Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-09-10


and lecturer OF the Isthmian Canal
Commission, viii be found a descFipt-
i've, instructive, and interesting story
from an absolutely reliable and au-
thofitatiYe source.
{ The Canal Zone is a strip CT land
ten miles wide, five miles each sides of
the center line OF the canal. extending
from the Atlantic to the Pacific. All
told, It. contains s43e square miles, Of
which the United States now owns
about 3G3 square miles. The remain
der Is privately owned apd was not
acquired by the government.
The two cities OF Panama and Co
Ion, although within the boundaries OF
the Canal Zone, are excluded from it
and are under the government of Pa
mama. They have no outlet, however,
except through, the zone. The United
States reserves the right TO enforce
sanitary ordinances in those two cit
les, and also to maintain public order
in the event that the Republic Of Pa
mama is unable to do so.
The canal traYerses this zone from
Colon to Panama in general south
leasterly direction, Panama being To-
Gated % miles east of line running
due south from Colon.
In passing through the canal from
the Atlantic vessels enter sea-level
channel extending from deep water in
tthe Atlantic to the foot of the locks at
lEafun. This channel is miles in
lltngth 500 feet wide, and Al feet deep.
AT Gatun, vessels are lifted from sea
llevel to So feet above through a flight
| of three locks, passing directly into
| the waters OF Gatun lake.
Gatun lake is an artificial body OF
water with an area of approximately
| ie4 square miles, This lake is formed
! By impounding the waters OF the River
| Chagres and its tributaries by means
lof q. large dam at Gatuns where there
As q break in the range Of hills which
I surround the basin of the ChagTes.
1 vessels after entering the lake may
20 at practically full speed for o dis
/ lance Of % miles from Gatun to the
mouth of the cut. The first l6 miles
Iof the channel through the lake ls
Ito be 1000 feet wide, and 10 marked Dy
/ hu0ys on the surface OF the lake !;
4 then for 4 miles the channel Is to De
4 500 feet wide, narrowing to SEQ feet
! for s miles before entering the cut.
i Passing through the Mirafores
! Lake. q distance Of mile and half,
Through channel 500 feet in width,
I the vessels arrive AZ the Mirafores
Locks and pass down through two
locks In fight from SIS feet above sea
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t w i eract,v the same in both the
Atlantic and the Pacific. The differ.
arca is oil IN the tides. There Is an
4 q, e~aaa f;de an fhe Pacific of 20 feet,
wbile fhere are unfortunately but 20
H3nches of tide on the Atlantic side.
This excessively high tide on the
IPacific side is apparently due to the
4 shane of the Bay of Panama
Breakwaters are being constructed
Ion both the Pacific and the Atlantic
sides. The one on the Pacific end is
simply an extension of a large dump
at East Balboa of material excavated
from the Culebra Cut, connecting
INaos Island with the mainland, and
designed to cut on a Cross current
which comes in at right angles to the