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THE BOY SCOUTS
AT THE PANAMA CANAL
By LIEUT. HOWARD PAYSON
Author of
“The Boy Scouts of the Eagle Patrol,”
“The Boy Scouts on the Range,”
“The Boy Scouts and the Army Airship,”
“The Boy Scouts’ Mountain Camp,”
“The Boy Scouts for Uncle Sam,” etc.
A. L. BURT COMPANY
Publishers New York
Printed in U. S. A.
Copyright, 1913
BY
HURST & COMPANY
MADE IN U. S. A.
CONTENTS
- CHAPTER PAGE
- I. Boy Scouts to the Rescue 5
- II. An Angry Farmer 16
- III. On a Mission 27
- IV. Some Up-to-date Advertising 35
- V. A Big Surprise 43
- VI. Baseball 53
- VII. A Test for the Eagles 66
- VIII. Skill vs. Muscle 85
- IX. Fire! 91
- X. A Scout Hero 100
- XI. The Fire Test 113
- XII. In Peril of His Life 122
- XIII. The Enemy’s Move 131
- XIV. A Novel Proposal 148
- XV. Off for the Isthmus 156
- XVI. Something about the Canal 167
- XVII. At Old Panama 181
- XVIII. Between Earth and Sky 191
- XIX. The Gatun Dam 200
- XX. A Dynamite Volcano 209
- XXI. “Run for Your Lives!” 217
- XXII. The Boys Meet an Old Acquaintance 223
- XXIII. Along the Chagres 232
- XXIV. The Trackless Jungle 241
- XXV. A Chapter of Accidents 257
- XXVI. The Ruined City 270
- XXVII. “Be Prepared” 284
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The Boy Scouts at the
Panama Canal
CHAPTER I.
BOY SCOUTS TO THE RESCUE.
Farmer Hiram Applegate had just finished
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