The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-06-08
An Interesting Letter From Our
Regular Correspondent.
Morocco and It's People, It's Pre-
ducts, and lis Climate.
An once Net to be Desired by Even
an Enterprising American.
The Trade Between France and
China, and Other Nations.
And A Number Of Partisan Para
graphs.
Special corespondence of The HEa Id.

to De protected. is clearly Morocco
with that take. France could round
of her African colony from the bord.
er Of Tripolis to Senegal, while Eng.
land would start eastward from Egypt
swinging around by Oriental Africa,
up to her possessions on the western
side of the continent. Intervening
states are only 80 many minnows
certain in due time. to be gobbled uE
by the Tritons. Tripoiis would form
a natural buffer. pro tenn, between
Englan1 and France. as that No.
mans Land, or Everyman's Land
round the Congo, ia destined for 6
similar temporary utility.
The same complaints are publish
ed about the frontier tribes OF Morocco
making incnrsions fox loot into Ia ypy
Tunisia: just as the Krowmir comedy
opened; writer's are forth coming
even Italy by the pen OF Edmondo dc
Amicis is quoted to prove the Moors
are professional robbers, each tribe
having its special line of stheivery.
The French minister at Tangier, has
arrived at Paris TO advise what ought
to be dene in presence CT such an in
tolerable state of things, and NJ.
Washington is In harness, to chant
the Greek chorus of the "clean
hands" policy. as be did at the Berlin
congress while having the protector.
ate OF Tunisia cut and dry in bis
pocket.
Morocco thus becomes interesting;
Spain has sleeps eyes on the realm,
and occasionally pours out the vial:
Of her wrath on the Moors, to ease
her feelings and crafty her Lride, for
not being admitted to a seat among
the great powers. However, she is as
Jules Ferry would putt, "neglieable
quantity" More serious are the
rights OF England, as Sidi- Mohamed,
who succeeded his father in 1859,
placed Morocco, under the formal
protection OF England, in 1873.
Morocco is q little larger than
France. but its boundaries fuctuate
with the whims Of its rulers. It was
the Mauritania Of the Romans, who
became acquainted with it when they
carried the war into Carthage itself,
to checkmate the Hannibals in Italy.
The Aboriginals were q tribe appar
emily of the same stock as the Nubi.
ans, and the name MauTasii signifies
"blacks." Sallust says, they we're
remnants OF the army OF Hercules;
others. people whom David expell-
ed from Palestine along with Goiiah.
The Berberes, enc of the chief races,
claim to be descended from Canaan,
the grandson of Noah. The Cartha.
ginians being of Semetic origin spoke
q sister language to Hebrew, and
there are at present whole villages of
white people in Morocco, thus testify
Ing their Syriac origin. 1t is to them
Rome applied the epithet, fdes punica.
Morocco is at present inhabited by
four races; the Berberes, who live in
the highlands; the Moors on the
plains and the seaside. the Arabs in
the cities; and the Jews little every
whereas usual.
Mauritania was formerly like Sicily,
the granary of the world: it is now q
waste of rank weeds. Strabo statss
that in his time the country contain
ed ,weasels as large as cats, tand
Ieeches ten feet long; the present day
oorroborates his remarks as to the
richness of the country in copper.
Grain and vegetables are preserved in
trenches, or silos, of conicsl form.
and i. is from this Arab practice,
that farmers have taken the modern
idea OF ensilages, or the trench pre-
servation of green fodder for farm
stock. The climate OF Morocco is
agreeable and healthy. From March
till September, the sky is cloudless;
the other months plenty OF rain, with
strong glimpses Of sunshine. The
mountains, which appear to be con-
LlQuatlOu Vi VIC OpdAlcn CAaibs Cut
th1o gh by the Straits of Gibraltar,
are capped with snow. Three weeks
before the rainy season sets in, the
sirocco is as dissgreeable. as in Alger-
ia or Italy.
The natural or importei products
are akin to those of Algeria; grain,
olives, figs, dates. almonds. vines. and
cotton. Irrigation produces marvela.
The torses are renowned, as also two
very useful races OF asses. The oxen
are small and worthless; sheep and
bees are plentiful, and the forests of
oak, cedar. and gum. are tenanted by
liens, psnthers. gazelles, etc. Tam
ming leather is specially with
Morocco. as ia also the manufacture
of red caps at Fee. Anthony is
largely worked I'D for the preparation
of cosmetics. Grain and dates, like
leather, are largely exported. Spain
imports vast quantities of grain from
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