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Jackson County Journal
Sylva, Jackson County, North Carolina
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In the 1916-17 Panama Canal report, Gov. Chester Hardy describes the persistent East Culebra slide activity, managed by excavating beyond the canal prism to avoid channel disruptions. Dredges have removed 23.3 million cubic yards, with 36 million more estimated needed.
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In the report of the Panama canal for the fiscal year 1916-17 Gov. Chester Hardy states that the East Culebra slide is still in motion with occasional periods of increased activity, each period resulting in a settlement of the entire mass within the limiting break, and a horizontal motion toward the center of the bowl-shaped area. The east bank of the canal has been excavated several hundred feet beyond the limits of the canal prism so that the movements of the slide do not produce upheavals at the bottom within the limits of the canal prism. After each movement the dredges excavate the material outside the canal limits and have no difficulty in keeping it from reaching the channel. Altogether 23,259,000 cubic yards of material have been removed by dredges from the Culebra slides, and it is estimated that 36,000,000 yards must yet be removed.
-Scientific American.
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Panama Canal, East Culebra Slide
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Fiscal Year 1916 17
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Gov. Chester Hardy reports ongoing motion in the East Culebra slide, with periods of increased activity causing settlement and horizontal motion. Excavation beyond canal limits prevents upheavals in the channel, and dredges remove material. Total removed: 23,259,000 cubic yards; estimated remaining: 36,000,000 cubic yards.