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, 1912 - Počet stran: 474 |
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... the difficulties in the way of consummating it . Even though no more than an eight - foot channel had been attempted , the excavation through the divide would have presented a stupendous task in those days . The Dream of the Strait 11.
... the difficulties in the way of consummating it . Even though no more than an eight - foot channel had been attempted , the excavation through the divide would have presented a stupendous task in those days . The Dream of the Strait 11.
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... have ever remained inimical . The location was very unhealthful and disease attacked the unfortu- nate colonists as soon as they landed . In eight months ' time their number had been reduced to a 16 Panama and the Canal To - day.
... have ever remained inimical . The location was very unhealthful and disease attacked the unfortu- nate colonists as soon as they landed . In eight months ' time their number had been reduced to a 16 Panama and the Canal To - day.
Strana 28
... eight times higher than the fanciful depression which had been re- ported and offered so serious an obstacle that he advocated a tunnel more than three miles long , rather than a cut through it . Nevertheless , Garella reported ...
... eight times higher than the fanciful depression which had been re- ported and offered so serious an obstacle that he advocated a tunnel more than three miles long , rather than a cut through it . Nevertheless , Garella reported ...
Strana 33
... eight routes in Nicaragua were pronounced impracticable , and the opinion was expressed that it is to the Isthmus of Darien that we are first to look for the solution of the great problem of an interoceanic canal . " It should be ...
... eight routes in Nicaragua were pronounced impracticable , and the opinion was expressed that it is to the Isthmus of Darien that we are first to look for the solution of the great problem of an interoceanic canal . " It should be ...
Strana 38
... eight feet deep and to cost $ 132,000,000 . In the meantime , adverse feeling against the French project had grown in official circles and amongst the business men of the United States . Prominent capitalists and engineers , including ...
... eight feet deep and to cost $ 132,000,000 . In the meantime , adverse feeling against the French project had grown in official circles and amongst the business men of the United States . Prominent capitalists and engineers , including ...
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Strana 439 - States in perpetuity the use, occupation, and control of any other lands and waters outside of the zone above described which may be necessary and convenient for the construction, maintenance, operation, sanitation, and protection of the said canal...
Strana 444 - 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.
Strana 445 - 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...
Strana 438 - The Republic of Panama further grants to the United States in perpetuity the use, occupation and control...
Strana 441 - ... 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...
Strana 442 - 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.
Strana 455 - 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.
Strana 444 - The Republic of Panama grants to the United States all rights which it now has or hereafter may acquire to the property of the New Panama Canal Company and the Panama Railroad Company...
Strana 448 - 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...
Strana 437 - 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...