Investigation of Panama Canal Matters: Hearings Before the Committee on Interoceanic Canals of the United States Senate in the Matter of the Senate Resolution Adopted January 9, 1906, Providing for an Investigation of Matters Relating to the Panama Canal, Etc. [Jan. 11, 1906-Feb. 12, 1907], Volumul 1U.S. Government Printing Office, 1906 |
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Pagina 43
... feet thick in some places , of red clay , and in some places in the stratification of the rock we will find little seams of clay . But it must be drilled , all of it , excepting pos- sibly a pocket here and there . As I say , over ...
... feet thick in some places , of red clay , and in some places in the stratification of the rock we will find little seams of clay . But it must be drilled , all of it , excepting pos- sibly a pocket here and there . As I say , over ...
Pagina 43
... feet above the base of your shovel . Ordinarily about 30 or 35 feet is about right . Senator MORGAN . Is the work that is being done there now encum- bered or impeded by slides ? Mr. STEVENS . No , sir ; not to any great extent ...
... feet above the base of your shovel . Ordinarily about 30 or 35 feet is about right . Senator MORGAN . Is the work that is being done there now encum- bered or impeded by slides ? Mr. STEVENS . No , sir ; not to any great extent ...
Pagina 43
... feet , or something less than three- quarters of a mile ) from Obispo yes , he carried them , I think , from . Bohio , certainly , through to Miraflores - he drilled down to 40 feet or more below sea level and took out cores . We have ...
... feet , or something less than three- quarters of a mile ) from Obispo yes , he carried them , I think , from . Bohio , certainly , through to Miraflores - he drilled down to 40 feet or more below sea level and took out cores . We have ...
Pagina 43
... feet to the mile . The ties generally , especially those that were placed there years ago that is , those that have ... feet long , 48 feet wide , with two tracks on it , built by the French and acquired with the railway . That was about ...
... feet to the mile . The ties generally , especially those that were placed there years ago that is , those that have ... feet long , 48 feet wide , with two tracks on it , built by the French and acquired with the railway . That was about ...
Pagina 60
... feet . Senator HOPKINS . The consensus of opinion in this country , how- ever , is that here 4 feet 8 is the proper gauge ? Mr. STEVENS . It is the proper gauge , because it is utterly impossible to get so many owners to put in the ...
... feet . Senator HOPKINS . The consensus of opinion in this country , how- ever , is that here 4 feet 8 is the proper gauge ? Mr. STEVENS . It is the proper gauge , because it is utterly impossible to get so many owners to put in the ...
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