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of Aspinwall , on Limon or Navy Bay , the Atlantic terminus of the road , latitude 9 ° 21 ' 23 " N. and longitude 79 ° 53 ' 52 " W. , the road skirted the western shore of the island of Manzanilla for about three quarters of a mile ...
of Aspinwall , on Limon or Navy Bay , the Atlantic terminus of the road , latitude 9 ° 21 ' 23 " N. and longitude 79 ° 53 ' 52 " W. , the road skirted the western shore of the island of Manzanilla for about three quarters of a mile ...
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Leaving out of consideration the dangers and delays of the Cape , we should not forget that by the canal now proposed the distance from New York to Hong Kong is shortened 5,870 miles ; from New York to Yokohama , 6,800 miles ; from New ...
Leaving out of consideration the dangers and delays of the Cape , we should not forget that by the canal now proposed the distance from New York to Hong Kong is shortened 5,870 miles ; from New York to Yokohama , 6,800 miles ; from New ...
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Of that total length of 120.53 miles of canal navi- gation . 22.19 miles will belong to an artificial channel dug below the bottom of Nicaragua Lake , and 27.96 miles to an artificial channel dug through sand and silt below the bed of ...
Of that total length of 120.53 miles of canal navi- gation . 22.19 miles will belong to an artificial channel dug below the bottom of Nicaragua Lake , and 27.96 miles to an artificial channel dug through sand and silt below the bed of ...
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RUDOLPH J TAUSSIG | 1 |
FESSENDEN N OTIS | 25 |
PAUL J SCHEIPS | 53 |
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