Ocean to Ocean: An Account, Personal and Historical, of Nicaragua and Its PeopleA.C. McClurg & Company, 1902 - 309 páginas |
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... clear and cold , with a stiff westerly wind . In accordance with a previous arrangement , I met the members of the Commission and the Chief Engineer at the foot of East 23rd Street and embarked with them upon a tug which took us over to ...
... clear and cold , with a stiff westerly wind . In accordance with a previous arrangement , I met the members of the Commission and the Chief Engineer at the foot of East 23rd Street and embarked with them upon a tug which took us over to ...
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... clear emerald green water , we had an excellent view across the harbor , dotted with shipping and enlivened by boats pulling to and fro . On the shore near by were the custom house and an arsenal shaded by southern laurels and standing ...
... clear emerald green water , we had an excellent view across the harbor , dotted with shipping and enlivened by boats pulling to and fro . On the shore near by were the custom house and an arsenal shaded by southern laurels and standing ...
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... clear idea of the Nica- raguan depression , it will be well to trace the method in which it was presumably formed . It is probable that prior to the formation of the plain already mentioned , a plateau , increas- ing in altitude to the ...
... clear idea of the Nica- raguan depression , it will be well to trace the method in which it was presumably formed . It is probable that prior to the formation of the plain already mentioned , a plateau , increas- ing in altitude to the ...
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... clear length of 740 feet , but intermediate gates will be so arranged that shorter locks can be formed for small vessels , thus reducing to a minimum both the time and water consumed in locking . They are to be 84 feet wide . The dam ...
... clear length of 740 feet , but intermediate gates will be so arranged that shorter locks can be formed for small vessels , thus reducing to a minimum both the time and water consumed in locking . They are to be 84 feet wide . The dam ...
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... clear blue sky , and from the neigh- boring hills are views across green fields and fertile valleys , with the sparkling lake and cloud- capped Ometepe in the distance . Rivas is connected with San Jorge and the lake by GREYTOWN TO RIVAS ...
... clear blue sky , and from the neigh- boring hills are views across green fields and fertile valleys , with the sparkling lake and cloud- capped Ometepe in the distance . Rivas is connected with San Jorge and the lake by GREYTOWN TO RIVAS ...
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Página 288 - The canal shall be free and open to the vessels of commerce and of war of all nations observing these Rules, on terms of entire equality, so that there shall be no discrimination against any such nation, or its citizens or subjects, in respect of the conditions or charges of traffic, or otherwise.
Página 285 - President of the United States of America, have caused the said Convention to be made public, to the end that the same, and every clause and article thereof, may be observed and fulfilled with good faith by the United States and the citizens thereof.
Página 290 - Treaty shall be ratified by the President of the United States, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate thereof , and by His Britannic Majesty; and the ratifications shall be exchanged at Washington or at London at the earliest possible time within six months from the date hereof.
Página 285 - And whereas the said convention has been duly ratified on both parts, and the ratifications of the two Governments were exchanged in the city of Washington, on the...
Página 287 - April, 1850, commonly called the Clayton-Bulwer Treaty, to the construction of such canal under the auspices of the Government of the United States, without impairing the "general principle...
Página 283 - Convention ; and if any persons cr company should already have, with any State through which the proposed Ship-Canal may pass, a contract for the construction of such a canal as that specified in this Convention, to the stipulations of which contract neither of the contracting parties in this Convention have any just cause to object ; and the said persons or company shall, moreover, have made preparations, and expended time, money, and trouble, on...
Página 284 - ... have made preparations, and expended time, money, and trouble, on the faith of such contract, it is hereby agreed that such persons or company shall have a priority of claim over every other person, persons, or company to the protection of the Governments of the United States and Great Britain, and...
Página 283 - States, as they may deem advisable, for the purpose of more effectually carrying out the great design of this Convention, namely, — that of constructing and maintaining the said Canal as a ship-communication between the two Oceans, for the benefit of mankind, on equal terms to all, and of protecting the same...
Página 280 - Britain hereby declare that neither the one nor the other will ever obtain or maintain for itself any exclusive control over the said ship-canal; agreeing that neither will ever erect or maintain any fortifications commanding the same, or in the vicinity thereof, or occupy, or fortify, or colonize, or assume or exercise any dominion over, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, the Mosquito coast, or any part of Central America...
Página 290 - It is agreed that no change of territorial .sovereignty or of the international relations of the country or countries traversed by the beforementioned canal shall affect the general principle of neutralization or the obligation of the High Contracting Parties under the present Treaty.