Abstract of quantity of excavation for lock no.12

Abstract of quantity of excavation for lock no.12, July 4, 1854.

Chart of calculations regarding quarrying, cutting, transportation and cement

Chart of calculations regarding quarrying, cutting, transportation and cement, n.d.

Estimate of dredging prices

Estimate of dredging prices, July 14, 1854.

Map of measurements of lot no.186

Map of measurements of lot no.186, Dec. 19, 1855.

Map of measurements of lots no.185 and 186 by George Strohan

Map of measurements of lots no.185 and 186 by George Strohan, Dec. 29, 1855.

Power of water discharged over breach of weir

Power of water discharged over breach of weir (1 page, handwritten), n.d.

Totals of free goods up – class 3 and class 4

Totals of free goods up – class 3 and class 4 (1 page, handwritten), n.d.

List of prices for items such as furniture, curtains, pictures, carpets and glassware

List of prices (2 pages, handwritten) for items such as furniture, curtains, pictures, carpets and glassware. This is embossed with the Welland Canal stamp, Dec. 1855.

Letter to Henry Nelles from S.B. Ritchie

Letter to Henry Nelles from S.B. Ritchie (1 page, double-sided) wondering what the prospects for the Welland Canal will be in the next season. This letter is somewhat stained. This does not affect the text. This is accompanied by an envelope, Feb. 3, 1834.

Plan of the siege of Plattsburg and capture of the British fleet on Lake Champlain the 11th Sptr. 1814 : to accompany B. Tanner's print of Macdonough's victory.

Relief shown by hachures.

The Panama Canal turns 100: history and possible future scenarios

This issue of the FAL Bulletin sets out a brief history of the Panama Canal, its construction and its social and political impact on Panama, within the context of international trade at the time. This issue also reviews the recovery of the canal by the Republic of Panama and subsequent major events, including the decision to expand the canal and the start-up of work on the expansion project.

Diplomatic history of the Panama Canal. Correspondence relating to the negotiation and application of certain treaties on the subject of the construction of an interoceanic canal, and accompanying papers.

Includes a report of the secretary of state, with papers relative to the construction of the Panama Canal.

Transport : the magic carpet of industry, briefly describing the history and development of transport by sea, road, canal and railway /

Mode of access: Internet.

History of the St. Mary's Falls ship canal, showing the early efforts which were made to secure its construction, with a record of the business of the canal from its opening until the present time ...

Mode of access: Internet.

History of the Panama Canal; its construction and builders,

Mode of access: Internet.