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He was the only one who did find a way from the Atlantic to the Pacific without sailing around Cape Horn . This however was not particularly satisfactory , as it was too far south and the navigation stormy and difficult .
He was the only one who did find a way from the Atlantic to the Pacific without sailing around Cape Horn . This however was not particularly satisfactory , as it was too far south and the navigation stormy and difficult .
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He said that “ The canal , to be on a scale of grandeur commensurate with its important uses , should be cut sufficiently deep to allow the tide of the Pacific to flow right through it across to the Atlantic ; so that ships bound from ...
He said that “ The canal , to be on a scale of grandeur commensurate with its important uses , should be cut sufficiently deep to allow the tide of the Pacific to flow right through it across to the Atlantic ; so that ships bound from ...
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The summit grade was 25804 feet above the assumed grade at the Atlantic , and 242 , above the assumed grade at the Pacific terminus , being 263180 feet above the mean tide of the Atlantic Ocean , and the summit - ridge two hundred and ...
The summit grade was 25804 feet above the assumed grade at the Atlantic , and 242 , above the assumed grade at the Pacific terminus , being 263180 feet above the mean tide of the Atlantic Ocean , and the summit - ridge two hundred and ...
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RUDOLPH J TAUSSIG | 1 |
FESSENDEN N OTIS | 25 |
PAUL J SCHEIPS | 53 |
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