. Pick, shovel and pluck; further experiences "With men who do things". then, with a mighty blast, thirteenhundred charges of dynamite burst open the dike, hurling tonsof earth and rock into the air. The concussion was terrific,and as the echoes resounded from the hills, scores of steam-whistles and thousands of voices cheered the historic event. ^Hurrah! yelled Mr. Hawkins. The isthmus issevered! Great clouds of poisonous gases hung over the as they gradually dissipated, we saw through the riftsa wide gap torn through the dike, and the water rushingmadly through the opening. By Geor
. Pick, shovel and pluck; further experiences "With men who do things". then, with a mighty blast, thirteenhundred charges of dynamite burst open the dike, hurling tonsof earth and rock into the air. The concussion was terrific,and as the echoes resounded from the hills, scores of steam-whistles and thousands of voices cheered the historic event. ^Hurrah! yelled Mr. Hawkins. The isthmus issevered! Great clouds of poisonous gases hung over the as they gradually dissipated, we saw through the riftsa wide gap torn through the dike, and the water rushingmadly through the opening. By George, that was a big blast! declared Bill. Yes, agreed Mr. Hawkins; the biggest I ever yet, he continued, when we talk about our greatachievements, I cannot help but think of the wonderfulthings that happen in nature, and how puny are our per-formances in comparison. Talk about big blasts! Do youknow, once there was a volcano in the Malay Archipelagothat exploded. It was in 1883, before you were born, butmaybe you have heard of it—the volcano of Krakatua. The. Copyright, Underwood b Underwood CUCARACHA SLIDE. DOTTED LINE SHOWS ITS ENCROACHMENT ON THE CANAL.
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