 The bar has 11 feet of water in the dry season, but the depth changes according to the state of the river. The mouth of the river, outside the bar, is obstructed by the Laja Reef, a rocky ledge about 50 yards in diameter, which breaks in heavy weather...  The Panama Canal - Seite 46von Lindon Wallace Bates - 1905 - 178 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | 1903 - 320 Seiten
...fortifications of San Lorenzo, now in ruins, immediately in the rear of which there is a level plateau 300 feet in length, terminating at a little mound commanding...at the town is a rocky ledge. "Reefs nearly awash, one- fourth of a mile in extent, which also break during strong winds, lie from one-third to one-half... | |
 | 1903 - 312 Seiten
...the promontory opposite the width is 225 yards. From the inner end of the promontory the shore tarns suddenly to the southward, and abreast Arenas Point...at the town is a rocky ledge. "Reefs nearly awash, one-fourth of a mile in extent, which also break during strong winds, lie from one-third to one-half... | |
 | 1901 - 940 Seiten
...there is a narrow entrance (70 yards) having 14 feet of water. " Within the bar, the water deepens from 17 to 20 feet abreast the town, which is 200 yards...Here is the anchorage for vessels that can enter. When heavy weather threatens from west to north-east, it is better to put to sea or run for Colon or... | |
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