steamdredge

4 photos tagged steamdredge, from 2 members of Flickr Commons.

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1910

2014

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The last upload was April 2014.

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Old Salt said:
Any chance of getting a closer look at the steam dredge and the two small patrol craft on the left of this picture?
SDASM Archives said:
Old Salt Here is a higher res version of it: www.flickr.com/photos/sdasmarchives/24165865732/in/datepo...

aware health said:
That's "Cucaracha." From the wikipedia article about the Gaillard (Culebra) Cut: "The first and largest major slide occurred in 1907 at Cucaracha. The initial crack was first noted on October 4, 1907, followed by the mass wasting of about 382,000 m³ (500,000 cubic yards) of clay. This slide caused many people to suggest the construction of the Panama Canal would be impossible; Gaillard described the slides as tropical glaciers, made of mud instead of ice. The clay was too soft to be excavated by the steam shovels, and it was therefore largely removed by sluicing it with water from a high level."
Pete (LOC P&P) said:
We'll fix the typo in the title. Thanks!

TVL1970 said:
This panorama array should be combined with these photos (note sequence of letters - "a., b. c., d., etc.) added to the left side.