Jasper County Democrat, Volume 17, Number 57, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 October 1914 — PANAMA CANAL IS OPENED [ARTICLE]

PANAMA CANAL IS OPENED

Several Vessels Will Be Passed Through Panama. Panama, C. Z., Oct. 20.—The Panama canal is again opened to traffic and ten merchantmen will be passed through the waterway today from the Pacific t 6 the Atlantic. Conditions at the scefie of the recent slide north of Gold hill are reported to be excellent, the channel being probably 150 feet wide, with an average depth of 35 feet.