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American Ancon Hill Argo Navis ARTICLE Atlantic Balboa building built Canal Company Canal Zone Cathedral Plaza Central Ave Central Avenue cents Chagres River Chief Engineer Chiriqui church city of Panama coast Colombia concrete construction Convention Cristobal cubic yards Culebra Culebra Cut Darien dredges employes entered erected excavation feet French Canal galleon Gatun Gatun Dam Gatun Lake Gorgona Government Governor hill history of Panama hospital Hotel houses hundred Indians islands Isthmian Canal Commission Isthmus laborers lake land lock canal locks ment miles Miraflores native negroes Nicaragua Nombre de Dios Old Panama organization Panama and Colon Panama Canal Panama City Panama Railroad Pedro Miguel pirates point in Ancon Porto Bello ports President Republic of Panama rock Round trip route sailed San Lorenzo sea-level ships side Spain Spaniards Spanish Station street thereof tion trade treaty United Veraguas vessels walls
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Page 251 - the British Dominions beyond the Seas, King, and Emperor of India, the Right Honorable Lord Pauncefote, GCB, GCMG, His Majesty's Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the United States; Who having communicated to each other their full powers which were found to be in due and proper form, have agreed upon the following Articles:—
Page 245 - establish such regulations concerning the traffic thereupon, as are contrary to the spirit and intention of this Convention,—either by making unfair discriminations in favor of the commerce of one of the contracting parties over the commerce of the other, or by imposing oppressive exactions or unreasonable tolls upon passengers, vessels, goods,
Page 297 - be necessary, and to prepare and issue therefor coupon or registered bonds of the United States in such form as he may prescribe, and in denominations of twenty dollars or some multiple of that sum, redeemable in gold coin at the pleasure of the United States after ten years from the date of their
Page 271 - and privileges granted in this convention by the Republic of Panama to the United States, the Government of the United States agrees to pay to the Republic of Panama the sum of ten million dollars ($10,000,000) in gold coin of the United States on the exchange of the ratification of this convention and also an annual payment during
Page 277 - ARTICLE XXIII. If it should become necessary at any time to employ armed forces for the safety or protection of the Canal, or of the ships that make use of the same, or the railways and auxiliary works, the United States shall have the right, at all times and in its
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
Page 297 - and payable thirty years from such date, and bearing interest payable quarterly in gold coin at the rate of two per centum per annum; and the bonds herein authorized shall be exempt from all taxes or duties of the United States, as well as from
Page 255 - 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. In faith whereof the respective Plenipotentiaries have signed this Treaty and thereunto
Page 300 - to discharge the various duties connected with the completion, care, maintenance, sanitation, operation, government, and protection of the Canal and Canal Zone. If any of the persons appointed or employed as aforesaid shall be persons in the military or naval service of the United States, the amount of the official salary paid to any such
Page 259 - said enterprise. The Republic of Panama further grants in like manner to the United States in perpetuity all islands within the limits of the zone above described and in addition thereto the group of small islands in the Bay of Panama, named Perico, Naos,