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fcJ~.aA-. 38 21744-Culebra Cut Looking South Toward Empire, Panama Canal. Empire is a fair-sized town situated on the bluffs, overlooking the Culebra Cut, about two miles from the town of Culebr where is the deepest point of the Cut. The exca- vation work here is about c miletc, and, in fact, Colonel Goethals, chief engineer rf the Canal Commission, dec'lar- that b-pts will be going through the Cnal by October 15, 1913. View 20885 gives a bird's-eye view of the town of Emnire. In the immediate foreground are to be seen some laborers with a tripod drill, used in drilling holes in which is placed the dyna- mite to be set off for the purpose of blasting out the rocky material here prevalent. The soil thus loosened is easily transferred by steam shovels to the cars which in turn transport it to the Gatun Dam and else- whre, to be used in the construction of embankments, etc. As many as 221 tripod drills (in addition to 176 well drills) have been in use in Culebra Cut at one time. The Canal is crossed at Empire by a sus- pension bridge, part of which is here visible. From this bridge was taken view 21756. Copyright, 1913, by The Keystone View Company. I I I I 's '" irlS1 ~eAl1,, 'C Prr-- e ~~, ,e 1 ... |
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