| 1 | Using horses and manpower, the canal was dug across the state. | |
| 2 | Simultaneous discharges from the Hwang River and Kumgang dams in the North could flood areas in the South. | |
| 3 | Those on the dig describe Discovering the withered body of a man clutching an ancient scythe. | |
| 4 | In 1820 the state of New York purchased the company's works, closing the books on the 18th-century canal scheme. | |
| 5 | The entrepreneurs laid the first tunnels, operated the first lines, and showed that it was a profitable enterprise. |