Bisbee daily review., 1906-12-18

floor. In each of these big rooms
 there were tables and lamps, and usu-
 ally a few books or papers, and in
 almost every room there was Bible;
 the books being the property Of the
 iabore-s themselves. The cleanliness
 of the quarters is secured by daily in-
 spection. The quarters for the mar
 ried negroes were good. They were
 neatly kept. and in almost every case
 the men living n taem, whose wives
 and daughters did the cooking for
 them. were far better satisfied and of
 3 higher grade than the ordinary bach elor negroes. Not only were the
 quarters in which these negro labor
 CTS were living much superior to those in which I am informed they
 live at home. hut they were much su- perior to the buts to be seen in the
 1ungles of Panama itself. beside the railroad tracks. in which the lower
 class of native Panamans live, as well
 as the negro workmen when they 1 leave the ploy of the canal and go into the jungles. I single glsnce at the two sets of buildings is enough to show the great superiority in point of comfort cleanliness and heaithfulpess ! of the government houses as compared
 with the native. houses.
 ] Rsere7tion and Amusement.
 One of the greatest needs at present | is 10 provide amusements both for the
 hite men and the blacks The Young 1 Mems Christian Association is trying 1 10 do good work, and should be in avery way encouraged. But the gov ernment should do the main work l i have specifically called the attention 1 of the commission 10 this matter. and something has been accomplished al- ready. Anything done for the vel flare Of the mon adds to their efhciea-
 ey, and money devoted to that purpose
 is therefore prorerly to be considered
 es spent in building the canal |. is | iimperaiiveiy necessaTy to prcviie an pie recreation and amusement if the men are to be keuf well and healthy I | call the saecial attention of congress i to this need.
 .. Work Of Construction.
 i The work is now going on with a vigor and efficiency pleasant to wit ness. The three big problems of the canal are the La Boca dams, the Ga
 run dam and the Calabra cut. The l Calubra cut must be made, anyhow 1 but of course changes as to the dams
 or af least as to the locks adjacent to 1 the dams, may still occur. The La ! Boca dams offer no particular prob 1 lem, the bottom material being SC ! good that here is a practical certainty { not merely as to what can be achieved :. but as to the time of achievement II The Gatun dam offers the most seri ous problem which we have to solve: | and yet the ablest men on the isthlnus N believe that his problem Is certain oi
 solution along the lines proposed; al
 though. of course, 1t necessitates greai toll. energy and intelligence, and al
 though, equally of course, there will
 be some little risk in connection witf .the work. The risk arises from the | fact that some of the material neal the bottom Is not as good as could bs |, desired. If the huge earth dam now contemplated is thrown across iron one foothill to the other, we will have what is practically a low, broad noun tain ridge. behind which will rise thu inland lake This artificial mountain will probably show less seepage. tha Is, will have greater restrainins power. than the average natura mountain range The exact iocaiit, of the locks at this dam-as at thu other dams-is now being determined In April next Secretary Taft, wiu Itfkree of the abiest engineers of tn, | country-aessrs. Noble, Stearns art Ripley-wiiI visit the isthmus. ant tthe three engineers will make ih' final and conclusive examinations d to the exact site for each lock. Nsan while the work is going ahead wifhon . break.
 ! The Culebra cut does not offer su.l great risks: that is. the damage In hie to occur from occasional land slip will not represent what may be caile' major disasters. The work w1i r1sr< lly call for intelligence. perseverance, and executive capacity. IL is, hrw lever. the work upon which most iapo will have to be spent The dam win be composed of earth taken out o the cut. and sery possibly the buiidia; 1 of the locks and ans will take eyeI l longer than the cutting in Cuieorl itself.
 in Cuiebrs Cut
 ki The main work Is now being dcn' in the Cnlebra cut It was strikia. and impressive to see the huge steau 1sx~r IT,.