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Title: Nature
Year: 1869 (1860s)
Authors: Lockyer, Norman, Sir, 1836-1920. edt
Subjects: Science Science Sciences Biologie Physique Natuurwetenschappen CIENCIA NATURAL HISTORY BIOLOGY SCIENCE
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the isthmus by a series of branches. Vesselsdrawing any amount of water can discharge at the wharfprojecting into the sea, and completely protected from thewind. On the Pacific coast, the creation of a port at themouth of the Rio Grande presents no technical difficulties,and six dredges are now at work making a channel lOOmetres in width to the sea. A special organisation hasbeen created to deal with the vast material, its employ-ment, and repair. The isthmus has been divided into three sections, with a centre at Matachin, at the foot ofthe great embankment and the cutting. Here all thematerial is concentrated, all the repairs executed, and allthe machinery put in working order. The railway of theisthmus is now the property of the Canal Company, andfacilitates greatly this movement of the machinery onwhich the regular work ing of the various sections depends.By its means each working station is in communicationwith the central one and with every other. August 20, 1885) NA rURE 2>n
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574 NA TURE S^August 20, 1885 To sum up, more than two-thirds of the work of makingthe canal is now in execution, under formal engagementswith contractors. The problem of the canal has beensolved in principle. The period of installation or prepar-ation has been succeeded by one of execution, based ona definitive programme, accepted by those who mustcarry it out, the Company itself maintaining an attitudeof rigorous surveillance. NOTESThe fifty-eighth meeting of the German Association ofNaturalists and Physicians will this year meet at Strassbuig.Notices of communications and abstracts of papers should besent to Herr J. Stilling. The meeting will commence onThursday, September 17, and terminate on September 23, The local committee of the American Association has issuedits second circular containing the general programme of themeeting at Ann Arbor. The meeting will be called to order onWednesday, August 26, at 10 a.m., when Prof Lesley willresign the chair to President-flect Prof Newton

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