The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-06-07

mode Of carrying goods; and WltnOuC
do1lbt commercial cities would soon
snring up around the shores OF the il
nroposed inland sea, which would
become the scene of a mighty travel
and traffic. as the lake wouldg easy N,
access to the surrounding countries, .
and develop this part of Africa to an II
extent thus far utterly undreamed OF. \
Rnt it is well to look also at the Z
disadvantages Of this gigantic scheme.
Tn the first place, it will rob the ocean
IF snch an enormous amount OF wafer \
that it's general surface will be lower
cd to an appreciable extent. In order n
to realize how much this lowering ],
with amount to, let us consider that
the total terrestrial surface Numbers
| 900 OOO. 900 square miles, OF which the
ocean occupies three quarters, or
15O. OOO. 900. If the estimate given OF 4
the Desert of Sahara, 4,OOO, 600 square |
miles. is correct, it occupies 1-38 part I
Of the oceans surface, and, therefore,
every foot of depth Of water abstrac- /
ted for the Desert will diminish the
ocean 1873 part Of foot; ana the WIFI
drawal Of water for lake oo Zee
deep would leave the ocean lever oOA
l-38, or more than two feet lower
which would be plainly perceptlpie IN
the many harbors where careIul Iiual
observations are made, and In some
cases changes may influence the snip
ping. robbing as it would do all parts
Of the world of over two feet depth OF
water which woul be very bad in those
: localities where the harbors are shall
low.
This much as to an immediate
result: but the ultimate consequences
!, wonld he much more serious. IL
should he considered that this large
: inland lake. if once established, would
; have no fresh water supply, by MYERS
S hut the sea watsr would certainly
e rnsh in through the channel, to make
T I'M for the large evaporation, when
we NAV safely set down at l,2OO IDS.
y Of water per year for every square
IS foot. ibis would lower the level z.
= feet per year, which is one quarter OF
IS the whole quantity of the lake. rms
g for surface of 1900, 900 square miles
n or 100. OOO. OOO, 900, 900 square feet,glves
y .OOO. OOO, 900 ,OOO, 900, cubic feet Q.
It water to be replaced annually iron
u the ocean, or neaaly OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES oo
9, cubic feet per day. or 25O,OOO.OOo,uooo'
IS cubic feet per hour, or 4, 1866, ooo, 90
5, cnbic feet per minute, or 69,444, -
II cubic feet or 525 ,OO0,0 900 gallons pc
Of second. AS the German Rhine cal
&c ries only 100000, gallons OF waite
IN per second, on an average, the chal
q: mel bringing the supply to the Dese1
.: of Sahara from the ocean would nav
OIL to carry as much water rs IS carrie
by 525 rivers like the Rhine; ana Iroi
at the salt water only pure water woui
~. be evaporated, leaving the Stat Dehlne
IL AS this amounts to per cent, OF Il
ne Of the sea water. and as nearly ~ Iee
ef- deep. or IA Of the water in this ne
In lake, would annually evaporate,
,le would only take AXIS, or 100 year
M one single century, for all the watt
get to disappear, and a deposit OF salt tax
zee it's place. Then the now sandy desc
aIe would be changed into desert
ny salt: which salt would fill the VINO
ne basin, and would certainly be mo
ely serious affection to Algeria than u
val present sand plain can possibly De.