Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-07-15

be- will serve to convey an idea Of the fertility Of that
SOIL which, having been In repose for many ages has
again become virgin soil. Doubtless the million hec.
tolitres Of breadstufs exported from Algeria is small
matter il take into consideration the immense exten,
of the country which has produced them but II is 70.
markable result when bears in mind that prior the
law customs colony imported the greater portion
Of the wheat it consumed and that is hardly than
years since the coonsts have begun to grow wheat
| on somewhat large scale"
The productions Of the forest in Algeria spoken Of
in the encouraging terms; but it would seem that
nothing but the advent of NAPOLEON Ill has saved them
from total destruction for all national purposes
Thanks to that suspicious event. they promise to
become important Of national wealth. The
whole forest domain comprises about 900 hectares
(25,205, CSC acres:)
at is composed in great part of cork trees species
Of tree which is the precious 1t is beginning to
fail in other countries Some 206 Of cork
forest have already been granted to various companies
which engaged in drawing from them its wealth In
the Tell and particularly Batnah and Tenet-elHad
cedar forests met with of which some OF the trees
attain to circumference of four and five metres 6 and
20 feet An engineer Of the navy has recently tho
roughly investigated the offered by the forests
Agiers He has discovered and signalzed to the at
tenton Of the department Of the marine and Of the colo
mics the existence Of fine species Of wood adapted
all the purposes Of ship building Their distance from
the has hitherto rendered it impossible to make
of this wood but with the advantage OF the roads which
being opened in all directions, shall soon be
able TO procure from Algeria most valuable supplies OF
timber for the ship yards Of navy We find there
other species Of woods which are think destined to
take important adapted the manufacture of
ornamental furniture. In this class figure prominently
the turpenne tree, the juniper, the ya, the olive the
black walnut which, in all desirable qualities not
inferior to any of the American trees"
Telegraphic communication plays an important part
in the military and civil administration Of this colony.
1t however, the fashioned aerial telegraphs that
principally used The European population is not su
centy dense and generally distributed to admit Of the
extensive Of the electric telegraph The former,
though ncomparaby quicker and less expensive where
it is practicable is the easily protected 1t is this
consideration alone that the preference to be given
to it that glorious achievement Of modern science
the electric telegraph The wires Of this last would be
from the violence Of the subjugated dis
contented and hardly subdued population Of the Arab
tribes However, wherever it was safe to establish the
electric telegraph it has been done. Thus last year
electric line put up between Gran and Mostaganem
and the wires now being laid to establish commun
cation Of this sort between Constantine and Phppeyls
and between Agers and Medeah, and before the close
Of this year Bona will be put in communication with
Constantine by the means 1t is near Bona that
the submarine electric telegraph the Mediterranean
Sea- connecting Paris with Algeria, is to reach the Af
continent. From Bonathe wires will stretch to Sar
dnia thence to Corsica, thence to the European con
nent whore, passing through Piedmont they will enter
France and end OF the Tueries In this manner sire
says the Minister in conclusion distances being annih
lated shall be able in and the same day have
eye upon Morocco, Tuns, and the desert