Salt Lake Telegram | 1916-03-04 | Page 5 | Progressing in Canal |

Type	issue
Date	1916-03-04
Paper	Salt Lake Telegram
Language	eng
City	Salt Lake City
County	Salt Lake
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Article Title	Progressing in Canal
Type	article
Date	1916-03-04
Paper	Salt Lake Telegram
Language	eng
City	Salt Lake City
County	Salt Lake
Page	5
OCR Text	Show PROGRESSING IN CANAL WASHINGTON March 4 With With the Cascadas one of the most moat powerful dredges ever built picking up fifteen cubic yards of material at each ach thrust of Its dipper the Panama canal engineers engineers engineers engi engi- are breaking all records for excavation excavation ex ox- in hard material On February February ary 18 the dredge excavated and loaded loaded loaded load load- ed Into scows a a. total of ot cubic yards of ot earth and rock This was a record equivalent to tons and equal to eight of the heaviest freight trains ever hauled by one locomotive locomotive loco loco- motive and more than the weight of the greatest now building for forthe forthe forthe the United States navy
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