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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... marked increase in the interest displayed in Panama as a field for investment and enterprise . The hundreds of enquiries received by the author V APR 2 11950 610197 during the period in question are evidence of extensive desire.
... marked increase in the interest displayed in Panama as a field for investment and enterprise . The hundreds of enquiries received by the author V APR 2 11950 610197 during the period in question are evidence of extensive desire.
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... hundred , from Leith to the New World . The site chosen for the settlement was near the old city of Aclas , where Balboa was executed , and the point from which he be- gan his journey across the Isthmus . The ap- proximity of the oceans ...
... hundred , from Leith to the New World . The site chosen for the settlement was near the old city of Aclas , where Balboa was executed , and the point from which he be- gan his journey across the Isthmus . The ap- proximity of the oceans ...
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... hundred , and this remnant of the expedi- tion , which started out with such great promise , abandoned the colony and returned to Scotland . On the way they passed , without being aware of it , two ships bringing a reinforcement of emi ...
... hundred , and this remnant of the expedi- tion , which started out with such great promise , abandoned the colony and returned to Scotland . On the way they passed , without being aware of it , two ships bringing a reinforcement of emi ...
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... hundred in number , all but ten were buried in Nicaragua , or soon after the ar- rival of the expedition in Jamaica . Nelson himself suffered a long illness , that enfeebled him for years and permanently impaired his health . Up to the ...
... hundred in number , all but ten were buried in Nicaragua , or soon after the ar- rival of the expedition in Jamaica . Nelson himself suffered a long illness , that enfeebled him for years and permanently impaired his health . Up to the ...
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... hundred years of Spanish occupation , so little was known about the physical features of the country . He declared that the elevation of no single mountain , plain , or city from Mexico to Granada was precisely known . CHAPTER II ...
... hundred years of Spanish occupation , so little was known about the physical features of the country . He declared that the elevation of no single mountain , plain , or city from Mexico to Granada was precisely known . CHAPTER II ...
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American boats Bogotá Bugaba buildings Canal Zone canoes Capt Captain Morgan carried castle of Chagre cent Chagres River chief Chiriqui church city of Panama coast Colombian Colon Colonel commanded construction cost cubic yards Culebra Culebra Cut David employes engineers enterprise excavation extended feet fire force French Gatun Gatun Dam Gatun Lake gold Government Governor graves guns hands Hereupon hundred Indians island Isthmian Canal Commission Isthmus labor Lake land less Lesseps lock canal locks matter ment miles natives Nicaragua Obaldia operation Pacific Panama Canal Company Panama Railroad pass Pedro Miguel pieces of eight Pirates port Porto Bello present President prisoners quantity Republic of Panama river road route sanitation sea level secure sent ships side Spaniards Spanish stone thereof things thousand tion traffic treaty troops United vessels walls waterway yellow fever
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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...