
Selected Abstracts Reprinted from Report of the AtlanticPacific Interoceanic Canal | 15 |
FESSENDEN N OTIS | 25 |
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