Transcriber’s Notes
Inconsistent spelling, hyphenation, etc. has been retained, including those of proper and geographic names, except as mentioned below (Penonome and variants, Coclé / Cocle, Nunez / Nuñez, mosquitos / mosquitoes, Sambu / Sanbu, avocada / avocado, etc.) The (minor) differences in wording between the List of Illustrations and the illustration captions have not been rectified, but the list has been corrected to correspond with the book (see under Changes below).
Text in a dotted frame has (for the sake of legibility) been transcribed from the illustration under which it is found.
Depending on the hard- and software used and their settings, not all elements may display as intended. Adjusting the zoom factor may improve the looks and legibility of some elements (illustrations and tables in particular).
Page 8, "indebtedness or aid in the preparation of this book": possibly an error for "... for aid ...".
Page 73, “several ladies of great quality ...: the closing quote mark is missing.
Page 180, "steel sheathing": as printed in the source document.
Page 298, "Therefore a large importation ... so to speak": part of the sentence appears to be missing.
Page 378, "in respect of the conditions or changes of traffic": as printed in the source document. The treaty itself reads "... charges of traffic ...".
Page 386, "a vessel from Liverpool to Hamburg to the Panama Canal": possibly this should read "... from Liverpool or Hamburg ...".
Page 388, table: the data for 1925 do not add up to the total given.
Changes made
Some obvious minor typographical and punctuation errors and misprints have been corrected silently.
Illustrations and tables have been moved out of text paragraphs.
Illustration numbers have been added to the lists of illustrations.
Page 4, "Entrance to Bouquette Valley": page number 350 changed to 353, and entry moved to appropriate place in list. Entries 588 and 589 have been replaced with the captions of the illustrations as present in the source document. The original entries were as follows: One Step Upward from a Palm-Thatched Hut, 405; Bird’s-Eye View of the Panama Canal , 405. The last six entries have also been replaced with the illustration captions as present in the source document. The original entries were as follows: The Brook at Taboga, 408; One of the Smaller Slides, 408; Giant Steam Mixers, 409; Machinery Wrecked by a Slide, 410; The Great Falls of Chorrera, 411; A Twentieth Century Liner Locking, 412.
Page 36: "Goethal’s" changed to "Goethals’".
Page 40: "MANGOES" changed to "MANGROVES" (also in List of Illustrations).
Page 42: "... bought for a song those who had ..." changed to "... bought for a song. Those who had ...".
Page 90: "Camboa" changed to "Gamboa".
Page 102: "Goethal’s" changed to "Goethals’".
Page 164: caption "BIG GUNS FOR CANAL DEFENCE" inserted.
Page 173: Illustrations II and III have been placed in numerical order; the List of Illustrations has been adjusted accordingly. The four individual photographs have been combined into the panoramic photograph for this e-text (not available in all formats).
Page 192: "espanol" changed to "español".
Page 239: "our national capital" changed to "our national capitol".
Page 280: "Wherefore, why work?" changed to "Therefore, why work?".
Page 283: "A FORD NEAR ANTON" changed to "A FORD NEAR ANCON".
Page 291: "Limon and Bocos del Toro" changed to "Limon and Bocas del Toro".
Page 292: "Bocos del Toro (the Mouths of the Bull)" changed to "Bocas del Toro (the Mouths of the Bull)".
Page 307: the photograph "On the Rio Grande" has been flipped horizontally.
Page 308: "THE CHURCH AT ANTON" changed to "THE CHURCH AT ANCON".
Page 315: "Nargana" changed to "Narganá".
Page 318: "men like Esquemelin" changed to "men like Esquemeling".