June 2, 1908
Working on the Panama Canal today was even more dreadful than usual; it seems as if the job gets harder with each new day. More and more workers are coming down with malaria, yellow fever, dysentery, typhoid or dengue. Even more than disease, workers are dying from the construction itself. Hazzards such as being crushed under land, mudslides, suffication from gases, or dynamite have been increased with progression of the canal as well. It was about 98 degrees today. While taking a break from using dynamite all day, I wandered off into the jungle and got lost for 3 hours. I got bit by a huge bug too, so I wouldn't be surprised to develop some kid of foreign disease or infection within the next few days. All in all, today was pretty miserable. Lucky me, I get to do it all again until the canal is finally finshed - who knows when that'll be.
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