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... Routes . Atlantic Entrance and Gatun .. Pacific Entrance to Culebra Cut .. Cross Section of Locks .. Position of Lock Gates Gatun Locks ... Illustrations Page . 2 6 7 11 12 13 14 15 18 20 26 30 34 35 36 , 37 38 39 45 56 59 75 77 79 80 ...
... Routes . Atlantic Entrance and Gatun .. Pacific Entrance to Culebra Cut .. Cross Section of Locks .. Position of Lock Gates Gatun Locks ... Illustrations Page . 2 6 7 11 12 13 14 15 18 20 26 30 34 35 36 , 37 38 39 45 56 59 75 77 79 80 ...
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... route to Panama . There was another way , all overland , from Porto Bello and Nom- bre de Dios to Panama , and the map of the Republic of Panama in this book shows the general route of the old trails . Elsewhere you will find further ...
... route to Panama . There was another way , all overland , from Porto Bello and Nom- bre de Dios to Panama , and the map of the Republic of Panama in this book shows the general route of the old trails . Elsewhere you will find further ...
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... routes . Evidences of the old fort are found to - day , and the site is shown on the original land - map made for the Panama Railroad in 1855. At that time the village had about one hundred buildings of all kinds . Writing of it in 1861 ...
... routes . Evidences of the old fort are found to - day , and the site is shown on the original land - map made for the Panama Railroad in 1855. At that time the village had about one hundred buildings of all kinds . Writing of it in 1861 ...
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... routes for commerce across the Isthmus . Among these are Ahorca Lagarto , Barbacoas , Caimito , Matachin , Bailamonos , Santa Cruz de Juan Gallego , and Cruces ( Venta Cruz ) . The River Route . As early as 1530 Spanish ships sailed ...
... routes for commerce across the Isthmus . Among these are Ahorca Lagarto , Barbacoas , Caimito , Matachin , Bailamonos , Santa Cruz de Juan Gallego , and Cruces ( Venta Cruz ) . The River Route . As early as 1530 Spanish ships sailed ...
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Page 283 - President of the United States of America, have caused the said Convention to be made public, to the end that the same and every article and clause thereof may be observed and fulfilled with good faith by the United States and the citizens thereof.
Page 247 - V. The contracting parties further engage, that when the said canal shall have been completed, they will protect it from interruption, seizure, or unjust confiscation, and that they will guarantee the neutrality thereof, so that the said canal may forever be open and free, and the capital invested therein secure.
Page 100 - It is agreed that the canal may be constructed under the auspices of the Government of the United States, either directly at its own cost, or by gift or loan of money to individuals or corporations, or through subscription to or purchase of stock or shares, and that, subject to the provisions of the present Treaty, the said Government shall have and enjoy the rights incident to such construction, as well as the exclusive right of providing for the regulation and management of the canal.
Page 265 - The Republic of Panama further grants to the United States in perpetuity the use, occupation and control of any other lands and waters outside of the zone above described which may be necessary and convenient for the said Canal or of any auxiliary canals or other works necessary and convenient for the construction, maintenance, operation, sanitation and protection of the said enterprise.
Page 245 - Britain take advantage of any intimacy, or use any alliance, connection, or influence that either may possess with any State or Government through whose territory the said canal may pass, for the purpose of acquiring or holding, directly or indirectly, for the citizens or subjects of the one, any rights or advantages in regard to commerce or navigation through the said canal which shall not be offered on the same terms to the citizens or subjects of the other.
Page 283 - And whereas the said Convention has been duly ratified on both parts, and the ratifications of the two governments were exchanged in the City of Washington, on the...
Page 271 - The Government of the Republic of Panama shall have the right to transport over the Canal its vessels and its troops and munitions of war in such vessels at all times without paying charges of any kind.
Page 100 - The canal shall never be blockaded, nor shall any right of war be exercised nor any act of hostility be committed within it. The United States, however, shall be at liberty to maintain such military police along the canal as may be necessary to protect it against lawlessness and disorder.
Page 257 - Treaty shall be ratified by the President of the United States, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate thereof , and by His Britannic Majesty; and the ratifications shall be exchanged at Washington or at London at the earliest possible time within six months from the date hereof.
Page 313 - To establish maximum proportional rates by rail to and from the ports to which the traffic is brought, or from which it is taken by the water carrier...