Excerpt from Panama in 1855 an Account of the Panama Rail-Road, of the Cities of Panama and Aspinwall: With Sketches of Life and Character on the Isthmus This little book is a record of observa tions made during a short residence on the Isthmus of Panama, ' under circumstances very favorable for the acquisition of such informa tion as it is thought the public desire to have. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.