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Arias, Thomas: Points of protest contained in letter written by, to General

Davis, July 27, 1904..

Army officer: Can hold two positions under Spooner Act.

Assint dam: Foundation

Assuan dam: Foundation.

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2132

2152-2159

2103

2411-2413, 2578

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2728

2849

2718

2158

2736

2411

2344-2370

2772

2049, 2114

2049

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Contract plan of building canal would remove need for supplying finances.. 2332
Important to establish fiscal system

2332

Bay of Funday: Extraordinary tides

1977

Beard, W. J.: General superintendent Panama Railroad.

2828

Berwyn White Coal Company: Coal purchased from, for use of Panama Railroad. 2841
Bills of lading:

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Board of consulting engineers: Date when report of, was submitted to Congress. 2520
Bocas del Toro: Great banana port....

2761

Bogard, Xavier:

Member of executive committee; also commercial agent of Panama Rail-
road

2824, 2885, 2949

2943

Representative of old Panama Canal Company.
Voted stock for old Panama Canal Company.

2943

Bonds: Table showing fixed charges on outstanding bonds of Panama Railroad. 2552

Borings:

By French engineers.

Culebra heights.

2069, 2081
2056

Depth of, at Bohio.

Depth of..

For bridge across Missouri River where indurated clay was found.
Gatun dam site.

1966-2051-2058-2083
1965, 1973, 2048
1961

1952-1957-1968-2051-2083-2112

Location of spillways and character of material found in
Made by different engineering parties at Colon, Gatun, Bohio, and Gamboa. 1956
Names of engineers having conducted..

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2885

2017, 2287

Brown, Vernon H.: Member of executive committee, Panama Railroad...........

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Action of Commission preceding purchase.
Advantage of, to commerce.

Advantage of letting by contract.

Amount asked for by French Canal Company

Amount of money to be expended for, not to be considered
Amount of tonnage that will pass through.
Any canal built should be transformable.

2740, 2750, 2892

2827, 2888
2162

2046, 2080

2505

2332

2131

1953

2075

2143

1951

1951

2315

Barriers in, during construction....

Built under protection of military power.
Charge for tolls in...

1997, 1998

2733

1979

Cost and time two strong reasons for adopting lock canal.

Curvature at entrance to.

Danger from dynamiters...

Dry excavation, from Pedro Miguel and Obispo is cheapest.

Competition with Suez.

Condition of, when taken over by the United States

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Data concerning curvature of existing and proposed canals.

DeLesseps Canal Company did not adopt sea-level plan, as it was too ex-
pensive...

Difference in time of construction between the two plans proposed.
Different types proposed to Board of Consulting Engineers..

Diversions of Chagres River is indispensable in order to build either type..
Dredging, conditions under which it can be done......

Dues....

1979

2063, 2065, 2125, 2126

1951, 1953, 1985, 2073, 2217, 2331, 2575

1979

2081

2072

2072

2194

2053

2034, 2056

2325

2044

2211, 2212, 2325

2081

1990

2057

2727

2098

1999

2030

Effect of wind on tide not serious.

2213

Either type should be neutral.

2044, 2045, 2103, 2228, 2229

Estimate by Board of Consulting Engineers for excavation between Bohio
and Mirafloris for sea-level plan...

2104

Estimates for sea level so much greater than for lock canal.

2106

Excavation between Bohio and Mirafloris extended by Mr. Wallace for sea-
level....

2104

Expected increase of population a factor in determining type of.

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Letter from President of United States to Secretary of War, delegating to

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Minority report most satisfactory, in Colonel Ernst's opinion.

2034

Names of engineers opposed to sea-level plan..

2107, 2108

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President's authority in regard to..

2722

Primary consideration in choosing between the two projects should be rela-

tive merits as routes for shipping..

2155

Prism of water...

2056, 2058, 2086, 2091

Prism of 300 feet from Mirafloris and out.

2056

Property of French, real value of...

2047

Protection to Government, necessary if let to contractor.

2074

Rains, effect...

2085

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Sea-level plan from Atlantic to Obispo, from the Pacific to Mirafloris, and

lock structure between Obispo and Mirafloris...

1990, 2056

Shall it be built by contract.

2575

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Streams of Chagres River will have to be diverted before construction be-
gins.....

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Time asked for by Mr. Wallace to make preparatory arrangements for, to

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Transportation of material big element of cost in constructing.

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Announcement of purposes for which established..

Authority of President to make temporary arrangements with Republic of

Citizenship of United States citizens not changed.

Civil Service Commission-

Employees sent by....

Men selected by, not adapted for service on.
Should be exempt from..

Commerce on, tariff, etc..

Trade relations established by agreement.

Condition when Walker Commission took possession.
Congress can legislate along lines of modus vivendi for.
Courts....

Appeal from, to Supreme Court of United States

2013, 2033, 2063, 2126
2741

2251, 2263, 2269, 2270
2270

2327

2728, 2834

2017, 2287

2259

2259

2791

2790

2792

2271

2271, 2272

Canal Zone-Continued.

Page.

Criminal code...............

2252

Cumbersome government not necessary if contract system is adopted.......
Davis, George W., Maj. Gen. (retired)-

1953

Date of appointment as governor of..

2518

Date when entering upon duties as governor
Organized government of....

2518

2013

Deportation of undesirable characters. 2261, 2262, 2265, 2266, 2422, 2730, 2734, 2746
Dingley tariff.

Elections...

Employees working at different times.

2519, 2755
2261

2636, 2638, 2642

Enforcement of article 13 of treaty in regard to importation of foodstuffs... 2759,

Financial statement..

2760, 2762

2463

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Executive order or modus vivendi of December 3, 1904.

Judicial branch..

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2459

2269, 2454

2458

2456

2459, 2519

2737

2456

Not necessary to maintain, if contract system is adopted.

1953

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Appeal from local courts to United States Supreme Court...

2270

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Rapid influx of labor into.....

2017

Reference to correspondence between Bunau Varilla and Mr. Loomis in

regard to boundaries of Colon and Panama City.

2740

Relation of, to United States

2591

Republic of Panama claims partnership with United States in judicial
functions

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United States has absolute authority for purposes of government..

2483

2742

2764, 2765

2466

2261

Vessels entering ports of..

Water supply

West Indian negroes temperate but lazy.

Work accomplished by Walker Commission.

Working hours on..

Cement:

Amount used and how it should be purchased.

2754

2068

2266

2540

1993

Cassatt, Alexander J., president Pennsylvania Railroad

2728

2717, 2718

Climatic effect on..

Formula for making.

Where found.

Would have to be brought across ocean..

Central Trust Company

Chagres River:

Amount of water discharged by, at Gamboa..
Control of, above Gamboa..

Creates currents in sea level.

Discharges into sea-level canal.

1994

2718

2718

1994

2927

2096

2430

2089

2089, 2091

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Will have to divert waters of, before construction begins..

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2126

1971, 2054

2070

2096

2096

2152

2152

2096, 2246, 2720

1988

2232, 2234, 2235

2820

2086

2018

2790

2791

2792

Chicago Drainage Canal, average output per steam shovel during construction,

Choron, L., chief engineer of New Panama Canal Company.

Civil Service Commission:

Board not adapted for selecting men for service on Isthmus

Employees sent by, to Isthmus.

Should be exempt from....

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