Panama and the Canal in Picture and Prose
CHAPTER II. CRISTOBAL-COLON; AND THE PANAMA RAILROAD 23
The Approach to Colon--The Architecture and Population of Colon--Railroad Building in a Swamp--The French Come to Colon--The Beautiful Roosevelt Avenue--Colon Streets in the Early Days--The Varied Population of Colon--San Blas Indians and Their Cayucas--The Ghastly Story of the Chinese--Cost and Charges of the Panama Railroad.