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HE dream of linking the
Atlantic and the Pacific had
occupied men's minds four
centuries. Balboa first
broached the idea of a canal
across the Isthmus of Panama
to the Emperor of Spain in the
early days of the 16th century.
Surveys were made in succeed
ing years but all failed of de
velopment. ,
Came the Mexican War in
1848, and the subsequent ces
sion of Texas and California to
the United States. The Pacific
coast of the nation had been cre
ated. Henceforth interest in the
canal project became a national
fever. But America did little ex
cept to look on; France was al
ready at work. She had begun
in the 80s. And by 1890 she had
failed! ,
The United States stepped in
then in earnest, bought out the
French, proceeded to rid the
Isthmus of the plague, yellow
fever and malaria in one of the
most sweeping sanitation cam
paigns the world has ever
known. In June, 1904, canal
construction operations began.
Less than 10 years later, Jan.
7, 1914, the first boat navigated
the great canal. This was a
crane boat. Commercial traffic
was inaugurated on Aug. 15, by
the passage of the government
steamship Ancon carrying the
secretary of war and 200 guests.
Thus, at a cost of $375,000,
000, the. United States had
finally linked the Atlantic and
the Pacific oceans. The Isthmus
is shown on a 1905 Panama
map stamp.
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