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In consequence there was not one visitor who was not willing to give himself the pleasure of visiting the interior of this metallic abyss. Baskets hung from steam-cranes allowed them to satisfy their curiosity. It became a perfect mania. Women, children, and old men all made it their business to penetrate the mysteries of the colossal gun.
Consequently, there was not one curious spectator who was not willing to give himself the treat of visiting the interior of this great metallic abyss. Baskets suspended from steam-cranes permitted them to satisfy their curiosity. There was a perfect mania. Women, children, old men, all made it a point of duty to penetrate the mysteries of the colossal gun.
Down at Sandridge you see the cheap-trip steamer, decked with flags, taking a boat-load of excursionists down the bay to some Australian Margate or Ramsgate. On the wooden pier the same steam-cranes are at work, loading and unloading trucks. One thing, however, there is at Melbourne that you cannot see in any town in England, and that is the Chinese quarter.
Since 1912, in spite of the immense cost and the difficulty of obtaining labour, the following has been done: Casablanca. A jetty 1900 metres long has been planned: 824 metres finished December, 1917. Small jetty begun 1916, finished 1917 length 330 metres. Quays 747 metres long already finished. 16 steam-cranes working. Warehouses and depots covering 41,985 square metres completed. Rabat.
The harbour is crowded with steamers and sailing vessels, and the wharfs present a busy sight. The loading and unloading is quickly done by steam-cranes and powerful porters, who come in numbers from the Persian districts of Khalkhal and Ardabil. I watched with much interest a gang of these men at work.
The work up to December, 1917, comprises: A channel 100 metres long and three metres deep, cut through the bar of the Sebou. Jetties built on each side of the channel. Quay 100 metres long. Building of sheds, depots, warehouses, steam-cranes, etc. At the ports of Fedalah, Mazagan, Safi, Mogador and Agadir similar plans are in course of execution.
The hum of life strange, foreign life! filled the air; an indescribable, exciting sound, made up of the wind whistling among cordage of sea-going ships, the shouts of men at work, the river slapping against piles and the iron sides of vessels, the whirr and clank of steam-cranes.
The sounds of the picks against the rock, the bursting of mines, the grinding of the machines, the wreaths of smoke scattered through the air, traced around Stones Hill a circle of terror which the herds of buffaloes and the war parties of the Seminoles never ventured to pass. Nevertheless, the works advanced regularly, as the steam-cranes actively removed the rubbish.
Modern life had added factory chimneys and the arms of steam-cranes which gave an anachronistic effect to this decoration of an Oriental harbor.
In the meantime the work regularly advanced; steam-cranes speeded the carrying away of the rubbish; of unexpected obstacles there were none; all the difficulties had been foreseen and guarded against. When the first month had gone by the well had attained the depth assigned for the time i.e., 112 feet. In December this depth was doubled, and tripled in January.
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