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“...between 1763 and 1777 £933,916 4s. 11 \d. was spent on them. The walls were demolished between 1863 and 1880, and only fragments remain at the head of Teniente Street and behind the Church of the Angel. From Central Park, Pi-y-Margall (the name is that of a Cuban Patriot), or Obispo (Bishop), and O’Reilly streets run parallel in a north-easterly direction to the old President’s Palace in the Plaza de Armas, a substantial building erected in 1834. These two streets, which are very narrow but extremely picturesque with their tinted awnings and quaint signs, form the chief shopping centre of Havana. O’Reilly Street owes its title to the Spanish General of that name, who entered the óity by it while the English left by Obispo Street when Havana was restored to Spain in 1763. The Plaza de Armas is a centre of interest; to the north of it is La Fuerza, said to be the oldest fortress in the New World. It was erected by Hernando de Soto in 1519. The story goes that when that worthy set sail to conquer...”
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“...Middlesex, a distance of 25 miles. The roads are not at present suitable for wheeled traffic except in the immediate vicinity of towns, and between El Cayo and Benque Viejo. There is a canal between Sibun Bight and Manatee which is suitable for light draft boats only. Belize has a good local telephone service, and trunk lines connect the capital with Stann Creek, Punta Gorda, El Cayo, Benque Viejo, Corosal, and Orange Walk. A cable laid under the Rio Hondo connects British Honduras with Payo Obispo, Mexico, and a wireless station is established at Belize. SPORTS. Lawn-tennis is played on concrete courts of the polo and golf clubs, and there are also several private courts. Cricket is played from May to October, and there are several native cricket and football clubs. The Belize Golf Club, which was established in 1900, has' a nine-hole course (subscription $1.25 per month and $10 entrance fee). Polo is played on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays from October to March, by the members of...”
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“...4i8 POCKET GUIDE TO THE WEST INDIES then traverse a great lake thus formed for a distance of 24 miles until the backbone of the Isthmus is reached at Bas Obispo. Here they pass through an immense cutting—the famous Gaillard or Culebra cut—on emerging from which descend to the Pacific by three locks, one at Pedro Miguel and two at Miraflores. Many people imagine that the Canal runs east and west. This is not the case. From Colon it runs due south as far as Gatun, and thence in a south-easterly direction. Not a little surprise is experienced by some visitors to Panama, when they see the sun rise from the Pacific Ocean. The total length of the Canal from deep water in the Atlantic to deep water in the Pacific is 50! miles, or from coast to coast 42 miles. Below is a comparison between the Panama and Suez Canals: Length (miles) Depth (feet) . . . Least bottom width (feet) Excavation (cubic yards) Cost . . ... Panama. Suez. 5°i 104 41 36 300 147 251,041,054 80,000,000* $368,543,000 fcs.761,522...”
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“...422 POCKET GUIDE TO THE WEST INDIES A service (2nd class) is also maintained between Pedro Miguel Junction and Bas Obispo, calling at Paraiso, Culebra, Empire, and Las Cascadas. (lime, 35 minutes.) A " shuttle ” train plies at regular intervals between Third Street, Colon, and Gatun, calling at the following stations : Fifth Street, Passenger Station (Colon), Commissary (Cristobal), Shops (Cristobal), Mount Hope, Mindi, New Gatun, and Gatun. (Time, 25 minutes.) SPORTS. Motoring, swimming, boating, hunting, fishing, riding, dancing, golf, baseball, visiting the Canal and historic spots, the theatre, horse-racing, bull-fighting, boxing, tennis, and participation in the native fiestas are among the most usual diversions. The presence of large Army and Navy forces adds to the social gaiety of life. CLUBS. The Strangers’ Club at Colon welcomes visitors. At Cristobal, the American settlement, there is a Y.M.C.A. which also shows hospitality to visitors. SIGHTS. Colon, formerly called Aspinwall...”
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“...426 POCKET GUIDE TO THE WEST INDIES Gatun valley by several embankments and a steel girder bridge with a movable span, to Monte Lirio (14-48 miles), after which it skirts the east shore of the Gatun Lake past Frijoles (20-92 miles) and Caimito (26-13 miles) to the Gaillard Cut, which begins at Bas Obispo. The great Gaillard or Culebra Cut is the most striking feature of the canal. It is no fewer than nine miles long, and the total excavation which it involved was over 230,000,000 cubic yards, of which 20,419,720 were removed by the French. This great cutting, affectionately known to the Canal employees as the “ Big Ditch,” is the wonder of the Canal. So immense is it, that during the construction period, one had, from above, to gaze at it for some minutes before the thousands of workers, the dirt trains and the steam shovels could be distinguished. To quote John Foster Fraser: The Culebra Cut is not within the range of the comprehension of the ordinary person. To delve through hills for...”
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“...THE PANAMA CANAL 427 that just prior to the passage of H.M.S. Renown, with • the Prince of Wales on board, and her escort H.M.S. Calcutta through the Canal on March 30th, 1920, the channel was blocked for several hours by a huge boulder 1 estimated to weigh fully 50 tons. To obviate such interruptions to traffic the work of removing the hill- side by hydraulic washing proceeds by night as well as Leaving the Canal at Bas Obispo, the railway cuts through a ridge of solid rock behind Gold Hill, and even- tually runs down the Pedro Miguel Valley to Paraiso. Here is the Pedro Miguel (popularly known as “ Peter McGill ”) Lock, similar in construction to those at Gatun which lowers vessels 30 J feet to the Miraflores Lake! this lake is formed by dams connecting the walls of the Miraflores Locks with the high ground on either side. The dam to the west is of earth, and is about 2,700 feet long, with a crest 15 feet above the level of the lake, while that to the east is formed of concrete (about...”
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“...77 —— Dripstone, 9 — First sight of, 22, 80 — History, 76 — Industries, 75 — " Mean whites,” 39 — Parishes, 75 — Railway, 79 — Schools and Colleges, 87 — Sports, 80 — Women’s Self-Help Associa- tion, 85 Barbuda, 200, 212-5 — History, 212 —- Sport, 213-4 Barclays Bank (Dominion, Colonial, and Overseas), n, 82, 122, 150, 160, 174,1 187, 220, 265 Barfleur, H.M.S., 248, 283 Barima River, 377, 388 Barranquilla, 401, 402, 410 Barrington, Admiral, 178 Barrouallie, 196, 198 Bartica, 373, 377, 388 Bas Obispo, 418, 426, 427 Basseterre, St. Kitts, 218-22 Basse Terre, Guadeloupe, 305, 306, 307 Bassin. See Christiansted Bassinville, 238, 247 Bastidas, Rodrigo, 409, 418,419 . Bastien, Dr., 291 Batabano, 348, 363, 364 Bath, Barbados, 79, 94 Bath House, Nevis, 229—30 Bath, Jamaica, 259, 289, 296-7 7 Bathsheba, 79, 96 Battle of the Saints, 247—8,, 283, 311 Battowia, 184 Bauxite, 373 Bayly, Zachary, 274 “ Bay-men,” the, 394...”