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construct a tide-level canal from Colon to 

 Panama. It is generally considered that the 

 difference in the rise and fall of the tide at these 

 places offers no serious obstacle to this project. 

 In fact, the question resolves itself into one of 

 money ; there can be no doubt about the success 

 of the undertaking when once the canal is con- 

 structed. A glance at the map is sufficient to 

 show the immense amount of traffic which would 

 be turned through this channel. Much of the 

 commerce at present carried round Cape Horn 

 or through the Straits of Magellan would go 

 through the canal, which would be the most 

 direct route for ships bound to Australia, China, 

 Japan, and all ports on the Pacific coast. 



