 | Silvanus Thayer Abert - 1872 - 102 pages
...attained his object. " There does not exist in the libraries of the world," observes Admiral D^vis, " the means of determining, even approximately, the most practicable route for a ship canal across the Isthmus." This deficiency in our geographical knowledge will shortly be supplied.... | |
 | American Geographical Society of New York - 1874 - 366 pages
...and, according to most excellent authoritv. " there did not then exist in the libraries of the . I world the means of determining, even approximately,...indulgence this evening, by a brief review of the resulte of the recent explorations of Commander Selfridge, to show that this long-standing reproach... | |
 | Alfred Williams - 1880 - 138 pages
...of the data as yet obtained on the subject. Upon this point, Admiral Davis remarks : "There does not exist in the libraries of the world the means of determining,...even approximately, the most practicable route for a ship canal across the isthmus." This report produced very important results ; and the necessity was... | |
 | 1883 - 514 pages
...Admiral Davis declared Darien to be almost a " terra incognita," and, further, " that there did not exist in the libraries of the world the means of determining...practicable route for a ship-canal across the Isthmus." In the light of what has been presented regarding the early explorations on the Isthmus, the force... | |
 | José Carlos Rodrigues - 1885 - 298 pages
...the subject. In response to this demand, RearAdmiral CH Davis reported in July 1866, "there does not exist in the libraries of the world the means of determining,...practicable route for a ship-canal across the isthmus." Nothing further was done in the matter until General Grant was elected President, and called Admiral... | |
 | Lindley Miller Keasbey - 1896 - 662 pages
...and as for the more general question of interoceanic communication, he asserted " that there did not exist in the libraries of the world the means of determining,...practicable route for a ship-canal across the isthmus." 1 Such was the condition of affairs when Grant was made President in 1869 ; and a vigorous American... | |
 | Lindley Miller Keasbey - 1896 - 660 pages
...and as for the more general question of interoceanic communication, he asserted " that there did not exist in the libraries of the world the means of determining,...most practicable route for a ship-canal across the isthmus."1 Such was the condition of affairs when Grant was made President in 1869 ; and a vigorous... | |
 | C. H. Forbes-Lindsay - 1906 - 678 pages
...solution of the great problem of an interoceanic canal. For these reasons and because " there does not exist in the libraries of the world the means of determining,...even approximately, the most practicable route for a ship canal across the isthmus," he recommends the further investigation of the subject in this region.... | |
 | C. H. Forbes-Lindsay - 1906 - 430 pages
...solution of the great problem of an interoceanic canal. For these reasons and because " there does not exist in the libraries of the world the means of determining,...even approximately, the most practicable route for a ship canal across the isthmus," he recommends the further investigation of the subject in this region.... | |
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For these reasons and because "there does not exist in the libraries of the world the means of determining, even approximately, the most practicable route for a ship canal across the isthmus," he recommends the further investigation of the subject in... 
