The copper era and Morenci leader., 1913-01-31

second, and power house IS beIn
 built to provide electric power fo
 the operation and lighting of the Car
 al and for lighting the cities of Pana
 ma and Colon. This spillway is
 ful design.
 It will be seen that the Chagrei
 river is to supply the water for operat
 ing the locks, and it should be vel
 able to do this. One hardly expects
 to find so large a river on the 18th
 mus, but the rainfall on it's water
 head will average probably 100 to 15C
 inches per year, and the Chagres
 drains over 1000 square miles; it is a river about 400 feet wide, and has
 been known to rise 40 feet in 24
 hours in flood times. The Gatun
 Lake, therefore, is an artificial reser- voir 164 square miles in extent, and through this lake vessels will steam 21 miles to the Cuebra cut along a course that will be marked by buoys and lighted at night by electric light Light houses are built for the pilots to steer by, and these are sometimes located away out in the jungle The lights will be controlled automatically with sun switches; that is to say, when the sun says good night he will switch on the lights, and when he says good morning he will switch them off again.
 The next 10 miles will take the vessels through the deep cut at Cui- ebra and to the next locks at Pedro Miguel Qocally called Peter McGill by the Americans) Here are a set of one flight twin locks through which the vessels are lowered one step of 30 feet into another lake, a small one cai ed Miraf1ores Lake, formed by the damming of three small streams This lake is only a mile and a half long, and after crossing this the yes sells enter the Mirafiores locks, which are two stage locks, where they are lowered 55 feet to sea level, finally steaming out through a channel 5 miles long to deep water on the Paci- fic.
 The total time required for passing through the Canal is expected not to be more than 10 or 12 hours, and the toll will be $1.20 per ton register GOO cubic feet.)- Great docks and break waters are being erected at both Colon and Balboa, involving a cost of many millions of dollars, but the docks are to be as fine as any in the world, and floating docks and every convenience for shipping are being thought of and provided.
 Elaborate Qualifications are being constructed at both ends of the Canal and posts for the military guards will be established along the line of the Canal. For further protection it is intended to let the zone go back to the jungle upon completion of the work; it will soon become impene- trable and form a barrier to any at tacking force.
 There are about 10000 men employ ed in the construction of the Canal, and the organization of this great force is very perfect. Colonel Goe- thals is Chairman of the Isthmian Canal Commission consisting of Sl members who are primarily responsi- ble to Congress for the carrying out 0f the plans approved by it. All the members of the Commission are res- 1ents on the Isthmus and each has some active post of responsibility l They hold regular meetings for the i discussion of plans, but, technically, | Col. Goethals is supreme, for, besides | being Chairman of the Commission, he | $ also Chief Engineer of the entire | works. Next to him comes Col. Hod- ses, Assistant Chief Engineer, and a 1 corps of designing engineers who look | after the plans. The work is carried | )n in divisions, each having at it's lead a division engineer directly res )onsible to Col. Goethals. They, of | course, have their own staff of engin- eers, foremen and inspectors.
 Then there is the Purchasing De- [ )artment, with it's head directly res ,onsible to Col. Goethals; all requisi- ions are turned in to this Depart nent and all supplies are purchased | ,y it.
 The QuartermaSter'S Department is lirectly responsible for all the person j property, buildings, furnishings and 'epairing houses for the employees, equisitions all supplies and takes are of them when purchased, issuing  ruits all unskilled labor.
 The Commissary Department is eparate from the Quartermaster's, nd looks after the food supply and he conducting of the Commission