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(Photo: The Culebra Cut (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Culebra_Cut) , or Gaillard Cut, in 1896 Unknown author - archive.org Panama, Past and Present by Bishop, Farnham - Publisher: New York, The Century Co. (https://archive.org/details/panamapastpresen00bishuoft) Universal Interoceanic Canal Company at the foot of the Gold Hill in the Culebra Cut 1896. Inadequate machinery, such as the tiny dump cars and the Small Belgian Locomotive Shown here contributed to the failure of the French in the valiant effort to link the Atlantic and the pacific. This photo of an old bucket excavator at work in Culebra Cut at the foot of Gold Hill was made in 1896. Permission details This image might not be in the public domain outside of the United States; this especially applies in the countries and areas that do not apply the rule of the shorter term (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/rule_of_the_shorter_term) for US works, such as Canada, Mainland China (not Hong Kong or Macao), Germany, Mexico, and Switzerland. The creator and year of publication are essential information and must be provided. See Wikipedia:Public domain (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Public_domain) and Wikipedia:Copyrights (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Copyrights) for more details.View more (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panama_Canal#) Public Domain (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:125-French_method_of_excavation_in_Culebra_Cut.jpg) view terms File:125-French method of excavation in Culebra Cut.jpg Created: 1 January 1896 ) http://JohnBatchelorShow.com/contact http://JohnBatchelorShow.com/schedules http://johnbatchelorshow.com/blog Twitter: @BatchelorShow Panama Canal Zone at an extreme risk of failed state of kleptocrats. @MaryAnastasiaOG @WSJOpinion "Democracies rarely survive such abuses if they are allowed to go unchecked." https://www.wsj.com/articles/panamas-free-press-under-siege-11594578741