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that is sealeve across the isthmus 500 900
feet wide To accomplish this, however lock canal
ened until the ideal is reached There is data avail
able for such canal With mountains instead of hills
to be removed estimates of impossible;
the most optimistic figures, suitable alone to the IDEAL
offered bait. In any event it is also claimed
that Boho should have been selected for the site of the
dam in lieu of Gatun.
As between Gatun and Bohio at both places the dis
lance from the natural surface to the rock is great
that any attempt to found the dam the last named
material will be attended by AT Bo-
hio the gorge in its lower strata is filled with
bearing gravel and to make the dam safe the underow
through these strata would have to BE cut off by some
extending down 165 feet No such strata exist
at Gatun for this alone leaving out of consd
Grafton the advantages in the control of the Chagres
river navigation by of the
of lake. Gatun offers the better site.
Both the majority and minority of the board of
sutng engineers considered Gatun suitable location
dam; the former adopted it for the typical lock
canal used for comparison with the seaevel canal
however feared the existence of underground flow
in of the higher DAM but investigations
to disclose The great of underlying material
is not sandy and gravelly deposits supposed but
mixture of these materials firmly cemened together
with clay to make the strata in which they
impervious to water.
Foundation at Gatun Is Satisfactory.
venture the statement, without fear of contradiction
that the site of public private work of any kind
has received such thorough and exhaustive examina-
ton and investigation the foundation of the dam and
locks at Gatun. There is longer doubt concerning
any of the underlying strata; neither the mpermeaby
the ability of the foundations to bear the loads that
will be brought them be questioned If the data
be carefully and impartally examined The investga
tons fail to disclose waterbearng strata the
istence of that underground stream with discharge
equal to the Chagres river itself, which recently
asserted fact on the floor of the senate.
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onehaf mile wide at the base, 100 feet wide at the top
constructed to 135 feet above mean tide. The lake
formed by this DAM III miles in extent carried
navigation to Pedro Miguel, where a lock of 80 feet
lift carried the vessel lake So feet above
tide extending to Sosa HILL where two locks
the difference of level between the lake surface and the
Pacific Nineteen and eghthundredths miles of the dis
lance from Gatun to Sosa hill had channel 1000 feet
at the bottom minimum channel Az miles through
Cuebra of 200 feet at the bottom The balance of the
distance varied in width 800 feet the larger portion
OF the entire canal being not less than 500 feet The
depth of water fixed at As feet The lake assured
perfect control of the Chagres river.
Improvements in Original Plans.
Certain changes have been made in the original pro-
ject the most important being the withdrawal of the
locks from Sosa Mirafores, which recommended
and adopted in December, 1907 This resulted in
change in the direction of the channel in Panama bay
island which, by cutting off the sltbearing
rent which has always been troublesome protects the
channel against sitting.
second change is the widening of the Az miles
of Culebra width of 300 feet at the bottom This
was done by executive order and not made the
recommendation of the commission.
third change is the location of the breakwaers in
Colon harbor The necessity for these
made apparent in the latter part of January when
storm of magnitude seriously nterfered with ship
ping AS originally proposed for both seaevel and lock
types the breakwaters parallel to the axis of the
channel excavated in Limon bay constructed suf
fcient would not be given to disspae the waves
entering head into the channel and they would not
afford much. any protection to shipping These break
waters to be built out from Manzanillo island and
Toro point give sheltered anchorage and also
an opportunity for such expansion to the waves to
break them up.
fourth change is in the dimensions Of the locks.
AS proposed by the minority they 900 feet by 90
feet, disable lengths and widths These dimensions
subsequently changed by the commission at the nstiga
ton of the president to dimensions 100 feet wide and
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His Proper Field.

A colored man was brought before .
police Judge charged with stealing
chickens. He pleaded guilty and re-
ceived sentence, when the Judge asked
how it was he managed to lift those
chickens right under the window of
the owners house when there was a
dog loose in the yard 'Hit wouldn't
be no use, judge" said the man, ito
try to 'splain this thing to yo' all. Eff
you was to try it you like as not
would get yer hide full of shot an
get no chickens, nuther. Eff yo' want
to engage in any rascality, judge, yo'
better stick to de bench, whar yo' am
familiar ladies Home Journal.
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WAS IN NO HURRY TO LEAVE
Prisoner Pu. Coming Gastronomic Joy
Ahead of a Brief Period
~ I ihArfy


of Liberty.
A colored man from Georgia nao
lived in Washington but few years
when he was arrested for some slight
violation of the city ordinances. upon
hearing that the negro was in jail, the
secretary of the colored Y. M. Z. a.
secured the services of a minister 10
go with him and sign the prisoner
bail bond. They reached the jail
shortly before noon, and told the
negro the object of their visit. In re-
Spouse to the proffered kindness he
said:
"Mistah Johnsing, sho is glad you
Ill is gwine to git me out, but
wants you-all to fix it so I can't git
out till late dis evenin'."
OF course the two Samaritans were
somewhat taken aback by this unus-
ual request. But moment later they
lost their breath when, in answer to
the secretary's question, the Georgia
negro replied in whisper:
"Well, sab, dey's a-gittin' dinnah
ready, an dey's cookin' green's; an
sho would like to git some O. dem
greens befo' / leabes dis place!
pincott's.
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Can Not Escape Taxation.

Every day fresh instances are COM
ing to light Of how strenuous efforts
are being made in Germany to evade
various forms of the new and heavy
taxation. The imperial postal authori-
ties tried to escape the new taxes on
gas nantes and electric globes by
getting in huge stock in advance OF
the day from which the altered legis-
lation came into force. The brewers
in their spite against the government
have attempted to charge the public
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differences tidal lock near the Pacific was provided
Various schemes also proposed for the control of
the Chagres the most prominent being the construction
of dam at Gamboa. The dam s proposed afterward
proved to be impracticable and this problem re-
NAMED, for the time being unsoved The tunnel through
the divide also abandoned in favor of open cut
First Change from Sea Level Lock Type.
Work was prosecuted the sealevel canal until
1887 when change to the lock type made in order
to the of the canal for navigation
possible agreed at that time that the change
in plan did not contemplate abandonment of the
level canal, which ultimately to be secured, but
merely its postponement for the time being In this
plan the summit level placed above the flood line
of the Chagres river to be supplied with water from
that stream by pumps. Work pushed forward until
1885, when the company went into bankruptcy, and
February T. that year, lqudaor appointed to take
charge of its affairs Work suspended May 15
1889 The Panama Canal Company organized
in October. 1894 when work again resumed the
plan recommended by commission of engineers.
This plan contemplated sealeve canal from Limon
bay to Bohio where dam the valley created
lake extending to Bas Obispo the difference in level
being by locks the summit level
Obispo to Paraiso reached by two locks
and supplied with water by feeder from artif
cal reservoir created by dam Alhajuela in the up
per Chagres valley. Four locks located on the
Pacific side the two middle at Pedro Miguel
bined in flight
second alternative plan was proposed at the
same time, by which the summit level to be lake
formed by the Boho dam. fed directly by the Chagres
Work was continued this plan until the rights and
property Of the new company were purchased by the
United States
United States Become Interested.
The United States not unmndful of the advantages
of an ishman canal, had from time time made inves
legations and surveys of the various routes. With
view to government ownership and control congress
rected investigation of the Nicaraguan canal for
which concession had been granted to private
pany The resulting report brought about such dis
cussion of the advantages of the to the
Ncaraguan route that by of congress- approved
March 3, 1882 commission was appointed to make full
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V9ce, recommended to the president the
adoption of the lock type recommended
Dy the minority, which was also strong
~ advocated by the then chief engineer.
Mr.. John F. Stevens
On June 20, 1906, congress provided
that a lock type of canal be constructed
across the 1sthmus of Panama, of the
general type proposed by the minority
OF the board of consulting engineers, and
work has continued along these lines. AS
originally proposed, the plan consisted
OF a practically straight channel 500 feet
wide. Al feet deep from deep water in
the Caribbean to Gatun, where an ascent
to the S5-foot level was made by three
locks in flight. The level is maintained
by dam approximately ZOO feet long.
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and complete investigation of the 18th
mus of Panama, with a view to the con-
struction of a canal to connect
the Atlantic and Pacific oceans I.
and particularly to investigate the two
routes known respectively as the Mica
ragua route and the Panama route, with
a view to determining the most prac-
ticable and feasible route for such canal.
together with the approximate and prob
able cost of constructing canal at each
of the two or more Of said routes.
The commission reported on Novem-
Der 16, 1901, in favor of Panama and rec
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Navigators' Date Line.

The international date line is an ir.
regular line drawn arbitrarily on the
map of the Pacific ocean near the one
hundred and eightieth meridian of
longitude, marking the place where
navigators change their date on the
trans-Pacific voyage. This change is
necessary on account of the length
ening of one hour for every Is degrees
of travel westward. By travelling east
ward a day will be gained, westward
a day will be lost.
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cult circumstance that no other man
has equaled in the Andean regions
His modesty and unselfishness were
as great as his courage and his pro-
fessional skill. In all his qualities he
was an honor to the self-sacrificing
profession Of civil engineering, which
has done so much to place our coun-
try in the forefront of modern nations.
American Review of Reviews.
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with a thousand per cent. increase il

with a thousand per cent. increase in
excess of the true increase, hoping
thereby that the public would turn and
rend the legislators. Instead of which
the public has either quietly reduced
it's expenditure on alcohol or boycott
ted the saloons of notorious offenders.
The German cafetiers, too, have be-
gun to raise the price of cup of COT
fee by cent in order to recoup them
selves for an increase in taxation to
the extent of quarter of a cent and
have met with the same fate at the
hands of the consumer.
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Brooklyn bridges and the consulting
engineer of the third. His steel-arch
bridges at Niagara Falls are regarded
rs landmarks in the history of that
type of construction.
His pioneer work in Peru and Ecua-
dor as the builder of difficult pieces of
railroad involving high bridges and
yiaducts gave him reputation on the
west coat of South America for mar
velous kill and efficiency under diff.
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A Great Bridge Builder

One of the greatest masters of the
art of the engineer that this country
of inventive and resourceful minds
has yet produced was the late Leffert
Lefferts Buck, who died at his home
near New York on July II. Mr.. Buck,
among many important engineering
projects, was notably identified with
the linking Of New York and Brooklyn
by great bridges. He was the design
O.. and builder of the second of these
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Immediately following this &C.
ton the Panama Canal Company
was organized under the general
laws Of France. with Ferdinand
de Lesseps as its president. The
concession granted in 1878 by Co
lombia was purchased by the COM
pany and the stock was success
fully fioated in December. 1880.
The two years following were de-
voted largely to surveys, examina-
tons and preliminary work. In
the first plan adopted the canal
was to be 295 feet deep, with
ruling bottom width of 70 feet.
Leaving Colon, the canal passed
through low ground to the valley
of the Chagres river at Gatun, a
distance of about six miles; thence
through this valley for 81 miles, to
Obispo, where, leaving the river, it
crossed the continental divide at
Culebra by means of a tunnel, and
reached the Pacific through the
valley of the Rio Grande. The diff
ference in the tides of the two
oceans, nine inches in either d.
rection from the mean in the At
lantic and from nine to IL feet
from the same datum in the Pa
cific, was to be overcome and thu
final currents reduced by a proper
sloping of the bottom of the Pa
cific portion of the canal. No pro-
visions were made for the control
of the Chagres river.
In the early eighties, after a
study of the flow due to the tidal
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commended the lock type of canal The plan
consisted OF sea-level section from Colon to
Bohio, where dam across the Chagres valley
created summit level 81 to 80 feet above the
sea, reached by two locks. The lake or sum-
NIT level extended from Bohio to Pedro Mi.
guel, where two locks connected it with a pool
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under the auspices of Ferdinand de Lesseps to consider
the question of the best location and plan of the canal
This congress, after two weeks session, decided in
favor of the Panama route and of seaeve canal with
out locks. De Lesseps with the Suez canal
made him strong advocate of the sealeve type
his opinion had considerable influence in the decision
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-10-22

A man always expects his wife to
be lot better than he could possibly
be.-New York Morning Telegraph.
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Panama his opportunity for sensational story ana
attributed the flood to the dropping of the Gatun dam
into the subterranean lake under the dam and locks
which another faker previously discovered and the
of the destruction of the Gaun dam was cabled to
the United States -
The slip did not affect the south slope or side OF the
rock nile It was entirely local and did not In any way
interfere with work. 1t would not have occurred
had steps been taken during construction to give the
proper slope the rock pile, but economy OF time ano
money did not warrant such precaution. AS stated by
one of the engineering publications. I'VE can state from
actual personal examination that this incident has abso
lutely no engineering significance
AS result however the public is told that dire dis
aster will follow undertaking unless the present plans
are abandoned and the Straits of Panama constructed
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!
~ 7CANAL connecting the Atlantic and Pacific
ExAgA oceans has occupied public attention for up
tW3ym ward Of four centuries, during which period
IE8' various routes have been proposed, each hav
UTv ing certain special peculiar advantages. 1t
III not until the nineteenth century, however
that any definite action taken looking
toward its accomplishment.
In 1876 organization perfected in France for
making surveys and collecting data on which to base
the construction Of canal the Isthmus of Pan
and in 1878 concession for prosecuting the work
secured from the Colombian government.
In May 1879 international congress convened,
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This was the fifth slip that occurred At tpis
point the pock settling to some extent. but
generally slipping sidewise until the angle OF
repose was reached. In this connection 1t Is
to be noted that the silt deposits in the chan
mel had not been removed. This slip would
probably have passed unnoticed, as did the
former ones, but for the fact that at the time
a flood in the Chagres river had attained such
proportions as to cover a portion of the Pa
mama railroad tracks just south OF Gatun.
newspaper correspondent, going from Colon to
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AUCTION SALES.

PUBLIC SALE OF
20 Head OF Horses and Mules from
the Country.
80 Head of Local Horses
At the WASHINGTON HORSE AND
MULE CO, 32S7 NJ st. n W.
On MONDAY, November Is. 1909,
At 10 A. NJ Rain or Shine
These horses are all fresh from the conn
~ and have been carefully selected bv the
-saeihehFy Bros and consist of heavy draft.
drivers, saddles and general purpose horses
We VIII also sell one sorrel mare Oracle
u owned By Lewis Collins This mare Is
years old, sound, well broken. mark 2-85.
promises extreme speed has been halves in
Two, and quarters ia so seconds: also suIIrv
harness and boots. etc. This mare viii pos
itlvely be sold. as the owner is going away.
All horses sold undeE a strict guarantee TO
De as represented money refunded.
Horses on inspection sunday November IA
Telephone West 1881
nol3-2t- McHENRY BROS. Proprietors