Panama and the Canal To-day: An Historical Account of the Canal Project from the Earliest Times, with Special Reference to the Enterprises of the French Company and the United States, with a Detailed Description of the Waterway as it Will be Ultimately Constructed: Together with a Brief History of the Country and the First Comprehensive Account of Its Physical Features and Natural ResourcesL.C. Page, 1910 - 433 pagini |
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... the proposed expedition . With the wonderful energy that characterized him , Balboa set about carrying out his cher- ished project , which involved nothing less than a journey to Peru . Suitable trees for the con- The Dream of the Strait 7.
... the proposed expedition . With the wonderful energy that characterized him , Balboa set about carrying out his cher- ished project , which involved nothing less than a journey to Peru . Suitable trees for the con- The Dream of the Strait 7.
Pagina 8
... carried out the daring task of fashioning all his mate- rial at the starting point of his former expedi- tion and conveying it overland to the point of departure . This stupendous undertaking was accomplished with the aid of thousands ...
... carried out the daring task of fashioning all his mate- rial at the starting point of his former expedi- tion and conveying it overland to the point of departure . This stupendous undertaking was accomplished with the aid of thousands ...
Pagina 9
... carried on , and , although the principal object of them was never attained , they led to impor- tant discoveries and resulted in the establish- ment of overland routes from the Atlantic to the Pacific . The most important of these was ...
... carried on , and , although the principal object of them was never attained , they led to impor- tant discoveries and resulted in the establish- ment of overland routes from the Atlantic to the Pacific . The most important of these was ...
Pagina 10
... carried over the same road , and from Panama distributed to the settlements in the north and south . In time the trade of Panama extended to the main land of Asia and the Spice Islands of the Pacific . The search for a strait , which ...
... carried over the same road , and from Panama distributed to the settlements in the north and south . In time the trade of Panama extended to the main land of Asia and the Spice Islands of the Pacific . The search for a strait , which ...
Pagina 12
... carried out , and , indeed , it would have been no easy matter at that time to have made even the roughest kind of survey of the region in question . The mere passage across it , through the virgin forest , involved weeks of toil and ...
... carried out , and , indeed , it would have been no easy matter at that time to have made even the roughest kind of survey of the region in question . The mere passage across it , through the virgin forest , involved weeks of toil and ...
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Panama and the Canal To-day: An Historical Account of the Canal Project from ... C. H. Forbes-Lindsay Vizualizare completă - 1912 |
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American ARTICLE Atlantic boats Bogotá Bugaba buildings Canal Zone canoes Capt Captain Morgan carried cent Chagres River Chiriqui church city of Panama coast Colombian Colonel commanded concession construction cost cubic yards Culebra Culebra Cut David Divala employes engineers enterprise excavation feet fire fleet force French Gatun Gatun Lake gold Governor graves guns Hereupon hundred Indians island Isthmian Canal Commission Isthmus labor Lake land Lesseps lock canal locks ment miles natives Nicaragua Obaldia Ocean operation Pacific Panama and Colon Panama Canal Company Panama Railroad Panama Railroad Company pass Pedro Miguel pieces Pirates port Porto Bello present President prisoners Republic of Panama river road route sanitation sea level secure sent ships side Spaniards Spanish stone territory thereof things thousand tion tobal town treaty troops United UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA vessels walls waterway Wyse yellow fever
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Pagina 381 - The Republic of Panama grants to the United States in perpetuity the use, occupation and control of a zone of land and land under water for the construction, maintenance, operation, sanitation and protection...
Pagina 381 - II of this treaty now included in the concessions to both said enterprises and not required in the construction or operation of the Canal shall revert to the Republic of Panama except any property now owned by or in the possession of said companies within Panama or Colon or the ports or terminals thereof.
Pagina 381 - The United States agrees that the ports at either entrance of the Canal and the waters thereof, and the Republic of Panama agrees that the towns of Panama and Colon shall be free for all time...
Pagina 381 - ... treaty or by reason of the operations of the United States, its agents or employees, or by reason of the construction, maintenance, operation, sanitation and protection of the said Canal or of the works of sanitation and protection...
Pagina 381 - Panama railroad or on any auxiliary works relating thereto and authorized by the terms of this treaty shall be prevented, delayed or impeded by or pending such proceedings to ascertain such damages. The appraisal of said private lands and private property and the assessment of damages to them shall be based upon their value before the date of this convention.
Pagina 387 - No change either in the Government or in the laws and treaties of the Republic of Panama shall, without the consent of the United States, affect any right of the United States under the present convention, or under any treaty stipulation between the two countries that now exists or may hereafter exist touching the subject matter of this convention.
Pagina 387 - The aforesaid rights and property shall be and are free and released from any present or reversionary interest in or claims of Panama and the title of the United States thereto upon consummation of the contemplated purchase by the United States from the New Panama Canal Company...
Pagina 381 - Colon and the territories and harbors adjacent thereto in case the Republic of Panama should not be, in the judgment of the United States, able to maintain such order.
Pagina 381 - The United States may import at any time into the said zone and auxiliary lands, free of custom duties, imposts, taxes, or other charges, and without any restrictions, any and all vessels, dredges, engines, cars, machinery, tools, explosives, materials, supplies, and other articles necessary and convenient in the construction, maintenance, operation, sanitation and protection of the Canal and auxiliary works, and all provisions, medicines, clothing, supplies and other things necessary and convenient...
Pagina 387 - 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 discretion, to use its police and its land and naval forces or to establish fortifications for these purposes.