-
business affairs caused him to
visit South America,
where he
contracted "
Chagres fever", and he was ever
after a
sufferer from the disease.
Other "phases"...
-
commissioned a
study into the
possibility of
building a
railway from
Chagres (on the
Chagres River) to the town of
Panama City. This
study was
carried out between...
- the lake, the
Chagres River, a
natural waterway enhanced by the
damming of
Gatun Lake, runs
about 8.4 km (5+1⁄4 mi). Here the
upper Chagres River feeds...
-
valley of the
Chagres River,
about 10
kilometres (6.2 mi) from its
mouth in the
Caribbean Sea. The
hills bordering the
valley of the
Chagres form a gap just...
- was to dam the
Chagres at Bohío, 17
miles (27 km) from Colón. However,
Chief Engineer John F.
Stevens advocated harnessing the
Chagres and installing...
-
attacked the
fortress of San
Lorenzo el Real
Chagres, in present-day
Panama on the
banks of the
Chagres River, near Portobelo. The fort was
defended by...
- Río
Chepo and the Río
Chagres, both
within the
boundaries of the city, work as
sources of
hydroelectric power. The Río
Chagres is one of the
longest and...
- by
canoe and mule,
waiting in
disease prevalent Chagres and
Panama City,
where cholera and
yellow fever often took a
dreadful toll—up to 30% of some groups...
- of mail from
Britain to
Latin America. At
Chagres town and
below the fort and on the west bank of the
Chagres River it was a
haven for the adventurers...
- of the
Chagres River, with
channels to
drain water away from the canal. However, the
Gamboa dam was
later found impracticable and the
Chagres River problem...
