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Show 00 RECORDS ON THE PANAMA CANAL Washington, July 11 Although the difficulties of the work inciease bs the diggers on the Panama canal geet deeper in the prism, they arc more than keeping up their record Last month they took 2,640,442 cubic yards of earth and rock from the big ditch, which exceeded by just 75,850 yards the total excavation in May. This may be explained b the fact that the rainfall was twice as great In May as in June On- the other hand the cement workers, who are building the great locks, succeeded in placing only 104,-919 104,-919 cubic yards of concrete, which was 21,895 yards less than their May xecord. rr |