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( ,tr9idad          ,illu/ration3       
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 ,,b>b] ,,asphalt ,,company             
,,philadelphia1 ,,pa4                   
,,*icago    ,,pittsburgh    ,,san       
,,francisco                    ,,new    
,,york    ,,kansas ,,city    ,,/4 ,,l\is
        ,illu/ration3 ,tr9idad ,asphalt 
,lake1 %[+ ! loop ( ! n>r[      gauge   
railroad        ,illu/ration3           
7,illu/rat$ capital7    ,9 ! "n         
8,tr9idad0 is embodi$ all ! romance &   
beauty & wond]  ( a tropical isl&4 ,9 ! 
native language x is call$ ,i]e1 8!  l& 
( ! humm+ bird40 ,q 9 accordance ) !    
luxuri\s  abundance ( life & color is ! 
asphalt lake1 ! m>vel (  c5turies4 ,its 
causation a/oni%+1 its features         
gigantic1 x lies 9  ! he>t ( a romantic 
l&--a subject ( speculation among       
sci5ti/s1  b a tropical en*antm5t to ^? 
( m fanciful m9d4    ,! ,isl& ( ,tr9idad
 lies ab\t #gjj miles nor? ( ! ,equator 

&  #bjjj miles f ,new ,york4 ,its area (
 #agee squ>e miles is less ?an  t ( !   
,/ate ( ,delaw>e4 ,x belongs to ,great  
,brita9 & is  sep>at$ f its ne>e/       
neighbor1 ,v5ezuela1 by ! wond]ful ,gulf
 (  ,p>ia & its n>r[ /raits or bocas :i*
 connect ! gulf ) !  ocean4             
,illu/ration3 ,a private mansion1 ,port 
( ,spa91 ,b4 ,w4 ,i4    ,?is maje/ic    
gateway has se5 ! com+ & go+ ( _m fam\s 
m>9]s4 ,?r\gh x ,columbus sail$ nor? on 
8 ?ird voyage 9  midsumm] ( ! ye> #adih4
 ,sir ,walt] ,raleigh & _m buccane]s    
swept  ?r\gh ! bocas 9 ! days :5 ,engli%
 seam5 p]=m$ de$s (  valor aga9/ !      
,spani>ds1 & any galleon 0 _! lawful    
prey4  ,"h1 too1 cruis$ ,nelson ) 8     
great ,engli% fleet1 hunt+ = !  ,fr5*   
w>%ips on t half _w *ase t end$ at      
,trafalg>4 ,to-day  important trade     
c5t]s 9 ,tr9idad1 & ! h>bor ( ,port (   
,spa91  ! only city ( size1 is busy ) ! 
arrival & dep>ture (  /eam%ips be>+ to  
,europe & ,am]ica ! tropical ri*es ( !  
,isl&4        ,illu/ration3 ,a c\ntry   

road j outside ,port ( ,spa9    ,9      
,tr9idad ! !rmomet] records #he degrees 
almo/ e day &  nev] *anges m ?an tw5ty  
degrees4 ,! only diff]5ce betwe5 "o     
season ( ! ye> & ano!r1 is t = a few    
mon?s x ra9s4 ,ev5  9 ! ra9y season1    
h[ev]1 & ne>ly e day1 !re is an         
abundance ( bright sun%9e4 ,!re are f9e 
%ops1 l>ge w>eh\ses  fill$ ) *ocolate   
beans1 sug> & o!r tropical products2 &  
"o  c ride on trolley c>s made 9        
,philadelphia4 ,! mo/ popul> hotel      
faces ! great ,savannah1 a wide /ret* ( 
lawn bord]$ by trees4  ,!re are         
beautiful drives to ! ,res]voir2 up !   
m\nta9s to ,m>acas  ,wat]fall ) vi/a ( !
 ,c>ibbean a ?\s& feet bel[2 ?r\gh      
av5ues ( giant bamboos ar*+ ov] !       
roadway1 & ?r\gh miles (  plantations ( 
cacao4        ,illu/ration3 ,que5's ,p>k
 ,hotel1 ! mo/ popul> 9 ,port (         
,spa91 fac+ ! great ,savannah           
,illu/ration3 ,a /reet 9 ,port ( ,spa91 
:]e "o c ride up t[n      on a trolley  
c> built 9 ,philadelphia    ,railway    

l9es run ea/ f ,port ( ,spa91 & s\? =   
?irty-five  miles1 d[n ! coa/ ( ! ,gulf 
( ,p>ia1 to ,pr9ce's ,t[n & ,san        
,f]n&o1 ?r\gh sections cr[d$ ) ,ea/     
,indian coolies4 ,f ,san  ,f]n&o1 a     
little /eam] leaves daily = trips along 
! coa/4 ,!  l&-lock$ wat]s ( ! ,gulf are
 usually calm & ! m\nta9s (  ,v5ezuela  
are se5 miles away 9 an exquisite blue  
haze4 ,! /eam]  skirts along a %ore     
bord]$ by mangrove swamps1 to ,brighton1
 & !re  x /ops at ! long pi] ( ,!       
,tr9idad ,lake ,asphalt ,op]at+         
,company1 ,ltd4    ,brighton is an      
active little indu/rial community1 close
 ^u ! lake1  & ! travel] f9ds himself 9 
! mid/ ( ! asphalt indu/ry4  ,ov]head ! 
cable is s++ away z x c>ries along !    
myriad (  great buckets fill$ ) asphalt4
 ,doz5s ( pretty build+s are !  homes ( 
! ,company's employees4 ,:ite pa9t &    
scre5s &  cleanl9ess are ev]y:]e4    ,! 
asphalt ref9]y is at ! hilltop1 on !    
bord] ( ! lake1 :i*  has be5 describ$ by
 "s z an inf]no1 a place ( heat &       

vapors4 ,9  reality x is a great level  
area ( ab\t #ajj acres1 ) a surface ( a 
dull blue-gray color1 ) "h & !re /ray   
pools ( wat] f !  %[]s4                 
,illu/ration3 ,! great ,savannah1 ) its 
wide1 tree-bord]$      lawn1 ri* 9      
tropical beauty        ,illu/ration3    
,model ( ,tr9idad ,asphalt ,lake1       
,brighton1 ,tr9idad1      ,briti% ,we/  
,indies        ,at ! l[] "r-h& corn] ( !
 photograph ( ! model w      be f\nd !  
village ( ,la ,brea1 :ile j above at !  
edge ( !      lake is ! village ( 8,new 
,j]sey10 :]e ! labor]s & _!             
families live4 ,! asphalt ref9]y &      
b>rel+ plant are to !      left ( !     
village4 ,! (fice1 bungal[s ( !         
employees1 hotel      & clubh\se are    
locat$ betwe5 ! ref9]y & ! load+ pi]4   
,at ! extreme left-h& corn] ( !         
photograph is ! jetty &      end ( a]ial
 tramway1 :]e vessels dock to be load$ )
      asphalt4        ,illu/ration3 ,"p 
( ! ,company's 8,qu>t]s0 = employees at 
,tr9idad ,asphalt ,lake    ,y may walk  

:]e y please on ! asphalt4 ,x is solid  
en\gh to be>  y\r weight4 ,b if y /& 9  
"o place y w sl[ly s9k 94 ,!  surface   
be>s "s resemblance to an asphalt /reet 
on a v hot day1  ?\gh mu* ( ! "t a fre% 
breeze bl[s4        ,illu/ration3 ,a    
gang ( workm5 on ! lake1 digg+ & load+  
asphalt4      ,obs]ve ! me?od ( c>ry+ to
 c>s        ,illu/ration3 ,ano!r view ( 
! asphalt lake %[+ workm5 at      re/   
dur+ lun* p]iod    ,a n>r[ gauge        
railroad runs f ! ref9]y out ^u &       
halfway  across ! lake4 ,!n x sw+s back 
9 a great loop to ! %ore4  ,little c>s  
run on ! tracks drawn by a wire cable   
guid$ by roll]s  betwe5 ! rails4 ,"h &  
!re1 ne> ! l9e1 y may see workm5  digg+ 
asphalt & load+ tra9s ( c>s4 ,:5 ^! are 
fill$ !y  are drawn ar\nd ! loop to !   
ref9]y2 or to ! pi] :]e asphalt  9 its  
crude =m is %ipp$ to ! ,unit$ ,/ates &  
to ne>ly e  o!r civiliz$ c\ntry 9 ! _w4 
,! load$ c>s are halt$ "u a conveyor    
cable4 ,v rapidly !  hooks :i* sw+ f !  
cable are ?r[n into place1 & ! big      

bucket is lift$ f ! truck & goes (f d[n 
! hill4 ,! c>ri]s  are clamp$ to ! mov+ 
cable1 all ! buckets mov+ along at !    
same rate ( spe$4 ,! weight ( ^? go+ d[n
 helps to pull !  empties back aga91 s t
 n v mu* p[] is ne$$ to keep !  cable   
mov+4    ,mo/ ( ! c>s1 h[ev]1 are /opp$ 
at ! ref9]y1 :i* is at !  edge ( ! lake1
 close to ! p[] h\se & ! %ops4 ,ref9+   
,tr9idad asphalt consi/s ma9ly ( driv+  
(f tw5ty-n9e p] c5t4 (  conta9$ wat]4 ,!
 crude asphalt is dump$ into l>ge tanks 
heat$ by  coils ( /eam pipes4 ,! asphalt
 s(t5s & boils1 evaporat+ !  wat]       
completely4 ,! melt$ asphalt is drawn   
into b>rels1 9 :i* x  is %ipp$ away4    
,?is ref9$ ,tr9idad ,lake ,asphalt      
conta9s all ( !  con/itu5ts ( ! crude   
asphalt t are valuable f ! *emical or   
comm]cial viewpo9t4        ,illu/ration3
 ,panoramic view ( ,tr9idad ,asphalt    
,lake4 ,! lake      occupies a b[l-l    
depression1 9 area ab\t #aad acres4 ,x  
is      bord]$ by l[ hills4 ,! surface  
is dott$ ) clumps ( trees      & bu%es1 

& brok5 by irregul> pools ( surface     
wat]4 ,9 !      backgr\nd to ! left is  
"p ( ! asphalt ref9]y1 :i*      ext5ds f
 ! hilltop to ! edge ( ! lake    ,digg+ 
! asphalt is a simple op]ation4 ,a      
mattock is ! only tool  requir$1 & "u   
its bl[s ! asphalt breaks readily4 ,!   
negroes  employ$ 9 digg+ are skill$ 9 ! 
"w1 & break out lumps t  w\ld be f> too 
heavy = an untra9$ labor] to c>ry4 ,an  
a/oni%+ly small am\nt ( ! mat]ial is    
brok5 into pieces4 ,a  labor] simply    
lifts "o or two lumps1 raises !m up on 8
 head1 walks  a few y>ds1 & drops !m 9 !
 c>4 ,! crude asphalt z brok5 out  is   
br[ni%1 usually q wet ) surface wat]1 & 
fill$ )  cavities made by gas up to an  
in* or m 9 diamet]4    ,! gangs (       
b>efoot$ workm5 9 a place numb] ?irty1 (
 :om half a  doz5 d ! digg+ on a space  
p]haps sixty feet long & =ty wide1  & 9 
! c\rse ( a day dig to a dep? ( ab\t    
?ree feet4 ,t same  spot ! next morn+   
may look a little r\gh b w be           
approximately  level ) ! level ( ! lake4

 ,! hole fills up1 & 9 ! c\rse  ( a week
 all traces ( ! digg+ are oblit]at$1 :i*
 does n mean  necess>ily t fre% asphalt 
has come into ! lake f bel[4 ,on !      
contr>y1 ! excavations are fill$ by a   
sl[ settl+ or level+ (  ! surface       
asphalt4 ,ne> ! middle ( ! area !       
mat]ial is s(t]1  & 9 a few places x may
 be se5 9 small irregul> pat*es ooz+ up 
f bel[1 & ( ! consi/5cy ( putty4    ,!  
,lake is solid asphalt1 p]haps two      
hundr$ feet deep at its l[e/  po9t4     
,bor+s %[ t 9 consi/5cy ! asphalt is    
practically !  same ?r\gh\t4 ,!re is    
evid5ce t ! mass conta9$ 9 ! lake  is 9 
con/ant b v sl[ motion4 ,! surface is a 
s]ies ( folds1  betwe5 :i* ra9 wat]     
ga!rs 9 ! creases4 ,sir ,fr$]ick ,treves
  comp>$ ! surface ( ! asphalt to ! sk9 
( a huge elephant1 &  ! irregul> creases
 to ! folds 9 8 hide4 ,along ! edges ( !
  pools ( wat]1 grass & bu%es f9d a     
foot+1 =m+ gre5 isl&s  ( no great area4 
,! railroad :i* c>ries ! asphalt to !   
ref9]y is necess>ily a  light affair1 = 

! reason t x is frequ5tly mov$ f place  
to  place1 z m9+ "w is %ift$4 ,x is     
rem>kable1 h[ev]1 h[ !  asphalt supports
 ! ties & rails1 especially :5 x is     
rememb]$  t ! load$ c>s (t5 pass+ 9 a   
cont9u\s l9e ov] ! rails1  mu/ weigh no 
less ?an #ajjj p\nds ea*4 ,a solid lake 
may seem a  misnom]1 b no o!r phrase    
bett] describes ! ,tr9idad deposit or  !
 some:at simil> b mu* l>g] ,b]mudez     
asphalt lake 9 ,v5ezuela4               
,illu/ration3 ,surface ( ! lake1 a s]ies
 ( great folds1 :]e      ra9 wat] ga!rs 
9 ! creases    ,close to ! ,lake's edge 
! asphalt is dri]1 & along ! %ore (  !  
lake "h & !re are 8pit* cones10 l       
m9iature volcanoes1 &  compos$ ( asphalt
 t does n fl[1 b :i* 0 evid5tly once    
semi-liquid4 ,simil> 8pit* cones0 are to
 be f\nd "h & !re ab\t  ! neighborhood1 
& are 9 places along ! edge ( ! ,gulf ( 
,p>ia4    ,a qu>t] ( a mile f %ore a    
/eam%ip lies at ! end ( ! pi]1  load+   
crude asphalt4 ,g out on ! n>r[         
bo>dwalk1 climb up !  w9d+ /airway1 & y 

come on a plat=m =ty feet above ! wat]4 
,! conveyor cable is guid$ by pulleys   
ar\nd ! end ( ! pi]4 ,z  ea* bucket     
comes along a clut* is ?r[n (f1 ! bucket
 is tipp$ &  ! asphalt falls d[n a *ute 
into ! hold ( ! %ip4                    
,illu/ration3 ,break+ ! asphalt ) a     
mattock4 ,! por\s      condition ( !    
lumps c be se5        ,illu/ration3     
8,pit* cones0 ( h>d asphalt at ! edge ( 
!      lake        ,illu/ration3 ,a ne> 
view ( ! surface ( ! lake4 ,gas em]g+   
?r\gh surface wat]1 z %[n by ripples &  
bubbles        ,illu/ration3 ,uncov]+ l&
 asphalt4 ,! diff]5ce betwe5 lake      &
 l& asphalts c be se5 readily           
,illu/ration3 ,! n>r[ bo>dwalk1 =ty feet
 above ! wat]1 &      ! conveyor cable )
 load$ buckets ( asphalt4 ,m5 ?r[+ (f   
! clut*4        ,illu/ration3 ,! next   
/ep--,m5 releas+ ! pawl prep>atory to   
empty+ ! l>ge bucket4                   
,illu/ration3 ,! bucket is tipp$ up & ! 
asphalt goes tumbl+      ?r\gh a hole 9 
! plat=m1 d[n a *ute into ! hold ( !    

%ip4    ,! orig9 ( asphalt has be5 a    
subject ( mu* discussion 9 ! pa/1  &    
rec5t developm5ts 9 ! region ( ! lake   
enable "o at la/ to  make a def9ite     
/atem5t on ! subject4 ,/rata ( clays &  
%ales  t ext5d f ea/ to we/ 9 s\!rn     
,tr9idad1 c>ry asphaltic oil  9 liquid  
=m4 ,_m wells h be5 drill$ 9 rec5t ye>s 
&  quantities ( ?is mal?a won4 ,!       
asphalt lake fills a natural  depression
 into :i* asphaltic petroleum f "o ( ^! 
/rata f\nd  its way ages ago4    ,a     
geologi/ might say t ! orig9 ( ! deposit
 ( asphalt is  rec5t1 b 9 say+ t he     
might mean t n m ?an a few  ?\s& ye>s _h
 gone s9ce its occurr5ce4 ,! asphaltic  
petroleum  came f ! dep?s1 aft] :i* su* 
p>ts ( ! sub/ance z 7  light & gase\s   
volatiliz$1 ! heavy base rema9+4    ,=  
practical purposes ! asphalt is a p]fect
 commodity = ! uses  to :i* x is appli$4
 ,! am\nt 9 ! lake has n be5 calculat$  
) any c]ta9ty1 b !re is unque/ionably   
en\gh to supply !  ne$s ( ! :ole _w = a 
v long "t4    ,! fir/ mod]n ,tr9idad    

,lake asphalt pavem5t 0 laid 9 ! ,unit$ 
,/ates4 ,s9ce !n x has be5 us$ on %[    
/reets ( ! _w1  includ+ ,fif? ,av5ue1   
,new ,york2 ,p5nsylvania ,av5ue1        
,wa%+ton1 ,d4  ,c42 ,mi*igan ,av5ue     
,b\lev>d1 ,*icago2 ,broad ,/reet1       
,philadelphia2  ,victoria-,?ames        
,embankm5t1 ,london1 ,engl&1 & c\ntless 
o!r /reets  9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 ,s\?     
,am]ica1 ,au/ralia1 ,egypt1 ,india &    
,japan4  ,"o v frequ5tly n[ sees motor  
trucks haul+ mixtures ( ?is black       
mat]ial4 ,almo/ ev]ybody has se5 x dump$
 smok+ hot on ! /reet1  paus$ to wat* ! 
m5 rak+ x out c>efully & ! roll]s       
compress+ x into a smoo? pavem5t4 ,z    
laid x conta9s #aj (  asphalt & ! re/ is
 s& & /one-du/4        ,illu/ration3    
,upp] ,illu/ration--,wells1 d]ricks1 &  
p>tial view      ( ,oil ,ref9]y         
,l[] ,illu/ration--,a well 9 op]ation1 )
 oil runn+ into 8sump0      %[n 9       
=egr\nd    ,nev]!less1 ! asphalt has su*
 cem5titi\s qualities t x  solidifies ! 
mat]ials into a %eet z h>d z rock4      

,aft] asphalt 0 fir/ us$ = /reet pav+1  
o!r uses 7  discov]$ = x4 ,= example1 x 
is n[ us$ 9 ! manufacture (  asphalt    
%+les & roll ro(+s4 ,asphalt is wat]pro(
 & at !  same "t s t\gh & durable t x is
 peculi>ly suit$ = t  purpose4 ,^!      
qualities comb9$ ) its l[ price h no    
d\bt be5  ma9ly responsible = its       
ph5om5al success & popul>ity among      
build]s & home own]s4    ,! e>li] =ms ( 
roll ro(+ 7 supplem5t$ v soon by m      
elaborate /yles coat$ ) granulat$ slate 
9 diff]5t colors &  cut into %+les 9 a  
wide v>iety ( sizes & patt]ns4          
,hundr$s ( tons ( native lake asphalt   
are us$ annually 9 !  con/ruction (     
built-up ro(s & asphalt ma/ic floors =  
l>ge  (fice build+s & indu/rial plants4 
,a l>ge am\nt ( asphalt is  also us$ 9 !
 wat]pro(+ ( l>ge eng9e]+ projects1 su* 
z  tunnels1 bridge /ructures1 dams &    
res]voirs4        ,illu/ration3 ,a grove
 ( cocoanut trees & tropical und]gr[? at
      edge ( ,tr9idad ,asphalt ,lake    
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correct$ a few typos4    --,reta9$      
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