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... Isthmian region which now embraces rich agricultural lands and one of Costa Rica's most important ports , to mention only two features of the region . It is true that in the mid- nineteenth century , and later , the Panama , Nicaragua ...
... Isthmian region which now embraces rich agricultural lands and one of Costa Rica's most important ports , to mention only two features of the region . It is true that in the mid- nineteenth century , and later , the Panama , Nicaragua ...
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... ISTHMIAN CANAL INVESTIGATIONS ( Cont'd ). Date 1872-1876 1876-1879 TABLE 2-1 Title ( Principal Member ) Interoceanic ... Isthmian Canal Commission for Exploration 1899-1901 ( RAdm J.G. Walker ) 1904-1905 Isthmian Canal Commission ( RAdm ...
... ISTHMIAN CANAL INVESTIGATIONS ( Cont'd ). Date 1872-1876 1876-1879 TABLE 2-1 Title ( Principal Member ) Interoceanic ... Isthmian Canal Commission for Exploration 1899-1901 ( RAdm J.G. Walker ) 1904-1905 Isthmian Canal Commission ( RAdm ...
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... isthmian canal had been talked about for centuries and became an overriding issue when the California gold rush drew thousands west- ward . But it was not until the turn of the cen- tury that Panama became the preferred locale ; in fact ...
... isthmian canal had been talked about for centuries and became an overriding issue when the California gold rush drew thousands west- ward . But it was not until the turn of the cen- tury that Panama became the preferred locale ; in fact ...
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RUDOLPH J TAUSSIG | 1 |
FESSENDEN N OTIS | 25 |
PAUL J SCHEIPS | 53 |
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