The Technical World Magazine, Volume 6Technical World Company, 1907 |
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Page 30
... side , with Salina Cruz , the Pacific port , it rises quite gradually from the former point to Chivela Pass , the highest part of the divide , which is 730 feet above sea level . From Chivela Pass the descent is rather abrupt , the ...
... side , with Salina Cruz , the Pacific port , it rises quite gradually from the former point to Chivela Pass , the highest part of the divide , which is 730 feet above sea level . From Chivela Pass the descent is rather abrupt , the ...
Page 31
... side , there was only an open roadstead , and a har- bor had literally to be created out of hand . In this case , by the building of enormous breakwaters of rubble , con- crete , and rock - blocks , extended seaward from a rocky ...
... side , there was only an open roadstead , and a har- bor had literally to be created out of hand . In this case , by the building of enormous breakwaters of rubble , con- crete , and rock - blocks , extended seaward from a rocky ...
Page 32
... side , however , the Coatzacoal- cos River furnishes a natural harbor of unlimited capacity , and the difficulty , which has been solved , was simply to re- move a bar , and prevent it from forming again , by constructing jetties such ...
... side , however , the Coatzacoal- cos River furnishes a natural harbor of unlimited capacity , and the difficulty , which has been solved , was simply to re- move a bar , and prevent it from forming again , by constructing jetties such ...
Page 36
... side being descended from the ancient race of the Zapatecos , and boasting that they were never conquered by the Spaniards . It is said that the women of this race have from time immemorial been able to maintain supremacy over the ...
... side being descended from the ancient race of the Zapatecos , and boasting that they were never conquered by the Spaniards . It is said that the women of this race have from time immemorial been able to maintain supremacy over the ...
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