The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1863-06-17
.w.l,. 4. Deserts.

WIZ.
The French are acquiring great Influence
among the desert tribes Of Algeria by the IN
PRODUCTION of European arts, especially that o
boring tor va err B.n-ath CERTAIN sections OF
the Great Desert there s either a sabterraneal
lake or risss and thus has long been knoSn To
the naive aba. among NhO,B there are pro
fessiOnal well siukers ~ho form a numerous OO1y,
Ell ,ying much consideration their so being
Of a dangerous character. They rIcav4te H.
the ground, and Shsn they reach Certain
depth they kBOs by the color Of the slil Il the
water 10 below. thin crust covers the Sab
terTsDean stream. aud when Il Is broken the
ter 10 il rushes up ~ith the velocity of petrol
um in American oil wels. In the north % Al
geria, the well siukvrs eudeavor 10 find subter-
ranean stream, ~nich 10 sometimes tapped a.
the d,p'h OF i've hundred AID City frrt Col
pSpas, VI tns French army, thus describes the
mode oi excAvatlug them:
The section il 10 square form. One work
man alone works Al L. aud as be advances, he
supports the sides with four planks Of palm trees
b. certain isfallsble signs-for ins.a ce when
the soil becorues black and niOist-he knows
that he Is near tho spring. Tie then fills hi.
ears and nO-trils with YAK, that he may not b-
sUfocsfed with the uprising deluge OF wafer.
and fas:sls q rOps under his arms having pre-
yiOusly snged TO b. drawn up az given sig
nal Al The last -troke Of the pick the water
often rises 20 rapidly that the unhappy vel
sinker il drawn up insensIble. These ine L haust
able springs are the common property Of the
village rHat has iscOvered them and q e con-
vsyrd to The gardess ia conduns OF hOlo~eo
pain tree trunks II i these springs Shich are
the foundation. Of the oasis Of sahara"
. To 1888. sheu the Ere ch conqarsts had Fl
tended % tie VASE snd MYSTERIOUS solitude called
the Great Desert. we'll boring AID sinking syp q
ratus were Introduced, and a>tomishvd the Ia
tiVes Oy their simplicity ara If ctiveness H.
the five seus ending Is $50. my wells hav,
been opvhesi; 3uuOO palms aud l.0''O irsII
trees have besu plated; manv o SIS have been
revived f.Om The ruins caused by The failure OF
springs, aud t~o villages have been created in
the D~ser the tofa expense not having been
much more than go 900 sterling which has
been repaid b. taxes aud voluntary contri, q
tiops fom the Arabs Col Da,uas observes:
Such work gives us ten times more ia
eDce than MILITARY vic-oriss"
Tue waters bubbhug no iron these boring
are generally charged With sulphaIe of soda.
magne-ia and lime which makes them bitter
and sal but the A abs are Oulv TOO glad 10
have an. kiud Of water. aid the piun- aud 9th
er Vegetable PRODUCTS OF the city thrive on il
Ths bor1g 1t SIdl Sli1ian and K'Sour present
the curious phvDOmenA OF live d n. parallel
TO ihis ca e-was reported Oy n Avme, GOvrrno.
oil me OASIS OF Egypt, ~ scisIu6c society il
France H. cl~afi we'll S25 feet de-. o. he
said 'he had fOuhd fish ht Tor Cooking" The
Fsench propose To extend these wells into the
the Desert 50 A. TO unite he oasis Of Tutout (Oi
the direct route TO flmbuctoo) wWh Algeria, and
thus d'vct the STREAM Of Overland commerc,
inso the sDcient channel By Algeria.