Illustrated History of the Panama Railroad

Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. Pursuant to a resolution offered by the Hon. Henry Clay, of Kentucky, in the Senate of the United States, in the year 1835, the President, General Andrew Jackson, appointed Mr. Charles Biddle, formerly of Philadelphia,(deg)then of Ten nessee, as a commissioner to visit the different routes on the Continent of America best adapted for inter-oceanic com munication, and to report thereon, with reference to their value to the commercial interests of the United States.