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Show , ... i. i .i ' - - . - - i j - i ' I 5 il fill JjlJI & 1 I I; I : ,PMwi"r ;' I I ! ! 1 ' ii : i li ; : ! ! ! ! ! ! : i i i I i i ; : i ! i ! I ! i : n i sw-W-'. 1 M to W"lM)) f , r( sk y r? fl PROFILE AND BIRDSEYE MAPS OF THE PANAMA CANAL. The upper map gives a good idea of the manner in which ihips enter the Atlantio and Pacifio months of the canal at the sea level and are lifted by locks to the main canal level, which is eighty-five feet above M the sea. The Pacifio end has two flights of locks, one at Pedro Miguel and the other at Miraflores. Below this cross section map is a topographical map showing the windings of the big ditch. M |