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From: Sharon L Suckow <>
Subject: Re: [TSL] Panama Canal passage in 1859
Date: Sun, 25 Apr 1999 19:07:44 -0700


I also had a family member who traveled via the isthmus in 1859 to San Francisco
according to his bio. I have been wondering could the isthmus have been a ship?

Thanks - Sharon

Reginald Rook wrote:

> Greetings,
>
> >Henry Finck, Henry Dimmer and Anna Finck went from Charleston, SC., to San
> >Francisco via the isthmus route in 1859. Can someone tell me how to find
> >the exact ship or any suggestions at all? Thanks!!
>
> The first steamer to pass through the canal was on August 3, 1914, prior to
> its' official opening in 1915. So, I think there is a chronology problem
> here:)
>
> cheers,
> Reginald Dale Rook Ó¿Ò
>
> Surnames and interests: MURPHY, REES, MONTROSE, HOLMBLAD, MORGAN, OR'ROUARK
> & ROOK
> Liverpool, Cardigan mid Wales & Cork, Ireland.
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> Ships: The City of Carlisle, The Westwood, The Joseph Well(e)s and The Triton.
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