Addresses Delivered at the Triennial Celebration ..., Volumes 18-231879 |
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Page 89
... Canal Inter- oceanique , Paris , 1879. " The recent notoriety given to an interoceanic canal by the visit of M. de Lesseps to this country in the interest of a sea - level canal across the Isthmus at Panama , and the message of the ...
... Canal Inter- oceanique , Paris , 1879. " The recent notoriety given to an interoceanic canal by the visit of M. de Lesseps to this country in the interest of a sea - level canal across the Isthmus at Panama , and the message of the ...
Page 95
... canal across the Isthmus . This committee reported February 7 , 1876 , " That the route known as the Nicaragua route possesses , both for the construction and maintenance of a canal , greater advantages and offers fewer difficul- ties ...
... canal across the Isthmus . This committee reported February 7 , 1876 , " That the route known as the Nicaragua route possesses , both for the construction and maintenance of a canal , greater advantages and offers fewer difficul- ties ...
Page 99
... canal is possible , there can be little question that the 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 ...
... canal is possible , there can be little question that the 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 ...
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