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Identifier: lechemindeferduc00goff (find matches)
Title: Le chemin de fer du Congo (Matadi-Stanley-Pool)
Year: 1907 (1900s)
Authors: Goffin, Louis
Subjects: Railroads
Publisher: Bruxelles, M. Weissenbruch
Contributing Library: University of Connecticut Libraries
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opri HISTORIQUE DE LA CONSTRUCTION 43 les roches amphiboliques vertes déjà rencontrées ou, enfin et leplus souvent, de la latérite présentant soit des filons de quartz enplace, soit des débris nombreux de quartz. La région est aussitourmentée, les ravins dérosion profonds, les flancs raides. Lesterrassements sont donc toujours importants et les ouvrages dartnombreux jusquau kilomètre 24, cest-à-dire jusquau col delhorizon, ainsi nommé parce que, de ce point, loeil pouvait enfinembrasser une certaine étendue de pays. Lavancement sur les 16 premiers kilomètres fut excessivementlent : en juillet 1892, cest-à-dire deux ans après le commence-ment des travaux, la voie venait seulement de franchir le pont dukilomètre 8 ; elle était arrivée au kilomètre g ; le gros des terras-sements était terminé jusquà Palabala. La construction avait été entravée par le manque de travailleurset par la mortalité qui avait décimé le personnel blanc autantque

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