パナマ達河における日本人技師青山士 (あおやまあきら) の活躍

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A. Aoyaaa, the 23rd Chairman of the Japan Society of Civil Engineers, was a well-known civil engineer for his triumph with the Dhkouzu-bunsui at the Sinanogewa River in 1931. However his achievements during his Panama Canal years were rarely recorded except for his essay “P anama Unga No Hanasi (A tale of the Panama Canal)”.
During my work in Panama over the passed two years, I lobbied for permission to view his personal records from the PCC, Now, I would like to introduce not only his extensive works on the Canal but also his virtuous behaviour as seen through the eyes of the isthmian Canal Commission (ICC). Aoyama worked from 1904 to 1911 in ICC. At the beginning, he was put in the hardest field survey team, and moreover yellow fever and malaria spread through work force. Although he had gotten two close scrapes with death during the survey work, he stood for the hardship.
Later, he moved to the Cristobal and Gatun Division. He had always.done excellent work, been appreciated and promoted in every field. His seven years' works in Panama fostered his virtuous personality and excellent ability.