El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-04-14


~ULEBRA. Canal Zone. Panama
Come with me this morning
~ for a trim through the CuleDr2
- 7,frhty.- nine-mile cash IN
rbe' andes which is to bring the snip
ming of the Two oceans LO5St--l--5
Ii practically begins at Pedfo lLl7 49,
where we shall start ana II : Us 80 ID
winding canyon through the noun al - -
rror7 there on until II IS losl IN -
great lake Of Gatun- me sLlps - -
come through the lake ana sleaLlA -
III fuII speed through the cut aL S9, - -
- Of fbe cut and the lake viii De
at the same level 7.---.-+ mass
Of the Andes. those mighty noun t9,--ls
which in South America rise more -
frur miles above the sea, DuI DO" CIV A
Trublv as they reach the lsthmus On
they way north TO join nanQS MLLA -
Rockies Right here al EsLls-ilisl nv
mountains are on the average on1s
about one-third of a mile nl9A' aLlu -
Culebra the tauest peak hllo W II n; p
Gold Hill is 500 feet ABOVE LIe SEA- -
lowest pass IS Only oOV -So .,, i--- an
have cut this down so thaL su-Ps -
Esf through IL and the surface or me
canal waters be only 80 LeeL -aDO'9 ~
level OF the two oceans.
Through the Cut on Foot.
We shall start for our trip ABOUT nine
miles from the Pacific rlgnt unceT -
r-irT-v lock Of Pedro Miguel, INTO
II Mol, the steamers VIII come NLtA
+fsv- have uassed through the cut ms
lock is as tall as a three sloIy ny -
and II will drop the ships to the 1eNet
OF the locks at 1Iiraflores' Vvnere IIlsy
nave two more glSanIc crops "S-O-S
thew reach the level OF the FaclLlc-
We crawl down into the locks ana 80
-.-afr1TIv as we wind our way ABOUT
through the network OF sle5L vs. -
cables so many in. NUMBER InaI lIey
1TCI- ike a thicket. We dodge To keep
r-Ir OF the way of the concrete Wnlcn y
falling into the network, ana PICK %
our path along the line OF tne ran
We soon reach the beginning Of the
cut and there start on our wax 70
C'uIebra The average man goes llto4Bl
these works on q motor car or IS SOY
bv them on a special train. Whlch
makes understanding lnpOsslole- A
this trip OF ours we shall take our Leet
in our hands and move IN ana oul
among the machinery and Workmen'
lodging the spoil trains which are car
rving their rivers of -e2rtn ana rock
down to the great dam at GaIun ana 70
4hc mighty Pacific ocean oreaHAWaltl
N l,f-F Is connecting Balboa with the
Island OF Naos Much Of our way IS On
tho ties of the railroads, some OF IL Is
over the masses Of rocks caSI w -
the explosions. and we snaI nave 20
climb from level to level and avoid
trimming over the electric wires Whlch
run here and there We must pc ever
Oh guard to jump out OF the way OF ne
trains and also to watch out Ior me
ayn1osfous Of dynamite which are pre-
paring the rCck for the steam snoVeLs-
Blasting Down the Andes.
There are steam shovels eTerywhere
z-orkfDC There are hundreds of Janal-
can and Barbadian negroes engaged IN
GrfI1inE. There are gangs of Italians
moving the tracks. and other gangs o.
negroes ard whites, in water up 70
fhffr waists. repairing the shovels- Ine
r7-f1Iiur ~Oes on everywhere. and. ven
frre Won have never seen s1lch dElllng
trf0re. The drills have derricSs above
them They are, in fact, derrtcks On
I, heels and YOU can zee a thicEet or
the derriczs in clumps as you look az
the cut Each drill consists OF one OF
these derricks and a long steel shaft
which rises and falls, making dyna-
mite hole as big around as your arm