The History of the Canal

Nine Different Routes Proposed

The Isthmian Routes

The Panama Railroad

The French Company

De Lesseps’ Plan

Wastefulness of the French Company

Significance of the “Oregon’s” Course

The Canal Commission

Acquirement of the Canal Zone

The New Republic of Panama

Terms of the Treaty

Sanitization of the Canal Zone

War on the Mosquito

The Present Low Death Rate

The Two Types of Canal

The Lock System Adopted

Army Engineers Installed

Old French Machinery

The Gatun Dam

The Work of Excavation

Operation of the Locks

The Future of the Canal