. Elements of transportation, a discussion of steam railroad electric railway, and ocean and inland water transportation . C5 A -^ Ui o o 242 ELEMENTS OF TRANSPORTATIOX If a tide-level canal were to be constructed, the solutionof the Chagres River problem would be much more would then be necessary to keep the water of the ChagresRiver out of the canal, and in order to do so it would be. \, .90^ \ W\arci^ ^ May. I July 1 I Sept. 1 / Oct. /I Nov. / .,/ Dec. / . ;■ 190Q - : O10 French excavation usable in present plan ,000 , Estimated annount of excavation required May 1,
. Elements of transportation, a discussion of steam railroad electric railway, and ocean and inland water transportation . C5 A -^ Ui o o 242 ELEMENTS OF TRANSPORTATIOX If a tide-level canal were to be constructed, the solutionof the Chagres River problem would be much more would then be necessary to keep the water of the ChagresRiver out of the canal, and in order to do so it would be. \, .90^ \ W\arci^ ^ May. I July 1 I Sept. 1 / Oct. /I Nov. / .,/ Dec. / . ;■ 190Q - : O10 French excavation usable in present plan ,000 , Estimated annount of excavation required May 1,04 Total amount of excavation to complete Canal 214,666,595 Amount taken out by French prior to May 1,04. 40,000,000 Amount taken out byAmericans to June 1, 1909. 76,111,002 Total excavation to June 1, 1909 1 1 6. 1 1 1,002 Remaining excavation to be done 98,555,593 necessary to provide an artificial channel to the Caribbeanoil each side of the canal to cnn-y o\Y the Chat^res luitural channel woiikl not sutlice. To maintain thesechannels in time of Hood and to keep tlu» water from THE PANAMA CANAL 243 breaking into tlio iiitermodiate and lower-lying canaltrench wonld be extremely difficult, in view of tlic factthat tliere is practically no descent in the general level ofthe country from Boliio to the Atlantic Ocean. The floodwaters of the Chagres River would have t
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