. Panama : a personal record of forty-six years, 1861-1907 . 1898 Inches Average for the ten years, 1890-1899, inches, 1899 Inches 135 42 282 ^^^^^^^1 .iir^i&ssss:!. Photoaraph by Folk. November. 1907. (Jrhtx^ULs^^*^^^^-^ PANAMA A Personal Record of Forty-six Years 1861-1907 BY Tracy Robinson / PUBLISHED BY THE STAR AND HERALD COMPANY NEW YORK AND PANAMA 1907 0|? COPYEIGHT, 1907, BY TkACY EoBINSONU
. Panama : a personal record of forty-six years, 1861-1907 . 1898 Inches Average for the ten years, 1890-1899, inches, 1899 Inches 135 42 282 ^^^^^^^1 .iir^i&ssss:!. Photoaraph by Folk. November. 1907. (Jrhtx^ULs^^*^^^^-^ PANAMA A Personal Record of Forty-six Years 1861-1907 BY Tracy Robinson / PUBLISHED BY THE STAR AND HERALD COMPANY NEW YORK AND PANAMA 1907 0|? COPYEIGHT, 1907, BY TkACY EoBINSONUNITED STATES AND PANAMA THE TEOW PKESS, NEW YOBK DEDICATED To the Memory of Other voices—well-loved voices, that have died. CONTENTS CHAPTER I PAGE Panama Before 1850—Early History of the PanamaRailroad Enterprise—Its Pioneers—Selection ofan Atlantic Terminus—Porto Bello, Otro Lado,and Manzanillo Island—^The Latter Wins theDay—^The Engineers—Early Trials ... 1 CHAPTER II The Location of the Track—Crowds of Gold Seekersen route for California—Estimates of Cost too low—Scarcity of Labor—The Chinese—Overesti-mated Mortality—^Timely Arrival of SteamersGeorgia and Philadelphia—Death of John —^W. C. Young appointed President—Soon Succeeded by David Hoadley—A. J. Cen-ter Becomes Superintendent—Completion of theRoacu31924021172253
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