The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1910-06-04

and laid the line In one place floating raft
or logs mile long, as there was no bottom.
The following additional description OF the
line Is quoted from the Canal Record, the official
organ Of the canal commission with a few slight
corrections of errors in connection with mechan-
ical features
BY the first of January, 1909 practically all
Of the stationary boilers in the service OF the
Isthmian Canal commission will be using crude
oil as fuel. 1t is estimated that the actual saving
to the commission by substituting oil for coal will
be at least 65 per cent, Coal is now delivered
on the ishmus by the Panama Railroad company
for $685. a ton. On commercial basis a harre
of the oil delivered to the commission will gen.
crate rs much steam a quarter ton of coal and
as the oil costs 30 cents barrel the saving
from fuel point alone will be Sc per cent. In
addition to this the fixed expenses. such as wages
of iremen, etc. considerably less,
OH is delivered on the lsthmus by the Union
Oil company of California under concession
granted January 10, 1905, for the construction
and operation of pipe line from the Pacific to
the Atlantic side of the isthmus over land owned
by the United States and the Panama Railroad
company. This company had previously OBJ
tanned, under date of october 80, 1905, similar
concession from the government of Panama for
the construction and maintenance of a pipe line
across the sthmus for the purpose of conveying
crude oil and for the erection Of pumping stations
Colon The license granted by the secretary OF
war is revocable at the will of the government OF
the United States and is conditioned upon the
payment of $500 United States currency month,
beginning August l. 1906, into the Canal Zone
treasury. the fund thus created to be set aside
for the support of the public schools of the Canal
Zone. 1t is further stipulated in the grant hist.
If desired. the lsthmian Canal commission OF che
Panama Railroad company may purchase Crude
oil from the Union Oil company Of California at
90 cents United States currency barrel In ad-
dition to the monthly payment of 500 to the
treasury of the Canal Zone. the un,sn Oh com
pany also pays $3.50 TO the government of Panama
and is subject to the usual Canal Zone taxes
The oil delivered on tie x,nmus comes from
Santa Barbara county, cal
Its consistency is as,ut the same as water and
II can be transported IN n pipe line readily
Ii is pIrod from the ttld TO Port Hartford, where
1t is pumped into tbs Union Oil Companys tank
steSmors which arr serving points in Oregon
Washington, Hawaii. Chile and Guatemala as we'll
as Pseaala There are seven storage tanks in
the Oasal Zone, ssur at Ia Boca at the Pacific
earance aud thfse at VI Hope, near Colon. Each
taRk has cGp4oty Of 81 geo barrels IN eighth
tank OF ike capacity, formerly located at Mt
Hope, was destroyed by lightning ON May Is. 1908
The pise lne through which the oil is pumped
to ths Atlantic side of the isthmus follows the
line q the pAnarS railroad and IS about IS miles
inches in diameter With gate valves at oue-mile
intervals and without expansion Joints The pipe
holds 1900 barrels i. oil From sea level TO