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History of merchant shipping and ancient commerce, Volume 4 (of 4) by W. S. Lindsay

CHAPTER VIII. 314-335

98 words  |  Chapter 9

Pacific Steam Navigation Company—First steamer on the Pacific, 1825—Mr. Wheelwright—Obtains a charter, 1840—First vessels, the _Chili_ and _Peru_—Warm reception at Valparaiso—The Company persevere—Appointment of Mr. Just, 1846—Extension of contract, 1850—Marked improvement in the prospects of the Company, 1860—New lines—Vast increase of capital, 1867—Further increase of capital to 3,000,000_l._, 1871—Capital increased to 4,000,000_l._, 1872—Extent of fleet, _Iberia_ and _Liguria_—_Chimborazo_, 1871—Too rapid increase—Loss arising therefrom—Modification of mail contract and reduced services—West coast steamer _Bolivia_—Future prospects of the Company—Trade with Mexico—First line of steamers from Liverpool to Chagres—West India and Pacific Steam Navigation Company—Liverpool, Brazil, and River Plate Steam Navigation Company
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1. Chapter 1 2. CHAPTER I. Pages 1-59 3. CHAPTER II. 60-120 4. CHAPTER III. 121-162 5. CHAPTER IV. 163-220 6. CHAPTER V. 221-250 7. CHAPTER VI. 251-291 8. CHAPTER VII. 292-313 9. CHAPTER VIII. 314-335 10. CHAPTER IX. 336-375 11. CHAPTER X. 376-415 12. CHAPTER XI. 416-446 13. CHAPTER XII. 447-485 14. CHAPTER XIII. 486-515 15. CHAPTER XIV. 516-543 16. CHAPTER XV. 544-584 17. CHAPTER I. 18. Part II., “Specifications relating to Marine Propulsion”), convinced 19. 5. Iron bolts with screws. 6. Depth of the inner beam. 7. The wheel 20. CHAPTER II. 21. Part II. 1860. In this interesting paper, Mr. Evans calls attention to 22. 1843. She was considered a remarkably fine model, and of very unusual 23. CHAPTER III. 24. CHAPTER IV. 25. introduction of steam itself for the purposes of navigation; nor indeed 26. introduction of larger steam-vessels for their naval service, and, 27. CHAPTER V.

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