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Page 137
... fact , the amount of material that was contained in the cut as origi- nally planned , 53.800,000 cubic yards , was removed before the end of the cal- endar year 1910 , or in less than four As years of actual work and at a total cost of 67.
... fact , the amount of material that was contained in the cut as origi- nally planned , 53.800,000 cubic yards , was removed before the end of the cal- endar year 1910 , or in less than four As years of actual work and at a total cost of 67.
Page 149
... facts are that the banks failed to stand up , to the tune of 30 million cubic yards ; that there have been over 250 acres of slides ; that no more than 40 steam shovels ever could be worked in Culebra Cut ; that locks a fourth larger ...
... facts are that the banks failed to stand up , to the tune of 30 million cubic yards ; that there have been over 250 acres of slides ; that no more than 40 steam shovels ever could be worked in Culebra Cut ; that locks a fourth larger ...
Page 155
... fact will dispel that idea forever . One of the statements is that for about 32 miles this canal is 85 feet above the level of the Atlantic and Pacific . The second statement is that water will not flow uphill . HOW THE CANAL IS ...
... fact will dispel that idea forever . One of the statements is that for about 32 miles this canal is 85 feet above the level of the Atlantic and Pacific . The second statement is that water will not flow uphill . HOW THE CANAL IS ...
Page 167
... the end was still in the advance guard . The immense size of the locks can be realized from the fact that there are ten vessels in this lock and yet it is not full , ENTRANCE TO THE UPPER LOCKS AT GATUN , SHOWING THE. 167.
... the end was still in the advance guard . The immense size of the locks can be realized from the fact that there are ten vessels in this lock and yet it is not full , ENTRANCE TO THE UPPER LOCKS AT GATUN , SHOWING THE. 167.
Page 169
... fact that it has stood 169 for the length of time it has , seems to warrant the conclusion that Panama has been more free from serious earthquakes during the time in question than Tennes- see , Missouri , or Arkansas , when it is re ...
... fact that it has stood 169 for the length of time it has , seems to warrant the conclusion that Panama has been more free from serious earthquakes during the time in question than Tennes- see , Missouri , or Arkansas , when it is re ...
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