Word: isthmus
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...project of constructing a canal through the Isthmus, which should connect the Atlantic with the Pacific ocean, is an old one. The discovery of gold in California gave a new impetus to this idea; for the Union Pacific railroad had not then been built, and the journey overland was long and dangerous, while the voyage around Cape Horn was fraught with hardships. But on the breaking out of the civil war all thought of an Isthmian canal, so far as the United States were concerned had to be abandoned...
...number of reminiscences told of a very interesting manner. Light fiction is represented by Elizabeth Bellamy with the first part of a Negro story called "Hannah Callmis Jin." There are also two thoughtful essays, the first on "Simplicity," by Charles Dudley Warner, and the second, on "The Isthmus Canal and our Government," by Stuart F. Weld...
...Panama, as he had previously that of the eastern coast. The commander of the "Albatross" was kind enough to allow Dr. Agassiz to avail himself of a large part of the ship's collection so that he might compare the fauna of the western and eastern coasts of the Isthmus...
...Panama Canal Company is progressing slowly but steadily in its work at the Isthmus. The entire line has been cleared of trees and underbrush for a width of 300 yards. Stations, villages and tracks for use in carrying off the dirt have been constructed all along the line...