The Panama Canal: Comprising Its History and Construction, and Its Relation to the Navy, International Law and CommerceJ. Wiley & sons, Incorporated, 1914 - Počet stran: 257 |
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Strana 30
... protection from northerly seas . Limon Bay , on the westerly and inland sides , is sur- rounded by much higher land , except that the lowlands of the small Mindi River valley extend inland from the above - named swamps almost through ...
... protection from northerly seas . Limon Bay , on the westerly and inland sides , is sur- rounded by much higher land , except that the lowlands of the small Mindi River valley extend inland from the above - named swamps almost through ...
Strana 82
... protect the entrances to the four lock chambers adjoining Gatun Lake at Gatun and Pedro Miguel , and four more to protect the exits from the same locks , as an accident at the exits would have the same consequences as at the entrances ...
... protect the entrances to the four lock chambers adjoining Gatun Lake at Gatun and Pedro Miguel , and four more to protect the exits from the same locks , as an accident at the exits would have the same consequences as at the entrances ...
Strana 94
... Protection was necessary in order : first , that ships might enter the canal in quiet water ; second , to provide a quiet anchorage ; third , to make traffic in small boats feasible and safe between the shore and ships at anchor ...
... Protection was necessary in order : first , that ships might enter the canal in quiet water ; second , to provide a quiet anchorage ; third , to make traffic in small boats feasible and safe between the shore and ships at anchor ...
Strana 97
... protection from seas or storms , for these are unknown on the Pacific side of the Isthmus , but to prevent the movement of silt into the canal , to shut off the swift tidal currents which would carry vessels at right angles to their ...
... protection from seas or storms , for these are unknown on the Pacific side of the Isthmus , but to prevent the movement of silt into the canal , to shut off the swift tidal currents which would carry vessels at right angles to their ...
Strana 103
... protected from the flow of the water and controlled by gates . There were provisions for placing stop planks for closing the openings at some future time . When these culverts were completed , the dry - weather flow of the river was ...
... protected from the flow of the water and controlled by gates . There were provisions for placing stop planks for closing the openings at some future time . When these culverts were completed , the dry - weather flow of the river was ...
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American amount Article Atlantic auxiliary belligerent Bohio breakwater Britain built Canal Zone carried cent Chagres River channel Clayton-Bulwer treaty coal coastwise commerce commission concrete construction convention cost cubic feet cubic yards Culebra Cut culvert Days saved distance dredges dump effect engineers estimated excavation falling under Rule feet per second fleet flow French gates Gatun Dam Gatun Lake Gatun Locks Government Hay-Pauncefote treaty Isthmus Isthmus of Panama knots lands Limon Bay lock canal material miles Miraflores Lake Monroe Doctrine nations naval Navy necessary neutralization Nicaragua route Obispo ocean operation Panama and Colon Panama Canal Company Panama Railroad Panama route pass ports possible present Treaty rates reason Republic of Panama rock San Francisco sanitation sea-level canal seaboards ships shovels side slides spillway steamer Straits of Magellan Suez Canal tion tolls tonnage tons Toro Point trade traffic United valley valves vessels falling voyages width
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Strana 180 - ... 3. Vessels of war of a belligerent shall not revictual nor take any stores in the canal except so far as may be strictly necessary; and the transit of such vessels through the canal shall be effected with the least possible delay...
Strana 185 - It is agreed that the canal may be constructed under the auspices of the Government of the United States, either directly at its own cost, or by gift or loan of money to individuals or Corporations, or through subscription to or purchase of stock or shares, and that, subject to the provisions of the present Treaty, the said Government shall have and enjoy all the rights incident to such construction, as well as the exclusive right of providing for the regulation and management of the canal.
Strana 186 - Treaty shall be ratified by the President of the United States, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate thereof , and by His Britannic Majesty; and the ratifications shall be exchanged at Washington or at London at the earliest possible time within six months from the date hereof.
Strana 165 - The Suez Maritime Canal shall always be free and open, in time of war as in time of peace, to every vessel of commerce or of war, without distinction of flag.
Strana 188 - The Republic of Panama further grants to the United States in perpetuity the use, occupation and control...
Strana 170 - II which the United States would possess and exercise if it were the sovereign of the territory within which said lands and waters are located to the entire exclusion of the exercise by the Republic of Panama of any such sovereign rights, power or authority.
Strana 163 - The Maritime Canal remaining open in time of war as a free passage, even to the ships of war of belligerents, according to the terms of Article I. of the present Treaty, the High Contracting Parties agree that no right of war, no act of hostility, nor any act having for its object to obstruct the free navigation of the Canal...
Strana 240 - ... 5. The provisions of this article shall apply to waters adjacent to the canal within 3 marine miles of either end. Vessels of war of a belligerent shall not remain in such waters longer than twenty-four hours at any one time except in case of distress, and in such case shall depart as soon as possible; but a vessel of war of one belligerent shall not depart within twenty-four hours from the departure of a vessel of war of the other belligerent.
Strana 178 - His Majesty the Emperor of Germany, King of Prussia; His Majesty the Emperor of Austria, King of Bohemia, &c., and Apostolic King of Hungary...
Strana 187 - Colombia, and the sovereignty of such territory being actually vested in the Republic of Panama, the high contracting parties have resolved for that purpose to conclude a convention and have accordingly appointed as their plenipotentiaries, — The President of the United States of America, John Hay, Secretary of State, and The Government of the Republic of Panama, Philippe...