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This and the succeeding three pictures show what is being done in Seattle in the way of 

 removing hills for the expanding business district. These regrading projects involve the 

 removal of more dirt than any other modern enterprise outside of the Panama Canal. The 

 total depth of the excavation, from the foundation of the Old Washington Hotel, shown in 

 this view, to the foundation of the New Washington, was 10S feet. 



