Panama und den Kanal. ose von erectinga Gebäude selbst zu schützen, ihre Anhänger, und theirsupplies aus Sonne und Regen. Sie hatten einen Schoner von zwei hundert Tonnen, auf whichthey angekommen waren, und auf denen sie lebte für die firstfew Monate. Auch nach dem ersten Haus wurde completedit wurde festgestellt, dass es unmöglich war, sie zu besetzen, auf ac-Count der Schwärme von Mücken, Sandfliegen, und othernoxious Insekten, die es erobert; Während an Bord der VES-sel die Männer mit Myriaden von Kakerlaken, die das Leben eine Belastung erzeugt gequält wurden. Krankheit war seldomabsent vom Lager, während der Tod war ein

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Panama and the canal . ose of erectinga building to shelter themselves, their followers, and theirsupplies from the sun and rain. They had a schooner of two hundred tons, upon whichthey had arrived, and on which they lived for the firstfew months. Even after the first house was completedit was found that it was impossible to occupy it, on ac-count of the swarms of mosquitoes, sand flies, and othernoxious insects that invaded it; while on board the ves-sel the men were tormented with myriads of cockroaches, which rendered life a burden. Sickness was seldomabsent from the camp, while death was a too frequentvisitor. No one escaped the calentura, as the jungle feveris called. In a little time the white members of theparty were the pale hue of ghosts; and even the dusky 102 BATTLE WITH THE JUNGLEmany shades lighter than their natural natives grewbronze. Under these untoward circumstances, at the beginningof the long rainy season, of which no one of the company, except the natives, had any practical knowledge, was. Scene on Panama Railroad.—Bolivar Street, Colon. commenced the battle with tropical nature that was to endin triumph five weary years later. James Baldwin was selected to survey the line of theroad. He organized a small party, and made the boldplunge. For a long distance they were obliged to wade inwater waist deep, and to hew their way through the dense A DARING ENGINEER 103 jungle. It is said that Baldwin carried his noonday luncheon in his hat, during the progress of that part of the survey, and ate it standing amid envious alligators and water snakes. Be that as it may, it is Baldwin doubtful if a more daring feat of engineering has been performed. Think of it! day after scorching day, shut in by impenetrable growth of jungle, each weary foot of which must be cut down before any advance could be made, breathing air laden with poison, and tormented by millions of insects! The wonder is that any man could have had such courage and endurance. Not far from Col

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