The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1906-12-22
The PRESIDENTS
SPECIAL MESSAGE

Der / visited the Iathmus Of Panama.
going over the canal zone with consid-
cradle care; and also visited the cities
OF Panama aud Colon. which are not
In the zone or under the United States
flag, but as 10 which the United States
government. through It's agents, exer-
cises control for certain sanitary pur-
poses.
The u. 8. s. Louisiana. on which
was, anchored on Colon about half
past two on Wednesday afternoon.
November u. I came aboard her.
after my stay on shore, at about half
past nine on Saturday evening. Nov
ember IT, On Wednesday afternoon
aud evening received the president
OF Panama and his suite. and saw
members of the canal commission, and
various other gentlemen. perfecting
the arrangement for my visit SO that
every hour. that I was ashore-not a
sufficient length OF time 10 allow OF
an exhaustive investigation OF the
minutiae OF the work OF any single
department. sull less 10 pass judg-
ment on the engineering problems,
but enough 60 enable me 20 get a
clear idea of the salient features OF
the great work and OF the progress
that has been made as regards the
sanitation OF the zone. and the actual
digging OF the canal Tho zone is n
narrow strip of land, and II can be
inspected much an one can inspect
nifty or sixty miles OF a great railroad.
at the point where II runs through
mountains or overcomes other natural
obstacles.
] chose the month OF November for
my visit partly because II is the rain.
lest month OF the year. the month In
which the work goes forward at the
greatest disadvantage. and one OF the
partment OF the French Canal compa-
ny found most unhealthy.
Immediately after anohoring on the
afternoon OF Wednesday there was a
violent storm OF wind and rain. From
that time we did not again see the
sun until Sunday morning. the rain
continuing almost steadily. but vary
Ing from a fine drixzie TO n torrential
downpour. During that time In fif-
teen minutes at Cristobal l05 inches
OF rain fell from I TO 3 a. m, Novem-
Der rs, 80 inches fell; for the twenty
four hours ending noon. November 16.
46S inches fell, and for the six days
ending noon. November 16. 1924
inches fell The Chagres rose in flood
20 a greater height than II had at
tained during the last fifteen years,
tearing out the track I'm one place.
II would have been impossible TO see
the work going on under more UNI
favorable conditions On Saturday,
November ~. the sun shone now and
thcv FOR a fow minutes. although the
dav vas generally overcast and there
verr heavy showers az intervals.
FL Day Ashore.
- Thursday morning we landed at
half past seven and went slowly
the Hue OF the Panama railway
With an expedition la tug
Pacific entrance OF tho canal
the islands whore the dredging
ne canal will cease We took
inner AZ one Of the eating houses
she'd by the commission for the
4 the government employees no
ny Of our coming being given.
,ectod Tue Anc0n hospital. going
III various wards both Tor white
"a and for cDlurcd phucnts
ted portions oil the cuualabulary
poiiuel examining DC men in-
ally also examined certain
schools and saw the school
en- both white aud colOlrd.
ms with certain 81 The teachers
AFTERNOON of This day was
Is received IN Panama by Pres.
Amador. who together with the
lment and all the people of Pan
treated me with the most consid.
courtesY, Tor wnicn / nereDy ex-
my most earnest thanka | was
a Through Panama and IN pub
uare was formally received and
NV" ~ NA' fARHAhfhH hhN HAI't
ers Of the government. and In
Jening I attended dinner given
no president, and reception.
4 WAS also government func.
7 also drove through the streets
mama for the purpose OF observ-
hat had been done. We slept AZ
Iotel Tiyoli. At Ancon, which ia
Hill directly outside OF the city
mama. hut In the zone.
eeond Day.
Friday moraing We left the hotel
O'Clock anu spent the enure DAY
through the Culebra cut-the
In which most work will have
done ia any event We watched
neront steam shOveIs working:
" the drilling and blasting: we
iany Of the dirt trains (of the
rerent types usedl. both carry
earth away from the steam
and depositing Il ON the
some OF the dumps being run
The Jungle merely 60 get rid