Panama pictures; nature and life in the land of the great canal . NATURE AND LIFE. 75 Both piers, to-day, are, more or less, tem-porary compromises for tlie Canal, on ac-count of the advantage they offer to thesteamers, of loading and discharging theircargoes direct from, and to, the cars of thePanama Rail Road Company, instead of-having to do so in the stream, by means oflighters, as was the custom formerly, andwhich necessitated extra shifting and hand-ling that incurred additional mutilation ofcargoes. The first steamer to dock at La Boca, wasthe United States Ship Ranger, whichwas ordered
Panama pictures; nature and life in the land of the great canal . NATURE AND LIFE. 75 Both piers, to-day, are, more or less, tem-porary compromises for tlie Canal, on ac-count of the advantage they offer to thesteamers, of loading and discharging theircargoes direct from, and to, the cars of thePanama Rail Road Company, instead of-having to do so in the stream, by means oflighters, as was the custom formerly, andwhich necessitated extra shifting and hand-ling that incurred additional mutilation ofcargoes. The first steamer to dock at La Boca, wasthe United States Ship Ranger, whichwas ordered there by the Administration atWashington, for the purpose of takingsoundings of the Basin and the Channelleading up to the pier, which was built bythe French Company; with the result thatthe Ranger was quickly followed by thePacific Mail Steamer Costa Rica, whichinaugurated the new service that is now infull and successful operation at La Boca,one of the busiest harbors on the PacificCoast. The day I went there on a visit, the two 76 PANAMA PICTURES. piers were
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