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“...16 POCKET GUIDE TO THE WEST INDIES
regulation sized one (36' long, 20* wide, and 14' deep)
fitted with hangers, drawers, etc., which can be stowed
away under the berth or used as a wardrobe standing
upright. A capacious canvas sack, with a padlock
fastening, into which the surplus effects can be dumped
at the last moment is a great convenience, and a fold-up
“ cabin tidy " with pouches to hold various articles of
the toilet is almost indispensable.
Generally speaking, the same clothing should be taken
as would be worn during an exceptionally hot summer
in England or America. Very light merino, or some
similar fabric, should invariably be worn next the skin,
as flannel is conducive to that irritating complaint
known as “ prickly heat." Warm clothing should not
be doffed too soon at sea, and on no account should it
be sent home, as it is essential for the homeward voyage.
Ample supplies of linen and underwear should be in-
cluded in the outfit; otherwise the traveller...”
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“...THE'PANAMA CANAL 425
taining from 3^ to 5 million cubic feet of water), and
raising and lowering the fender chains, weighing
24,098 lbs., can be controlled by one man at each group
The Gatun Dam, which unites the hills on either side of
the lower end of the Chagres valley, is nearly i£ miles
long and half a mile wide at the base, 400 feet wide at the
water surface and 100 feet wide at the top. It is formed
of a mixture of sand and clay dredged by hydraulic
process and placed between two large masses of rock,
etc., obtained by steam-shovel excavation at various
points along the canal. In all, about 21,000,000 cubic
yards of material were used in its construction. In the
centre of the Dam is the Spillway, a conerete-lined
channel nearly 1,200 feet long and 285 feet wide, which
carries off the surplus waters of the lake and regulates its
depth. To the north of this spillway is the electric
generating station which provides the Canal Zone with
light and power.
Vessels...”
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