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Page 96
... Panama and the Pearl Islands ; and in 1855 to Gooding and Vanegas for one in the province of Choco , in the northern part of the South American portion of Colombia . In 1864 , Kelley made his surveys from the Gulf of San Blas to the ...
... Panama and the Pearl Islands ; and in 1855 to Gooding and Vanegas for one in the province of Choco , in the northern part of the South American portion of Colombia . In 1864 , Kelley made his surveys from the Gulf of San Blas to the ...
Page 97
... Panama scheme seemed to be a fore- gone conclusion , and a French speculation ; England was not officially ... Panama route seem to indicate a hasty examina- tion from Colon to Panama by five different parties , embracing the nature of ...
... Panama scheme seemed to be a fore- gone conclusion , and a French speculation ; England was not officially ... Panama route seem to indicate a hasty examina- tion from Colon to Panama by five different parties , embracing the nature of ...
Page 99
... Panama is the best route . If a canal with locks be proposed , both routes have their advantages and disadvantages . In a lock canal at Panama you have a distance of forty - eight miles , in Nicaragua of one hundred and twenty - four ...
... Panama is the best route . If a canal with locks be proposed , both routes have their advantages and disadvantages . In a lock canal at Panama you have a distance of forty - eight miles , in Nicaragua of one hundred and twenty - four ...
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