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It will generally be conceded that an underground river flowing with / terrific force through a region of perennial fire, must, of its nature, / form a most insecure foundation for any large body of masonry; and the / danger of building upon such a bottom will be the more apparent if the / materials used in the construction of the edifice be insufficiently / cemented through the business capacity of a contractor indifferent to / the voice of conscience.
Yet such were the conditions upon the flanks of Mt. Popocatapetl when, / in the Autumn of 1914, it was determined to erect on such a site the / Popocatapetl Dam, for the containment of the Popocatapetl reservoir and / the ultimate irrigation of El Plan.