The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-11-21
SLIDES IMPEDE CANAL WORK
M TORT OF COL. COCKTAILS.
IyiE ENGINEER ~ CHARGE.
n -,,, rnat Is,97l.sSO Cubic Yards
Mrrr tNca,atrd From Cui~bra cut
uuriu. the Year ami From Al slides
...l breaks g.tbsp. SOS Cubic Yards

.'.r"r IN charge of the con
q ,h" Panama Canal. Ia Sec
Mar ui,hIn-pn was mad. public
I'm this report Col. Goethals
.. .H" big slides in Nllebra cut.
...., o.. impc,isd the progress Of the
DE. colonel SAYS
......- 'n. fiscal year IA. eci $50 cubic
material were cNcavaied from
pho. ...rrl cat leaving ~. sss. SCI cubic
,,-,- %. no removed IN order to complete
,r. cotton of the canal. The remain
ne amount Includes an increase 81
,n, i,1 cubic Yards over the estimate
r,,t,. m September. l9os. This increase
Idle g. widening tn" canal north on
T.I-, NE-!I lock ~ a. 20 form basin.
adm, thereby a1, 572 cubic yards. and
,.1rrvinS I35 49, for slides and breaks.
ssnr..r.her II new ones dev eloped during
,ha yea- and could not be fore~een when
the estimate II September. iSos. was
made.
-p-.y-i1us 70 the fiscal year the move
,ant 4 material into the prism was due
almost entirely TO slides caused by the
movement II the top layer OF clay on
smooth Stopping surfaces OF rock or other
material harder than III. clay. In add
ton 70 the slides. however. several breaks
have occurred in tn" banks Of the canal.
A, The POINTS where these breaks exist
the underlying rock il 81 poor quality
,n,a-s.,t.i hy vertical seams or seams
slo,i-- toward the canal. Generally
the INNER surface of the broken portion
e tho bank remained approximately
horizontal settling nearly vertically
Tho weight Of the broken portion forces
IN AMI displaces latsrally the material
line directly below il or on the herIns
ofrha anal As the material thus forced
M - tai an away the upper part grad
,.a'lv settles and moves toward the axis
Of the canal until the entire broken por-
ton i removed.
IN widening the canal 90 a. 20 secure
~, requisite 800 foot bottom width the
bsrrhos or barrns that existed were re-
r-0ved and Will. this method reduced
"a rul-irn,!rn the amount Of additional
excavation. il "VpO-ei fresh surfaces to
~. action Of tropical downpours and M
to same time Increased the pressure
81. the bottom II was expected that
s!ic. would occur. and in the estimates
provision was made for them. But II
row appears. from cracks that show IN
tho ,Dlcr surface adjacent 20 the iace1
f 'hr ,,tlr. thar sufficient allowance had
20, boon mad" and en-" estimates were
erected IA rur,t the new conditions.
-pf tn, -hdrs proper IN" most i'm
,..r-ant j. IN" on" Mt CuCaracha referred
no IN previous reports. The total area
.-uura,rt sine" tn" Comm"nc"n"nt OF
.raripn- j. ~ aC-eI Prior 20 July T..
.ul. lbs or cubic yards Of material
AZ i.,ru removed from this slli" and
~ 40 -riii, wards w"r" removed during
.. &c fiscal year
= In. uoN- largest slide is on the w"@-
nix ul me canal. whore the village OF
'rrr tu."hrt was located II has been
a,i-..d Uy TIA. movement Of a lar Se rencn
4u' INTO III" canal The area involved
amount. TO - acres Prior 10 july J..
.yna lls ucI cubic wards had been r"-
moved and $3.50 cubic yard. were re-
moved during n" y"ar.
Tho third slide covers an area OF ts
ao-c- ard - located on RI. east bank ~
he canal. directly oppos Whit" House
.ArI Prior 70 July |. 1893. 50. so cuNi"
Yards Of material had been removed and
900 cubic varc- were removed during
ne resent fiscal year
The fourth -lida c. vnrs An area Of IL
arr.- on the east bank o: the ObiSpo
division A. La Pira Point WHORE the Yves,
N-0f4' ~ "A NIL DION" iNib anu ~
- side toward the Obispo div-rsio n
~.s,- wer. taken 20 remove this mat"ria
before i, could cut OF tho diversion and
az cubic yards were taken out.
-Ihrr. bad breaks occurred during
IRE wear ON the w,-S- bank Of the canal
a, n" town OF Cul.-bra tn" brcak covers
an area ~ -er and a half acres and during
ne H-cal year .5nO .ass cubic wards ware
"a ND tng1 nj of IN ~
rr.ti~ wards sine, the break began
The second largest break directly
o--.sitn that Just described. covers AT
area ; eleven and half acres on the east
lido { tho canal During the year 3l4,si4
.ric wards we-. removed. making a
'-a' from this locality 81 $4,000 cubic
".rt-
-.D, ,nird break was AT la Pita Point
~. .e-HIf'Ad fne waters 81 the Obi-pO
~. er-.ru .. How into tho canal for a
"rI.t .; three days. drowning ont some
I'D: 49, -huy.i- AZ the north end This
freak ayxr.Ra,e- about iOGo cubic
",r1- '.' will not b. disturbed until the
,fv Jason. \ fun" has been constructed
'.'..' - and concrst. TO carry tn. flow
''s Inversion past the break
~. 's'At amount -! material removed
f..r b.. Tides and breaks IN the central
....-..a t..rLng the h,7sal year amounted
' o., 10 -n3 cubic yards. or about 10 i"r
.I'- h8l1''NAl-t A''''''A 81 NiAA Wv
..'~A r..'
IT,. Average number of gold employees
.' 80, -pII Il ~" commission this year
-..- 'yG md IN m" roll- ~ the Panama
..-...I -a1. Il total Of SEE 1ahorsrs
'.-...-"i during the year aggregated
..4 AI w. l'Idgn- aud most ~ them
b. ilr- aIY-
rapport .hy= rha. The last recruiting
..'. ~ jhrrIary 1910. and since hat
..'s fur.lgrhri.u haz exceeded ernigra-
..i tr-arnal- addz that a. the
...a T"a, ned ia maximum the
.-.-' ...ru,arLpn Of the zone furnishes
.,pcr supply. There ar" now
.t'r- n ID" canal ZONE owned
..i.'ul--n.u The total amount
..ru. 20. "I..d from the United
...l.' 80. '..ir aggregated $50 90
H .,I - st..lIg. IN.
.r.... according 20 Col Goethals Is
running nineteen hotels
".i-. r.n"r""r European labor
..- ....I ts.-.ty r'rumunIl IhOr"rs'
.. Ir,I. SANE beet hotel
-..- ~. mat" a profit for th''