The Boy Travellers in South America Adventures of Two Youths in a Journey through Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Paraguay, Argentine Republic, and Chili

CHAPTER II.

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FIRST DAY ON THE ISTHMUS.--THE PANAMA CANAL.--HISTORY OF THE CANAL ENTERPRISE.--PLANS OF BALBOA AND OTHERS.--THE VARIOUS ROUTES PROPOSED.--STRAIN'S SURVEY OF DARIEN.--VISITING THE WORKS AT PANAMA. 27