Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1913-02-09

lstnmuSs but the rainfall on its W.T.
terhead will average probably 100 10
$50 inches per year. and the Caasrcs
drains over 1000 square miles: il is
q river about 400 feet wide and mas
been known TO rise 40 feet in u
bcurs in flood times. The Gatun
Lake. therefore. is an artificial reser-
voir l64 square miles in extent, aud
through this lake vessels will steam
~ miles to the Chebra cut along a
course that will be marked by buoys
and lighted at night by electric light.
Light houses are built for the pilots
70 steer by. and these are sometimes
located away out in the jungle The
lights will be controlled automatical-
" with sun switches, that is to say,
when the sun says good night he will
switch on the lights. and when ne
says good morning he will switch
them of again.
The next ten miles win take the
vessels though the deep cut at Cul-
ebra and TO the next locks at Pedro
Miguel locally called Peter McGul
by the Amerieans). Here are a set
Of one flight twin locks through
which the vessels are lowered one
step OF 80 feet into another lake, a
small one called Miraflores Lake,
formed by the damming of three
small streams. This lake is only a
mile and half long. and after
crossing this the vessels enter the
Mirafiores locks, which are two stage
locks, where they are lowered 50 feet
10 sea level, finally streaming out
through a channel s miles long TO
deep water on thee Pacific.
The total time required for passing
through the Canal is expected not 10
be moree than 10 or ~ hours. and
thee toll will be Sl.2O pper ton reg,
lister Zoo cubic feet. Great docks
and breakwaters are being erected
at both Colon and Balboa, involving
a cost of many millions of dollars,
but the docks are to be as finee as
any in the world, and floating docks
and every convenience for shipping
are being thought of and provided.
Elaborate Notifications are being
constructed at both ends of the Can.
al at the Atlantic aud Pacific en-.
frances, and posts for the military
guards will be established along the
line of the Canal For further pro,
lection il is intended to let the zone
go back TO the jungle upon compile.
ton oft he work; it will soon be
come impenetrable and form a bar.
rier to any attacking force.
There are about 10000 men EN-.
plosyed in the construction of the
Canal, and the organization OF this
great force is very perfect Colonel
Goethals is chairman of the Isthmian
Canal commission consisting of s
members who are primarily RESPONSE
BILE 10 congress for the carrying out
Of the plans approved by il. All the
members of the commission are res.
idents on the lsthmus and each has
some active post of responsibility.
They hold regular meetings for the
discussion of plans, but, technically
Col GoethalS is supreme, for, be.
sides being chairman of the com.
mission, he is also chief engineer OF
the entire works. Next to him comes
Col Hodges, assistant chief engin'
Ger, and a corps of designing en-
gineers who look after the plans
The work is carried OF in divisions
each having at its head division
engineer directly responsible to Col
GOethals. They. of course, have
their own stafT of engineers, fore,
men and inspectors.
Then there is the purchasing De
partment, with. its head directly de.
sponsible TO Col. Cocktails; all re.
QUESTIONS are turned in to this de-
partment and all supplies are pur'
chased by it.
The Quartermaster's department is
directly responsible for all the per.
sonaI property, buildings, furnishings
and repairing houses for the EN-
ployes. acquisitions all supplies and
takes care of them when purchased,
issuing same as called. This depart
ment recruits all unskiIled labor.
The Commissary department is
separate from the Quartermaster' 5,
and looks after the food supply and
the conducting of the commission
stores. | went into one of these
stores one day; had walked 10
miles on an UNPUBLISHED construction
track on the canal in the oppressive
heat and was hot and tired. ! had
never tasted a mango and thought
would try and get one. ! found the
store we'll supplied with all kinds OF
necessaries for eating and clothing. !
found some mangOes and asked for
them, and pulled out some money to
pay Cor them, but was asked to show
my coupon book and brass check.
Not having these my money was no
good. / then found out that under
the terms OF the canal treaty with
Panama the Commission agreed not
10 compete with Panama merchants
and not to trade with any but their
own employees. Each employee is Civ
en- a brass Identification check with a
number. which, with his name. is en-
tered in the bosses time book. Zach
boss has two time books, one for the
odd days and one for the even; they
are turned in TO the Timekeeper every
night, so that there is always one in
the office being checked up while the
other is out. There is a small army
of inspectors, called Gum Shoe Men,
who do nothing but go around check
ing up The men at work to compare
with the bosses time books and pre-
vent mistakes" A pay car goes over
the whole system once a month pay
ing on IN cash. There are two classes
Of employees. Gold and Silver en-
bloyes: the former arc mostly skilled
white employees who are paid in U. s.
currency. and the latter unskilled col