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Length of Canal 50½ Miles. Culebra Cut Depth 300 Feet. Locks in Pairs 12. Locks Usable length 1000 Feet. Locks Usable Width 110 Feet. Estimated Total 174,666,556 Cy. By French Useful 29,508,000 Cy. Total Estimate 5,000,000 Cy. Thrue of Transit Through Canal 10 to 12 Hours. Thrue passage through Locks 3 hours. Canal Force Actually At Work 39,000. Canal Co Forced by the French 1879. Canal Work Began the French 1881. Years Work – Coast 300,000,000 Work Begun by U. S. May 4 1904. U. S. Paid French Canal Co $40,000,000. U. S. Paid Republic ofPanama $10,000,000. Cost of canal total over $375,000,000. Date of completion Jan 1st 1915. Starting of Route N. Y. to S. F 8415 M. A yearly Saving of Millions to the Shipping World. |
