| 单词 | Culebra |
| 例句 | She glanced around, trying to keep sharp while Culebra’s lush sound washed over her. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z Culebra burst back in as one: guitars, bass, drums, and keys a single, relentless electric roar. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z From Cancún, she’d make her way eventually to the island of Culebra in Puerto Rico, where there were loads of Americans who never showed their passports to anyone. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Then Gael became a marine, which surprised no one, and Juan’s salsa-thrasher band Culebra got a record deal, which shocked everyone, and both disappeared suddenly and completely from Sierra’s daily life. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z She read the local Culebra paper for news, but there was nothing. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Two and a half weeks before she left for San Francisco, Jule sat next to Imogen in the back of a jeep taxi, bumping over the road from the Culebra airport. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Culebra is an archipelago off the coast of Puerto Rico. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z He says he lives in a small town in the States but spends his summers in a town called Culebra in Puerto Rico. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z One week before she moved to San Francisco, Jule was drunk on the island of Culebra. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z But Culebra was in full swing when Sierra walked in, and instead of the usual laid-back El Mar scene, a sweaty mass of punks, teenyboppers, and hipsters pulsed and churned to the music. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z He sat in with Culebra when they played New York gigs. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z “Upstate New York? People there listen to Culebra?” Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z “I didn’t break up with him. I came to Culebra for a break, is all.” Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z “This island called Culebra. It’s off Puerto Rico.” Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Today, most of Culebra’s refuge areas are off-limits because of their delicate ecosystems — or unexploded ordnance. A relatively undeveloped island off Puerto Rico mainland offers solitude (amid unexploded bombs) 2015-08-30T04:00:00Z Two days earlier, Andrew and I had left San Juan for Culebra on an eight-seater plane. A relatively undeveloped island off Puerto Rico mainland offers solitude (amid unexploded bombs) 2015-08-30T04:00:00Z Carlos Rosario is a remote beach on the island of Culebra off Puerto Rico, naturally sheltered from wind and waves. Secret beaches around the world: readers’ tips 2017-08-31T04:00:00Z We were alone on the stretch of gentle waves at Culebra’s eastern edge, but I had already arranged for a getaway to an even less-frequented spot. A relatively undeveloped island off Puerto Rico mainland offers solitude (amid unexploded bombs) 2015-08-30T04:00:00Z On the laid-back Puerto Rican island of Culebra, for example, world-class snorkeling is a short hike away via public transport. 2010-02-16T21:00:00Z In 1909, President Theodore Roosevelt created the Culebra National Wildlife Refuge on part of Culebra and some of the tiny out islands that surround it. Culebra, a Quiet Corner of the Caribbean 2014-11-06T05:00:00Z Doug Mann thought he would ride out the start of the coronavirus pandemic on his sailboat anchored on the shores of Culebra, an island off the coast of Puerto Rico. Moored in a Fragile Paradise 2020-04-17T04:00:00Z Culebra now ranks in our household among our top three beaches. Under the Spell of Sunny Puerto Rico 2017-03-21T04:00:00Z Right on the beach, set on a low cliff with views of the Atlantic and nearby Culebra Island. Check In/ Check Out : Hotel Review: W Retreat and Spa ? Vieques Island 2011-03-04T19:55:00Z No one will visit Culebra for the night life, but a half-dozen restaurants scattered around the little town offered excellent seafood and Puerto Rican specialties. Culebra, a Quiet Corner of the Caribbean 2014-11-06T05:00:00Z Mr. Mann, who was turned away at Culebra, said he plans to leave as early as next week for the Chesapeake Bay, weather depending. Moored in a Fragile Paradise 2020-04-17T04:00:00Z Even with an increase in first-time visitors, he said, Culebra remained a peaceful spot where few drivers bothered to lock their cars and his biggest problem was renters who lost their keys in the surf. Culebra, a Quiet Corner of the Caribbean 2014-11-06T05:00:00Z We didn’t necessarily need to take such measures to find solitude on Culebra, part of a 23-island archipelago off the eastern coast of Puerto Rico. A relatively undeveloped island off Puerto Rico mainland offers solitude (amid unexploded bombs) 2015-08-30T04:00:00Z It was far enough away from Dewey, Culebra’s one small town, that peeping coqui frogs provided the only nighttime sounds. A relatively undeveloped island off Puerto Rico mainland offers solitude (amid unexploded bombs) 2015-08-30T04:00:00Z No tsunami has done any damage in Culebra in modern history; it looked as if an enterprising sign-salesman had captured the government’s attention. Culebra, a Quiet Corner of the Caribbean 2014-11-06T05:00:00Z The laid-back Culebra attitude toward commerce was summed up by the sign painted on a gift kiosk that we never saw in operation: “Open some days,” it read, “closed on others.” Culebra, a Quiet Corner of the Caribbean 2014-11-06T05:00:00Z Some historians believe Columbus stopped by Culebra on his second voyage in 1493, and local lore says it was long a hide-out for pirates preying on the Caribbean trade. Culebra, a Quiet Corner of the Caribbean 2014-11-06T05:00:00Z While piloting the 36-foot Culebra II, our captain told us he had to train three years before he was allowed to take passengers through those rapids. An OR road trip through Swiss-Alps-like mountains 2023-08-19T04:00:00Z A hurricane warning was in effect for the entire U.S. territory, including the islands of Vieques and Culebra, and the eastern Dominican Republic. All of Puerto Rico without power as Hurricane Fiona slams island 2022-09-18T04:00:00Z The body of a shepherd was found in the Sierra de la Culebra, in the central province of Zamora, where a fire has been blazing since the weekend. Heatwave: Wildfires spread across Europe 2022-07-18T04:00:00Z Smaller ones than in the Sierra de la Culebra continued to smoulder on Monday to the east in Navarra and Catalonia. Spanish firefighters on alert after huge wildfire tamed 2022-06-20T04:00:00Z The blaze that started in Zamora’s Sierra de la Culebra has forced the evacuation of at least 10 villages, although the drop in temperatures overnight has helped efforts somewhat. Firefighters in Spain battle blazes amid unusual heat wave 2022-06-19T04:00:00Z It said almost 20,000 hectares of land had been burned in the Sierra de la Culebra mountain range and the fire was "still active". Spain battles wildfires as it swelters in heatwave 2022-06-18T04:00:00Z After it was finished in December 1913, the Corozal was the first ship to sail through the Culebra Cut, the last barrier to the canal opening the following year. The Corozal: Scottish dredger that helped build the Panama Canal 2021-12-30T05:00:00Z I found a little-known book called “Rum and Reggae: The Insider’s Guide to the Caribbean” claiming some of the very best beaches — anywhere — were on two virtually unknown islands: Vieques and Culebra. One woman’s path to paradise on a small Puerto Rican island was a 20-year journey full of love, humor and loss 2021-07-04T04:00:00Z Despite recent efforts, the service is looking at another decade of work before hiking trails and popular beaches on the islands of Vieques and Culebra can be fully reopened. Islands used for Navy target practice face long, pricey restoration, GAO finds 2021-03-29T04:00:00Z Cleanup efforts in Vieques and Culebra led respectively by the U.S. Report: Military cleanup in Puerto Rico islands slow-going 2021-03-26T04:00:00Z There is also an offsite facility on the island of Culebra, which collects data on clouds and rainfall. Facing collapse, the famed Arecibo Observatory will be demolished 2020-11-19T05:00:00Z The Corozal's job was leading the ships working on the Culebra Cut, which was a difficult section of the canal, prone to mudslides. The Corozal: Scottish dredger that helped build the Panama Canal 2021-12-30T05:00:00Z Other changes include the prohibition of alcohol sales after 7 p.m., limiting the capacity of restaurants to 50%, and barring travel to the popular nearby islands of Vieques and Culebra to everyone except residents. Puerto Rico rolls back openings amid spike in COVID-19 cases 2020-07-16T04:00:00Z Some of the local technicians trained to work with unexploded ordnance also don’t live on either Vieques or Culebra. Islands used for Navy target practice face long, pricey restoration, GAO finds 2021-03-29T04:00:00Z Meanwhile, cleanup at 14 of 15 former military sites in Culebra will continue through fiscal year 2031, the agency said. Report: Military cleanup in Puerto Rico islands slow-going 2021-03-26T04:00:00Z Vieques Air Link is based in Puerto Rico and flies to the neighboring islands of Vieques and Culebra. 2 dead after small plane crashes in waters near Puerto Rico 2020-06-02T04:00:00Z Culebra was trained by Henry Moreno, who died Sunday, the same day as York. Ray York, winning jockey in 1954 Kentucky Derby, dies at 86 2020-02-26T05:00:00Z A tropical storm warning remained in effect for Puerto Rico, Vieques, Culebra and the U.S. and British Virgin Islands, and forecasters said certain areas could experience stronger winds. Puerto Rico braces for flooding, landslides from TD Karen 2019-09-23T04:00:00Z Officials in Puerto Rico, home to some 3.2 million people, felt relief that Dorian, which swiped the island municipality of Culebra, mostly spared the main island. Hurricane Dorian Spares Puerto Rico as Florida Prepares for Landfall 2019-08-28T04:00:00Z The beaches that are open in Vieques and Culebra attract tens of thousands of tourists a year, and officials were hoping to increase that number. Report: Military cleanup in Puerto Rico islands slow-going 2021-03-26T04:00:00Z National Hurricane Center issued a hurricane watch for Puerto Rico and a tropical storm warning for Puerto Rico, Vieques, Culebra and the U.S. TS Dorian expected to strengthen, could hit Puerto Rico 2019-08-27T04:00:00Z The town of Culebra did not recover full power until March 20 of this year. Trump tries to turn Puerto Rico into a culture-war battle — and Senate Republicans play along 2019-04-03T04:00:00Z The Electric Power Authority said it would connect an underwater cable to Culebra by the afternoon, despite wariness from the more than 1,000 people who live on the island, which is popular with tourists. Last customers being reconnected to Puerto Rico power grid 2019-03-20T04:00:00Z The gold road begins in places like La Culebra, an isolated jungle area in southern Venezuela. How Venezuela turns its useless bank notes into gold 2019-02-10T05:00:00Z Culebra is located just east of the main island of Puerto Rico. Police: North Carolina tourist drowns on Puerto Rico beach 2018-09-27T04:00:00Z The situation is particularly bad on the islands of Vieques and Culebra, just east of Puerto Rico, that are still completely dependent on generators. Puerto Rico struggles with jump in asthma cases post-Maria 2018-06-18T04:00:00Z In part of Culebra, a small island off the main island of Puerto Rico, they arrived planning to interview 35 households. Puerto Rico’s Hurricane Maria Death Toll Could Exceed 4,000, New Study Estimates 2018-05-29T04:00:00Z In addition, officials will be installing three backup generators in Culebra to replace the three that are being retired. Last customers being reconnected to Puerto Rico power grid 2019-03-20T04:00:00Z I assume Fort Buchanan is still there. we were chased out of Culebra and Vieques. Time Is Running Out for Puerto Ricans Sheltering in Hotels 2018-02-12T05:00:00Z Color is great but these are not colorful times in Puerto Rico and its adjoining islands of Vieques and Culebra. Opinion | Puerto Rico in the Dark 2017-11-04T04:00:00Z Dr. Juan Manuel Roman travels to Culebra weekly and said that in addition to new patients, his regular patients are seeking treatment far more often. Puerto Rico struggles with jump in asthma cases post-Maria 2018-06-18T04:00:00Z Two of Puerto Rico’s more than 140 much smaller islands, Vieques and Culebra, are also populated. Why does Puerto Rico seem like an island nation, even when it's not? 2017-10-03T04:00:00Z The Coast Guard is also here, bringing in aid, and Gov. Ricardo Rosselló said on Sunday that he would visit the island and its neighbor, Culebra. For Ravaged Vieques, Solitude, Once an Allure, Is Now a Curse 2017-10-01T04:00:00Z As he waited in line late Saturday morning, DeJesus fretted that he would not be able to return to Culebra until after 5 p.m., when the only scheduled ferry was slated to depart. In Puerto Rico, acute shortages plunge the masses into survival struggle 2017-10-01T04:00:00Z Governor Ricardo Rosselló has also declared a disaster in the tiny islands of Culebra and Vieques, to Puerto Rico’s east, which were hard-hit by the storm. Irma's destruction: island by island 2017-09-10T04:00:00Z The major disaster declaration makes federal funding available to Puerto Rico affected individuals in the municipalities of Culebra and Vieques. Hurricane Irma prompts President Trump to call governors of states in storm’s path 2017-09-10T04:00:00Z The president’s disaster declaration made funding available to people in Culebra and Vieques and to local government and NGO programs. Record storm surges and flooding feared in Florida as Hurricane Irma hits 2017-09-10T04:00:00Z On Culebra, a small, rustic Puerto Rican island east of the main island, José Pérez, the municipality’s director of emergency management, took shelter with about 65 other people at a public high school Wednesday afternoon. Hurricane Irma, One of the Most Powerful in History, Roars Across Caribbean 2017-09-06T04:00:00Z As he waited in line late Saturday morning, DeJesus fretted that he would not be able to return to Culebra until after 5 p.m., when the only scheduled ferry was slated to depart. In Puerto Rico, acute shortages plunge the masses into survival struggle 2017-10-01T04:00:00Z A hurricane watch was in effect for Puerto Rico, Vieques, Culebra, the British and US Virgin islands and Guadeloupe. Hurricane Irma: states of emergency declared as storm heads to Caribbean 2017-09-04T04:00:00Z It had just taken off from the capital’s international airport on a flight to Culebra island. PRico identifies girl killed in air crash as Atlanta teen 2017-06-04T04:00:00Z When he started up Red Mountain and Culebra Peak, just north of Colorado’s border with New Mexico, on July 1, he weighed 153 pounds. Lawyer who grew up with asthma bikes, climbs 105 peaks 2016-09-17T04:00:00Z On Sunday morning, it entered one of the new locks, on its way to the man-made Gatun Lake, the widened Culebra Cut through a verdant mountain ridge, and then the Pacific Ocean. An expanded Panama Canal opens for giant ships 2016-06-26T04:00:00Z The excavation of Culebra cut, which is considered one of the most difficult engineering problems of the entire canal, will be pushed as rapidly as possible. A timeline of the Panama Canal 2016-06-24T04:00:00Z One of the 14ers, Culebra Peak, is on private ranch land. A Real Adventure: Sorting Out All the F.K.T.s (Fastest Known Times) 2015-08-05T04:00:00Z Four Seasons Resort Costa Rica at Peninsula Papagayo Four Seasons was a Peninsula Papagayo pioneer when it opened its first Central American outpost on an isthmus between the Pacific Ocean and Culebra Bay in 2004. 3 Four-Star Resorts Bolster Costa Rica's Luxury Reputation 2015-03-25T04:00:00Z A hurricane warning was issued for the British Virgin Islands and hurricane watches were in effect for Puerto Rico, St. Maarten/St. Martin, Anguilla, Vieques and Culebra, and the U.S. Hurricane alerts posted for parts of Caribbean as Gonzalo strengthens 2014-10-13T04:00:00Z “If the system moves south, it will pass very close to Puerto Rico, and sustained tropical force winds will touch the big island and the island municipalities of Vieques and Culebra,” Garcia said. Gonzalo becomes hurricane as it nears British Virgin Islands 2014-10-13T04:00:00Z In addition to Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, tropical storm warnings are in effect for Babados, St. Lucia, Dominica, Vieques and Culebra. Tropical Storm Bertha approaching the Caribbean 2014-08-01T04:00:00Z Starting in the 1970s, locals began protesting the military presence, however, and beginning in 1975, Culebra was allowed to slowly revert to its natural state. Green Blog: Defending a Sanctuary With Paint and Song 2012-08-13T11:37:26Z He had succeeded at Suez, but that was a farmer's ditch beside the Culebra Cut and the Gatun Dam, and the famous engineer was a very old man when he began on the Panama project. Prowling about Panama 2012-02-11T03:04:04.040Z In 1902 the American naval authorities selected the Playa Sardinas harbour on the S. side of Culebra as a rendezvous of the fleet and marine encampments were located on shore. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8 "Cube" to "Daguerre, Louis" 2012-01-31T03:00:17.257Z In the afternoon we entered the Culebra cut. Down Under With the Prince 2012-01-29T03:00:07.103Z At Culebra, indeed, the dry season is so bracing that the arrival of the rains is welcome for the soothing effect of greater humidity, as well as on account of diminished dust. The Panama Canal and its Makers 2011-10-10T02:00:22.307Z A short while later, he moved to Culebra and built a ramshackle tree house studio on the fringe of a red mangrove swamp. Green Blog: Defending a Sanctuary With Paint and Song 2012-08-13T11:37:26Z And on the Pacific side, crews are excavating a long channel that will connect the new locks to the Culebra Cut. Panama Adding a Wider Shortcut for Shipping 2011-08-17T00:25:11Z Ahead of the storm, people cleared water and other emergency supplies from store shelves and tourists fled the small Puerto Rican islands of Culebra and Vieques. Tropical Storm Emily to soak Dominican Republic and Haiti but may spare Haitian capital 2011-08-03T16:20:41Z In passing the Culebra Cut landslide, in the Panama Canal, one of the propellers of the Renown touched a submerged rock which had escaped the notice of the surveyors. Down Under With the Prince 2012-01-29T03:00:07.103Z This curve, however, does not come in the Culebra Cut, where the bottom width is to be 200 feet, but north of Bas Obispo, where the bottom width is 500 feet. The Panama Canal and its Makers 2011-10-10T02:00:22.307Z He now believes that the military presence and the threat of unexploded ordnance spared Culebra from being overdeveloped like much of the rest of the Caribbean. Green Blog: Defending a Sanctuary With Paint and Song 2012-08-13T11:37:26Z Excavating the Culebra Cut, Panama Canal Excavation, the process of removing soil or rock in engineering or exploration works, such as for docks, retaining-walls, railway cuttings, canals, foundations, &c. The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 3: Estremoz to Felspar 2011-04-14T02:00:59.373Z A tropical storm warning was in effect for Puerto Rico, Vieques, Culebra, the Dominican Republic, Haiti, the southeast Bahamas, eastern parts of Cuba and the Turks and Caicos Islands. Tropical Storm Emily to soak Dominican Republic and Haiti but may spare Haitian capital 2011-08-03T16:20:41Z But later Monday, Puerto Rico and its two island municipalities, Vieques and Culebra, were under a hurricane watch, as the system continued moving west. Hurricane Earl Heads Toward Puerto Rico 2010-08-30T21:17:00Z There was a hurricane watch for the U.S. and British Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico, including the islands of Culebra and Vieques. Tropical Storm Earl threatens eastern Caribbean 2010-08-29T10:00:00Z Ana Roman, federal Fish and Wildlife Service's manager for the Culebra National Wildlife Refuge, said that much of Culebra's shoreline is privately owned, which contributed to the island's conservation. Green Blog: Defending a Sanctuary With Paint and Song 2012-08-13T11:37:26Z Earl also prompted a tropical storm watch for the U.S. and British Virgin Islands and the Puerto Rico islands of Culebra and Vieques. Tropical Storm Earl forecast to become hurricane 2010-08-29T00:18:00Z Embracing the islands of the Culebra group, Porto Rico, excepting Culebra Island, which is a naval and lighthouse reservation. A Book-Lover's Holidays in the Open The only other line in contemplation is one from Empire, on the Culebra Cut, to David, a town close to the Pacific near the far western frontier, in the province of Chiriqui. The Panama Canal A history and description of the enterprise At the great Culebra Cut, where at one point the depth was over four hundred feet, the wonder grew. Bert Wilson at Panama He sees Culebra as a test-tube microcosm for global-scale struggles over precious natural resources and the tensions between development and conservation. Green Blog: Defending a Sanctuary With Paint and Song 2012-08-13T11:37:26Z Its area, including its dependencies, the isles of Vieques, Culebra and Mona is 3,530 square miles. Porto Rico Its History, Products and Possibilities... You see, I and Dupin had scattered your guerrillas, and I was scouting ahead, to stir up any ambush waiting for us–which I did later, when we chased them, and burned Culebra. The Missourian The Americans, on taking over the work from the French, found about 700 West Indian negroes engaged in excavating the Culebra Cut. The Panama Canal A history and description of the enterprise And here, at Culebra, the problem had been harder to solve than anywhere else. Bert Wilson at Panama The island's history, however, is also one of occupation: for 40 years, Culebra was a testing ground for bombings, mock amphibious landings and other war exercises by the American military. Green Blog: Defending a Sanctuary With Paint and Song 2012-08-13T11:37:26Z It is twenty-four miles across this lake to Culebra Cut, which extends about nine miles through the hills, and to the first lock on the Pacific side. Birdseye Views of Far Lands Back in the village of Culebra a demon uproar hounded Don Anastasio out of serape and slumber. The Missourian One of the most serious causes of anxiety and difficulty along the canal line were the "slides" and "breaks" which kept occurring in the Culebra Cut. The Panama Canal A history and description of the enterprise “He wants you to join him up at the Culebra cut,” the youngster continued. Boy Scouts in the Canal Zone The Plot Against Uncle Sam Considered by many to be the Caribbean's finest, Flamenco Beach lies on Culebra, a tiny speck of land off Puerto Rico's east coast that boasts a striking range of biodiversity. Green Blog: Defending a Sanctuary With Paint and Song 2012-08-13T11:37:26Z About ten years later Balboa climbed to the top of a tree not far from where Culebra Cut is located and saw the "Big Water." Birdseye Views of Far Lands If the risk exists, it would affect equally a sea-level canal, in that it would threaten the tidal lock, the dam at Gamboa, and the excavation through Culebra cut. The American Type of Isthmian Canal Speech by Hon. John Fairfield Dryden in the Senate of the United States, June 14, 1906 Enlargements of the canal and the unforeseen collapses in the Culebra Cut brought up the total to 195 million cubic yards. The Panama Canal A history and description of the enterprise “Besides, what would the boys be doing up at the Culebra cut?” Boy Scouts in the Canal Zone The Plot Against Uncle Sam Take Culebra Cut, for instance, where the monsters of man's invention are biting into the mountain sides, ripping down with giant jaws loose dirt, and hauling it away on a maze of tracks. The Pirate of Panama A Tale of the Fight for Buried Treasure At the continental divide the Culebra Cut is almost five hundred feet deep and more than a half mile wide at the top. Birdseye Views of Far Lands New habits—new psycho-physical habits, like Culebra cuts are put right through them. The Ghost in the White House Some suggestions as to how a hundred million people (who are supposed in a vague, helpless way to haunt the white house) can mak This rough material was obtained from the lock site, or Mindi, or the Culebra Cut twenty-six miles away. The Panama Canal A history and description of the enterprise So it doesn’t seem likely that he would send for us all to meet him at the Culebra cut. Boy Scouts in the Canal Zone The Plot Against Uncle Sam The bottom width of the Canal varies from 200 feet in Culebra Cut to an indefinite width in the deep waters of the lakes. People's Handy Atlas of the World 1910 Census Edition They inspected the work on the canal, marvelled at the stupendous engineering in the Culebra Cut, drank a little, gambled a little. Captain Scraggs or, The Green-Pea Pirates Instead of the camp being on Culebra, for instance, it might well be on Porto Rico. The Navy as a Fighting Machine So we need not trouble much about the stability of things along this nine-mile section through the Culebra Mountains. The Panama Canal A history and description of the enterprise In the meantime the motor car containing the five boys and the messenger was speeding on its way toward Gatun and the Culebra cut. Boy Scouts in the Canal Zone The Plot Against Uncle Sam And it dwells by the station of Culebras, on the Panama railway. About Orchids A Chat Why, before I joined the navy I didn't know whether Guam was a vegetable or an island, and Culebra wasn't in my geography. Buttered Side Down: Stories It often happens that the places that have the best position are weak in strength and resources; a notable instance is Gibraltar, another is Culebra, and the most notable of all is Guam. The Navy as a Fighting Machine Here runs the famous Culebra Cut, the nine-mile-long artificial canyon, the biggest excavation in the world. The Panama Canal A history and description of the enterprise “We’re going to have a look at the Culebra cut,” was the reply. Boy Scouts in the Canal Zone The Plot Against Uncle Sam Well I know you to my cost, as hath many another: I know you for 'La Culebra,' for Joanna that is worshipped, obeyed and followed by every pirate rogue along the Main. Martin Conisby's Vengeance I have information, however, to the effect that there is impending in Culebra Cut a monstrous big slide, one that will beat anything that ever before took place there. The Moving Picture Boys at Panama Stirring Adventures Along the Great Canal A defending force, operating from Guantanamo, in endeavoring to prevent a hostile fleet from establishing a base to the eastward of it, would act much less effectively than a force operating from Culebra. The Navy as a Fighting Machine The dominant and decisive features of the isthmus at this point are the Chagres River and the Culebra Mountains. The Panama Canal A history and description of the enterprise There was a notch nicked in the hills of Culebra—just a nick bearing no resemblance to what you see before you at this time.” Boy Scouts in the Canal Zone The Plot Against Uncle Sam But the troubles which the American engineers will remember are those which have presented themselves in the Culebra cutting. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 21 The Recent Days (1910-1914) They practically put the French engineers, who started the Canal, out of the running, and even when the United States engineers started figuring they didn't allow enough leeway for the Culebra slides. The Moving Picture Boys at Panama Stirring Adventures Along the Great Canal Two bases, one at Guantanamo and one at Culebra, would in time of war in the Caribbean, add a value to our fleet that might make the difference between defeat and victory. The Navy as a Fighting Machine We shall look more closely at the famous "Culebra Cut" when we come to the American canal. The Panama Canal A history and description of the enterprise The upland portion of the Isthmus, the plateau, as it would be called in Mexico, is fairly level from Gatun to the Culebra hills. Boy Scouts in the Canal Zone The Plot Against Uncle Sam The Canal is still in danger of being blocked by slides of mud in the deep Culebra Cut, and probably will continue exposed to this difficulty for some years to come. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 21 The Recent Days (1910-1914) "Culebra Cut!" cried Blake, as he saw, in the distance Gold Hill, the highest point. The Moving Picture Boys at Panama Stirring Adventures Along the Great Canal Culebra, by reason of the great work to be accomplished, and the engineering difficulties to be encountered, cannot be gotten ready for several years. The Navy as a Fighting Machine But they drove a pretty deep furrow as well through the Culebra Mountains, excavating in all about 22,600,000 cubic yards. The Panama Canal A history and description of the enterprise Then I went on toward the Culebra cut and 158 came upon a friend who told me what had taken place.” Boy Scouts in the Canal Zone The Plot Against Uncle Sam The material excavated from the Culebra channel will aggregate nearly one hundred million cubic yards. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 21 The Recent Days (1910-1914) "We want to show the people what a slide in Culebra looks like, and what it means, in hard work, to get rid of it." The Moving Picture Boys at Panama Stirring Adventures Along the Great Canal The mutual relations of Guantanamo and Culebra are much like the mutual relations of Pearl Harbor in Hawaii and Guam—and so are the joint relations of each pair to the mother country. The Navy as a Fighting Machine All the work at Culebra performed by the French was available for their successors. The Panama Canal A history and description of the enterprise “Well, we crossed over the ditch down here, didn’t we, and struck into the jungle from the west side of the Culebra cut?” Boy Scouts in the Canal Zone The Plot Against Uncle Sam I went over the ground of the Gatun and La Boca dams; went through Panama and Colon, and spent a day in the Culebra cut, where the great work is being done. Letters to His Children "Do you mean a big slide in Culebra Cut?" The Moving Picture Boys at Panama Stirring Adventures Along the Great Canal To the northward appeared an opening cut through the hills, and Runnels said, simply: "Culebra!" The Ne'er-Do-Well It is sufficient for us to note that they added immensely to the amount of material which had to be got out of the Culebra gorge. The Panama Canal A history and description of the enterprise If we can get a train at Culebra, we may be able to get home by dark. Boy Scouts in the Canal Zone The Plot Against Uncle Sam The train stopped with a jerk at the foot of Culebra. Zone Policeman 88; a close range study of the Panama canal and its workers They had gone to Culebra Cut and there tied up, waiting for a slide that might come at any time, and yet which might never occur. The Moving Picture Boys at Panama Stirring Adventures Along the Great Canal Sometimes they spend as much as a week on the job, and frequently learn to distinguish which is the Gatun dam and which the Culebra cut, but not always. The Ne'er-Do-Well In the Culebra Cut, despite the landslides, the cost of excavation has actually been reduced by more than one-third. The Panama Canal A history and description of the enterprise “Oh, just a short distance from the Culebra cut,” was the reply. Boy Scouts in the Canal Zone The Plot Against Uncle Sam Within an hour the defendant was standing up, the cheery grin still on his black countenance, to be sentenced to two years and eight months in the Zone penitentiary at Culebra. Zone Policeman 88; a close range study of the Panama canal and its workers Blake had telegraphed to New York that the one picture above all others desired had been obtained—that of a big slide in the Culebra Cut. The Moving Picture Boys at Panama Stirring Adventures Along the Great Canal Colonel Jolson in his motor-car had just come from Culebra, and Colonel Bland was on No. 5 from Gatun, hence Runnels' desire to be at the station. The Ne'er-Do-Well Going with Puerto Rico are two small islands called Culebra and Vieque, mainly inhabited by fishermen, but with fine forests of dye and cabinet woods to be exploited. Our War with Spain for Cuba's Freedom He takes a great interest in the Culebra cut, and spends a good deal of time out there, but he is not working for 181 the government. Boy Scouts in the Canal Zone The Plot Against Uncle Sam There was the day that I was given a dangerous convict to deliver at Culebra Penitentiary. Zone Policeman 88; a close range study of the Panama canal and its workers "Well, what's next on the programme?" asked Joe of Blake, about two weeks after the accident, when Blake had returned from Culebra. The Moving Picture Boys at Panama Stirring Adventures Along the Great Canal Accordingly, a few nights later, the Cortlandts dined at his handsome residence on the heights above Culebra. The Ne'er-Do-Well At last, exhibiting a secret service badge which had been given him by the lieutenant, he mounted an engine about to leave for Culebra and was soon in that beautiful city. Boy Scouts in the Canal Zone The Plot Against Uncle Sam Why was Mr. Chester, of Chicago, encamped in the jungle, at the edge, almost, of the Culebra cut, apparently without other motive than curiosity? Boy Scouts in the Canal Zone The Plot Against Uncle Sam Corozal hotel was still rattling with dishes, Paraiso peeped out from its lap of hills, Culebra with its penitentiary where burglarizing negroes go, sunk away into the past. Zone Policeman 88; a close range study of the Panama canal and its workers The wonderful waterway was blocked at Culebra Cut. The Moving Picture Boys at Panama Stirring Adventures Along the Great Canal So that is how you happened to be patrolling the Culebra cut in a motor car on the day the boys ran into Col. Boy Scouts in the Canal Zone The Plot Against Uncle Sam In an hour the boys were all back at Culebra, with Lieutenant Gordon looking angry enough to eat sinkers, as Jimmie said. Boy Scouts in the Canal Zone The Plot Against Uncle Sam It was some distance to Gatun, where Ned hoped to secure a railroad motor for the Culebra trip, so the boys moved along at a swift pace. Boy Scouts in the Canal Zone The Plot Against Uncle Sam High above us rose the jagged walls of the "cut" with towns hanging by their fingernails all along its edge, and ahead in the abysmal, smoky distance the great channel gashed through Culebra mountain. Zone Policeman 88; a close range study of the Panama canal and its workers I found that out back there at Culebra when he was working with me. The Moving Picture Boys at Panama Stirring Adventures Along the Great Canal It was nearly daylight when the tired party entered the lobby of the hotel at Culebra. Boy Scouts in the Canal Zone The Plot Against Uncle Sam I sailed from New York the day after the boys left, but reached Culebra only to-night. Boy Scouts in the Canal Zone The Plot Against Uncle Sam Here at the Culebra cut, the greatest amount of excavation for the waterway is being done. Boy Scouts in the Canal Zone The Plot Against Uncle Sam The third day came, and high above me towered the rock cliffs of Culebra's palm-crowned hill, steam-shovels approaching the summit in echelon, here and there an incipient earth and rock "slide" dribbling warningly down. Zone Policeman 88; a close range study of the Panama canal and its workers Consequently they welcomed every delay, every accident, every slide in Culebra Cut that would put off the opening of the great waterway. The Moving Picture Boys at Panama Stirring Adventures Along the Great Canal Then, when I got back to Culebra and found that Lieutenant Gordon had been abducted, I knew that the job was set for that night.” Boy Scouts in the Canal Zone The Plot Against Uncle Sam And waiting for one of those Culebra Cut slides is going to be like camping on the trail of a volcano, I think. The Moving Picture Boys at Panama Stirring Adventures Along the Great Canal Surely a man of the education and evident wealth of Harvey Chester was not loitering along the Culebra cut just for the excitement there was in it. Boy Scouts in the Canal Zone The Plot Against Uncle Sam The train had stopped and we were climbing the steps of Balboa police station; for without the co-operation of the "Admiral of the Pacific Fleet" we could not reach Culebra Island. Zone Policeman 88; a close range study of the Panama canal and its workers His plan was to make a slight explosion, or two or more of them, near Culebra Cut or at the great dam. The Moving Picture Boys at Panama Stirring Adventures Along the Great Canal A peculiarly shaped reservoir sped past on the left, twice or thrice more the green horizon rose and fell, and at 7:30 we drew up at the base of Culebra, the Zone capital. Zone Policeman 88; a close range study of the Panama canal and its workers "Go to Culebra to-morrow," said the Inspector, as I bade the room good-day and stepped forth with my most military stride and bearing, "and report back here Friday morning." Zone Policeman 88; a close range study of the Panama canal and its workers He had left them with the understanding that they might remain at the Culebra hotel or return with Tony Chester to the cottage where they had been taken when brought out of the jungle. Boy Scouts in the Canal Zone The Plot Against Uncle Sam Even the French had theirs in their sixteen per cent, of the excavation of Culebra; in American annals there is one for every week. Zone Policeman 88; a close range study of the Panama canal and its workers The last of the slide in Culebra Cut had been taken out, and boats could pass freely. The Moving Picture Boys at Panama Stirring Adventures Along the Great Canal To this rule the great Culebra "cut" was no exception. Zone Policeman 88; a close range study of the Panama canal and its workers You'll want to catch the 5:25 back to Corozal?" inquired the Inspector; "Mr. ——, give him transportation to Culebra and back, and an order for physical examination. Zone Policeman 88; a close range study of the Panama canal and its workers “I wish we had you back at Culebra.” Boy Scouts in the Canal Zone The Plot Against Uncle Sam More than two days that single row of houses endured, varied by nights spent with "the boss" in the labor-camps of Lirio, Culebra way. Zone Policeman 88; a close range study of the Panama canal and its workers |
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